A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan early in his career sold for nearly $1.5 million on Sunday, setting a record price at auction for game-worn footwear, Sotheby’s said.

The Electoral Committee of the 2021 Nigeria Basketball Federation met on Friday to fine tune plans as the countdown continues to 30th of October election date.

Despite efforts by the Ministry of Sports and Youth development to find an amicable solution to the crisis rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation, (NBBF) by ordering the suspension of the planned election, the Chairman, caretaker committee, Musa Kida says the Elective Congress is going ahead.

Nigeria’s Super Falcons and Linköpings FC of Sweden goal sensation, Uchenna Kanu, says the team would not get carried away by the 2-0 victory in the reverse fixtures in Ghana.

Following the lingering crisis rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation, (NBBF), the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has ordered the suspension of the planned election scheduled to hold in Benin.

The Olympic flame for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games arrived in the Chinese capital on Wednesday.

With continued interests being generated by the 2021 Nigeria Basketball Federation elections, the Electoral Committee is leaving no stone unturned to deliver on their mandate.

Team Delta has emerged champions of the Sixth Edition of the National Youth Games after garnering sixty gold, twenty seven silver and twenty nine bronze medals.

Nigerian midfielder Akinkunmi Amoo took his goals tally to eight on Sunday afternoon as he scored one and assisted another as he helped his Swedish side, Hammarby to a comeback 4-3 win over Ostersunds FK.

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, announced football legend Didier Drogba from Côte d’Ivoire as its new Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health.

Nigeria Volleyball Federation President, Engineer Musa Nimrod; APC Women leader for FCT, Hailmary Aipoh; MD/CEO of Lookalike Sports, Joseph Okeke and Mudiame University based in Edo State, have all thrown their hat in support of the maiden edition of ITV table tennis Challenge.

Abdulbaasit Abdulfatai of Kwara had rallied to grab a 2-2 stalemate, after falling to Mathew Kuti of Lagos in the first two sets in the finals of the Table Tennis event, at the ongoing National Youth Games in Ilorin.