Rachel Tonjor, a Nigerian record holder in the Women’s 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke and Women’s 100m individual medley, has called for regular competions to discover more talents in the country. Tonjor made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abeokuta, at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival…
The Director General, National Sports Commission (NSC), Mr Bukola Olopade, has commended the quality of play in the handball event of the ongoing National Sports Festival tagged “Gateway Games 2024”. Olopade spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after watching the men’s handball match between Lagos and Sokoto states at the Ake Sports Complex,…
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has kept Africa’s hopes alive at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, following a hard-fought victory on Monday in the Men’s Singles event. On a day when most African contenders bowed out on Day 3 of the global table tennis showpiece, Aruna pressed on with trademark grit and determination. He…
Dennis Dilli has emerged as the overall winner of Maj. Gen. Godwin Umelo (Rtd.) 60th birthday golf kitty in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament in honour of Umelo’s 60th birthday teed-off on Wednesday and ended on Saturday night at the TYB International Golf Resort and Country Club, Abuja. Dilli…
Crystal Palace delivered a stunning performance against Manchester City on Saturday, winning the FA Cup for the first time, thanks to Eberechi Eze’s goal that secured a 1-0 triumph and intensified the woes for Pep Guardiola’s struggling side. Eze’s early strike sent shockwaves through City, while Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson made a crucial save against…
The Bauchi State contigent to the upcoming 2025 National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun, has restated readiness to harvest 32 medals at the end of the tournament. The 160 athletes resolved to double the number of medals won in the previous NSF edition in Delta. Mr Salisu Garba, Director of Planning and Organising, Bauchi State…
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ekiti North Federal constituency, Mr Akintunde Rotimi Jr., has donated N700,000 to the Ekiti Para athletics contingent ahead of the National Sports Festival. This is contained in a statement by Blessing Akinyemi, the Media Officer of the Para Athletics, on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti. Akinyemi said Rotimi, who…
Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Tuesday received the Torch of Unity of the National Sports Festival (NSF), promising his commitment to youth and sports development. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Ibadan that the sports festival, tagged “Gateway 2025,” and hosted by Ogun, commences on Wednesday. The governor, represented by his…
The Ogun Government says it will be presenting 742 athletes in the forthcoming National Sports Festival taking place in the state. Mr Wasiu Isiaka, the Commissioner for Sports, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Isiaka said that the state athletes would be participating in all…
The Chairman of the Enugu State Handball Association, Emmanuel Asogwa, said that the state handball team was hopeful of winning medals at the 22nd National Sports Festival in Ogun. Asogwa said this while addressing Sports Writers on the preparations of the state handball team for the games on Tuesday in Enugu. “We are prepared for…
