World Sailing announced today the appointment of Darryl Seibel as Chief Press Officer of World Sailing for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Seibel served as Director of Communications and Olympic Media Strategy for the British Olympic Association from 2009-2014 and before that was the Chief Communications Officer for the United States Olympic Committee. The Rio […]
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Nigerians are no longer in contention for honours at the Dayak Tennis Championship holding at the National Tennis Centre, Package B, National Stadium, Abuja after the duo of Moses Michael and Umaru Balami lost their second round matches on Wednesday. Michael, who is the highest ranked Nigerian player by the ATP at no 1204 was […]
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The Metro Pro League management has concluded plans to host its first ever match under the floodlights as league leaders, Remo Stars battle their eternal rivals Bridge FC tonight at the Agege Stadium. The tie, according to the League’ Chief Executive Officer, Victor Akinyooye, promises to be an exciting one as both clubs have not […]
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The Betfred World Championship was watched by 210 million viewers on broadcaster CCTV5 in China. The tournament finished on Monday with Mark Selby winning the title for a second time, beating Ding Junhui 18-14 in the final. China’s Ding became the first Asian player to reach the final of the sport’s biggest tournament. And his […]
via 210 Million Chinese Watch Snooker’s World Championship — newfanzoneblog
The seeding list of players that will compete at the ITTF Premier Lotto Nigeria Open has been unveiled by the world table tennis ruling body. The seeding list is made up of 16 men and eight women in the singles while four boys and a girl were also listed in the seeding list of the […]
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More than 230 Nigerian referees will be involved in this year’s FIFA Elite Member Association programme taking place between 16th and 20th May 2016 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Chairman of the NFF Referees Committee, Alhaji Yusuf Ahmed Fresh, told thenff.com on Wednesday that all arrangements have been concluded for the international program that […]
via Nigerian Referees Set For FIFA Elite Course — newfanzoneblog
The draws for the men and women competitions of this year’s Federation Cup will hold at the NFF/FIFA Technical Centre, Abuja on Thursday. Emmanuel Adesanya, Head of the Federation Cup, confirmed to thenff.com on Wednesday that 18 Nigeria Professional Football League teams, 15 Nigeria National League teams, 18 Nationwide League teams and 10 non-League teams […]
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Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football club of Lagos returned to training on Tuesday morning after their 3-0 win over Akwa United Footbll Club in match day 14 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) as they prepare for this weekend’s game against Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi, venue was the Agege Township […]
via MFM FC Return To Training Ahead Of Lobi Stars Tie — newfanzoneblog
World Sailing announced today that Auckland, New Zealand has been confirmed as the host venue for the 2016 Youth Sailing World Championships. The 2016 selection process was opened in March 2016 after the Oman Sailing Committee exercised the right to withdraw their hosting of the event as a final contract had not been concluded – […]
via Auckland Confirmed For 2016 Youth Sailing World Championships — newfanzoneblog
Pep Guardiola’s side has been knocked out of the Semi-finals of the Champions league for the third straight year and the question is, Has he been a success at the Bavarian club? The Ex Barcelona manager took over Bayern Munich after the aftermath of their treble win under Jupp Heynckes and they were expected to […]
Nigeria’s Moses Michael progressed to the second round of the Dayak Tennis Championship with an impressive 7-6, 6-4 win over Anvit Bendre of India. Following the routine defeats of Thomas Otu and Sylvester Emmanuel in the earlier matches on the Centre court, of the National Tennis Centre, Abuja, Tuesday turned to be another happy-ending day […]
South Africa slips three places to sixth; Bangladesh now trail the West Indies by eight points Australia has opened up a six-point gap over India at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings following the annual update with the results from 2012-13 no longer included in the calculations and outcomes from the […]
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