NSF: TEAM ANAMBRA TARGET IS 10 GOLD MEDALS – EMEKA EGBUTU, SA ON SPORTS
The Special Assistant to the Governor on Sports, Hon. Emeka Egbutu says team Anambra is at the 19th National Sports Festival to do the state proud via winning laurels with 10 goal medal haul set as the benchmark. Hon. Egbutu said this on Saturday in an interview with Sports correspondent Iyke Nwokedi at the Velodrome of the Abuja National stadium,...
THE SLEEP SCIENCE SHOW!
Feeling tired or drowsy at any time during the day is one symptom of not having enough sleep. Being able to fall asleep within 5 minutes of lying down in the evening also may be a sign a person may be suffering from sleep deprivation. People who suffer from sleep deprivation often experience so-called "microsleeps," which are short bursts of...
Good Exercises for Bad Knees
Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush may have their political differences, but both have been avid runners. Shortly before his second term, the current president gave up his favorite exercise because his knees "had finally had it," as he told reporters. Now President Bush can be found zipping around Washington and his Texas ranch on a mountain bike. Knee pain...
Iheanacho: I Want Keep Making Nigerians Proud
Leicester City of England attacker, Kelechi Iheanacho has admitted he is happy with his recent revival of fortunes with the club, and believes it will accord him opportunities of making Nigerian soccer fans proud of him. Sports247.ng can report that Iheanacho, who says Leicester striker, Jamie Vardy is his biggest inspiration at the former English Premier League champions, is happy...
Senegal Beat Nigeria At Beach Soccer AFCON
Nigeria's Super Sand Eagles put up a battling performance on Saturday, but still fell on penalties against holders, Senegal at the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations in Egypt. Coach Audu Adamu Ejo's side went into the game as underdogs, having lost to the same opponent during the final of the version they hosted two years ago in Lagos, and...
BET9JA BACKS FIRST NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION MARATHON RACE IN ABUJA
The first edition of the Bet9ja Anti-corruption Marathon race will hold on Monday December 10, 2018 at 7:00am and will start off from the National Stadium, Abuja and finish up at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The event organised by Fair Play Sports International Agency in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports, Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) and Athletics...
NPFL crisis: Bukola Olopade resigns NNL CEO position
Nigeria National League Chief Executive Officer Bukola Olopade has resigned his position with the league body with immediate effect after a directive from the hierarchy of the Nigeria football Federation directed that only four teams must be promoted from the NNL to the NPFL for the 2018/2019 abridged league. Olopade after a meeting with chieftains of the NNL had concluded...
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: KIA Motors turn showrooms in Lagos to registration point
Top Access Bank Lagos Marathon sponsor KIA Motors has reiterated its support for the forthcoming edition of the Lagos City Marathons scheduled for Saturday 2nd of February 2019. Access Bank Lagos Marathon project manager Bukola Olopade has told Sports247.ng that the partnership with the automobile giants is going on well and the company is doing everything possible to ensure easy...
Super Falcons gets World Cup opponents
Nigeria's Super Falcons will play host France, Norway and Korea Republic in group A of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France in the draws that took place today. The African champions had been condemned to have a difficult and tricky group after they were placed in pot 4 ahead of the draws based on their latest ranking. Nigeria's continental...
Gbagada FC, Dominion Hotspurs exit Emenike Future XI in shock defeats
There were upsets in Day 1 of the ongoing Emmanuel Emenike Future XI tournament at the national stadium Surulere Lagos as top sides, Gbagada FC and Dominion Hotspurs all suffered shock loses at the tournament. A total of seven games were played at two different venues within the national stadium and games were witnessed by high class scouts in the...
