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 moreEqual 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 moreAmusan, 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 moreAmusan 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 moreNTF 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 moreFG 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 moreEgypt, 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 moreNigerian 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 moreYellow 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 moreAfrican 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 moreCricket’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 moreAfrican 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 moreAnambra 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 moreAll 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 moreNigeria’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 moreKarate 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 moreWorld 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 moreWorld 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 moreAthletics: Consider eyes African Games gold
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 more4000 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 moreAmusan sets new 60m African record
World record holder in 100m hurdles, Tobi Amasun has opened her 2024 season with an African record in the women’s 60m hurdles. Running at the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Astana Kazakhstan...... Read moreEzechukwu: Nigeria’s new sprint sensation
All the way from Abuja, 15-year-old Miracle Ezechukwu was part of the Nigerian Tulip International School students that competed at the Ijebu Sprints and Relays, which was put together by women’s 100m...... Read moreKano athletes shine at Para Games
Kano Pillars teammates Isah Yusuf and Yakubu Mohammed has been named as the Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper respectively at the 2023 National Para Games in Abuja, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....... Read moreMessi named Time’s Athlete of The Year
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year for 2023 after winning the Ballon d’Or for a record-extending eighth time and elevating the profile of the...... Read more