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Plaudits for Okezie as sprinter powers relay teams to Paris

Nigerian quartermiler, Chidi Okezie, has again warmed the hearts of Nigerians with his inspiring run in two races at the World Relays in the Bahamas, which secured the mixed 4x400m and men’s...... Read more World Relays: Team Nigeria begin quest for Olympics spots

Team Nigerian will begin their quest for tickets to all five relay events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in other countries at the World Athletics Relays, which begins on Saturday (today)...... Read more Organisers celebrate Okpekpe race 10th anniversary

Expectations are high as the 10th Okpekpe International 10km Road Race marks 30 days before the start of the first World Athletics label road race in West Africa. Organisers of the race...... Read more West African champ Abubakar set for European debut

Unbeaten West African Cruiserweight champion Farouq Abubakar (11-0-0-11KOs) will make his European debut against unbeaten German Dennis Bege (7-0-0-1KOs) in an international cruiserweight clash on May 25 at Foerdegymnasium in Flensburg, Germany, PUNCH...... Read more Guinness World Record: Davido cheers on Nigerian chess master, Onakoya in New York

Afrobeat sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has come out to support renowned chess Master, Tunde Onakoya, as he aims to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Among...... Read more Equal pay for male, female athletes impossible in Nigeria – Osereme

Inegbenebor Osereme, an award-winning Nigerian sportscaster, talks about the Super Falcons, her love for Lionel Messi, the pains she suffered supporting Chelsea and more, in this interview with JOHNNY EDWARD How...... Read more Amusan, Ofili clash in US tourney today

World record holder in women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, will be up against compatriot Favour Ofili in the 100m event at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational hosted by the University of...... Read more $50k reward for Olympic gold medallists thrills Ajunwa, Udo-Obong

Nigerian Olympic gold medallists, Chioma Ajunwa and Enefiok Udo-Obong, believe the World Athletics has taken a brilliant step and are on right path after the body announced prize money to gold medalists...... Read more Amusan begins Diamond League season in Xiamen

Three-time African Games champion and world record holder in women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, will begin her Wanda Diamond League season in Xiamen on April 20, The PUNCH reports. Amusan has...... Read more NTF boss calls for new athletes, laments late planning

President, Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, Abdullahi Saidu-Baba, has said that Nigeria needs new talents in taekwondo and other sports in order to compete better in international competitions. Taekwondo won one gold, one silver...... Read more FG dollar rain for Team Nigeria athletes

The Ministry of Sports Development on Friday said it had begun payments of athletes and officials camp allowances and bonuses for winning medals at the 13th African Games, which ends in Ghana...... Read more Egypt, Nigeria lead as African Games end

The 2023 African Games, which officially began March 8, ends on Saturday (today) with perennial champions Egypt once again claiming top spot at the continental sports showpiece event, which held in Accra,...... Read more Nigerian lifters claim four gold at Powerlifting W’Cup

In a remarkable display of strength and skill, Nigerian para powerlifters have clinched four gold medals at the ongoing Para Powerlifting World Cup in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, The Punch reports. Two gold...... Read more Yellow Greens bounce back against Namibia

Nigeria secured their first win in the men’s cricket event of the ongoing African Games in Ghana in their second game on Monday with a three-wicket win over Namibia at the Achimota...... Read more African Games: Medal hopes for Nigeria as athletics begin today

Team Nigeria will hope to continue its dominance in track and field at the African Games as athletes begin to burn the tracks on Monday (today) at the ongoing 2023 edition...... Read more Cricket’s golden girl Etim retires after Ghana heroics

Captain of Nigeria senior women’s cricket team, Blessing Etim, has retired from the Female Yellow Greens after leading the team to a historic bronze medal at the ongoing 2023 African Games in...... Read more African Games: Gold medal swoop for Nigeria on Day 3

After missing out on the podium finish in the table tennis event of the 13th African Games, Team Nigeria on Sunday claimed seven gold medals on Day 3 of the event, PUNCH Sports...... Read more Anambra School Festival: Onyedum Targets 1,500 Schools, Sets Up LOCs

Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission has called on sports officers at the Local Government Area (LGA) level to mobilise massively ahead of the 2024 School Sports Festival schedule...... Read more All eyes on Team Nigeria as African Games begin

As the 13th African Games officially begins on Friday (today) in Ghana, attention will be on Team Nigeria to continue their impressive performance among the 53 countries at the Games, having...... Read more Nigeria’s African Games gold medal hopefuls

Amusan, Opeyori, Anyanacho, Adekuroye, Oborududu tops list Quartet Tobi Amusan, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, Blessing Oborodudu and Elizabeth Anyanacho are among the top Nigerian athletes tipped to win gold medals at the African Games...... Read more Karate athlete wins gold, silver at Police Games

Inspector Justina Ama of Force Headquarters on Tuesday won gold and silver medals in the karate event of the ongoing 14th biennial Police Games tagged Oluyole 2024 in Ibadan, the Oyo...... Read more World Indoor: Amusan out, Brume, Enekwechi in

World record hurdler, Tobi Amusan, will miss this weekend’s World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland after she was excluded from Nigeria’s final entry, The PUNCH reports. Our correspondent learnt that Amusan passed on...... Read more World Indoor: Amusan out, Brume, Enekwechi in

National 200m champion, Ekanem Consider says his next target is to win gold medal at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. Consider Ekanem won gold medal in the 200m men’s...... Read more 4000 athletes for Oluyole Police Games

More than 4000 athletes are expected to participate at the 14th biennial Police Games tagged ‘Oluyole 2024’, which begins on Friday (today) and ends March 2 at the Lekan Salami Stadium,...... Read more