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Commonwealth Games: 15 Secondary Schools For Drug-abuse Seminar

Not less than 15 secondary schools will participate in the drug abuse seminar organised by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in collaboration with the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). The event on...... Read more Jonathan calls for athletes’ pension scheme

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for the creation of a pension fund for retired athletes who have brought honour to Nigeria during the groundbreaking ceremony of a 25,000-capacity Olympic stadium...... Read more Oyome secures third consecutive IBB Ladies Open title

Evelyn Oyome on Sunday in Abuja secured an impressive third consecutive win at the IBB Ladies Amateur Golf Open 2025, after overcoming tough conditions to successfully defend her title. The tournament which...... Read more African champion Opeyori sets sights on more titles

Nigeria badminton player and two-time Olympian, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, has set his sight on winning more titles this year after claiming his fourth successive men’s singles title and fifth overall at the 2025...... Read more Fasuba, Ogunkoya warn against over-reliance on NCAA athletes

Former African record holder in the men’s 100m, Olusoji Fasuba and a two-time African champion, Seun Ogunkoya, have urged the stakeholders in Nigerian athletics to focus more on grassroots development and...... Read more Foundation opens sports academy in Ogun

The Daramola Dynasty Foundation has announced the launch of its football academy to inspire hope and create opportunities for young boys in the Remo community of Ogun State through sports and education....... Read more UPDATED: Kenya, Ethiopia athletes win 2025 Lagos city marathon

Kenyan athlete, Edwin Koech, has won the men’s category of the 2025 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, which was held on Saturday. Koech won the $50,000 first-place prize for the men’s...... Read more Lagos City Marathon organisers target platinum label

Organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City marathon are targeting a clean finish plus a faster time of two hours, 10minutes finish in the 10th edition holding on Saturday, as they...... Read more Fasuba: From athletics to football coaching, cyber security

Former African record holder in the men’s 100m, Olusoji, doesn’t argue when he is regarded as a man of many talents. Before becoming a professional sprinter, Fasuba was also known for his...... Read more Breaking barriers: Rise of athletes with albinism in sports amid stigma

The world of sports has long been celebrated as a place where talent, perseverance, and determination take centre stage, transcending boundaries of race, ethnicity, and background. However, the absence of people...... Read more Paralympics: Eniola, Nnanna advance in badminton

Nigeria’s para-badminton players, Bolaji Eniola and Chigozie Nnanna, have progressed to the quarterfinals of the event at the ongoing Paralympics in Paris after winning their second games on Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Competing...... Read more Nigerians, others react as Okon wins gold for South Africa in 400m at world championships

South Africa’s Udeme Okon won gold in the 400m final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, with a remarkable comeback, clocking in at 45.69 seconds. The victory,...... Read more I cried when I saw Paris Olympics bronze medal-winning jump – Adeshina

Nigerian high jumper and national record holder Temitope Adeshina talks about her journey into athletics and the pains of missing out on the final of the event at the Paris 2024...... Read more Despite war, Ukraine sends 140 athletes to Paris Paralympics

The Paris Paralympics begin on Wednesday with a spectacular opening ceremony in the centre of the French capital, firing the starting gun on 11 days of intense competition. Just as for...... Read more Olajide, Eyakpobeyan join NCAA

Nigerian sprinters Olayinka Olajide and Justina Eyakpobeyan have completed their switches to the National Christian College Athletic Association in the USA, joining the long list of Nigerian athletes schooling and competing in...... Read more NYG: Anambra Set To Screen Athletes For September Games

Anambra state athletes will start preparations ahead of the U15 National Youth Games scheduled for Asaba, Delta state in September. Emeka Obidimma, Technical Director of the State Sports Development Commission (ASDC),...... Read more N20m Ajegunle City Youth Marathon holds Nov 30

Organisers of the maiden edition of Ajegunle City Youth Marathon have fixed November 30 for the 10km race, which is expected to attract over 1000 runners with a prize pool of N20m....... Read more Olatoye, Onyekwere rue athletes’ lack of funding

Over a week after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, revelations about the poor conditions of Nigerian athletes before the Games are still emerging after they failed to win a medal at the...... Read more N3.5m up for grabs in 10km Surulere Marathon

Over 500 runners, mostly from the Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State, will compete for a share of the total cash prize of N3.5m in the maiden Surulere 10km Marathon, which...... Read more Ofili, Enekwechi, Ogazi move up in WA rankings

Nigeria sprinters Favour Ofili and Samuel Ogazi, as well as shot put thrower Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, are among the highest gainers in the latest World Athletics rankings released by the body after the...... Read more Amusan can still run 100m hurdles final

World record holder Tobi Amusan still has a slim chance of running in the women’s 100m hurdles final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but that depends on any of the eight...... Read more ICYMI: Paris 2024: Nigerian cyclist borrows bicycle from German team at Olympics

In a display of sportsmanship, Nigerian cyclist, Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye, received crucial support from the German cycling team during the Paris Olympics. Ukpeseraye, representing Team Nigeria, found herself in a difficult...... Read more Serbian athlete dies in US swimming event

A Serbian athlete died Thursday morning while competing in a CrossFit swimming competition in Texas, the fitness organization said on social media. “We are devastated by the passing of Lazar Dukic....... Read more Tobi Amusan fails to qualify for Olympics 100m hurdles final

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, the 2022 world champion and world record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, has failed to reach the final of the women’s 100m hurdles event at the Paris...... Read more Botswana declares holiday to honour Olympics gold medalist, Letsile Tebogo

Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has declared an afternoon day-off today, August 9, 2024, to honour Letsile Tebogo, the country’s first-ever Olympics Gold medalist in the 200m. This recognition celebrates Tebogo’s achievement...... Read more