No fewer than 124 athletes are taking part in the ongoing National Open Judo Commonwealth trials which opened on Wednesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium Surulere, Lagos.

Nigeria’s first female gold medallist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, has called on athletes to stop cutting corners, but rather face the reality of intense competition for world titles.

Nigeria reached the finals of this year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations Championship after the Super Falcons held out bravely to defeat hosts Lady Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 1-0 in Abidjan on Wednesday evening. The scoreline meant an aggregate 3-0 win for the nine-time African champions.

Rangers International FC of Enugu Thursday defeated visiting Nasarawa United FC 1-0 in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 13 in Nnewi.

Gombe United Football Club (FC) has expressed optimism that it will defeat Plateau United to secure maximum points when both sides meet at the Pantami Stadium, Gombe.

Michael Masi has been removed as Formula One race director over his management of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year which led to Max Verstappen being controversially crowned world champion.

Brazil football great,  Pelé would stay longer in hospital after a urinary tract infection was discovered while he was being treated for a tumor six months ago.

There are now new criteria for interested football stakeholders to meet in order to be considered for the role of Match Commissioners in Nigeria’s domestic game.

Following are the results of four Match Day 14 fixtures of the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday:

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), a firm of international auditors, has reiterated its commitment to sponsoring the National Under17 Cricket championship.

Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze and Nigerian-born Arnaut Danjuma stood out in Villarreal’s impressive 4-1 win away at Los Carmenes against Granada in La Liga on Saturday.

The Nigerian national women's basketball team, D'Tigress are to receive a cash reward of N25 million from the Federal Government for winning the 2020 Afrobasketball Championships in Cameroon.