Africa’s reigning men’s doubles champion, Abdulbasit Abdulfatai, and Nigeria’s top-ranked female player, Hope Udoaka, have been named the top seeds in the singles category of the fifth edition of the Michael and Felicia Alabi Memorial National Table Tennis Championship, which officially began on Monday in Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State. Abdulfatai, who fell just short of
Juventus has officially pulled out of the race to sign Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen after his current club, Napoli, set a €100 million price tag on the Super Eagles forward. The Serie A giants had been monitoring the 26-year-old’s progress for months but have now decided to back away from the deal due to the
Manchester United are reportedly considering a bold move to swap their Danish striker, Rasmus Højlund, for Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman as part of efforts to address their ongoing attacking struggles ahead of the 2025/26 season. After another disappointing campaign in front of goal, the Premier League club is desperate to add firepower to their frontline. United’s
Nigerian-American boxer Emeka Nwokolo successfully defended his WBA North American Boxing Association (NABA) super welterweight title with an electrifying second-round knockout over British-Polish fighter Nathan McIntosh on Saturday at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. This victory marked Nwokolo’s seventh consecutive win, extending his impressive professional record to 14 wins, one loss, with 12
German defender Toni Rüdiger has publicly expressed regret over his conduct during Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey final clash against arch-rivals Barcelona, which ended in a dramatic 3-2 defeat for the Los Blancos. The heated encounter, played at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville on Saturday night, was marred by late-game chaos that saw
FC Barcelona clinched the 2025 Copa del Rey with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Real Madrid in a thrilling final that extended into extra time at Seville’s La Cartuja Stadium on Saturday night. The triumph marks Barcelona’s 32nd Copa del Rey title and propels them closer to a potential historic treble, with the UEFA Champions
In a tightly contested Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, Chelsea earned a vital 1-0 victory over Everton to climb into the top four of the English Premier League standings. The Blues, who have shown remarkable improvement in recent weeks, relied on a first-half strike from Nicolas Jackson to claim all three
In a country where football coaching remains largely dominated by men, Grace Towobola is rewriting the narrative and leading a new movement to empower women in the sport. A certified coach under both the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Towobola has distinguished herself not only through her qualifications
The 6th edition of the One Service, One Medal (OSOM) Games officially commenced on Thursday, April 24, 2025, with Mallam Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), declaring the games open at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. In his opening address, Dikko reaffirmed the NSC’s commitment to organizing regular internal competitions
Leeds United and Burnley have both secured automatic promotion to the Premier League for the 2025/26 season, following decisive victories on Monday night. Leeds thrashed Stoke City 6-0 at Elland Road, with Dutch striker Joel Piroe netting four goals in a rampant first half, while Burnley edged Sheffield United 2-1 at Turf Moor thanks to
