Sports

Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 African Footballer of the Year in a momentous event that solidified his status as one of the best players in the world. Monday’s award capped off a sterling year for the Super Eagles forward whose historic feat in the imperial Moroccan city of...

Atalanta manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, has defended his choice to substitute Nigerian international, Ademola Lookman, during their 3-2 victory over AC Milan. During the game last Saturday, Ademola Lookman scored two goals and was arguably the most outstanding player on the pitch. The 26-year-old Nigeria international scored his first goal...

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria coach, Christian Chukwu has stressed that the country currently has no team about a month to the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Christian Chukwu who was the Super Eagles coach between 2003 and 2006 stressed that local players were not given a chance in...

By Eric Ojo Community Sports and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative in conjunction with the Edo State Badminton Association, the Badminton Federation (BFN) of Nigeria and Edo State Sports Commission, has hosted the maiden World Badminton Federation (WBF) Badminton Shuttle Time training in the state. CSED Initiative is a sport for...

By Eric Ojo Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative in collaboration with Blitzik Sports and the Ondo State Ministry of Education Science and Technology, has trained additional 36 games masters and mistresses on netball. CSED is a sport for change Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) with a mission to use Nigerian...

The President of Nigeria Polo Federation, Nura Sani Kangiwa, in the company of other Executive Members of the Federation, went on a Courtesy Call to Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan-Enoh in Abuja. Discussions at the meeting centered on support and partnership of the Federal Ministry of Sports...

Without A Fight has won Australia’s famous Melbourne Cup horse race, giving jockey Mark Zahra back-to-back victories. It is the first win, however, for Australian father-son training duo Anthony and Sam Freedman. Second in the two-mile contest was Soulcombe and third was Sheraz, both trained by Australian Chris Waller. Without...

Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she is “not going to be ashamed” of being “different”, and will “fight for what is right” amid her ongoing dispute with athletics authorities. Semenya, 32, was born with differences of sexual development (DSD) and cannot compete in female track events without taking testosterone-reducing...

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife says the institution is set to host a successful 2023 West African Universities Games (WAUG). The institution’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Abiodun Olanrewaju, disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the 2023 WAUG would begin on Dec. 16. ”It will involve...