Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan capped off a memorable week in Buenos Aires with her second gold of the Games after defeating France’s Clara Burel 75 64 in the girls’ singles final on Sunday. In so doing the 17-year-old becomes the first tennis player to win two golds in one Youth Olympics. “That’s just really special,” said […]
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Impressed by Gold Cup standard and quality, Ekiti State is set to hijack the nation’s prestigious pre-season tournament hosting right from Benue State. The General Manager of Phoenix Athletic Sports Club, Bayo Olanlege, disclosed to Newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, that he has been given the mandate by Ekiti State to woo the organisers of the foremost […]
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Confident Eagles land in Sfax for Knights…Akinwunmi craves three precious points Nigeria’s delegation to Tuesday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between the Super Eagles and the Mediterranean Knights of Libya landed safely in the Tunisian city of Sfax on Monday evening. The Max Air aircraft that took off from Uyo and had a […]
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The President of Nigerian Women in Sports (NAWIS), Professor Florence Adeyanju has called on the three tiers of government to establish a sports academy for people living with disabilities. The call was made at the 10th National Conference of the Association of Nigerian Women in Sports (NAWIS) held at CBN Centre of Excellence, Ahmadu Bello […]
World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, and Rolex, the leading name in prestige watches that includes watches engineered specifically for sailing, are now inviting the public to vote for one male and one female who they think should receive the 2018 Rolex World Sailor of the Year title. Public voting is open […]
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It is with the greatest sorrow and shock that the International Olympic Committee has learned of the death of Mr Patrick Baumann, IOC Member in Switzerland, in Buenos Aires. He was 51. Patrick Baumann was a central figure in the Olympic Movement. A former player, coach and referee, Patrick Baumann dedicated his life to basketball […]
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