Ifiezibe Gagbe, Bayelsa swimmer has won six gold medals in swimming and is aiming for four more at the National Sports Festival in Benin. Gagbe won the 800m freestyle women event on Friday, with a time of 10:41.01 seconds. At…
Arinola Abdullateef, who won a gold medal in Taekwondo at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF), has dedicated the medal to the Lagos State Taekwondo team, coaches and officials. Abdullateef’s appreciation is contained in a statement issued on Friday…
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo 2020” has rescinded its decision to abruptly shut down the 13-day event. The Project Manager in the LOC’s Media and Communication Sub-Committee, Musa Ebomhiana in a statement…
Four Ekiti female Handball players, Precious Olajide, Phebe Oluwalade, Success Ayogu and Oluwanifemi Falowo have been shortlisted for the national team. Mr Kayode Idowu, the Head Coach of Ekiti Handball Team, told newsmen in an interview on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti.…
Julius Joshua of Akwa Ibom has qualified for the final of the men’s -63.5kg full contact event in the kick-boxing competition of the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin. Joshua, gold medalist at the 2018 NSF in Abuja, defeated…
This year’s French Open has been postponed by a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will begin on May 30, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said on Thursday. The claycourt Grand Slam, which was postponed by four months last…
By Edosa Okunbo The Edo State Government said it might be forced to close down the on-going 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) unless the Federal Government fulfill its counterpart funding of the games. In a statement released last night on…
A group under the aegis of Concerned Edo Citizens Forum (CECF) has appealed to the Federal Government to prevent an abrupt shutdown of the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF). The group under the leadership of Mr Roy Oribhabor, made the…
Abimbola Abatta Osun State Taekwandoist, Fatimah Aderibigbe has won the first medal for the state in the female heavyweight category. She won the medal after defeating her counterpart from Oyo state in three straight sets registered to Osun state name…
World football ruling body FIFA has suspended the national federations of Pakistan and Chad with immediate effect. FIFA said on Wednesday the decision to suspend the Chadian football association (FTFA) was taken because of interference by the country’s government authorities…
