After a keenly-contested first-leg encounter last Friday at the MKO Abiola stadium, Abuja, in which the Super Falcons prevailed 1-0, the stage is set for another epic clash between the …
Nigerian athletes like Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume have an extra incentive to chase gold at the Paris Olympics: a $50,000 prize for gold medal winners. This historic decision by …
Nigeria’s national women’s football team will tackle South Africa in a cracker in Pretoria on Tuesday night. The mission of the Super Falcons and Banyana Banyana is a ticket to …
Nigeria will tackle South Africa in Pretoria on Tuesday night with the mindset of sustaining a record of never having lost to South Africa in that country in senior women’s …
After a gruelling six-month journey of rehabilitation from a hip injury, Mirabai Chanu, the esteemed Indian women weightlifter, has made a resounding comeback to the competitive weightlifting scene. Her remarkable …
Her race-winning secret was “20 years on the job and good legs”, she said. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, second left, looks on as waiters prepare to take part in the …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has mandated a vetting process for Russian and Belarusian athletes who have qualified successfully for the Paris 2024 Olympics. This decision comes following the Russian …
Preliminary turnout was put at 74.2 per cent. That is the highest since Boris Yeltsin became president in 1991 after the Soviet Union’s collapse, and well above the 67.5 per …
For the Paris Olympics, it could almost be a new sport: score points by hunting down mosaics that a mystery artist who calls himself “Invader” has cemented to walls across …
It also comes just five months before European Parliament elections, with Eurosceptics expected to make record gains at a time of widespread public discontent over surging living costs and the …