Australian Open spectators were warned on Wednesday that they risk being ejected if they target nine-time champion Novak Djokovic. The Serbian will be back at the Grand Slam in Melbourne next week after being deported on the eve of last year’s tournament over his Covid vaccination stance. His deportation divided opinion in a city that endured some of the longest Read More
Two-time Nigerian basketball league most valuable player Louis Edem Ekpenyong is set to host an elite national basketball championship from February 7-11 2023 in honour of his father who passed during the COVID pandemic in 2020. The tournament is set to feature 8 Premier league teams from across Nigeria competing for the grand price of 2 million Naira with the Read More
As the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup came to an end, Africa had its best and most memorable performance at the mundial. This World Cup, the first in Arab World and only the second to be held in Asia was contentious in many ways that a large number of football fanatics thought it won’t be possible even when Read More
Novak Djokovic has hailed Lionel Messi as a role model and said that he admires the Argentina captain and respects him a lot after winning the World Cup in Qatar. The 35-year-old scored a brace and also converted his penalty in the shootout as Argentina won their third World Cup. Messi was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best Read More
Nigeria and Benin have submitted a joint bid to host the 2025 AFCON with CAF to decide on a successful bid February 10, 2023. Algeria, Morocco, South Africa and Zambia have also submitted their bids to stage the tournament. This was after CAF withdrew the hosting rights granted Guinea over lack of guarantees to meet up with set targets. Three-time Read More
Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi has been named BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year for 2022. Messi led Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 36 years in Qatar. The 35-year-old won the tournament’s Golden Ball – awarded to the best player – after scoring seven goals at his fifth World Cup. The former Barcelona Read More
Antoine Rozner carded a final round 67 to record a five-shot victory in the DP World Tour’s Mauritius Open at the Mont Choisy Le Golf in Grand Baie on Sunday, claiming a third title on the European circuit. The Frenchman went into the final round with a two-shot advantage, but a front nine that included three birdies and an eagle Read More
The management of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan, wishes to clear the air on the prize money of the just concluded NPFL/Doxy Mmobuosi Super Cup Football Tournament. Contrary to the belief that 3SC got the whole 100,000,000 naira, being the winner of the 4-team tourney, we wish to state that the club only got 50,000,000 naira as Read More
Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario de Lima has expressed his support for the Atlas Lions of Morocco. The Atlas Lions became the first African team to reach the semi-finals in the tournament’s history when they beat Portugal 1-0 at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha. Walid Regragui’s side went through the group stages unbeaten and conceded just one goal in their Read More
“But in Japan, tidiness in public spaces is widely accepted as a virtue. Such habits are taught at home and reinforced at schools, where students from a young age clean up their classrooms and school facilities regularly.” A week ago, Japanese soccer fans added a sense of humanity to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. After Japan massively upset the German Read More
The 15th edition of the CBN Governor’s Golf Cup will tee off at the IBB Golf and Country Club, Maitama, Abuja, on Saturday, December 3, 2022, with over 200 golfers vying for honours. The one day tournament sponsored by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the IBB Golf Club, will be played in a “stroke play – Read More
French-born Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal of the game as Tunisia upset World Cup holders France 1-0 at the Education City Stadium on Wednesday, but the shock victory was not enough for them to join the defending champions in the last 16 of the tournament in Qatar. Khazri steered home a 58th-minute winner amid a cluster of defenders for Read More
Tiger Woods pulled out of the Hero World Challenge because of a foot injury he said he sustained in “preparation and practice” to play. The tournament begins on Thursday at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Woods has hosted it since 2000. “I’ve developed plantar fasciitis in my right foot, which is making it difficult to walk,” Woods posted to Read More
South Koreans will be anxiously awaiting news of whether captain Son Heung-min is available when they need him most, as the Asian giants start their World Cup campaign on Thursday against a Uruguay side with a track record of deep runs in the tournament. The Tottenham Hotspur forward sustained multiple fractures around his left eye three weeks ago and has Read More
Hundreds of fans missed the start of England’s opening match against Iran at the World Cup due to an issue with Fifa’s ticketing app. The match at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha was the second of the tournament. And at kick off at 13:00 GMT on Monday some fans were stuck outside with Fifa saying there were issues with Read More
The Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association (NTUA) at the weekend elected a new executives to pilot its affairs for the next two years. The eight-member exco emerged unopposed during the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM)/election held in Benin City, Edo State capital. Mr. Emeka Achusiogu and Rose Abu emerged chairman and vice respectively, while Efe Okuoagbe was elected as Secretary of Read More
Adam El Mihdawy has been banned from tennis for three-and-a-half years and fined $5,000 (£4,346) after admitting match-fixing charges. The American, 32, was sanctioned for fixing elements of matches, receiving money for fixing and failing to report corrupt approaches in line with the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) relate the charges to an event in Read More
The Super Eagles camp at the Bolton White Apartments camp in Wuse Zone 7 is expected to come alive Wednesday with arrival of several players that will prosecute the Africa Cup of Nations for the country. Blueprint sport Tuesday scooped that several backroom staff of the team are already in the camp waiting the arrival of the players. Enyimba’s No 1 John Noble , South Africa based duo Daniel Akpeyi and Olisa Ndah as well as returnee Odion Ighalo are expected to be the early birds in camp with the latest ruling by CAF that European clubs can hold on to Read More
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Alhaji Umar Batako Lapai (r) presenting a plaque to the Chairman, Niger State Football Association (NSFA), Comrade Ahmed Yusuf Fresh, at the closing ceremony of the maiden edition of Fresh Cup, held at Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna.
Remo Stars broke their seven years jinx in the Ogunjobi Gold Cup in style as they are through to their first finals after they defeated Niger Tornadoes in one of the semi-final games of the pre-season tournament at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne. It was an action-packed encounter that saw two super strikes from free-kicks as the Sky Blues Read More
The 2021 edition of Kaduna International Polo Tournament enters top gallop on Tuesday as debutants Badakozaz defeated defending champions, Kaduna El- Amin to top the Georgian Cup table. El-Amin, 13 times champions of Africa’s most prestigious polo trophy, the Georgian Cup, commenced the defence of their trophy with a 6-7 loss to the Badakozaz who is playing their first Read More
Poland’s Iga Swiatek and Spaniard Paula Badosa will make their WTA Finals debut next month after booking their spots for the season-ending tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico, the women’s tour said on Monday. Swiatek, last year’s French Open champion, made at least the fourth round of each of the four majors in 2021 while also winning two WTA titles this season. Read More
Players who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 are unlikely to be allowed into the country for the Australian Open, says the leader of the state in which the tournament is held. The Grand Slam event is due to start on 17 January in Melbourne, Victoria. The state has introduced a vaccination mandate for professional athletes. “I don’t think an Read More
Royal Queens and Osun Babes will on Monday October 18, 2021 sweat it out in the first quarterfinal match of the ongoing Flying Officer’s Cup 2021. The game is expected to kickoff 10am. Thereafter, FC Robo Queens will face Naija Ratels FC in another final eight encounter of the competition that has glowingly and increasingly drawn spectators. Their encounter will Read More
Osun Babes Manager, Whyte Ogbonda, has expressed satisfaction with his team, as they earn a berth in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Flying Officers Cup. The ‘Omoluabi Queens’ played a goalless draw against Bayelsa Queens on Friday evening to book a spot in Quarter-Final of the biggest Women Football Pre-season Championship in Africa. The former Ibom Angels Manager praised his Read More
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