FIFA Under-17 World Cup: Golden Eaglets whip Hungary 4-2
Five–times champions Nigeria swept past Hungary 4-2 in the opening match of the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup finals in Brazil on Saturday. The Eaglets […]
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Dortmund beat leaders Gladbach 1-0 to close gap with leaders
Borussia Dortmund edged past Bundesliga leaders Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-0 on Saturday thanks to captain Marco Reus’ second half winner to cut the gap to the […]
Liverpool stay top with club record-breaking win at Burnley
Premier League leaders Liverpool set a new club record of 13 straight top flight wins with a 3-0 victory at Burnley on Saturday, maintaining their […]
Manchester City held by Spurs in controversial VAR decision
Manchester City had a late goal from Gabriel Jesus ruled out by VAR video review as they drew 2-2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on […]
Buhari urges youths to take up sports as career
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged more young men and women in Nigeria to pursue sporting careers, which can bring rewarding incomes, promote healthy local and […]
Sports, best performing ministry under Buhari – Dalung
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Solomon Dalung, says sports is the best performing ministry in the country under the leadership of President Muhammadu […]
Int’l Sport Day: UNODC to engage youths on crime prevention through sports
#TrackNigeria: As the World celebrates the International Day of Sports, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), has said that plans were on to […]
12th African Masters Athletics Championships begin in Tunisia
By Modupe Oremule Nigeria’s representatives to the 12th African Masters Athletics Championships have promised not to disappoint the country at the event. Gloria Obajimi, President […]
NPFL: Ondo FA boss tasks Sunshine Stars to win all matches
By Segun Giwa Chief Dele Ajayi, Chairman, Ondo State Football Association, has urged Sunshine Stars FC of Akure to win all their matches in the […]
Gani Adams appeals to FG, multinationals to sponsor sports
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has urged the Federal Government and multinational companies operating in the country to recommit themselves to […]
2018 AWCON: Banyana Banyana vice-captain Refiloe to miss final match
Banyana Banyana vice-captain Jane Refiloe will miss Saturday’s final match of the 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) against the Super Falcons of Nigeria. […]
Edo to participate in 30 sports at 19th NSF
Edo will participate in 30 sporting events in the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) slated for Abuja between Dec. 6 and Dec.16, an […]
4th Advanced Sports Management Course gets underway Wednesday
The fourth edition of the Advanced Sports Management Course (ASMC) will get underway in Lagos on Wednesday, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has said. Deborah […]
SWAN to partner Kebbi to promote sports
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kebbi state chapter, says it will partner with the state government to promote sports in the state. The […]
Soccer: La liga determined to play games in US, despite “cultural walls” of opposition
Spain’s La Liga remains committed to playing Barcelona’s league match with Girona in Miami, despite opposition to the plans, the organization’s president Javier Tebas told […]
Phone addiction blamed on rising trend of immorality
Nigerians resident in some North-Central States have decried youths addiction to phone usage and blamed the trend for rising cases of fraud and immorality in […]
Management failure, interference impedes sports development – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has identified poor funding, undue government intervention, inefficient administration and policy implementation as main factors […]
LASG promises to provide more international standard sports infrastructure
The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Kweku Tandoh, has promised that the state would continue to provide more international standard sports infrastructure across the […]
Baru: Sports aid productivity, service delivery
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has charged staff of the corporation to get involved in sporting activities […]
Restore Nigeria’s glory in athletics, Dalung charges AFN
Solomon Dalung, the Minister of Youths and Sports, on Thursday charged the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to help bring back the country’s past glory […]
Nigeria Dissolves National Sports Federations
Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has announced the dissolution of the boards of all National Sports Federations. The Youth and Sports Development Minister […]
Maigari Salutes Golden Eaglets Over 6-1 Bashing Of Mexico
By Raphael Ekpang President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has commended the efficiency of the U-17 National Team, also known as Golden […]