Tag: sports
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Remo Stars’ NPFL win: Quality testament to GTI’s work on football development
On Sunday, April 27, 2025, Remo Stars Football Club of Ikenne achieved a historic milestone by clinching their first-ever Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title in the 2024/25 season. After coming up short in the previous two seasons, where they finished as runners-up, this victory was not just a personal achievement for the club, but…
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UEFA semi-finals on GOtv as Arsenal, Man United, and Chelsea target finals
The business end of European football begins this week as the first legs of the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League semi-finals take centre stage. With five English clubs still in the mix, GOtv viewers are in for a thrilling run of high-stakes football action across three nights. Champions League: Arsenal face PSG…
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Liverpool win Premier League, equal Man Utd’s record of 20 top-flight English titles
Liverpool have been crowned Premier League champions, equalling Manchester United’s record of 20 top-flight titles. The Reds clinched the title in style at a jubilant Anfield with a thumping 5-1 win over Tottenham. Arne Slot’s side have led from the front in the Dutchman’s first season in England, losing just twice in 34 games to…
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Peter Temade leads new Rugby Players Union
The Nigeria Rugby Players Union/Association was finally inaugurated on Thursday, 24th April, 2025 in an online meeting which also elected its interim executive headed by a former hard fighting Hooker Mr Peter Temade as Chairman. Peter played Rugby since 2001for Lagos Rugby Club, Racing Rugby Club and recently for the Abuja Rugby Club. He was…
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Team Nigeria weightlifters close African Championship with 13 Gold
Team Nigeria wrapped up participation at the 2025 African Senior Weightlifting Championship in Moka, Mauritius, with a stunning haul of 18 medals – 13 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze – cementing status as a continental powerhouse in the sport. Nigeria’s final day of competition saw Sarah Ovayioza deliver a show-stopping performance in the women’s…
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50 states, clubs listed for 2025 National Table Tennis Championships in Osun
Otan Ayegbaju, a historic town in Southwestern Nigeria, will host 50 teams from states and clubs across the country for the 5th edition of the Michael and Felicia Alabi Memorial National Table Tennis Championships in Osun State. The tournament, sponsored by the Michael and Felicia Alabi Foundation and organized by the Osun State Table Tennis…
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Morocco 2025: Flamingos seek big win to secure World Cup ticket
Coach Bankole Olowookere said on Friday that Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, will aspire to win big in their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round, first leg encounter against their Algerian counterparts on Saturday, in order to reduce the pressure ahead of next week’s return leg duel in North Africa. “We have been working…
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Long EPL weekend on GOtv: Teams eye vital wins in final stretch
Premier League action continues over the Easter long weekend, with clubs across the table battling for European places and survival. With five Champions League spots now available to English clubs, the race for the top five heats up. On Saturday, all eyes will be on the late kick-off between Aston Villa and Newcastle United at…
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Yenagoa SC battle Gateway for Inter Club Scrabble Challenge top prize
The surprise package of the 2025 Nigeria Scrabble Federation Inter-Club finals, Yenagoa SC, have punched their ticket to today’s final of the competition in Benin City, South-South, Nigeria Thanks to their convincing and comfortable win over Central Scrabble Club A in the semi-finals decided on Wednesday, with Yenagoa winning the first three matches, leaving the…
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Alabi claims Nigeria’s first gold, Ogunkunle shines at ITTF World Para
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games bronze medallist Olufemi Alabi has secured Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ITTF World Para Future in Amman, Jordan just as Paris 2024 Paralympic Games bronze winner, Isau Ogunkunle is leading Nigeria’s run at the three-day tournament. The eight-member Nigerian team, consisting of five men and three women, departed for Jordan…
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