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Sparrow Hawks of Togo hit the Super Eagles 4-1 in Lome on Sunday in a first leg, second round qualifying match of the 2020 African Nations Championship scheduled for Cameroon. …

Football Intermediaries Association of Nigeria (FIAN) Welfare Officer Okpe Emmanuel Alexander, Okpe Emmanuel Alexander, has said the body can curb football frauds in the country. Okpe who spoke with sports reporters …

Nigeria pummel South Korea 3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 26-24) at the ongoing 2019 FIVB World U19 championship in Tunisia.  The president of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Engineer Musa Nimrod, praised the players …

American Simone Biles became the first woman in almost 70 years to win a sixth all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City. The 22-year-old, a four-time Olympic …

  Former world number one Andy Murray has added two tournaments in China to his schedule as he prepares to return to singles action next week at the Cincinnati Masters. …

Beach Eagles and CHAN Eagles star midfielder, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu, ‘mosquito’ who has put pen to paper for the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C for the fast approaching season has said that …

Tiger Woods missed the cut at The Open Championship by five strokes after posting a two-day total of 6-over par. Woods was mostly out of the tournament after shooting a …

Head Coach, Otis Hughley says the team is still a work in progress despite being tipped as one of the favorites ahead of the 2019 FIBA Women Afrobasket championship, D’Tigress …

Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad broke the 400m hurdles world record on the final day of the US National Championships in Iowa. The 29-year-old took more than a tenth of a …

National record holders, Divine Oduduru and Blessing Okagbare – Otegheri as well as in-form Ese Brume and Tobiloba Amusan topped Nigeria’s list of 51 athletes to African Games in Rabat, …

The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad has invited former sports minister Solomon Dalung to be his special guest at tomorrow’s AFCON final. Senegal will battle …

Ahead of the inaugural edition of the AFROCAN Basketball Championship taking place in Bamako, Mali ,14 players have been selected for the championship by the head coach of the team …

Amir Khan is set for his fight in Saudi Arabia on Friday night after weighing in alongside his opponent Billy Dib. Khan was within the welterweight limit at 146.4lbs while …

Nigeria moved a step closer to qualifying for the 2020 FIBA U-17 world Cup in Bulgaria with a 90-57 points win over Angola on Tuesday at the ongoing FIBA U-16 …

The National team left the shores of Nigeria for Cape Verde for the 2019 FIBA U-16 African championship. The team sponsored by Nestle Milo, Nigeria will be participating in the …

  Ahead of the maiden Coach Felix Academic and Sports Foundation/ Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) Primary School Athletics Championship, 14 primary schools have registered for the competition billed …

Aston Villa have completed the signing of defender Kortney Hause from Wolverhampton Wanderers, the promoted Premier League club said on Monday. The 23-year-old, who has represented England at under-20 and …

The 1st Vice- President of the Nigeria Football Federation and Chairman, Lagos State Football Association, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi has expressed confidence in the abilities of the Super Falcons to do …

The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former Super Eagles’ captains Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu, as well as former star winger Tijani Babangida as scouts and movitational figures …

Flying Eagles Assistant and Plateau United coach Abdu Maikab, on Monday, said that the the Golden Eaglets would do better in the U-17 World cup scheduled for  Brazil in September. …

No fewer than 166 junior players male and female are competing for honours in the 3rd U-13 and U-16 Ex-Squash Pro Championships which served off on Thursday at the Teslim …