Qatar opened the Middle East’s first World Cup on Sunday with its ruler sitting next to the leaders of two Arab countries that only a year and a half earlier had been part of a boycott trying to bring the Read more…
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The founder of Maureen Mmadu Kiddies Football Club (MMKFC) Amb Maureen Nkiruka Mmadu has appealed to public spirited individuals to come to the aid of the club to participate in a female football tourney scheduled to take place in Morocco Read more…
…Sets up three man committee Anambra FA chairman, Chikelue Iloenyosi has hit the ground running with the appointment of a new FA secretary. The new scribe, Raphael Nweke steps into the shoes of Chijioke Onyedika who has been on the Read more…
With the US and its allies pledging unprecedented levels of military support to Ukraine, a recent CBS News report suggested that only around 30% of the weapons sent by the West actually make it to the front lines. The report Read more…
Nigeria’s Women’s 4x100m quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha made history Sunday afternoon at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham by becoming the first Women’s relay team to win a Commonwealth Games gold metal. The quartet Read more…
The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has congratulated Nigerian super athletic star, Tobi Amusan, for winning the women’s 100m hurdles gold with a new world record. Amusan, the first Nigerian athlete to win a gold medal in the World Athletics, Read more…
Chieftains of Nigerian basketball from the South-east have rubished the statement accredited to a group called ‘South East Basketball Association’ condemning the withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball for two years by the federal government. The South-east basketball stakeholders headed by Read more…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo has urged Bayern Munich FC of Germany to consider establishing an Academy in Anambra as part of an effort to deepen the game of football in Nigeria. Soludo made the request while welcoming the Bayern Munich technical Read more…
Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez have been left devastated after losing their twin baby boy. The news was released via a statement shared on social media and was announced with the couple’s “deepest sadness.” “It is Read more…
By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo The Nigerian national team has a make-or-mar game coming up against the Ghanaian national team, the Black Stars. Nigeria had failed to despatch the Black Stars during the first qualifying leg in Ghana and now must Read more…
Seven time Formula 1 champion Sir Lewis Hamilton has officially received his knighthood from the Prince of Wales. The 36-year-old was awarded his knighthood and the resulting title in the 2021 New Year Honours list after matching Michael Schumacher with Read more…
Canada will join the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. The announcement came after the White House, the Australian government Read more…