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...
Technical Adviser of the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL All-Star, Salisu Yusuf, has assured that the players will give a good representation of Nigeria as they...
Nigeria U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has concluded plans to rest his key players when Nigeria battle Colombia in Wednesday’s Group B final game at the...
Team Nigeria’s medal hopeful, Blessing Okagbare has joined the rest of Team Nigerian athletes as her presence alone has brought sparks in the sprawling Olympic Village....
After several weeks of speculations, the Nigeria Football Federation has finally have signed a two –year contract with Gernot Rohr that will see the former Gabon,...
Manchester United have completed the transfer of Paul Pogba from Juventus for a world-record transfer fee of £89m. The France international has signed a five-year contract...
Manchester City have signed John Stones from Everton for £47.5m, making him the world’s second most expensive defender. The 22-year-old England international has signed a six-year...
Nigeria’s Quadri ARUNA defeated former world number one and current world number thirteen Timo BOLL in the Men’s Singles Round of 16. With this feat, the...
After several weeks of hitting hard on the U-23 Eagles, Nigeria’s Youth and Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has apologized to players and officials of the country’s...
Host nation Brazil are still searching for their opening win of the Rio 2016 men’s football competition after an embarrassing 0-0 draw against Iraq. Led by...
Top seed Novak Djokovic was beaten in the first round of the Olympic men’s singles by Juan Martin del Potro. The Serb, who lost to Del...
U-23 Eagles coach Samson Siasia has said that the team is not thinking of playing against host Brazil but poised on defeating Colombia in their last...
The rapturous applause that attended his exit from the Table Tennis event of the Rio Olympics could have been mistaken for a victorious ovation. Nigeria’s legendary...
Buoyed by the impressive performances of Team Nigerian athletes at the Rio Olympics, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Engr Habu Gumel has ordered for...
The most-decorated Olympian of all time added to his record medal haul with yet another gold on Sunday as the U.S. pulled away to win the...
Manchester United’s new striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck late to ensure Jose Mourinho’s reign got off to a winning start as the FA Cup holders beat champions...
Nigeria and Africa number one Table Tennis star, Aruna Quadri qualified for the round of 16 of the men’s singles of table tennis at Rio Olympic...
Manu Ginobili got his fourth Olympics started with 12 points and an easy victory, as Argentina beat Nigeria 94-66 on Sunday in the final Olympic men’s...
A first half goal by Sadiq Umar has propelled Nigeria through to the quarterfinals of the Rio Olympics after they defeated Sweden 1-0 for their second...
