Mike Edwards, Team Nigeria's sole representative in the men’s High Jump at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast, Australia, has appealed to the IAAF to allow him compete at the Games scheduled to start on Wednesday. Mike Edwards,...

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has approved the application of nine Russian athletes to feature in international competition as neutrals. The decision was reached after the body's Doping Review Board confirmed that the athletes in question have met...

The 2018 Ladies in Sport Conference will take place on the 1st of June at the Sheraton Hotel Ikeja. The conference features international expert speakers like International Business Development for the La Liga, Javier Del Rio; Sports facility Manager, Chris...

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has congratulated Divine Oduduru after his laudable 200m feat over the weekend. Oduduru clocked an Indoor 200m National Record of 20.18s at the Texas Tech Open in the United States on Sunday. In addition, the...

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has adjusted the 2018 Athletics calendar by shifting the venue of the next Golden League. According to the Athletics body, the next Golden League (4th edition) has been moved from Abuja to Ozoro in...

Usain Bolt has signed for a yet-to-be-revealed football team. This was revealed by the Jamaican sprinter via his official Twitter handle as he added that the identity of the football team will be revealed on Tuesday at 8am GMT. The world's...

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has set entry standards for Nigerian athletes ahead of the 2017/18 season. According to the national athletics body, the standard for male athletes in the 100m category is 10.14 secs and 11.15 secs for...

Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) board members have denied receiving the sum of $150,000 (around N52 million) as annual grant from the world athletics ruling body, IAAF. The IAAF was said to have mistakenly paid $150,000 to the AFN instead...

Russian doping documentary “Icarus” has won the best documentary at the Academy Awards held on Sunday. Icarus, which was directed by Bryan Fogel and produced by Dan Cogan is the first feature film documentary Oscar for Netflix. The documentary saw off...

Nigeria's hero at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Chioma Ajunwa, has every reason to celebrate after she was promoted to the role of an Assistant Commissioner of Police. Ajunwa joined the Nigerian Police shortly before winning the country's first...