Serena Sings Topless For Breast Cancer Awareness
American female tennis star, Serena Williams showed another side of her maverick self by singing topless in a social media video shoot to support the fight against breast cancer. The internet was set abuzz at the weekend, as Serena wowed the world with her fingers across her breasts, while singing “I Touch Myself” to raise awareness for breast cancer. The video...
USA’s Coach Sings Praises For D’Tigress
Nigeria's female basketball national team, D'Tigress have gained words of applause from the coach of USA's squad, Dawn Staley, who says her side’s FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup quarter-finals opponents gave a good fight in their match on Friday. Though the Americans eventually won the game 71-40 in Tenerife, Spain, Staley admitted it was a tough encounter, especially as her...
FIBA President Lauds Nigeria’s 8th Place Finish
Though Nigeria's female basketball national team could only place eighth overall at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Tenerife, Spain, folowing defeat by Canada in last weekend's classification match, D'Tigress have been hailed by the global body. In the wake of Nigeria's 73-72 loss to Canada, accolades rolled out for D'Tigress for reaching a spot previously unprecedented by any...
Dalung Heaps Avalanche Of Plaudits On NBBF
Sports minister, Barister Solomon Dalung has heaped an avalanche of applause on Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), for the role the body played in ensuring that the nation's female team, D'Tigress excelled at this year's FIBA Women's World Cup. Dalung reckoned that the NBBF, which is currently fictionalized, should be applauded for proving adequate preparations, technical support and emoluments to boost...
Quadri Targets October 11 For Resurgence
Nigeria's number one table tennis player, Aruna Quadri has set his sight on October 11 to pull of a resurgence with his club, Sporting of Portugal in the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) Champions League. After failing to save the Portuguese champions from a 3-0 loss to the ETTU title holders, Borussia Dusseldorf of Germany in the Group A league...
Farouk Out Of Enyimba, Raja Confederation Cup Clash
Enyimba of Aba defender, Farouk Mohammed will not be in action for The Peoples' Elephant on Wednesday, as he has been knocked out by injury from their CAF Confederation Cup first leg semi-final against Raja Casablanca of Morocco. The Ghanaian full back, who scored the single goal away to Djoliba of Mali in the fifth group match, will no longer...
Rohr Relishes Ongoing Preparations For Libya Games
Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr has thanked Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for putting place adequate preparations for the team's Africa Cup of Nations first leg qualifier against Libya. With the match now billed to hold next Saturday, October 13 at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Rohr said he is happy that the NFF have taken into consideration of his requests...
Simon, Success Back In Eagles, Mikel Out
Levante of Spain striker, Moses Simon and Watford of England's Isaac Success are set to make dramatic returns to the Super Eagles, following their inclusion in the list of invitees for upcoming back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Libya. Simon has been out of the Eagles in recent time due to injuries, while lost of form accounted for a...
Musbau, Ibrahim Win Handball League MVP Awards
Khadijat Musbau of Lagos Seasiders and Aminu Ibrahim of Kano Pillars are the latest winners of most valuable player prizes at the ongoing National Handball League at Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Lagos. At the end of matchday four, Musbau and Ibrahim were voted the most valuable players of the day by the organising committee, for which the stars got...
Cricket has come to stay in Nigeria – President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation
President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Professor Adams Yahaya has revealed that the development seminar organised for coaches and umpires to abreast them on the new changes in the rule of cricket will be an annual event henceforth. According to Yahaya, he will make sure the constitution of the federation will back the policy. "The rules of the game has gone...
