The Rivers State Government has pledged a scholarship award to Miss Christy Obomanu-Assisi for winning a gold medal at the just concluded 5th Dr. Awa Ibrahim junior Golf championship Championship in Lagos. Making this public, Rivers State Sport Commissioner, Hon. Boma Iyaye revealed that Miss Obomanu-Assisi was being rewarded for earlier winning a bronze medal […]
About 110, both local and international, Golfers are expected to participate in the maiden edition of Ibadan Mesiogo Open starting tomorrow, October 4, 2017. The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Abayomi Oke stated this on Tuesday in Ibadan, disclosing that the competition is being organised in conjunction with the Central Council of […]
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Minna Cantonment Golf Club, assistant professional Sunday Odegha has won the professional’s prize at the Kwara at 50 Golf Championship presently taking place at the Ilorin Golf Club. Odegha closed his final round on Friday with an impressive 68, four under par to extend his lead by four shots over the field of 46 players […]
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All is now set for the 9th edition of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki golf competition, an 18 hole tournament to mark the 54th birthday of the Senate President. Addressing newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday, the Captain of Ilorin Golf Club, Pharmacist Layi Maliki said that the 18 holes competition is to be organized by the […]
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Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it is set to host this year’s edition of the Lagos Amateur Golf Championship. The prestigious tournament, scheduled to tee-off on the lush greens of Ikoyi Club 1938, Lagos on Saturday, November 12, 2016 will mark the 55th anniversary of the championship. […]
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Ahead of the next Ryder Cup Which starts on the 30th of September 2016 through to October the 2nd 2016 at Chaska, Minnesota, US PGA captain Davis Love III has picked Tiger Woods alongside Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker as vice captains for the US team.
But its Tiger Woods Selection that’s creating all the Buzz, the former world number one who’s recently gone through surgery to correct a problem with his back as made a vow to play a part in helping the US team win the Ryder Cup, a feat that as becom difficult for the Americans in recent times based on the success of the Europeans.
The Europeans have won 8 of the last 10 Ryder Cup’s and Tiger want to contribute his quota not just as a ceremonial vice captain but actively as a player in 2016.
“This is something I want to do, I will continue to do whatever I can to help win the Cup back. Once I’m fully healthy, I’d like to try to make the team, too, but either way, I’m very excited to work with Davis, the other vice captains and the players to get a U.S. victory” He said in a statement.
If He eventually makes the cut, Woods will be competing in his 8th Ryder Cup tournament.
Here are this week’s the top ten ranked athletes and teams in Tennis, Formula1 and Golf as compiled by newfanzone.
TENNIS:
ATP Tour Rankings
Rank Previous Rank Name Country Ranking Points
1 1 Novak Djokovic Serbia 14,265
2 3 Andy Murray Great Britain 8,660
3 2 Roger Federer Switzerland 8,065
4 4 Kei Nishikori Japan 6,385
5 5 Stanislas Wawrinka Switzerland 5,575
6 6 Tomas Berdych Czech Republic 5,140
7 7 David Ferrer Spain 3,695
8 9 Rafael Nadal Spain 3,680
9 8 Marin Cilic Croatia 3,505
10 10 Milos Raonic Canada 2,925
Top British Tennis Player Andy Murray as won the Rogers Cup this past week and this as helped him moved up one step from third to second. First Runner Up at the Rogers Cup Novak Djokovic still seats comfortably on top of the ATP Rankings table with a massive 14,265 points while Former World Number one Rafael Nadal as once again moved up the Rankings table as he aims to get back to the top.
