Real Madrid with Benzema void to fill as La Liga returns
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Super Falcons demand NFF pay unpaid bonuses
Nigeria’s players pose for a team photo during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup round of 16 football match between England and Nigeria at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane on August 7, 2023. (Photo by Patrick Hamilton / AFP)
Joshua to face Finland’s Helenius as Whyte replacement
British heavyweight champion boxer Anthony Joshua gestures during his weigh-in at the O2 arena ahead of his bout with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, in London on September 24, 2021. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)
Gombe begins new athletics academy with 25 students
Gombe State Athletics Association’s (GAA) dream of developing world champions in athletics got a big boost at the weekend when the body inaugurated its new academy with 25 pioneering students. The Athletics Academy is expected to train the 25 students in different track and field events and monitor their development until they become elite stars.
First Lady hosts D’Tigress, says team placed Nigeria on global map
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu (left), receiving the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship trophy from D’Tigress’ Coach, Rena Wakama, during a reception for the victorious Nigerian team at State House, Aso Rock, Abuja… yesterday.
FAME foundation takes para-soccer tournament to Kano
FAME Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in partnership with the French Embassy in Nigeria, will host the ‘Play it Dream it Inclusion Para-soccer Tournament’ in Kano.
NNL relegation playoff begins with harvest of goals
It was goals galore at the Nigerian National League (NNL) relegation playoff, which began yesterday at the Sanni Abacha Stadium, Kano. Sokoto United and FWC Champions of Abuja started the goals’ rain with a five-goal thriller, which the boys from the Caliphate won by 3-2 to keep alive their hopes of remaining in the NNL.