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Team Nigeria Captain for the Tokyo Olympics, Quadri Aruna, has been listed among the top 15 seeded players in the men’s singles table tennis event which kicks on Friday, July 23 in Japan. Aruna has been seeded number 15 behind Frenchman…

Akwa United face an uphill task as they clash with the in-form Rivers United as they seek to extend its lead at the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table in match day 33, while Adamawa United host Sunshine Stars in a…

Against the odds, eleven-year-old Nigerian Abigael Ogunbowale stole the show at the maiden edition of Ijebu Heritage Half-Marathon to finish the 21km race at the Otunba Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. Ogunbowale, a registered…

The Milwaukee Bucks took control of the NBA Finals with a 123-119 victory against hosts Phoenix Suns in Game 5, taking a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series. Milwaukee are now one win away from clinching its first NBA championship in 50…

Egyptian giants Al Ahly beat 10-man Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 to successfully defend its TotalEnergies CAF Champions League crown and secure its 10th overall title thanks to goals from Mohamed Sherif, Magdy Afsha and Mohamed Elsoulia in Casablanca.…

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported three new cases of COVID-19 infection among athletes, as the population of the athletes' village rises ahead of the start of the Olympics next week. Organisers reported 10 new cases connected to…

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said there is "zero" risk of Olympics participants infecting Japanese residents with COVID-19, as cases hit a six-month high in the host city, Tokyo. Bach said Olympics athletes and…

Former medalists Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka became the latest tennis stars to withdraw from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Azarenka, 31, won a bronze medal for Belarus in singles and a gold in mixed doubles at the 2012 Summer Games…

The intervention by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has secured the release of Team Nigeria's Tokyo Olympics basketball kits from the Apapa Port in Lagos. The kits, donated by sportswear maker Peak for…

The trilogy heavyweight boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas, which was postponed earlier this month when Fury tested positive for COVID-19, will take place on October 9, promoters Top Rank Boxing said. WBC…