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Super Falcons of Nigeria captain, Onome Ebi, has declared that the nine-time African champions' "World Cup ticket is paramount" as the team is fully focused on the twin objectives of qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's tournament, and…

Plateau United missed the chance to close the gap on Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) leaders Rivers United, as the Peace Boys failed to win a home match for the first time this season, drawing 1-1 with Gombe United at the Jos…

The Athletes Commission of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), an affiliate of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold its annual seminar between June 20th - 21st, 2022 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The…

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur won the second grasscourt title of her career after reigning Olympic champion Belinda Bencic was forced to retire injured in the final of the Berlin Open. Top seed Jabeur took the opening set 6-3, while…

British boxer Anthony Joshua's heavyweight rematch with Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine has been confirmed at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia on August 20. Joshua, 32, is aiming to reclaim the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles after a…

Swimming's world governing body, FINA, voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions and create a working group to establish an "open" category for them in some events as part of its new policy on…

Jamaican athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce matched her Season's Best (SB) of 10.67s to win the 100m event at the Paris Diamond League meeting, beating Britain's Daryll Neita by 0.32 and Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou by 0.34. The…

Kano Pillars continued its poor form in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season as they dropped to the relegation zone after a 2-3 loss to Abia Warriors in match day 34, at the Okigwe Township Stadium. Both teams…

Nigerian sprinter Tobi Amusan set a new African Record (AR) of 12.41s as she claimed victory in the 100m Hurdles event at the Diamond League meet in Paris, moving her up to third in the world in 2022. Amusan started well in her race,…

Nigeria’s national women’s cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, beat Brazil by 30 runs to finish fifth at the Kwibuka T20 Women's Tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. At the beginning of the  tournament, Nigeria were cruising as they were at…