Home Sports Page 5

Sports

Tokyo 2020: Oborududu Zooms Into Historic Final, Guarantees Silver Medal For Nigeria

Commonwealth champion Blessing Oborududu on Monday made history as the first Nigerian to reach the final of a wrestling event at the Olympics, after recording an impressive 7-2 victory against 2012 bronze medallist Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia...

Tokyo 2020: ITTF Inducts Olufunke Oshonaike Into ‘Club 7’

Former African champion Olufunke Oshonaike has been inducted by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) into the exclusive club of seven time Olympian known as the 'Club 7'. Oshonaike who is the first table...

Tokyo 2020: Oborududu, Agiomor Raise Medal Hopes (AUDIO)

Commonwealth gold-medalist Blessing Oborududu (68kg) and 2018 African champion Ekerekeme Agiomor (86kg) have both talked up their chances of winning medals for Team Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which gets underway on Friday.

Aruna Quadri Makes Seeding List At Tokyo Olympics

Team Nigeria captain Quadri Aruna has been listed among the top 15 seeded players in the men’s singles of table tennis event at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which kicks on Friday July 23 in Japan.

2020 Olympics: Adegoke Gets $10,000 And SUV Promise For Gold Medal In Tokyo

Nigerian sprinter Enoch Olaolu Adegoke has been promised a Sports Utility Vehicle if he wins gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Shehu Ibrahim Gusau issued the promise...

Wimbledon 2021: Novak Djokovic Beats Matteo Berrettini To Win 20th Major

Novak Djokovic won his 20th Grand Slam title after defeating Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final to draw level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The victory gave Djokovic his third Grand Slam title...

Wimbledon 2021: Ashleigh Barty Beats Karolina Pliskova To Win Title

Ashleigh Barty won her maiden Wimbledon title, defeating Karolina Pliskova in a thrilling final on Saturday. Barty won the first 14 points to take early charge in a 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 win on...

Wimbledon 2021: Matteo Berrettini To Play Novak Djokovic In Men’s Final

Matteo Berrettini dominated Hubert Hurkacz in the first men's semi-final to become the first Italian to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final where he will face top seed Novak Djokovic. The seventh seed and...

Nigerian Wrestlers In ‘Good Shape’ Ahead Of Olympics – Coach Purity (AUDIO)

Head coach of Nigeria's wrestling team Purity Akuh says the country’s contingent to the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics are in ‘good shape’ and ‘ready to do the job’. Five Tokyo-bound wrestlers – Odunayo Adekuoroye...

Wimbledon 2021: Ashleigh Barty To Play Karolina Pliskova In Final

Australian top seed Ashleigh Barty reached her first Wimbledon final with a 6-3 7-6 (7-3) win over former champion Angelique Kerber in the first women's semi-final. She will face Karolina Pliskova in Saturday's final...

LATEST STORIES

Chelsea’s Loftus-Cheek to Miss Europa League Final Against Arsenal

Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek could miss the Europa League final after sustaining an ankle injury during a charity friendly in the USA.

HOT NEWS

  • Sign Up
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Verified by MonsterInsights