French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron completed a successful defence of their world title with a sparkling free routine in Japan on Saturday. Now four-time world champions, they made headlines for the wrong reasons at last year’s Winter Olympics after a wardrobe malfunction that left Papadakis overexposed duringContinue Reading
There will be no Hollywood ending to LeBron James’s first season in Los Angeles, and with his streak of 13 straight NBA playoff appearances doomed, he and the Lakers are focused on fashioning a blockbuster sequel. LeBron James D’Angelo Russell scored 21 points and 13 assists against his former teamContinue Reading
John Mikel Obi says he played in a World Cup match in 2018 for Nigeria not knowing if he would come off the field to find out his father had been shot. The midfielder was told before facing Argentina that his father had been kidnapped for a second time. Mikel,Continue Reading
As part of efforts to promote professional boxing in Nigeria and also give the youths a veritable platform to exhibit their skills in beach sports, the Ooni of Ife Global Outreach, an international organisation has concluded plans to organise two major events in Nigeria Chief Executive Officer, Oni of IfeContinue Reading
By Jacob Ajom Hate him or like him Bashiru Ali, popularly called Bash Ali remains steadfast in his self belief. The former WBF World Cruiserweight champion who was 63 last month has not given up on his desire to enter the record books as the oldest boxer to challenge forContinue Reading
As part of efforts to promote professional boxing in Nigeria and also give the youths a veritable platform to exhibit their skills in beach sports, the Ooni of Ife Global Outreach, an international organisation has concluded plans to organise two major events in Nigeria Chief Executive Officer, Oni of IfeContinue Reading
Frontline Digital Terrestrial Television service, GOtv, and SuperSport, the leading sports promoter and broadcaster on the DStv and GOtv platforms, have won big at the 25th anniversary celebration of the National Institute for Sports(NIS). While GOtv emerged the Outstanding Grassroots Sports Programme Television Station 2019, SuperSport won in two categoriesContinue Reading
Odion Ighalo scored a first half penalty kick, while Henry Onyekuru and Moses Simon score in the second half for the Super Eagles to beat Seychelles 3-1 in Asaba, to end 2019 AFCON Qualifiers as Group E winners. Boby Melaine had drawn the visitors level in the 41st minute. MoreContinue Reading
Lagos – The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, says the Federal Government will no longer fund the excesses of the sports federation in its bid to reposition sports. Dalung Dalung made the assertion at the 25th anniversary and the 7th convocation of the Nigeria Institute of Sports,Continue Reading
Euro 2020 qualifying results on Thursday: Group I At Nicosia Cyprus 5 (Sotiriou 19-pen, 23-pen, Kousoulos 26, Efrem 31, Laifis 56) San Marino 0 At Nursultan Kazakhstan 3 (Pertsukh 6, Vorogovskiy 10, Zainutdinov 51) Scotland 0 Playing later (all times 1945 GMT unless stated) Group C At Rotterdam, the NetherlandsContinue Reading
