ShareThe Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) recently organized a six-day intensive training programme for North-Central handball referees at the handball court of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The training which was sponsored by the President, Handball Federation of Nigeria, Mr Jibril Ojih Saidu (FNIQS) who’s also the North-CentralContinue Reading
Share A teenager was shot and buses destroyed during chaotic scenes in New York City that marred jubilant celebrations for the Knicks’ historic NBA championship win. The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94–90 in game five on Saturday to clinch the title for the first time inContinue Reading
ShareNasarawa Amazons Football Club of Lafia has experienced their first defeat in the ongoing NWFLPremiership Super Six Tournament after , falling 2-0 to FC Robo Queens of Lagos in their Matchday 3 encounter played at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Capital. Coming into the fixture afterContinue Reading
ShareThe Super Eagles showed great form, confidence and praiseworthy fighting spirit despite losing 1-2 to FIFA World Cup-bound Portugal in an explosive friendly match in Leiria on Wednesday night. Just before kick-off, Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko and NFF Executive Committee member Sharif Rabiu Inuwa presentedContinue Reading
ShareThe chairperson of Nasarawa Amazons, Hajiya Husaina Suleiman Nagogo, has once again demonstrated her magnanimous, motherly love by rewarding her players with another instant cash gift following their spectacular second consecutive victory at the 2026 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Super Six in Rivers State. In an incredible show ofContinue Reading
ShareOmar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States. Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football (CAF) men’s referee of the year, was barred fromContinue Reading
ShareThe Super Falcons of Nigeria delivered a commanding second-half performance to defeat the Teranga Lionesses of Senegal 3-0 in the second of their two international friendly games at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne on Monday. After a tense and scoreless first half, the Falcons found their rhythm to secure aContinue Reading
ShareEnglish Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion have announced the signing of young Nigerian forward, Zadok Yohanna from AIK Stockholm. Brighton announced the signing of the highly-rated Nigerian young star in a post on the Club’s Facebook page on Saturday. The statement reads, “Brighton & Hove Albion have agreedContinue Reading
ShareAlexander Zverev finally landed the Grand Slam title that threatened to elude him by overcoming Flavio Cobolli and his own nerves to win a tense French Open final in five sets. The 29-year-old German secured his first, long-awaited major triumph with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 victory overContinue Reading
ShareThe National Sports Commission (NSC) has thrown down the gauntlet ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, setting an unprecedented target of 20 gold medals for Team Nigeria. The target represents a significant leap in ambition for a country that, since its debut at the Commonwealth Games inContinue Reading