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Female players from Afghanistan’s junior national soccer team have crossed the border into Pakistan. The girls had spent the past month in hiding amid fears of a crackdown on women’s rights by the Taliban. Members of the senior women’s side flew out of Kabul last month but the youth team …

The Nigerian Women Volleyball team crushed west African rivals Senegal 3-0 in straight set defeat to start the competition in Rwanda on a positive note. The head coach of Nigeria women’s senior team, Samuel Ajayi told newsmen after the match that the players played according to the match plan. Ajayi …

  Russia’s Daniil Medvedev won his first Grand Slam title by shattering Novak Djokovic’s hopes of completing a calendar sweep of the majors in a one-sided US Open final. Second seed Medvedev, 25, lost his two previous Grand Slam finals but was composed throughout a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win. World …

Raducanu beat fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 to end Britain’s 44-year wait for a women’s Grand Slam singles champion. “I send my congratulations to you on your success,” the Queen said. “It is a remarkable achievement at such a young age, and is testament to your hard work and …

Max Verstappen has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the Russian Grand Prix after the stewards judged he was to blame for causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton at Monza. As Hamilton exited the pits after his first stop, Verstappen was running down the main straight – having lost …

Tobi #Amusan claims a PB and African record of 12.42 to win the Diamond Trophy in the 100m hurdles! #DiamondLeague #WDLFinal WHAT IS A DIAMOND LEAGUE The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series …

  Samuel Okon Peter (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title in 2008, when he stopped Oleg Maskaev in six rounds. In his prime, he was known for his rivalry with the Klitschko brothers, having faced Wladimir twice (in 2005 and 2010) …

  Joseph Michael Yobo (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and is Nigeria’s joint record appearance holder. In February 2020, he was appointed …

Team Nigeria has signed out of the Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games on a high with two(2) more medals. Ugwunwa won Gold and Silver at the 2015 All African Games held in Brazzaville in the women’s F54/57 Discus and F54/56 Javelin throw events respectively. She won Gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympic …

Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu speaking today immediately after watching the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers Match at the Teslim Balogun Stadium between the Nigeria Super Eagles and the Lone Stars of Liberia which ended in a 2-0 in Favour of Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed his satisfaction and says …