World Champion Tobi Amusan has started her title defence at the World Athletics Championship on a fine note by finishing first in Heat 5 with a time of 12.48s. The world hurdles record holder clocked 12.48s (0.4) to win the fifth heat of the women’s 100mH despite not having enough time to slow down towards…
Super Eagles legend Austine Jay Jay Okocha once said he never knew he is a black footballer until he got to the German Bundesliga where he suffered racial abuse while playing. Okocha, who played for two different clubs in Germany before he left for Turkey, said he never lost his head, but always thinking of…
Tobi Amusan, the current title holder and record breaker in the 100m hurdles at the global stage, has been cleared to take part in the approaching World Athletics Championships scheduled to commence this Saturday in Budapest, Hungary. In the past, the athlete who is 26 years old had faced charges of three instances of not…
The father of Super Falcons of Nigeria and FC Barcelona forward, Asisat Oshoala, has revealed that he attempted to hinder her from being a footballer because he desired that she got a formal education. Alhaji Oshoala in an interview said he didn’t see a bright future in the sport for his daughter. He noted that…
Nigeria’s D’Tigers have been defeated 93-87 in the opening game of the 2024 FIBA Olympic pre-qualification tourney. The Senegalese outscored and upset Nigeria in the topsy-turvy match at the Eko Convention center in Lagos on Monday. Ogoh Odauda, D’Tigers head coach, named a starting five of Ike Nduga, UC Iroegbu, Daniel Utomi, Chimezie Metu and…
The World Athletics has disclosed that women’s 100m hurdles world champion and record holder, Tobi Amusan, has not yet been cleared to compete at this year’s World Championships, which begins this weekend in Budapest, Hungary. This is in the wake of several reports making the rounds that the Nigerian had been given the greenlight to…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday hosted Super Falcons duo Rasheedat Ajibade and Rofiat Imuran in Ede, his hometown, after their outing at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Nigeria exited the tournament last week, after a 4-2 penalty shootout defeat against England in the round of 16. Both Ajibade…
Super Eagles Captain Ahmed Musa has ordered a purchase of an apartment worth 5million Naira to a veteran Kannywood Actor Abdullahi Kano, popularly known as Karkuzu Na Bodara. Musa also sent a cash gift of 500,000 to Karkuzu for his upkeep. This was coming after Baba Karkuzu granted interview to Zinariya TV narrating his predicament….
Lagos State Government has assured the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of her preparedness to provide good sporting facilities and the enabling environment to boost the interest of Nigeria in co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with the Republic of Benin. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat gave the assurance while receiving, on…
As Nigerians curiously await the ruling of the Athletics Integrity Unit on women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria says it is expecting the verdict in the next six days ahead of the 2023 World Championships, which will hold from August 19 to 27 in Budapest, Hungary. With eight days…
