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Quarterfinal

Odunayo Adekuoroye claimed the first gold medal for Nigeria in the wrestling event of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Athletics

Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye claims first Commonwealth Games wrestling gold

August 5, 2022
A retired National Boxing Coach, Samson Aransiola, on Monday said that indigenous boxers were being robbed of a place in the heavyweight category because the sport lacked adequate investment in the country.
Boxing

Commonwealth Games: Elizabeth Oshoba joins Ifeanyi Onyekwere in boxing semifinals

August 5, 2022
Nigeria men’s table tennis team was flawless in their group after winning their third group match against Cyprus with Quadri Aruna and Olajide Omotayo marshaling the victory for the team to berth in the quarterfinal of the event at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Athletics

Commonwealth Games: Nigeria qualify for quarterfinal in men’s table tennis

July 31, 2022
Nigeria and South Africa have another day in the sun as the Super Falcons and Banyana Banyana go to war for three points, in the opening game of Group C of the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations which began in Morocco on Saturday.
Football

Super Falcons boycott training over unpaid allowances

July 21, 2022
Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Quarter Final - Egypt v Morocco - Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon - January 30, 2022 Morocco's Sofyan Amrabat in action with Egypt's Mohamed Salah REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Football

Egypt and Senegal reach AFCON semifinals

January 31, 2022
Chelsea must “find solutions” on the pitch despite not having a full-strength squad, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Tuesday, as the London side face the busy year-end fixture period short of several players due to injury or Covid-19.
Football

Thomas Tuchel: Chelsea ready for challenge despite depleted squad

December 21, 2021
Bayern Munich’s Thomas Muller said Barcelona can’t cope with the intensity of Europe’s top sides after the five-time Champions League winners crashed out of the group stages following a 3-0 defeat at the Allianz Arena.
Football

Thomas Muller: Barcelona can’t cope with Europe’s best

December 9, 2021
Nigeria D’Tigers will play their first real test at the ongoing Afrobasket championship in Kigali when they play Cote d’ Ivoire today.
Basketball

Afrobasket: D’Tigers fight Cote d’Ivoire for quarterfinals ticket

August 29, 2021
Kevin Durant of the United States scores a basket · Reuters - Brian Snyder
Basketball

Tokyo Olympics: Kevin Durant leads Team USA over Spain into semis, Slovenia advance

August 3, 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Men's Team - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 26, 2021. Daiki Hashimoto of Japan in action on the pommel horse REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Football

Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto wins Olympic men’s all-around gymnastics

July 28, 2021
Novak Djokovic set up a quarterfinal with Japan’s Kei Nishikori at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday as gold medal rival Daniil Medvedev struggled with the heat, even asking the chair umpire who would be responsible if he died.
Tennis

Novak Djokovic books Tokyo Olympics quarterfinal clash with Kei Nishikori

July 28, 2021
Egypt’s Omar Assar has equaled Quadri Aruna’s Olympic Games record as the second African player to reach the quarterfinal stage of the men’s singles table tennis event at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Tennis

Omar Assar equals Quadri Aruna’s Olympics feat at Tokyo Games

July 27, 2021
U.S. defender Walker Zimmerman will miss the rest of the CONCACAF Gold Cup because of a strained hamstring.
Football

U.S defender to miss rest of Gold Cup with strained hamstring

July 22, 2021
Gareth Southgate has urged England to conquer one last “massive hurdle” as they aim to cap their historic Euro 2020 campaign with victory against Italy in Sunday’s final.
Football

Gareth Southgate urges England to take final step in Euro clash with Italy

July 8, 2021
Denmark’s Andreas Christensen believes his side’s Premier League players have what it takes to stop England striker Harry Kane and silence Wembley Stadium when they meet in their Euro 2020 semifinal on Wednesday.
Football

Euro 2020: We can stop Harry Kane – Danish defender

July 5, 2021
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