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Super Falcons Forward Desire Oparanozie has announced her retirement from Professional football with immediate effect at 29. The forward confirmed this with a statement on her official X (formally known as twitter) account on wednesday morning. In the statement Oparanozie said; “To my fans, family, and friends, thank you for the show of love and support over the years. It’s time to take a bow, as I believe there’s no […]
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been suspended for four years following breaches of tennis' anti-doping programme. The 31 year old has been banned for two separate anti-doping rule violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Tuesday. An independent tribunal determined the Romanian had committed "intentional" anti-doping violations. Halep tested positive for the use of roxadustat at last year's US Open. Roxadustat is an anti-anaemia drug that […]
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh will commence engagements with all sports federations in the country on Tuesday. This comes as he continues to holistically assess the sporting facilities and state of affairs of all federations. The efforts are part of a series of strategies the minister is employing to reposition sports in the country. Senator Enoh is also looking to withdrawal of all sports cases in court, in […]
Nigeria U-18 women handball team will participate in the Africa Women’s Youth Nations Championship, which will hold in Monastir, Tunisia from September 16 to 23. This is coming after their victory at the IHF Women’s Trophy Africa Continental Phase recently. The draw for the championship which saw Nigeria drawn in group A alongside Guinea, Algeria and two-time champions and host Tunisia, was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Group B has […]
Vanuatu have claimed their first ever win at an ICC Women’s Pathway Event, emerging victorious at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier after a perfect six wins from six matches. The home team started the tournament with a big win over pre-event favourites, Papua New Guinea, defeating the tournament’s top ranked team by five wickets. From there, the island nation went on to claim victory […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has budgeted over Fourteen billion naira for expenditure next year. NFF made this known in a press statement after the 79th Annual General Assembly held at Monty Suites Hotel Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday. A total sum of N14,494,469,293.00 (Fourteen Billion, Four Hundred and Ninety-Four Million, Four Hundred and Sixty-Nine Thousand and Two Hundred and Ninety-Three Naira) was approved during the Congress. However details […]
Novak Djokovic made history on Sunday by winning his fourth US Open and a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title by outlasting Daniil Medvedev in a punishing US Open final in New York. The 36-year-old had to dig deep to win in straight-set of 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. Djokovic's victory in New York makes him become the oldest US Open champion in the Open Era. He is now tied with Margaret […]
A Spanish prosecutor has filed a legal complaint with its high court against suspended football federation president Luis Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion. Rubiales kissed midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's Women's World Cup final victory over England, which she says was not consensual. This comes after Hermoso filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office on Wednesday. Hermoso's complaint was one of sexual assault but prosecutor Marta […]
Nigerian mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya and UFC 293 opponent Sean Strickland were on point in there weigh-in for the main event bout. The bout is billed for 3am Nigerian time on Sunday at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. UFC middleweight champion Adesanya was the first fighter to step to the scale and he hit the mark at 184.8 pounds. Strickland who showed up late in the proceedings, […]
