Special sports athletes, consisting of para-athletes and deaf sports athletes, on Wednesday, staged a protest in front of the National Stadium, Surulere Lagos. They protested alleged exclusion from the 2022 National Sports Festival. According to their spokesperson, Joseph Babalola, who is a wheelchair basketball athlete, the protest would have been averted if the Federal Ministry […]
Handball men League leader, Kano Pillars and their female counterpart Safety Babes, will be among the top-flight teams to restream as the second phase of the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League 2022, kick offs this weekend in Lagos. Cosmos Chukwuemeka, the media coordinator for the Handball Federation, who made this known in a news release […]
From Our Correspondent The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara State chapter has commended the Federal Government for recognising late footballer, Rashidi Yekini, with a posthumous Member Order of the Niger (MON) award. Olayinka Owolewa, Kwara SWAN Secretary, said in a statement that the honour is a recognition of the contributions of the late […]
Nigeria’s Flamingos lost their opening match in their campaign at the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup in India bowing to Germany in a 2-1 loss. Captain Dah Zossu Alvine was brought down in the 29th minute and 15-year-old Miracle Usani gave Nigeria the lead as she excellently fired the resulting free-kick into the net. The […]
By Our Correspondent Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has received some world-class young Nigerian gymnasts describing their performances as intriguing and exciting. Osinbajo made the remarks while receiving members of the TIG International Gymnastics Club at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The gymnasts, who adorned sporting outfits, were accompanied by their coaches, parents and handlers, altogether a group […]