Sports

Kalidou Koulibaly has accused Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis of a lack of “respect” towards African players. De Laurentiis claimed that he would not sign African players in future if they wanted …

Determined to achieve its objective of becoming the first race in Nigeria to have an elite men’s field that will return a sub 2:10 minutes, the Abuja International Marathon (AIM) …

Chelsea are on the verge of a deal to sign Spain international full-back Marc Cucurella from Brighton. The defender, 24, handed in a transfer request after interest from Manchester City, …

Premier League players will stop the pre-match anti-racism gesture of taking the knee before every match. Top-flight clubs started taking a knee to support the Black Lives Matter movement, which …

Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has approved the sum of N15m naira as scholarship award to 12-year-old table tennis prodigy, Sezuo Ize Azziza. The beneficiary represented Kogi state at the …

Negotiations are going well between Genk and newly promoted Serie A club US Cremonense for striker Cyriel Dessers. Dessers, 27, could soon be on his way to Italy going by …

The Oyo state government has congratulated the trio of Rofiat Afolashade Lawal, Taiwo Liadi, and Mary Osijo for the feats they achieved at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in the United …

Reigning African Games and African Championships champion, Chioma Onyekwere saved her best for the last major competition of the year to make history as the first Nigerian woman to win …

As interest from potential bidders soars, hosting of the 2030 and 2034 editions of the Commonwealth Games could be announced together in 2023. Chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation …

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay have submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. Uruguay hosted the competition’s first ever tournament in 1930 and say they want to …

Ajax Amsterdam have banned fans from bringing signs into Johan Cruyff Arena asking players for their shirts after matches, Dutch media reported on Tuesday. The club have told the Ajax …

Nigeria international, Wilfred Ndidi is optimistic ahead of the new EPL season kick-off with the midfielder back to full fitness which comes as a much needed boost for the Foxes. …

Nigeria’s trio of Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe, Raymond Ekevwo and Godson Oghenebrume will run the 100m semi finals  at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Wednesday evening. Ashe and Ekevwo finished …

Taiwo Liadi claimed another medal for Team Nigeria at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday. Liadi lifted a combined total weight of 216kg to clinch Silver in …

As Nigeria continues in its quest to win more medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the last batch of Team Nigeria athletes yesterday arrived Birmingham with a view to participating …

Tiger Woods turned down a sum in the region of $700-800m (£572-654m) to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, according to the breakaway circuit’s chief executive Greg Norman. Norman …

The Kaduna state Commissioner for Sports Development, Mr Idris Nyam, has disclosed that the female segment of Croc City 5-Aside Football For Peace League will commence on August 8 and …

Grace Nwokocha, Rosemary Chukwuma and Joy Udo-Gabriel have qualified for the semifinals of the Women’s 100m event in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Nwokocha and Chukwuma won their heats …

Nigeria women’s team placed fourth at the just concluded 2022 African Beach Volleyball Senior Nations Championships in Morocco. Nigeria’s Rofiat Mustapha and Esther Mbah lost to Mozambique Muianga and Sinaportar …

Dannaz Ladies FC of Lagos  Sunday defeated their opponents, Crystal Stars FC of Bayelsa by 2-1 at the female Federation/Aiteo Cup round of 32 match played in Enugu. At the …

Nigeria Professional Football League club Abia Warriors have announced the departure of their head coach Imama Amapakabo. Abia Warriors parted ways with the gaffer following the expiration of his contract. …