The Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu says sound physical well-being and mental alertness through sporting activities are crucial elements for effective policing. Adamu said this on Monday in Abuja during the unveiling of the Logo and Mascot of the 12th Nigeria Police Biennial Games, tagged “Anambra 2020”. READ ALSO: Coronavirus affects Sports […]
Coronavirus has killed over 1,000 people and infected more than 42,000 in China after it first emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province, late last year: READ ALSO: Gov Okowa Inaugurates Delta Sports Commission Board ATHLETICS * The World Athletics Indoor Championships, which had been scheduled for Nanjing from March 13 to March 15, were postponed until […]
Ibadan – Mr Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, says the Federal Government will embrace Public Private Partnership(PPP) in transforming the sports sector. He said this on Sunday after inspecting facilities at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Dare was conducted round the facilities at the […]
Former gunner boss who has been out of work since May 28 after ending his 21-year stay in north London is set to begin a new journey with FIFA. According to reports, Arsene Wenger returned to football after taking up a technical role with FIFA. Wenger is set to take up many of the responsibilities […]
The emblem for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar has been unveiled in Doha and 27 other major cities around the world. The design was inspired by Arab culture with the central theme based on a woollen shawl to reflect it being the first World Cup staged in the winter. The emblem was also […]
Falconets, Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s national team, have won the women’s football tournament of the ongoing 12th African Games in Rabat Morocco. The Christopher Danjuma tutored team won the gold after a 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph over their Cameroonian counterparts. Both teams had battled to a 1-1 draw in a group phase match eight days ago […]
No fewer than 150 athletes will represent Ekiti State at the forthcoming National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in Abuja in December. General Manager of Ekiti State Sports Council, Deji Samo, said the athletes would participate in 17 events including athletics, para-athletics, weightlifting, golf, badminton, boxing, chess, gymnastics, judo, karate, kick-boxing, Kung-Fu, para-powerlifting, scrabble, table […]
Nigeria has moved five places up, now 47th in the world and sixth in Africa with 635 points in the April FIFA/Coca-Cola rankings released on Thursday. In the previous rankings, Nigeria was on 52nd position with 609 points. Meanwhile, Tunisia is the highest ranked African team on 14th place with Senegal and DR Congo on […]
A Professor of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Lagos State University, Prof Oluwole Akeredolu has advised women who are looking for the fruits of the womb to engage in regular exercise combined with healthy lifestyle and diet to help increase fertility levels. The Don said this while […]
To ensure lasting peace in Plateau State, a Non governmental organisation Citadel Sports Advancement Foundation is organising a basket ball tournament with a view to uniting citizens of Plateau Northern senatorial zone through sports. It would be recalled that Plateau North has been crisis ridden for over a decade. Our Correspondent gathered that the basketball […]
Solomon Dalung, the Minister of Youths and Sports, says Nigeria is prepared to make a statement at Russia 2018, adding that Friday’s draw was a decent one. Nigeria on Friday in Moscow drew Argentina, Iceland and Croatia in Group D of the competition’s first round phase. It was the fifth time Nigeria were being drawn […]
Nigeria’s Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Ejidike, has expressed delight at the Super Eagles qualification for Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup and called on the Federal Government and Corporate Nigeria to team up together in the provision of the needed funds to ensure the team’s success at the Mundial. He further hailed the team spirit […]
The Sports Technical Adviser in Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Emmanuel Obiagba, has urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to invest more in sports development to reduce unemployment. Obiagba gave the advice at the weekend in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the margins of the […]
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The Managing Director of Warri Wolves, Davidson Owumi, has praised the sports-loving Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, for coming to the rescue by bailing the team out after providing fund for the team to travel to Congo. Apart from making available funds for the trip, the Governor equally released money to offset part of […]
The Kogi State Government has given full marks to Nestle Milo for their consistency in the sponsorship of the Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship which has been on for the past 16 years. Kogi State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Hon. Attah Sule Ikani stated this when some members of the Organising Committee of the […]
On April 28, 1916, Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the company that bears his name and was known for stylish, high-performance cars, was born in Italy. After World War II, Lamborghini founded a business making tractors from reconfigured surplus military machines, near Bologna, Italy. He later expanded into other ventures, including manufacturing air-conditioning and heating […]
Brazilian wonderkid Nathan Allan de Souza is undergoing a medical at Stamford Bridge after the Premier League leaders reportedly agreed a deal worth £4.5m to beat off interest from Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool. The 19-year-old youth international broke through the ranks with Atletico Paranaense but has become embroiled in a legal battle with the […]
The Nigerian Sports industry is one of the key sectors of the economy that has direct impact on Nigerians, and the reasons for this assertion is not far-fetched. As a kicker, sport plays an important role in promoting nationbuilding, social cohesion and a healthy lifestyle. However, this sector has been plagued by massive corruption, mismanagement […]
Force India’s German driver Nico Hulkenberg has said he was looking forward to getting back on the Sepang track after a positive start to the season in which he came seventh in Melbourne. “I am really looking forward to getting back to action in Sepang after a fairly positive start of the season. We knew […]