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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...

Kwara Falcons Basketball Club will on Friday storm Akure, the Ondo state capital, to partake in the Nigeria Basketball Premier league Final Four qualifying series. The Head of Media for Kwara Sports Commission, Feruke Yusuf, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in...

Abuja, the nation’s capital and Akure, Ondo State capital, have been selected to host the 2023 edition of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) conference finals in November. The decision was announced on Tuesday by Babatunde Ogunade, Chairman of the Premier Basketball League Management Committee (PBLMC), after a meeting of the...

Ecofitness Hub, an expanding wellness and leisure brand, says it is redefining the fitness and lifestyle landscape in Nigeria with the unveiling of its state-of-the-art facility, in Abuja. Its CEO, Lanre Akinmusire, in a statement in Abuja, expressed his conviction that the brand would revolutionize the wellness and leisure industry...

The Super Falcons on Tuesday in Abuja walloped Ethiopia 4-0 (5-1 on aggregate) to reach the third round of the African qualifiers for next year’s Women Olympic Football Tournament A brace by captain Rasheedat Ajibade and one each by Uchenna Kanu and Asisat Oshoala saw the Super Falcons ease past...

Super Falcons Coach, Justine Madugu, says his team are battle ready to face the best in Africa and ensure qualification to the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in France. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons on Tuesday in Abuja walloped their Ethiopian counterparts 4-0 in a...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday in Paris, France. Messi beat Norway’s UEFA player of the year,  and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize. France and Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe completed...

Ebun Comets of Lagos on Tuesday defeated Oluyole Warriors of Ibadan 52-48  at the ongoing 2023 Nigeria Basketball Premier League at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win was the second win in three matches for Ebun Comets, after their opening...