Roger Federer is no stranger to topping lists and the PeterPan of tennis has added another string to his bow after being named by Forbes as the top-earning athlete of 2020. It is a first for the 38-year-old Swiss tennis superstar...

Novak Djokovic believes he will win the most Grand Slam titles and become the longest-reigning world number one by the time he retires, the 32-year-old Serb said in an interview. The current world number one has 17 Grand Slam titles...

Esther Oyema will miss next year's Paralympics in Tokyo after she was slammed with a four-year ban for a doping violation. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced the ban of the former Paralympic champion on its website on Wednesday. In addition...

Nigeria’s Obiageli Solaja has been awarded the 2019 African Women in Badminton Award by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA). The award is coming just days after Naomi Oyinloye broke a 20-year jinx to become the first Nigerian Certificated Umpire...

Handball fans in Nigeria who have been starved of action will get the chance to binge-watch their favourite sport as the Handball Federation of Nigeria have announced plans to keep fans engaged amid the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus...

The 2020 Wimbledon Championship has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic organisers announced on Wednesday. The unprecedented move is the first time the competition will be cancelled in peacetime and the first time it will fail to hold since...

Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has informed that a meeting with the National Council on Sports – the highest sports decision-making body in the country – will determine the new date for the 20th National Sports...

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games gold medallist, Ruel Ishaku, has been elected President of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation. Ishaku, a bronze medallist at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games and gold medallist at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, was unanimously endorsed by...

The Nigeria Cricket Federation has ended camping for the senior national team following the postponement of the African T20 Championship over coronavirus fears. The Africa Cricket Association announced that on advice from the Kenyan government, the event which had been...

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has inducted seven new members into its Champions Club following their gold medal-winning efforts at the last three African Senior Wrestling Championships. According to statement signed by the Media Officer of the Federation, Emeka Dennar,...