Nigeria’s Eagles and England’s Three Lions in Glamour Encounter at Wembley

Nigeria and England go toe-to-toe in what promises to be a thrilling Russia 2018 preparatory game for both teams at the Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. England hosted and won the FIFA World Cup in 1966, but have only gone as far as the semi finals since then, when Bobby Robson steered a squad […]

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IAAF CONTINENTAL CUP OSTRAVA 2018 SET TO BE A BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS – 100 DAYS TO GO

In 100 days’ time, hundreds of the world’s best athletes will descend on the Czech Republic for the IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018. The two-day event, held on 8-9 September, will be the first senior global track and field competition held in the Czech Republic. With many medallists from this year’s continental championships likely to […]

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Pieter de Villiers Released From South Africa Rugby Contract

SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that Pieter de Villiers has been released from his contract with the union to take up an opportunity in France. De Villiers, a former Test prop for France, joined SA Rugby in 2012 as a consultant and served on the Springbok team management until the end of the Rugby World […]

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT THROUGH ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP COMMUNITY FACILITY FUND

The International Cricket Council (ICC), Cricket Australia (CA), and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) in partnership with the Australian Government have made a significant investment into cricket in Papua New Guinea through the ICC Cricket World Cup Community Facility Fund where 48 community cricket facilities will be built in eleven provinces. The Cricket World Cup Community […]

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Ghana Rugby Welcomes Nigeria Back to International Participation

Mr. Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby sent a letter to the President of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), Mr Kelechukwu Mbagwu, in which he congratulated the Federation on the lifting of the suspension on the Federation by Rugby Africa. Mensah said, “I would like to congratulate you personally and on […]

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ENYIMBA COME UNDONE IN THE RAIN IN RESCHEDULED NPFL MATCHDAY 20 GAME AGAINST AKWA

Enyimba put up a strong showing, but it proved inadequate in a 2-1 loss to Akwa United in Uyo on Wednesday. For the rescheduled Week 20 fixture, Paul Aigbogun rang the changes, rewarding Maxwell Effiom for improved performances in training. Benjamin Francis returned, having recovered from a lengthy injury absence, while Uche John and Ernest […]

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Egypt’s Boys and Girls Volleyball Teams Qualify For 2018 African Youth Games

Egypt’s Boys and Girls Volleyball Teams have grabbed Zone 5 gold medals at the 2018 African Youth Games Qualifying tournament which held in Kampala, Uganda. The Egyptian teams also booked their tickets to the 2018 Youth African games finals coming up in Algeria next July. Egypt Boys’ team beat Uganda 3-0 and Kenya 3-0 in […]

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COUNTDOWN TO ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP IS ON

Today marks a year to go until the greatest celebration of cricket, the ICC Cricket World Cup, gets underway when hosts England take on South Africa at The Oval in London. The format for the 2019 edition, the same used in Australia and New Zealand in 1992, sees the 10 best teams in the world […]

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Mikel Obi Leads 25 Eagles to London

…Simon for further checks in the UK Skipper Mikel John Obi was joined on the chartered flight from Abuja to London on Wednesday afternoon by deputy skipper Ogenyi Onazi, defender Kenneth Omeruo, pacy winger Ahmed Musa and 21 other players as the Super Eagles headed for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. There will be […]

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WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Trophy Tour Set To Launch, Will Visit 5 MLB Stadiums

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the launch of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup® 2018 Trophy Tour, which will visit six U.S. cities and five Major League Baseball (MLB) ballparks before arriving on Florida’s Space Coast in Viera for the start of biggest event in women’s baseball on 22 August. As part […]

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ICC CRICKET COMMITTEE STRONGLY SUPPORTS IMPROVED PLAYER BEHAVIOUR AND CULTURE OF RESPECT

The ICC Cricket Committee concluded its two-day meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday with strong support for the ICC Board’s commitment to improve player behaviour and the development of a culture of respect. The Committee has also made recommendations around the toss in Test cricket and ICC World Test Championship playing conditions. On day one of […]

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IAAF HERITAGE WORLD / CONTINENTAL CUP – 1977 TO 2018 – EXHIBITION TO OPEN IN OSTRAVA ON 5 JUNE

Following the opening, the exhibition will be open seven days a week from 1000-2000hrs at the Forum Nova Karolina Shopping Centre in the centre of Ostrava and will run for three months until the final day of the IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018 on 9 September. Combining the best of the IAAF Heritage Collection, which […]

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