Nigeria’s woeful performance at the ongoing Rio Olympics in Brazil continued early Thursday morning with the exit of the duo of Divine Oduduru and Ese Brume...
International Olympic Committee has awarded Nigeria an Olympic silver medal from the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The IOC said Nigeria’s silver medal was as a result of...
Nigeria’s quest of an Olympic gold medal in football suffered a huge setback on Wednesday as the U-23 Eagles suffered a 2-0 loss to Germany in...
The country’s hope of winning medals at the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, continues to dwindle daily as three wrestlers failed to progress to the...
Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu has promised to give $200,000 to Nigeria’s Olympic football team as a motivation for the team. Takasu told BBC Sport that...
Nigeria’s double 2014 Commonwealth Games sprint queen Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor has thanked her fans after early Wednesday morning’s failure to qualify for the final of the women’s...
In compliance to a court order, the League Management Company has reinstated Giwa FC to the Nigeria Professional Football League. According to a statement by the...
U-23 Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel has declared that the German team will not pose a threat to the team’s quest of winning the gold of...
Nigeria’s biggest medal prospect Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor early Wednesday morning failed to qualify for the final of the women’s 200m event. The double 2014 Commonwealth Games sprint...
Nigeria’s teenage star, Divine Oduduru, qualified for the semifinal of the men’s 200m coming behind Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt at the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio....
Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr, will receive his first salary as the Head Coach of the Nigeria senior national team on or before September 1st. According...
Nigeria men basketball team D’Tigers on Monday were eliminated from the on-going Olympics Games after losing to hosts Brazil 86-69 in their final Group B match....
Nigeria continued her bad run in track and field as the duo of Olu Olamigoke and Tosin Oke failed to qualify for the finals of the...
Reigning double Commonwealth Games sprint queen Blessing Okagbare faces a tough challenge and will need to run faster than her 22.23 seconds personal best to stand...
JOHN F Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 was evacuated last night (Aug 14) after reports of shots being fired. Police have now given the all-clear following...
Usaid Bolt of Jamaica set a new record as he coasted home ahead of the pack in 9.81 seconds to win the gold medal in the...
Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba knocked out his Trinidad & Tobago opponent Nigel Paul in just 23 seconds. Efe Ajagba is contesting in the Boxing Super Heavyweight 91kg...
Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, the D’Tigers, on Sunday put their hope of qualification back on track with a win over Croatia for the final classification...
Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia has said the focus is to beat Germany on Wednesday to qualify for the Gold medal match, while praising his...
After being officially inducted into the 7’ Club at the Olympic Games, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has described Nigeria’s Segun Toriola as a global...
Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles continued their superlative run at the ongoing Rio Olympics by beating Denmark 2-0 and setting up a semifinal battle against Germany. Led by...
Spanish side, Malaga CF, on Friday defeated the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) All-Stars 4-1 in the La Liga tour friendly games making it their second...
Nigeria Football Federation’s head of technical committee, Christopher Green has hailed the LaLiga partnership as one that will expose players in the Nigerian league. Following the...
Manchester United’s new signing Paul Pogba is suspended for his side’s Premier League opener at Bournemouth on Sunday, England’s Football Association announced on Friday. The 23-year-old...
Lionel Messi has been named in Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers squad, less than two months after retiring from international football. Messi, 29, quit after Argentina’s Copa...
Enyimba goalkeeper, Theophilus Afelokhai is optimistic they can get all three points in Egypt against Zamalek on Saturday in Cairo. Afelokhai is one of the five...
Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has denied reports that Team Nigeria’s Captain, John Mikel Obi paid hotel bills accruing from the 8 unaccredited...
The Speaker of The House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has sent a passionate appeal to the national U23 team styled Dream Team V1, not to...
As part of the NPFL/ LaLiga partnership, Valencia CF and other Spanish clubs may play pre-season friendly matches in Nigeria soon. President of Valancia CF, Chan...
Following the non-arrival of the official kits by the Sports Ministry, Team Nigeria athletes have opted to shop for kits to compete in their various competitions...
Nigeria senior male basketball team, D’Tigers continued their dismal performance at the ongoing Olympics on Friday after they suffered their third defeat in the competition by...
Leicester City top striker Jamie Vardy has expressed confidence in forming a deadly partnership upfront with Super Eagles striker, Ahmed Musa, who joined the club on...
Journalists, volunteers and athletes were left inside when a controlled explosion took place inside Carioca 1 Arena in the Olympic Park just minutes before the start...
Latest reports emanating from Brazil revealed that players of the U-23 Eagles have skipped training in Salvador and are ready to boycott their quarterfinal match against...
Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has agreed a five-year contract extension at Watford. Ighalo had been a target for West Brom, who are keen to bring...
Nigeria’s quest for a medal in men’s football will be tested this weekend as the U-23 Eagles battle perennial rival, Denmark for a semifinal ticket after...
Colombia secured their place in the knockout stages of the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 after a convincing 2-0 victory over Group B winners Nigeria...
Argentina has been eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament after a 1-1 draw against Honduras, which advanced to the quarterfinals along with Portugal. Two-time Olympic champion,...
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are still stranded in Abuja despite the move to relocate the team to Sokoto for the return leg of the African...
As the athletics events considered as the powerhouse of the Olympics begin, one of Team Nigeria’s coaches, Gabriel Okon, has sounded a warning to athletes to...
Technical Director of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali has finally expressed his joy that at last, training partners have been approved to join his wrestlers...
Real Madrid star man, Cristiano Ronaldo, on Wednesday returned to training after several weeks of layoff. Ronaldo has not been in action since the final of...
A private organization, Frot Group, on Wednesday rewarded Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri Quadri with a cash of $2500 for his heroic feat of setting a new African...
Defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Olympics after losing to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the third round of the women’s singles. Williams lost 6-4...
Twenty-one Olympic gold medals, more than twice as many as anyone else in history, maybe more to come. With Michael Phelps it can all seem so...
Super Eagles and Arsenal of England striker, Alex Iwobi has expressed confidence in Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 20-year-old,...
Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, the D’Tigers early Wednesday morning suffered their second defeat at the ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil after losing narrowly to...
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has lauded his side’s never-say-die attitude after seeing them claim a dramatic Super Cup win over Sevilla. Madrid looked dead and...
Nigeria and African champion, Aruna Quadri early Wednesday morning crashed out of the Rio Olympics after suffering a 4-0 defeat to China’s star and world number...
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has again set another continental record after the 2014 ITTF Star Player became the first African to play in the quarterfinal of the...