TENNIS:
WOMEN’S TENNIS RANKINGS
WTA Tour Rankings
Rank Previous Rank Name Country Ranking Points
1 1 Serena Williams USA 11,821
2 2 Maria Sharapova Russia 6,036
3 3 Simona Halep Romania 5,546
4 4 Petra Kvitova Czech Republic 4,995
5 5 Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 4,735
6 7 Lucie Safarova Czech Republic 3,361
7 8 Karolina Pliskova Czech Republic 3,335
9 6 Ana Ivanovic Serbia 3,311
10 10 Carla Suarez Navarro Spain 3,190
Multiple Grandslam Winner Serena Williams As opened an “unassailable” lead at the top of the WTA Rankings as she has got over a massive 5,785 points more than her closest rival Maria Sharapova Ana Ivanovic as dropped from sixth to ninth, while Lucie Safarova and Karolina Pliskova have both moved up one step each to complete of very few players who have moved this past week in the WTA Rankings
FORMULA1
2015 FORMULA 1 STANDINGS
DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
# Driver
1 LEWIS HAMILTON MERCEDES 202
2 NICO ROSBERG MERCEDES 181
3 SEBASTIAN VETTEL FERRARI 160
4 VALTTERI BOTTAS WILLIAMS 77
5 KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN FERRARI 76
6 FELIPE MASSA WILLIAMS 74
7 DANIEL RICCIARDO RED BULL RACING 51
8 DANIIL KVYAT RED BULL RACING 45
9 NICO HULKENBERG FORCE INDIA 24
10 ROMAIN GROSJEAN LOTUS 23
CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
# Team Points
1 MERCEDES 383
2 FERRARI 236
3 WILLIAMS 151
4 RED BULL RACING 96
5 FORCE INDIA 39
6 LOTUS 35
7 TORO ROSSO 31
8 SAUBER 22
9 MCLAREN 17
10 MARUSSIA 0
GOLF
Jordan Spieth has finally overtaken Rory McIlroy at the Top of the World Golf Ranking’s this week, Spieth as moved from second to first in the official Golf rankings just released today. PGA Championship winner Jason Day has moved from 5th to 3rd and he is being tipped by many Golf Buffs to take over the number position from Spieth in a short while. Justin Rose also moved up one step from sixth to fifth while Jim Furyk dropped two steps from fourth to six.
#TigerWatch
Tiger Woods as further dropped down eight steps on the Golf rankings as the one-time number one enters this week ranked at 286
This Week Last week End 2014 Ctry Name Avg Points Total Points
286 278 32 USA Tiger Woods 0.6144 24.58
WORLD GOLF RANKING’S TOP-10 16TH AUGUST 2015
This Week Last week Player Ctry Points average
1 2 Jordan Spieth USA 12.47
2 1 Rory McIlroy NIR 12.25
3 5 Jason Day AUS 9.40
4 3 Bubba Watson USA 8.25
5 6 Justin Rose ENG 7.17
6 4 Jim Furyk USA 6.90
7 8 Dustin Johnson USA 6.79
8 7 Rickie Fowler USA 6.76
9 9 Henrik Stenson SWE 6.03
10 10 Sergio Garcia ESP 5.48
Here are this week’s the top ten ranked athletes and teams in Tennis, Formula1 and Golf as compiled by newfanzone.
TENNIS
The biggest mover in the Emirates ATP top ten ranking is newly crowned Stan Wawrinka who has Moved to the top four of the ATP rankings after his dramatic French Open win over World number one Novak Djokovic.
Rafal Nadal has dropped three places to number ten in the Emirates ATP Rankings the biggest downward movement in the Top Ten.
No Movement in the top three this week as Djokovic, Federer and Murray all keep their positions.
Serena Williams further put a huge gap between herself at the top of the Rankings and second place Kvitova.
In 2003 Lucie Safarova was ranked 533 in the women’s singles chart, Last week she was 13 and today she is ranked 7th. The 2015 French Open finalist as surely come a long way in the world of Women’s tennis.
FORMULA1:
Lewis Hamilton’s not only won his fourth race of this season, his victory at the Canadian Open as brought his points haul to 151 followed by team mate and rival Nico Rosberg who’s has now garnered 134 point to put pressure on hamilton.
Double podium finish has also added to the massive 285 points haul of Mercedes AMG Petronas in the constructors championship.
Valtteri Bottas of Williams Martini Racing completed the podium in Montreal but he is currently ranked 7th.
The next race flags off on the 21st of June 2015 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria.
GOLF:
Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth have maintained the top two position from last week, while Jim Furyk as moved two steps from fifth to 3rd knocking down Bubba Watson into 4th place while Henrik Stenson completes the list of the top five Pro Golfers.
And for those who have been asking! we can confirm that one time World number one Tiger Woods as dropped from last weeks ranking of 172 to 181 this week.
