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African Senior Athletics Championships: Athletes Depart Asaba After Big Show

Athletes and officials of countries that participated in the just concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championship have started departing Asaba for their various destinations. As promised by the Local Organising Committee for CAA Asaba 2018, airplanes were made readily available...

Caster Semanya: I Want To Race Till 40 (Video)

Controversial South African athlete Caster Semanya has dropped a big bombshell by saying that her target is to race till the age of 40. The 800m specialist also talked about featuring more in the shorter 400m event. Semanya, 27, was speaking...

Okagbare Confirms Jamaica International Invitational Event Participation

Queen of Nigerian Athletics, Blessing Okagbare, has confirmed that he would be in attendance for this year's edition of the Jamaica International Invitational event tagged JIIM2018. Okagbare also revealed that she would be competing in the 200m event of the...

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On the 20th of November in: 1902 - Geo Lefevre & Henri Desgrange created the Tour de France bicycle race 1955 - Kripal Singh scored 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v New Zealand 1960 - the 11th Formula One World Driver's...

Tobi Amusan Defends Okagbare After Athletics Championship Withdrawal (Audio)

Reigning African champion in the women's 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan has risen in the defence of Nigeria's queen of tracks Blessing Okagbare over her decision to pull out of both the 100m and 200m events at the ongoing African...

Asaba 2018: Amusan, Enekwechi Win Gold For Nigeria (Photos)

The host country for the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, Nigeria started raking in medals with Tobiloba Amusan and Enekwechi Chukwebuka winning two gold medals for the country on the Day 2 of action in Asaba. Amusan who is the...

Asaba 2018: Tobi Amusan Wins First Gold Medal For Team Nigeria

2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Tobi Amusan has won Team Nigeria its first gold medal at the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championship in Asaba after she emerged winner of the 100m hurdles final. Amusan clocked 12.86 secs to win the...

Sports Ministry Abandons Nigeria’s Athletics Contingent To U20 African Championship In Ivory Coast

Nigeria’s 96 athlete contingent to the 14th African Athletics Confederation U18 and U20 African Championships holding in Ivory Coast between the 16th and 20th of April have been told that they will receive no financial support from...

Gambian Coach Arthur Jackson Shifts Medal Hope To 200m In Asaba (Audio)

Gambian coach Arthur Jackson has switched his focus to the 200m event at the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championship holding at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State. Gambian athletes have been hugely disappointing in Asaba with the country's...

Asaba 2018: Oduduru, Glory And Relay Teams Take Nigeria’s Final Medal Haul To 19

The quartet of Divine Oduduru, Nathaniel Glory, 4X400m (women's relay team) and 4X400m (men's relay team) won respective medals on the final day (Day 5) to take Nigeria's medal haul to 19 at the African Senior Athletics Championship in...

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Lobi Stars were forced to a 1-1 draw by visiting Kano Pillars in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Monday. Following the...

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