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The president of World football governing body (FIFA), Sepp Blatter, will on Wednesday begin a six-day trip to Africa that will take him to Mauritania, Guinea, Botswana and South Africa. He would be expected to round off the tour by gracing the finals ...
The Ondo State Sports Council has queried the coach of its female hockey team and the secretary of the state Hockey Association over the team’s disqualification at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Lagos. Bamido Omogbehin, Chairman of the s...
The 18th National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) is organising a one-day seminar that will have international sports administrators. Chief Executive Officer of the 2012 South Africa FIFA World CupDirector, Danny J...
Having provided quality equipment, regular camp allowances and conducive atmosphere, the Lagos State athletes have promised to reciprocate the gesture with medals. Virtually all the athletes at their various camps were provided with training equi...
Nigerian sprinter and Arkansas women’s track and field standout, Regina George, was arrested by Fayetteville police about 9 a.m. Sunday on North Gregg Avenue on Sunday night and now faces a public intoxication charge.
The President, Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday hoisted flag of the National Sports Festival to signify both the readiness of the federal and Lagos State government on hosting the games. Represented at the ceremony held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lago...
The commencement of the Flag-off of the movement of the Torch of Unity across the 35 states of the federation and Abuja to signify the official count-down to the 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos, tagged ‘EKO 2012’ begins today. Accord...
The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), confirmed on Friday it would announced the host cities of the 2018 World Cup in Russia next Saturday. FIFA President, Sepp Blatter and Russian Sports Minister, Vitaly Mutko, would jointly on...
As the 2012 Paralympic Games rounded off in London on Sunday, no fewer than 10 African countries made the medals table, winning a total of 112 medals over the 11 days of the Games, Aug. 29 to September 9. African nations’ performance at the Games...
Nigeria international, Kalu Uche has laid down the marker and announced his presence in Turkey’s Super Lig with a brilliant hattrick on match day three of the competition. The former RCD Espanyol man hogged the headlines for the right reasons as ...
Nigeria moved to 10th place on the medals table at the end of proceedings on Friday in London at the 2012 Paralympic Games with two gold and two silver medals. After winning a gold medal on the first day of competition on Thursday through Yakubu A...
Usain Bolt says he will continue to “push the barriers” after finishing London 2012 as a triple Olympic champion for the second time. After claiming 100m and 200m golds, the 25-year-old anchored Jamaica to victory in the 4x100m relay ...
African 400 metres hurdles women champion, Ajoke Odumosu is optimistic that her performance in the London 2012 Olympic Games will be better than the just concluded Africa Athletics Championship in Port-Novo, Benin Republic. She said she wants to also i...
Following the government pronouncement last week after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting that there would be no government’s official delegation to the 2012 Olympics in London, Minister of Sports and Chairman National Sports Commission ...
Usain Bolt has withdrawn from his final race before London 2012 due to a “slight” injury problem. Bolt, 25, was scheduled to run the 200m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on 20 July. The three-time Olympic gold medallist withdrew ...