Rank, Name & Nationality Points Week Change
1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 13,845 0
2 Roger Federer (SUI) 9,415 0
3 Andy Murray (GBR) 7,040 0
4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5,835 5
5 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 5,570 0
6 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 5,050 -2
7 David Ferrer (ESP) 4,490 1
8 Milos Raonic (CAN) 4,440 -2
9 Marin Cilic (CRO) 3,460 1
10 Rafal Nadal (ESP) 2,930 -3
WOMEN’S TENNIS RANKINGS
1 SERENA WILLIAMS 11291
2 PETRA KVITOVA 6870
3 SIMONA HALEP 6130
4 MARIA SHARAPOVA 5950
5 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 5000
6 ANA IVANOVIC 4305
7 LUCIE SAFAROVA 4055
8 EKATERINA MAKAROVA 3620
9 CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO 3345
10 ANGELIQUE KERBER 3120
Formula One Standings
DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
# Driver Points
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG Petronas 151
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG Petronas 134
3. Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Ferrari 108
4. Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 72
5. Valtteri Bottas Williams Martini Racing 57
6. Felipe Massa Williams Martini Racing 47
7. Daniel Ricciardo Infiniti Red Bull Racing 35
8. Daniil Kvyat Infiniti Red Bull Racing 19
9. Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team 17
10. Felipe Nasr Sauber F1 Team 16
CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
# Team Points
1. Mercedes AMG Petronas 285
2. Scuderia Ferrari 180
3. Williams Martini Racing 104
4. Infiniti Red Bull Racing 54
5. Lotus F1 Team 23
6. Sauber F1 Team 21
7. Sahara Force India F1 21
8. Scuderia Toro Rosso 15
9. McLaren Honda 4
10. Manor Marussia F1 Team 0
WORLD GOLF RANKING’S TOP 107TH JUNE 2015
This Week Last week Player Ctry Points average
1 1 Rory McIlroy NIR 12.83
2 2 Jordan Spieth USA 9.38
3 5 Jim Furyk USA 6.75
4 3 Bubba Watson USA 6.75
5 4 Henrik Stenson SWE 6.67
6 6 Justin Rose ENG 6.63
7 8 Dustin Johnson USA 5.95
8 7 Rickie Fowler USA 5.86
9 9 Sergio Garcia ESP 5.79
10 10 Jason Day AUS 5.77
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TENNIS
Andy Murray sealed a Davis Cup quarter-final place for Great Britain with a straight-sets win over American John Isner in Glasgow.
Playing without stars Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, defending champion Switzerland slumped to a first-round loss to Belgium in the Davis Cup on Sunday,
WTA & ATP Rankings
There were no movements in the WTA top 10 while in the ATP Top ten Andy Murray Slipped from 3 to 5th as Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori both moved up to 3rd and 4th place respectively.
FORMULA1
Formula1 Champion has Spoken of his headache at having to sort out his new Mercedes deal after quitting Simon Fuller’s management company XIX last year.
Hamilton is on the verge of signing a new three year deal with Champions Mercedes as his current deal is due to expire at the end of this current season.
Formula1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he as spoken of his frustration as his plans to cut down on spending in formula1 has met with a brick wall.
It is Believed that the teams rejected Ecclestone’s proposal saying that this would “cheapen the value of the sport”
NBA
The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed forward Michael Beasley to a second 10-day contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed
RESULTS
Oklahoma City Thunder 108
Toronto Raptors 104
Los Angeles Lakers 93
Dallas Mavericks 100
GOLF
Johnson wins at Doral
Dustin Johnson has won the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral this is his ninth Tour victory and its coming immediately after he returned to the tour after to some time out to sort out some personal issues.
Johnson beat 2 (Bubba Watson) and 3 (J.B. Holmes) in driving distance for the week.
Inbee Park claims 13th career LPGA title.
Inbee Park claimed her 13th career LPGA title by winning the HSBC Women’s Champions on Sunday, shooting a 2-under 70 in the final round to win by two strokes.
Park, who started the day with the same two-stroke lead, had birdies on Nos. 7 and 11 at Sentosa Golf Club to finish the tournament at 15-under 273, clear of 17-year-old Lydia Ko, who also shot a 70.
FOOTBALL
ITALY
Embattled Serie A side Parma yesterday played a one all draw versus Atalanta
Parma 0-0 Atalanta
Champions Juventus will today play host to Sassuolo as the Italian Powerhouse look to extend their lead of the Italian SerieA
Juventus vs Sassuolo 4:00 PM
SPAIN
Barcelona 6-1 Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona turned on the style to go top of the Liga a day after Real Madrid fumbled in the title race.
a goal from Pique, a brace from Suarez and a Messi Hat trick was all it took for FCB to attain the top of the Spanish Liga.
Lionel Messi Breaks Barcelona, La Liga Hat-Trick Records
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi added another record to his already extraordinary resume with his 24th career La Liga hat-trick on Sunday.
Messi is also level with Cristiano Ronaldo on the goalscorer’s chart with 30 goals
Germany
Paderborn 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
a Brace by Son and another goal from Papadopolous secured an all important away victory to keep Bayer Leverkusen in the race for champions league qualification.
