WBSC awards broadcast rights in Europe to Czech TV, Sky Italia and Spain’s La Liga Sports for Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the awarding of broadcast rights for the WBSC Women’s Softball Europe/Africa Qualification Event for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, which opens today in Utrecht, Netherlands. The WBSC […]
The NBA today announced the 10 boys and 10 girls who will represent the African continent in the second Jr. NBA Global Championship, a youth basketball tournament for the top 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls teams from around the world that will be held Aug. 6-11 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at […]
The NBA today announced the 10 boys and 10 girls who will represent the African continent in the second Jr. NBA Global Championship, a youth basketball tournament for the top 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls teams from around the world that will be held Aug. 6-11 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at […]
Sarah Sjostrom could have been the first female swimmer ever to win four consecutive titles in the same event but the Swedish superstar was upset by Canada’s Margaret McNeil in the 100m fly. Thus, half an hour later it was Katinka Hosszu who achieved this historical feat in the 200m IM. Even more remarkably, on […]
via HOSSZU WRITES HISTORY WITH 4TH STRAIGHT 200M IM TITLE AS MCNEIL UPSETS SJOSTROM — finixsportsblog
Para Dressage is one of five sports that has been added to the live broadcast schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, marking the first time that equestrian fans the world over will be able to watch daily live coverage of Para Dressage at the Paralympics. The move comes thanks to increased support from the […]
via Para Dressage To Be Broadcast Live at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics! — finixsportsblog
Working in collaboration with the International Athletics Film Festival (FICA), the IAAF Heritage and Broadcast departments have announced a mobile film competition open to young filmmakers from around the world. Open to all aspiring filmmakers regardless of experience under the age of 23, the competition is seeking short athletics-themed films, no longer than two minutes, […]
via IAAF ANNOUNCES MOBILE FILM COMPETITION FOR YOUNG FILMMAKERS — finixsportsblog
The President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, Engr. Ishaku Tikon has been elected into the board of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation (CTTF). At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Cuttack, India at the weekend, Tikon made the six-man board and the poll also witnessed the election of new chairman. India’s Vivek Kohli […]
FIt is an appreciable improvement again in 2019 as Germany, Austria and 30 other countries will be represented at the Seamaster ITTF Challenge Plus Nigeria Open from August 7 to 11 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. Over 171 players made up of 105 men and 66 women have been […]
18th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2019: TITMUS UPSETS LEDECKY, SUN RETAINS TITLE PEATY CRASHES WR Ariarne Titmus (AUS) stunned Katie Ledecky (USA) to hand the American her first-ever defeat over 400m free at major international events. Sun Yang (CHN) claimed his 4th straight title in the same event among the men. The men’s 4x100m relay crown […]
via 18th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2019: TITMUS UPSETS LEDECKY, SUN RETAINS TITLE… — finixsportsblog
A record-high dive worth 114.80! 17 perfect marks! In a showdown between Chinese divers Yang Jian and Yang Hao on the men’s 10m platform final, it was Yang Jian who finally shined as the newly-crowned champion at the 18th FINA World here on Saturday. China bagged 12 gold, nine silver and one bronze to top […]
via 18th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: FLAWLESS 10M FINAL GIVES 12TH GOLD FOR CHINA — finixsportsblog
Suffering from an injury on her waist, Shi Tingmao proved her reputation as the Queen on the women’s 3m springboard as the two-time Olympic champion romped to take the victory and brought a one-two finish with Wang Han at the 18th FINA World Championships here on Friday. It was Shi’s third consecutive world title in […]
via THIRD CONSECUTIVE 3M TITLE FOR SHI TINGMAO (CHN) AT 18TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP — finixsportsblog
The Kwara state chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has appealed to the state government, under the leadership of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to urgently assist ailing former staff of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Mr Akinloye Oyebanji. In a release jointly signed by the Chairman, Jimoh Bashir and Secretary, Olayinka Owolewa, the […]
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