By Vivian Ahanmisi Honoka Hashimoto defeated defending champion Sreeja Akula on Saturday to win gold in the women’s singles final of the WTT Contender Championships in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the tournament is ongoing at Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. The women’s singles finalContinue Reading
By Chimezie Anaso Zeus Sports Ltd has announced plans to stage Nigeria’s biggest boxing event with the World Boxing Federation (WBF) in Anambra. Emmanuel Emenogu, a renowned sports promoter, said this while speaking with sports journalists in Awka on Friday. Emenogu said the heavyweight boxing match christened the “Solution Bout”Continue Reading
By Georgina Adegbie President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Musa Nimrod, said on Thursday in Abuja that Nigeria has the capacity to host global tournaments. Nimrod told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) has confirmed Nigeria as the host of the 2025Continue Reading
By Georgina Adegbie Zainab Sani, a continental referee, says the large number of participating athletes, officials, and countries at the 2025 African Karate Championship, taking place at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, shows how developed Karate has become in Africa. Sani, who stated this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Babatunde Ogunrinde A contingent of 60 student-athletes has departed Nigeria for Annaba, Algeria, to compete in the inaugural African School Sports Championship. Kola Daniel, Special Assistant, Media, Office of the Director-General, National Sports Commission (NSC), made this known in a news release on Thursday. According to him, the competitionContinue Reading
By Georgina Adegbie Silas Agara, the President of the Karate Federation of Nigeria (KFN), has been elected as the 4th Vice President of the Union of African Karate Federations (UFAK). Agara was elected on Wednesday night at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of UFAK, as part of the events ofContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The South- West region of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has emerged the winner of the maiden edition of FAAN regional football competition held in Abuja. FAAN Managing Director, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, said this on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the tournament that commenced onContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has congratulated the Super Falcons for their 2-1 semi final win over South Africa at the ongoing 2024 Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Casablanca, Morocco. The first lady in a congratulatory message issued on Tuesday in Abuja, described theContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Tuesday beat holders, South Africa 2-1 to seal a place in the final of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) at the Stade Larbi Zaouli, Casablanca, Morocco. Captain, Rasheedat Ajibade got Justine Madugu’s side off to a flying start with theContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria Men’s Senior Cricket team, on Tuesday, lost by 38 runs to hosts Uganda in the Pearl of Africa T20 Series at the Entebbe Cricket oval. Earlier, Uganda won the toss and elected to bat first. Nigeria restricted the Ugandan batting lineup to 147 runs for theContinue Reading
