Tag: sports
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Rhema Yaba set for a bumper 2026 Family Fun and Sports Day
The 2025 edition has been widely described as wonderful and now Rhemites, as they are fondly called, have announced plans to have a bigger Family Fun and Sports Day in 2026. The inaugural fun and sports day was held at the sports ground of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, on Saturday, April 26th. The…
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AFCON U20: Nigeria in quarter finals after 2-2 draw with Kenya
Nigeria reached the quarter finals of the ongoing CAF U20 Championship in Egypt despite having to force Kenya’s Rising Stars to a 2-2 draw in the last match of Group B on Wednesday. In the event, the Flying Eagles finished second on the table with five points, two behind group leaders Morocco who drilled Tunisia…
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Barcelona beaten by Inter Milan even as Raphinha equals Ronaldo record
Raphinha matched Cristiano Ronaldo for the greatest individual Champions League season, but finished on the losing side in an instant semi-final classic. The former Leeds star’s 87th-minute strike appeared to have sealed a stunning comeback win for Barca as they went 3-2 up on the night and 6-5 on aggregate. However, it went to extra…
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UEFA semi-finals: High stakes for English clubs
…games live on GOtv The second legs of the European semi-finals take centre stage this week, with six ties across the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League. Five English clubs are in contention, and each will be looking to complete the job or mount a comeback after the first legs. On Tuesday, Barcelona…
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U20 AFCON: 5 Kenyan players that can stop Nigeria’s Flying Eagles
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will take on the Rising Stars of Kenya in their final Group B match at the ongoing 2025 U20 Africa Cup of Nations (Egypt 2025). The Nigerians coached by Aliyu Zubairu beat Tunisia 1-0 in their opening group game before playing a goalless draw against Morocco yesterday. They’re now second in Group…
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Abdulfatai, Udoaka win titles at 2025 National Table Tennis Championships in Osun
Kwara’s Abdulbasit Abdulfatai and Cross River’s Hope Udoaka emerged as champions at the 5th Michael and Felicia Alabi Memorial National Table Tennis Championships, held Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State. With the defending champions exiting in the quarterfinals, Abdulfatai had a smooth ride to the final, where he mesmerized giant-killer Matthew Fabunmi with a 4-0 victory (12-10,…
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Atilola’s fairy tale run cut short but wins Outstanding Player award
Nigeria’s emerging tennis kid Mofi Atilola had her drive to win two titles in two age categories breached in the Girls 16 finals where the No.2 seed, Goodnews Aina from Ekiti played with a lot of determination to win 6-4, 6-2. Atilola, who easily won the Girls 14s title on the same day beating Success…
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Egypt 2025: For Nigeria, it’s beat Morocco and grab quarter finals ticket
Another North African delicacy is served to the Flying Eagles as they confront Morocco in Group B’s top-of-the-table clash at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium in Cairo on Sunday evening. Auwal Ibrahim’s 37th minute strike snatched the maximum points against the Tunisians on Thursday, but Morocco then upstaged a very good Kenyan side 3-2 in…
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I know my performance will help me at the polls – AFN President, Okowa
The Election Day into the office of the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, (AFN), is close and the incumbent president, Chief Tonobok Okowa, says he will be seeking re-election in order to consolidate on the gains already made. Okowa told journalists in Delta State, South-South, Nigeria, that the work, reforms and programmes that…
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Bayelsa wins mixed doubles at National Table Tennis Championships in Osun
The unseeded duo of Samuel Boboye and Iyanuoluwa Falana clinched the mixed doubles title on Wednesday, April 30, at the 5th Michael and Felicia Alabi Memorial National Table Tennis Championships held in Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State. A major upset occurred in the U-15 boys’ singles, where the number one seed, Ayoola Usman, was eliminated by…
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