LAGOS FIRST LADY, MRS. SANWO-OLU ENDORSES LAGOS WOMEN RUN 2019
The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has endorsed the 2019 edition of the Lagos Women Run, the only 10km run strictly for women in the whole of West Africa. The endorsement was made at the Government House Alausa at the weekend, when the General Coordinator of the Run, Tayo Popoola, paid a courtesy visit to Mrs...
Joshua: I Blame Myself, Not My Trainer, For Loss To Ruiz
Anthony Joshua never considered changing trainers after Andy Ruiz Jr. upset him. Trainers often are used as scapegoats when boxers lose fights they’re supposed to win. Loyalty to longtime trainer Rob McCracken and admitting that his seventh-round, technical-knockout loss to Ruiz was his own fault prevented the British superstar from hiring a new chief second. Joshua, 29, realizes he made many...
TEAM LAGOS BATTLE READY, AS 5TH NATIONAL YOUTH GAMES BEGINS
With the Executive Support from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Team Lagos is set to compete in the 5th National Youth Games, which holds inside the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, north-central Nigeria. Except for Basketball, Team Lagos is taking part in all the listed sports for the competition designed for the U-15 athletes across the federation. P.M. EXPRESS reports that with right...
Dad, Son win OVH Energy tennis tourney
Godwin and Kalada Kienka defeated Ezomo Imoukhuede and Ishmael Nwokocha 7-5, 6-4 to win the OVH Energy Doubles Tennis Tournament, which came to a colourful end at Ikoyi Club 1938 at the weekend. Dad, Godwin, and son, Kalada were the favourites as they are ranked fourth and top respectively on the club’s ladder board, but it was the underdogs who...
ASISAT OSHOALA SHOWERS GIFTS ON REV (MOTHER) ESTHER AJAYI IN LAGOS
In what could be described as her own little way to appreciate her mentor, Nigerian female football star, Asisat Oshoala has shown appreciation to Rev (Mother) Abimbola Esther Ajayi with gifts. P.M.EXPRESS reports that Oshoala, who plays for the Spanish side, FC Barcelona Femení in the Primera División presented a big frame with a picture of the General Overseer of...
AYOMIDE BELLO ALLOCATED TOKYO 2020 AFRICAN CANOE SPRINT QUOTAS
.....as Louise Martin, Ndanusa and others won elections in CGF. Nigeria is set to have its first female Olympic canoe sprint athlete following the African Tokyo 2020 qualifiers in Morocco. Ayomide Bello’s win in the women’s C1 200 event in Rabat earned Nigeria an Olympic quota for that event. Nigeria’s only other Olympic canoe sprint athlete was Jonathan Akinyemi, who competed...
BURUJ MANAGEMENT TO OPEN WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE YOUNGSTERS! …As Registration Of Players For Next Foreign Trip Commences Beginning From Next Week
The management of Buruj Sports Academy is planning to raise a team of 22 players for their upcoming foreign trip, it has been confirmed. According to a release from the office of the CEO, the management and technical department are looking to recruit new talents comprising of 2 goalkeepers, 8 defenders, 6 midfielders and 6 attackers commencing from next week. Following...
Olympic Eagles begin training in Asaba
Nigeria’s U23 boys have started intensive training sessions in the city of Asaba ahead of Tuesday’s make-or-break Africa U23 Cup of Nations final qualifying clash against Sudan. Thursday’s first leg encounter at the Al Merriekh Stadium in Omdurman ended 1-0 in favour of the Sudanese, whose contingent flew into Abuja on Sunday afternoon, on their way to Asaba. The Imama Amapakabo...
Eagles train in Dnipro ahead of clash with Ukraine
The Super Eagles have arrived in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly with the senior national team of Ukraine, with 18 players part of an early morning team walk on Sunday. Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has fixed 5.30pm on Sunday for the team’s first training session when all 22 players would be fully assembled in Ukraine’s...
D’Tigers berth in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The men’s basketball team became the first team sport to secure a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after defeating China 86-73 points in the last classification game of the 2019 FIBA Men World Cup. The resilient team took the initiative in the second quarter from China who won the first quarter, 21-19 points as they asserted their authority...
