Roger, left, and Floyd Former world champion and well-known boxing trainer Roger Mayweather, the uncle of Floyd Mayweather Jr., has died at the age of 58 after years of failing health and complications from diabetes, TMZ Sports reported. Mayweather was a two-weight world champion. He held the WBA and lineal super featherweight titles from 1983-84 […]
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Long distance runner and winner of the 2018 Access Bank Lagos Marathon, Rose Akusho, once again imposed her dominance in long distant race as she emerged Gold medalist in the Lagos Women run. Akusho, 21, dusted other runners returning the time of 34:35:02 to beat Mary Stephen with the time of 35:49:27, while Maria Ezekiel […]
Female Marathon winners The Project Consultant of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Bukola Olopade has pleaded with participants who won prize money in the 2020 edition but have not been paid to exercise a bit more patience. In a statement signed on behalf of Olopade by the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Head of […]
Timothy Nsirim President of the Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF), Prince Timothy Nsirim has called for calm as the board set to hit the ground running with the national championship scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt in May. According to press release signed by its media and communications director, Phemmy Adetula, when the NJF took delivery […]
Naomi Osaka claimed a fourth Grand Slam title as she defeated American underdog Jennifer Brady in straight sets in a battle of two big hitters in the Australian Open final in Melbourne. Third seed Osaka had too much power for Brady as the Japanese star won 6-4 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena, adding to her […]
Solomon Dalung, Nigerian sports minister Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has charged the newly inaugurated Investigative Committee on Doping allegations against Mr Olamide George to complete its findings and submit its report in three weeks. Dalung gave the charge on Tuesday while inaugurating a 5-man committee to investigate a doping violation incident which […]
D’Tigers became the first team to qualify for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Championship after defeating South Sudan 75-70pts on a chilly evening in Monsatir, Tunisia. The team avoided a last minute scare against a physically imposing opposition thanks to back to back treys from Obi Emegano to stretch D’Tigers lead to 5 after South Sudanese […]
Coach Bronson Weir announced the Nigeria Rugby Men’s Fifteens squad that will be on duty against Madagascar in Antananarivo on Sunday. This encounter is the last match of elimination stage of the Rugby Africa Cup (RAC) 2020 and kicks off on Sunday, 1 December at 15:00 local time (14:00 CAT) at the Mahamasima Stadium in […]
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has denied given approval to former boxing champion, Bash Ali to stage a “World Guinness Book of Record” fight in Nigeria. Kola Daniel, Special Assistant (Media) to Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the Legal Department of […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao appeared more focused on conserving energy and downplaying animosity than stirring the pot for their upcoming mega-fight as the two boxers eased their way through a low-key media conference on Wednesday. Back in the same room for the first time since March 11 when they came together to promote […]