Aruna Quadri now highest-rated African tennis player.
Team Nigeria captain, Aruna Quadri, is now the highest-rated African tennis player. The Nigerian has been seeded number 15 among the players in the men’s...
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Nigeria win again, beat Argentina 94-71.
D’Tigers continued their preparation for the forthcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a dominating 94-71 win over fourth ranked Argentina in an exhibition in Las Vegas...
Nigeria’s D’Tigers shock U.S. Dream Team in Olympic friendly.
Nig Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers shocked the United States 90-87 in a pre-Olympic basketball friendly in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday morning. Nigeria, with six...
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont to chair the jury of the Rugby Africa Media and Photography Awards.
The inaugural Rugby Africa Media and Photography Awards (https://bit.ly/2QsBoEu) is pleased to announce World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont as Chair of the jury. World...
Israel Adesanya routs Marvin Vettori
Israel Adesanya has successfully defended his UFC middleweight title after defeating Italian contender, Marvin Vettori, at the Gila River Arena in Arizona on Sunday. The...
Blessing Okagbare sets new tournament record in Slovak
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare continued her preparation for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as the former African champion produced the first sub-11-second 100m run on Slovak soil...
Asisat Oshoala Wins Treble With Barcelona
FC Barcelona Femeni defeated Levante 4-2 yesterday night to win the Copa de la Reina (Queens Cup) and complete the treble of the Champions League,...
African-born UFC champions the stars of a new era of fighters from continent
First, there was Kamaru Usman. Then came Israel Adesanya. And, most recently, it has been Francis Ngannou.The three African-born Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters are not only world...
Ex-Super Eagles player, Olofinjana now technical director at FC Zurich.
Swiss football club, FC Zurich has appointed ex-Super Eagles player, Seyi Olofinjana as its new technical director. Olofinjana would take on the role from Jimmy...
Onauchu Wins Belgian Pro League Player Of The Year Award.
Genk forward Paul Onuachu has won the Jupiler Pro League Professional Footballer of the Year award for the 2020/21 season. The 26-year-old beat Club Brugge’s...
Osakpolor Solomon wins call-up for Ireland under-19 team.
Osakpolor Solomon, a Nigerian-eligible Irish-born teen soccer star, has been named to Ireland’s U19 team for a seven-day training camp to be held in England....
Asisat Oshoala Celebrate Women’s Champions League Final Win.
Asisat Oshoala, and her Barcelona Teammates celebrated after they won the Women’s Champions League Final against Chelsea. Barcelona Femeni won the final 4-0 against Chelsea...
Nigeria’s 11-year-old Mustapha ranked world’s best cadet Table Tennis player.
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has ranked Nigeria’s teenage table tennis sensation Musa Mustapha as the world’s best player in the boys’ U-11 Cadet category. Mustapha...
Iheanacho: Leicester City forward is key to historic FA Cup final participation.
The Foxes’ in-form frontman could hold the keys to the side’s first appearance at the vaunted cup competition’s decider in 50-odd years Kelechi Iheanacho is...
Kamaru Usman knocks out Jorge Masvidal in second round to retain UFC welterweight title.
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman dominated Jorge Masvidal last year over five rounds. But Usman wasn’t satisfied with that performance; he thought he could do better. Usman put a...
Asisat Oshoala Scores as Barcelona Ladies Thrash Man City in UEFA Women’s Champions League.
Nigerian sensation Asisat Oshoala scored in Barcelona’s 3-0 victory over Barcelona Ladies in the UEFA women’s Champions League competition on Wednesday, March 24. The Catalan...
McLaren sign Nigerian’s karting teen sensation Ugo Ugochukwu.
Nigerian-American Teenager Ugo Ugochukwu, the reigning European karting champion, to receive career support and development from British motor racing team McLaren, who have also agreed...
Nigerian boxer Okolie becomes WBO cruiserweight champion.
Lawrence Okolie a British national born to Nigerian parents has become the new WBO cruiserweight champion after defeating Krzysztof Glowacki. Okolie unloaded a devastating finishing...
Nigerian sensation Shola Shoretire makes history as Man Utd’s youngest ever player in European competition.
Nigerian teenager, Shola Shoretire has secured a spot in Manchester United’s history books after making his Europa League debut on Thursday night, February 25. Shoretire,...
Nigeria’s Maja scores brace on Fulham debut.
Josh Maja said he saw a dream become reality as he marked his full debut with a brace to help Fulham boost their Premier League...
Kamaru Usman defends welterweight crown with Gilbert Burns knock out.
Kamaru Usman Sunday morning defeated Gilbert Burns to retain his crown as the undisputed welterweight champion at UFC 258. The bout was expected to last...
Asisat Oshoala, Onome Ebi Listed In CAF’s IFFHS African Women’s Team Of The Decade.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in Lausane, Switzerland have listed 4 Super Falcons players...
ESPN Ranks Oshoala Top African Female Player In Europe.
Women’s football rankings: Oshoala, Kgatlana dominate December in Europe Leonard Solms Special to ESPNDecember 31st, 2020. Two African attackers in Spain stood head and shoulders...
Buhari salutes ‘Scorpion’ Oyekola, WBF featherweight champion.
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the new World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Featherweight Champion, Ridwan Oyekola a.k.a “The Scorpion’’. Oyekola defeated Argentine opponent, Lucas...
Anthony Joshua knocks out Pulev to retain Heavyweight titles.
Anthony Joshua has retained his IBO, WBA, IBF and WBO World Heavyweight titles as he knocked out Kubrat Pulev in the 9th round. The champion...
Oshoala Nominated For UEFA Fans’ Team Of The Year
Oshoala nominated for UEFA Fans’ Team of the Year Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2020 UEFA Fans’ Team of the Year. The Barcelona...
Nigerian born British Tinuke’s Orbit breaks two new records for Guinness Word Record Day 2020
Professional roller-skater Nigerian born British Tinuke’s Orbit (aka Tinuke Oyediran), age 27 years has broken the record for most cartwheels on roller skates in one...
Drew Uyi hails Antetokounmpo brothers over NBA honours
FA-licensed football agent and international brand expert, Drew Uyi, has doffed his hat in celebration of Kostas Antetokounmpo and Giannis Antetokounmpo for the double NBA...
Kwara United unveils Brazilian winger, Lucas Alves
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Monday unveiled Lucas Alves, a Brazilian winger, as one of their players for the upcoming 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional...
Israel Adesanya defeats rival Paulo Costa to retain UFC championship
Nigerian mixed martial fighter, Israel Adesanya has once again defeated his opponent to hold onto his UFC middleweight championship. ‘The Last Stylebender as Israel is...