Team Nigeria won a record 12 gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, United Kingdom, their biggest haul in history. The previous record stood at 11 in 1994 (Victoria, Canada), 2010 (New Delhi, India) and 2014 (Glasgow, Scotland).…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated Nigerian sprinter and world champion, Tobi Amusan, on winning a gold medal in the women’s 100m Hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, United Kingdom. “Our golden girl has…
Arsenal battled to beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday as the new Premier League season got underway. Gabriel Martinelli opened scoring for the first goal before home defender Marc Guehi turned the ball into his own net late on at…
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have dropped by seven spots in the July FIFA Ranking, to be placed 46th, after ending 4th at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In the ranking table published on the…
English Premier League (EPL) players will no longer take the knee ahead of every match, but remain committed to fighting racism and all forms of discrimination. The gesture, which started in June 2020 in solidarity with the “Black Lives Matter”…
Reigning African Games and African Championships champion, Chioma Onyekwere, saved her best for the last major competition of the year to make history as the first Nigerian woman to win the Commonwealth Games gold in the Discus Throw event. Onyekewere,…
Premier League players want to stop taking the knee before every fixture, according to the Daily Mail. This was on the agenda, as the 20 club captains met on Thursday. They feel the gesture has lost its gravitas and discussed…
Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi has expressed happiness after leading his team to win this year’s Trophée des Champions against Nantes on Sunday. Messi said he was happy to win another trophy with PSG because the Parisians wanted to start the…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has congratulated weightlifter, Adijat Olarinoye, for winning Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Olarinoye, on Saturday night, emerged the overall best in the…
Team Nigeria got off to a perfect start in the table tennis event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday. Veteran ping ponger, Edem Offiong won her Women’s singles event game 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-3) against Cumberbatch of…
