Nigeria’s first Olympics medallist, Maiyegun dies at 85
Nojim Maiyegun, the first Nigerian to win an Olympics medal when he got a light middleweight boxing bronze at the Japan 1964 Games, is dead.
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Osimhen snubs Al Ahli’s millions
Chelsea and Arsenal’s quest to sign Victor Osimhen received a huge boost on Monday after the Napoli forward turned down offers from Saudi suitors.
Taraba NBA seeks collaboration to promote basketball
The leadership of the Taraba State branch of the Nigeria Basketball Association (NBA) has called for increased collaboration in basketball.
Adams emulates Law for Torino by sinking Atalanta
Che Adams emulated Denis Law with the decisive goal in Torino’s 2-1 win over Atalanta on Sunday, delighting fans who had called for the Serie A club’s owner to sell in mass pre-match protests.
Madrid beat Valladolid but Mbappe fires Bernabeu blanks
Spanish champions Real Madrid earned a 3-0 win over Real Valladolid in La Liga on Sunday as Kylian Mbappe made his Santiago Bernabeu bow without finding the net.
Madueke nets hat-trick as Chelsea beat Wolves 6-2
Noni Madueke hit a hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 to give Enzo Maresca his first Premier League win as Blues boss, while Newcastle rescued a controversial 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Sunday.
No plans to postpone National Sports Festival, says Olopade
The Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged, “Gateway Games,” Bukola Olopade has described as untrue, insinuations in some quarters that the Games might not hold in January 2025.
Oborevwori U-17 football tourney: Organiser warns teams against fielding over-age players
In his effort to discover young footballers for various clubs and Nigeria’s national teams, a member of the Local Organising Committee for the eighth National Youth Games, which is slated for Delta State, Onoriode Oborevwori, has concluded preparations to stage a U-17 football tournament, which will hold at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, on August 30 and 31.