Joshua’s Trainer Knew His Fighter Was Concussed During Loss
Anthony Joshua's trainer, Rob McCracken, admits that he realized his boxer was concussed after getting dropped twice in the third round of his TKO defeat to Andy Ruiz back on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ruiz was dropped during the third round, but Joshua got too anxious as he ran in to finish him off...
MATCH DAY 5: ACTION CONTINUES IN EPL AS GLO’S SPONSORSHIP OF LIVE MATCHES KEEPS FANS HAPPY
The 2019/2020 English Premier League season resumes after a break to allow players to take part in international matches. Match Day 5 holds this weekend and will be beamed live to Nigerians courtesy of Nigeria’s digital transformation leader, Globacom, which is picking up the tab for the airing of EPL matches. Liverpool currently leads the table with 12 points, having...
2019 NYG: WINNING SCRABBLE GOLD FOR TEAM LAGOS IS A DREAM COME TRUE, SAYS 14-YEAR-OLD EKHAGBAI
The excitement of a champion was radiating on the face of Gerald Ekhagbai who won a gold medal for Lagos State in the Scrabble event at the ongoing National Youth Games in Ilorin, Kwara State, north-central Nigeria on Thursday. Ekhagbai, who will be resuming in SS3 class at Queensland Schools, Okota, Isolo, Lagos said that after he was declared the...
Ogbemudia Stadium Will be Among Best Facilities in Nigeria, Contractor Pledges
The contracting firm handling the reconstruction of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, has rated the facility as one of the best in the country. Femi James, the Site Engineer for Peculiar Ultimate Consult, the firm handling the reconstruction, stressed that the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium will rate next to the Nest of Champions Stadium in Uyo and the Moshood Abiola National...
Winners emerge in Parkland Junior Tiger Championship
Winners have emerged at the 2019 edition of the Parkland Junior Tiger Championship held at the Parkland Golf Resort Club in Abuja. The championship which is in its 5th edition is aimed at promoting youth participation in golfing saw over 35 kids between the ages of 5 and 18 years teeing off for honours. At the end of the competition,...
My achievements as captain of Kaduna Golf Club unmatchable – Biu
This will indeed sound like a fairy tale. Two decades ago, Colonel Ibrahim Biu was returned as the Competition Secretary of the Kaduna Golf Club. In that period, a major Pro-Am golf tournament played. Then there was a lull until the same man, two years ago, returned as Captain and a total reformation came the club’s way. Sponsored tourneys flooded...
NATIONAL YOUTH GAMES: UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN LANDS ANOTHER 5 YEARS HOSTING RIGHT
University of Ilorin, Kwara State, north-central Nigeria has been granted another five years hosting right of the annual National Youth Games. The National Youth Games, which debuted in 2013 in Abuja, is for athletes within 15 years of age from all the states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The University of Ilorin has been hosting the tournament...
NFF hails Olympic Eagles as National Teams’ impressive streak continues
The Nigeria Football Federation has praised the performance of the U23 National Team, Olympic Eagles, in qualifying for the 3rd Africa U23 Cup of Nations after a 5-0 mauling of their Sudanese counterparts, just as it noted the impressive streak of the National Teams in qualifying for major competitions. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said on Thursday that the...
FWC Champions FC inaugurates LOC of Secondary School Football Tournament, sets target
The management of FWC Champions FC inaugurated the Local Organising Committee for the maiden edition of Secondary School football Tournament in the FCT on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. The Tournament, with a kickoff date of October, 1, has an 8-man committee that have been entrusted with the responsibility of making it a desired success. The 8-member Local Organising Committee has...
SPORTS MINISTER SHOWER PRAISES ON UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
The minister for sports and youth development Sunday Dare on Monday paid a courtesy call on the vice chancellor of the university of Ilorin the venue of the on going national youth sports festival. The minister thank the university for making available the use of her facilities for the festival . The minister also thank the administration of the school...
