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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 Cricket: Nigeria wins ICC award

Nigeria was on Wednesday announced as winner of the International Cricket Council’s Cricket Initiative of The Year 2023 in Africa, with the PwC National U-17 Championship, which has ran for five years,... Read more Rangers not chasing NPFL title, says Ilechukwu

Despite being on top of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League table, Enugu Rangers coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu, has said winning the title this season is not the primary target given to... Read more Chukwueze may get Milan lifeline

Samuel Chukwueze could finally get regular first-team action at AC Milan with the imminent sacking of their head coach, Stafeno Pioli, PUNCH Sports Extra writes. The Nigeria forward’s rival Christian Pulisic is a huge... Read more Eaglets held in pre-WAFU friendly

The national U-17 men’s team, Golden Eaglets, forced Miracle Academy from Abia State to a 1-1 draw in a friendly at the FIFA Goal Project pitch inside the Moshood Abiola National Stadium... Read more Again, Siasia knocks NFF over FIFA ban

Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia says the Nigeria Football Federation supported FIFA to have him banned for alleged involvement in match-fixing in August 2019. In a recent interview with Athlist, the... Read more Boxing coach Mayowa seeks support for kidney treatment

Coach Lasisi Mayowa, affectionately known as Coach Mayor within the boxing community, is currently facing a severe kidney problem that demands urgent medical attention, prompting an appeal for support from boxing enthusiasts.... 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 ‘Shaibu’s impeachment didn’t affect Insurance’

Bendel Insurance say their current struggles are not connected to the travails and eventual impeachment of former Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, The PUNCH reports. In a telephone chat with our correspondent,... Read more Gusau backs Falcons to shine at Olympics

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, is optimistic the Super Falcons will derive inspiration from their impressive performance at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and... Read more Suspended SWAN Secretary General Cannot Sign Official Letters -Nyong

The President, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Otuekong Bonny Nyong says a purported letter signed by the suspended Secretary-General of the Association, Ikenna Okonkwo, addressed to the immediate past president,... Read more Lagos SWAN Hails Tunde Onakoya's Heroic New World Chess Record

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Lagos Chapter has commended Mr Tunde Onakoya for breaking and set a new Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon on Saturday, after playing... Read more Abuja Continental partners boxing tourney for sports dev

The partnership between Nigeria’s renowned monthly boxing tournament, Boxing and MMA Hall of Fame, and Abuja Continental has been officially announced, marking a significant moment for sports development and youth empowerment in... Read more Boniface: Man who turned ‘Neverkusen’ to Leverkusen

Beer flowed, Nigerian hip-hop stole the show in Germany after Leverkusen’s first-ever Bundesliga triumph last Sunday. One man that played a key role in transforming the Germans from nearly men to... Read more Ex-players divided over hiring of foreigner as Eagles coach

Former Super Eagles stars have expressed different opinion over hiring a foreigner as coach of the senior national team, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Following Jose Peseiro’s departure after guiding the Eagles to the Africa... Read more Chippa won’t stop Nwabali exit Chippa United’s owner, Siviwe Mpengesi, says the Chilli Boys will be keen to allow Stanley Nwabali to leave the club this summer if they receive a better offer for him in the... Read more FA Cup Now President Federation Cup As GTI Takes It To Next Level

..Signs partnership agreement with Sports Ministry Strategic partners of NFF, GTI Assets Management and Trust Limited has announced plans to repackage the most glamorous and oldest football competition in the country. With the... Read more Nigerian females break barriers, dominate 2024 Nigeria's Olympic team

When the Nigerian Contingent sets sail to participate in the upcoming Olympic Games, tagged the ''2024 Paris Games'', Team Nigeria as they are known will be dominated by the womenfolk. It... 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 Boniface reacts to making Bundesliga 2023/24 XI shortlist

Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface, has expressed delight at being nominated for a place in the 2023/24 Bundesliga Team of The Season, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The list of nominees was announced... Read more S’Eagles to get new coach in two weeks – Sports minister

The Minister of Sports, Senator John Enoh, has assured Nigerians that the senior men’s national team, the Super Eagles, would have a new coach in the next one or two weeks.... Read more Guinness World Record: 16 hours in, Nigerian Onakoya remains unbeaten in chess marathon

Renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, who commenced his mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon for 58 hours, has played the game for 16 hours, winning... Read more Juventus ordered to pay Ronaldo €9.7m unpaid salaries

Juventus must pay Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo 9.7 million euros ($10.4 million) in back wages for the 2020-21 season, the Italian courts announced on Wednesday. The Court of Arbitration, to which... Read more Who Goes Through?

•Boniface, Tella, Lookman, Chukwueze in dicey Europa battles Six Nigerian players will be battling tooth and nail to help their respective clubs nick a place in the last four of Europe’s second... Read more Aruna exits 2024 ITTF World Cup

Nigerian table tennis icon Quadri Aruna was eliminated from the ongoing ITTF World Cup Macao 2024 on Wednesday, Punch Sports Extra reports. The 35-year-old failed to build on his good start to... Read more NPFL: Rangers secure top spot with nail-biting Oriental derby victory

Nigeria Premier Football League leaders, Enugu Rangers, retained top spot on the log after edging Abia Warriors 3-2 in Tuesday’s match-day 30 Oriental derby at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, Punch Sports... Read more Zero to hero: Grandma, coach relive Boniface humble beginnings

After helping Bayer Leverkusen to their first-ever Bundesliga title in the club’s 120-year history, no one is more proud of Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface, than his grandmother, Lucy Okoh, who enrolled him... Read more Troost-Ekong donates Eagles allowances to Akwa Ibom kids

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has donated his future camp allowances and match bonuses to Akwa Ibom kids, in a bid to help them achieve their football dreams, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.... Read more Lawal: Youngster using football to fight poverty

Many who go into sports are motivated to better their families, especially in Nigeria, where footballers like Victor Osimhen, who was a hawker before becoming the 2023 African Player of The Year,... Read more Boxing: Successful title defence thrills Ajagba

WBC silver heavyweight champion, Efe Ajagba, has said that he was in complete control during his successful title defence against Italian Guido Vianello on Sunday, The PUNCH reports. The African Games gold medallist... Read more