FC Koln 4-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
FC Koln hammered Eintracht Frankfurt by four goals to two, (FC Koln 4-2 Eintracht Frankfurt) but in what seems to have become a regular feature every time he scores at home FC Koln’s Anthony Ujah ran to the clubs’ mascot ‘Hennes’ the Goat to celebrate.
AFRICA
RESULTS
AFRICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP, SENEGAL 2015 DAILY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
8 March 2015
Time: 16:30
Senegal 1-3 Nigeria
Venue: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
8 March 2015
Time: 19:30
Congo 1-1 Ivory Coast
Venue: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
fixtures for today’s Group B games
9 March 2015
Time: 16:30
Ghana v South Africa
Venue: Stade Caroline Faye, M’Bour
9 March 2015
Time: 19:30
Mali v Zambia
Venue: Stade Caroline Faye, M’Bour
NIGERIA:
Supersand Eagles grab bronze in Durban
The Beach Soccer National Team, also known as Supersand Eagles, ran riot on the beach of Durban, South Africa’s city by the Indian Ocean, on Sunday, whipping the host nation 9-3 to claim the bronze medal at the Power Horse Invitational Tournament.
GloNPFL Match Day 1 Results:
Bayelsa Utd 1-1 Lobi Stars
FC Taraba 3-2 Rangers
Gabros 2-0 Warri Wolves
Giwa FC 0-0 Abia Warriors
El-Kanemi 1-0 Nasarawa Utd
Wikki 2-0 Shooting Stars
Enyimba 0-0 Akwa Utd
Sharks 0-0 Sunshine Stars
Dolphins 0-0 Kwara Utd
Heartland vs Kano Pillars Postponed
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MOTORSPORT
Michael Schumacher’s 15-year old son Mick, will appear in Formula 4 from April with Dutch team Van Amersfoort. The race format is seen as a stepping stone for young drivers wanting to get to Formula One.
THE seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, Continues His Recovery From A Skiing Accident In 2013.
FORMULA1
McLaren test driver Kevin Magnussen will replace Fernando Alonso at the Australian Grand Prix following his crash during testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The Albert Park Street Circuit in Melbourne grand prix which starts on the 15th of march 2015 will flag off the new Formula1 season and organisers have also mentioned that this will be the venue for at-least another five years.
BASKETBALL
NBA FIXTURES
Grizzlies 7:00 PM
Pelicans
Kings 7:30 PM
Heat
Pacers 7:30 PM
Knicks
Hawks 7:30 PM
76ers
Suns 7:30 PM
Cavaliers
Trail Blazers 8:00 PM
Timberwolves
Wizards 8:30 PM
Bucks
Rockets 9:00 PM
Nuggets
* all games played at Eastern time
GOLF
17 year old Lydia Ko has become the youngest player to win the LPGA Tour’s rookie of the year award. Ko has bettered the record previously set by
Laura Baugh in 1973, Baugh was 18 when she won the LPGA Tour rookie of the year.
TENNIS
DAVIS CUP
Defending champion Switzerland WHO ARE WITHOUT THEIR TOP PLAYERS LIKE ROGER FEDERER AND STANISLAS WAWRINKA ARE ON THE VERGE OF CRASHING OUT OF THE DAVIS CUP THEY TRAIL BELGIUM 2-1
BELGIUM 2, SWITZERLAND 1
GREAT BRITAIN 2, UNITED STATES 1
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have provided a lifeline
BRITAIN’S TOP PLAYER Andy Murray will play American John Isner and then James Ward is scheduled to face Donald Young.
FOOTBALL
ITALY
Member clubs of Serie A in Italy have voted to give Parma a five million euro emergency fund to help the club finish their season.
players of the club have spoken out saying that they will pay for their own transport to and from games if necessary.
This lifeline will see Parma host Atalanta tomorrow and also give them the opportunity to honour the rest of their games this season.
Samuel Eto’o scores for Sampdoria
Samuel Eto’o broke his Sampdoria duck and may well end Gianfranco Zola’s Cagliari career, as the Blucerchiati won 2-0. The Cameroon Striker broke his duck in the 72 second minute and it is hoped that he would carrying on from here.
SPAIN
A 26th minute goal by Aduriz was all it took for Athletico to defeat table toppers Real Madrid as the race for the Liga BBVA hots up in spain.
Real Madrid still top the Liga with 61 points but a victory for Barcelona over Rayo Vallecano will the Catalan giants leapfrog Madrid into first place.
