FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Myanmar on the march as Venezuela hit record high

While the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking bears the marks of no fewer than 177 “A” international matches, there is little evidence of that fixture glut in the ladder’s upper echelons. The top five remains unchanged and there is only one change in the top ten, with Croatia (6th, up 1) climbing for […]

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DIVING SEASON CONCLUDES WITH FINAL GRAND PRIX MEET IN SINGAPORE

The 2019 season has come to an end for the best divers in the world with the conclusion of the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Singapore, from November 22-24. After the ninth-leg event, China and Italy shared the honours in the overall ranking of the individual events of the competition. In the men’s 3m springboard, […]

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Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Organisers Reel Out Plans For 2020 Edition As Sponsors Purchase Over 50,000 Forms For Runners

The 2020 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is guaranteed to be a spectacular one following the assurances given by the organisers and sponsors alike at a media parley held Wednesday at the Press Centre at the Lagos State secretariat, Alausa. Bukola Olapade Managing Director of Nilayo Sports Management Ltd and the consultant […]

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Nigeria’s Black Stallions and Madagascar’s Makis Showdown in Final Elimination Match For Rugby Africa Cup 2020

The last match of the elimination stage of the Rugby Africa Cup (RAC) 2020 between Nigeria and Madagascar kicks off on Sunday, 1 December at 15:00 local time (14:00 CAT) at the Mahamasima Stadium in Antananarivo Madagascar. Nigeria’s Black Stallions realise there is nothing to lose and everything to play for when they take on […]

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Nigeria’s Evelyn Akhator Eager To Fulfil Olympics Qualification Dreams

D’Tigress Centre, Evelyn Akhator says qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo is a lifelong dream that must come through. Speaking from her base in Salamanca, Spain where she plies her trade with CB Avenida, the 2019 FIBA Afrobasket winner said Olympics qualification and an outstanding performance is the height of any professional sports […]

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JKF YOUTH CUP: History As Competition Kicks Off With goals galore

The JKF U-15 boys and girls football competition kicked off Friday across five match venues in Ekiti State to the delight of enthusiastic football fans who have been salivating for months leading to the competition. In the female category of match day 1, played at the Oluyemi Kayode stadium, Ado-Ekiti, Agbana Wonderful Academy and Salem […]

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Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Organisers set for press parley to herald 2020 edition

There are indications that organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will on Wednesday (November 27) hold a world press conference to unveil their plans for the 2020 edition of the annual race. It was gathered that the press parley which is expected to take place at Bagauda Kaltho Hall in Alausa, Ikeja will […]

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Côte d’Ivoire Beats Rwanda (60-03) To Qualify For Group Stage of Rugby Africa Cup 2020

The Elephants beat the Rwandan Silverbacks (60-03) at the Bingerville Municipal Stadium in the qualifying rounds of the Rugby Africa Cup 2020. Côte d’Ivoire’s Elephants will now enter the group stage of the Rugby Africa Cup 2020 where they will face Kenya and Morocco in June 2020. In front of their home fans, the Côte […]

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KIPCHOGE AND MUHAMMAD NAMED WORLD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2019, held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Saturday (23). Kipchoge, the winner of the award last year, added to his phenomenal marathon CV in 2019. In April he captured his fourth […]

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Ojo promises goals, promotion with Insurance

Highly rated striker Tolulope Ojo has promised to score goals that would help propel his new team, Bendel Insurance of Benin to the elite league of Nigerian football. The former Lobi Stars and Ekiti United forward put in impressive display during the NNL league for the Edo Gunners in the 2-0 win over J. Atete, […]

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BELGRADE AND YANGZHOU TO HOST 2022 WORLD ATHLETICS SERIES COMPETITIONS, RUSAF REINSTATEMENT PROCESS SUSPENDED

Serbia will stage its first ever World Athletics Series event after its capital, Belgrade, was confirmed as the host city of the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships at the World Athletics Council Meeting in Monaco on Friday (22). Belgrade has staged several major track and field events over the years – including the 1962 European […]

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2020 Olympics Qualifiers: Nigeria’s D’Tigress Land In Pot 3

The senior women National Basketball team has been seeded in pot three alongside Japan, Brazil and Great Britain ahead of the draw ceremony for the 2020 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament. The team picked one of the two available slots from Africa after beating Mali in the semifinal of the FIBA Africa organized pre-qualifiers held in […]

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