In the end, just like a title race or World Cup final, it was a saga that ran right to the end. After courting astronomical offers from his current club, Paris Saint-Germain, and LaLiga giants Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe made his choice to stay in the F…
Basketball: D’Tigress beg Buhari to reverse two-year ban on international competition
Nigeria’s women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress has opposed the two-year embargo placed on international competitions and has appealed to the Federal Government to have a rethink. D’Tigress in February qualified for the 2022 FIBA World Cup and the team in…
Nigeria needs a sports budget
Those who run our football are either too forgetful (forgive me please) or they intentionally cast an indulgent eye to imminent pitfalls ahead, only to say when such problems arise ”but I warned earlier, you thought you knew it all.” This is the premis…
‘Mentally fit’ Joshua tipped to edge Usyk in title rematch
Anthony Joshua’s stable-mate Frazer Clarke believed the heavyweight star is mentally stronger heading into his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The British icon, 32, had his WBA, WBO and IBF titles ripped away by the unbeaten Ukrainian at the Tottenham Hot…
Ofili, Ashe, Brume dazzle at athletics meets
Favour Ofili, was among the stand-out performers on a busy weekend of collegiate conference championship action held in Missouri, United States. Ofili, competing at the SEC Championships in Oxford, Missouri, came close to her lifetime bests when winnin…
Yemi Idowu: Journey to new-look Maracana stadium
An ecstatic Yemi Idowu, chairman, Nathaniel Idowu Foundation, was on hand to usher in first timers, journalists, junior football players and dignitaries, among them: the Oriru of Iru land, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, Bayo Olalenge, c…
NOC boss bags Japan’s ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award
President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) Engr Habu Ahmed Gumel is among distinguished personalities to be honoured by the Government of Japan with the most prestigious Foreign Recipients of the 2022 Spring Imperial Decorations. Gumel, one of th…
NOC holds seminar for women in sports politics, management
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) is taking a bold step in ensuring an increased participation of women in Sports Administration and Politics by organizing a two-day seminar to address the key challenges they face. The seminar with the theme- Sports …
Idowu: Maracana Sports Centre a promise fulfilled, dream comes true
Chairman, Nathaniel Idowu Foundation, Yemi Idowu has described the revamped Cana Junior Sports Centre Ajegunle, formerly known as Maracana Stadium, as a promise fulfilled. Speaking exclusively with The Nation, the businessman and youth sports developer…
Working in construction has been inspiring -Seun Eyitayo
Seun Eyitayo is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Landwey Investments. In this interview with Yetunde Oladeinde, she talked about breaking the bias for women in construction, technology, experience in manufacturing, the opportunities in the hospital…