GERMANY
A Muller Brace and a lone goal from Xabi Alonso saw Bayern Munich defeat Hannover96 by 3-1. Hannover’s Hiyotake drew first blood in the 25th minute but Bayern showed what champions are made of by pulling one back almost immediately before confirming superiority with to more goals.
FRANCE
PSG Rolled out the big guns as usual when they faced Lens today, David Luiz Scored a freekick, Ibrahimovic scored a penalty while Matuidi and Pastore also registered their names on the scorers sheet it ended 4-1 with Touzghar scoring a lone goal for Lens.
ENGLAND
It was the Harry Kane Show once again as the Tottenham striker bagged a brace as Tottenham defeated BPL Strugglers QPR. Sandro scored QPR’s only goal in the tie. QPR 1-2 Tottenham.
FA CUP
Aston Villa 2-0 West Brom
Aston Villa have booked a place semi final berth at Wembley with their second victory in one week over West Brom. The major talking point of this match however was the pitch encroachment by fans at the end of the game.
NIGERIA
Nigeria’s Beach Soccer Team Popularly Known As The Supersand Eagles Today Lost Narrowly To Senegal.
The Supersand Eagles Put Up A Spirited Performance But Lost 5-6 To Senegal In The First Semi Final Of The Ongoing Power Horse Invitational Beach Soccer Tournament In Durban, South Africa On Saturday.
The Nigerian Under 23 Team Male Football Team
The U-23 National Team, Dream Team, Has Reached The Final Round Of Qualifiers For The Men’s Football Tournament Of The 11Th All-Africa Games, After A 2-0 Win Over Gabon’s U-23 Side In Abuja On Saturday. The Will Now Face Zambia In Their Bid To Win A Ticket For The Men’s Football Tournament Of The 11Th All-Africa Games.
Nigeria’s Oche Odoh has missed out in this weekend’s Johannesburg Open after he blew his pre-qualifying chance with a woeful 82 ten over par on Tuesday.
“I had a hectic schedule from the Di-Data event upper week and arrived Jo’burg 1AM early in the morning. We were all fatigued” he explains why he would not be teeing off this weekend when the final round tees-off at the Kesington Golf Club.
The current Nigeria third ranked player said he jettisoned all the opportunities back home, because he believes featuring in Sunshine Tour hold more promise for him.
“This is a co-sanctioned event with the European Tour and it only means it will be tough to break into, most players here are in the world top 100 or thereabout and everyone wants to better their rating”
He said that the pre-qualification on its own it already a tough passage for affiliate players to the Sunshine Tour that he is, but says he has little or no chance to bigger ticket events outside of the pre-qualifiers for now.
“It’s a tough passage to bigger events but that is the only opening we have for now”, he added. Only ten players made it to the finals of the Johannesburg Open out of 108 players that “pre-qued” at the Glendower Golf Club on Tuesday.
The last of the big ticket Co-Sanctioned event is the African open at the Fish River Sun Country Club at the Eastern cape on March 3rd 2015.
“I think I should have acclimatized and be better prepared ahead of the African Open next week”
Sam Emehelu
Tony Onwu, the erstwhile vice-captain of the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 has been named captain. He was returned un-opposed at the Annual General Meeting concluded Wednesday February 25, 2015.
Onwu replaced Ted Iwere whose tenure also expired at the AGM. And he has promised to drive the club’s development agenda with his new team.
“It is a great honour to be saddled with the leadership of the club and I make quick to say that I am aware of the how passionate members are towards the development of the section; and that is what I will pursue vigorously with my team”.
As the vice-captain, Onwu led the team that staged the Nigeria Cup Golf Championship in September 2014 and believes that experience more than set him up for the golfing year he would be leading.
“Although the two roles are not per se comparable, being vice-captain keeps you on the committee and tests your team building skills to run an effective executive team, which I believe is a great tradition” he said.
As the captain of the club Onwu says his immediate challenge is to keep the golf course is perfect shape, and upgrade some aspect of the facility that has been a source of concern to the members of the section.
“The AGM left us with a good feel of the concern of the members of the section, especially on specific aspects of the course. It is clear that everyone yearns for a great course and a better managed section and we will do our best to meet those demands.”
Immediate Past Captain of the golf section, Ted Iwere says that the level of passion of the members of the section is very encouraging and that informs the level of probity into details of the executive’s activity.
Iwere added that, “Tony (Onwu) is an experienced manager and he brings a whole new perspective to the management of the club which I believe will drive the golf section to a new level. He worked with my team and I can say he is a very dedicated golfer”
Sam Emehelu
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