China Autumn Tour: D’Tigers Defeat USA National Team 

Nigeria Senior Male Basketball team D’Tigers today in China defeated the USA national basketball team 75-70 in the ongoing Autumn tournament holding in China.  It would be recalled that D’Tigers had defeated USA national team in a preparatory game prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It was a feat never achieved by any African country in the history of …

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Fans Excited As 1XBET Cup Began In Style

It was fun and excitement as the maiden edition of the 1XBET Cup Kicked off Tuesday at the Nitel Training ground venue of the DBI Conference.  In the first game of the competition, in a Group A clash, Capital Avalanche and Cheche Stars played out a 1-1 draw. While in the second match of the day, Fackson FC thrashed Soccer …

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D’Tigers Storm China On Playing Tour 

Nigeria Senior Men Basketball team, D’Tigers this morning, left the country for China on a playing tour of games which began this weekend and will end on October 20th.   The team which failed in its quest to pick a slot for the 2024 Paris Pre-Olympic Qualifiers held in Lagos, will take part in games across different cities in China.  Led …

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Independence: Nigeria Shall Rise And Shine Again – Engr. Musa Kida

By Akeem Busari  President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr (Dr). Ahmadu Musa Kida has joined millions of people across the world to congratulate and celebrate Nigeria on the occasion of her 63rd independence anniversary. In the congratulatory message, Kida expressed his happiness and gratitude to God for keeping Nigeria united and stronger, despite its political and socio-economic challenges.  “We have …

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I Did Not Mean To Be Offensive – Italian journalist Marika Fruscio Pleads With Nigerians After Post Knocking Osimhen

Italian journalist Marika Fruscio, in a social media post on Wednesday, has pleaded with Nigerians over her statement knocking Nigerian-born footballer Victor Osimhen. The Super Eagles striker had deleted Napoli-related posts following a now-deleted TikTok video shared by the club mocking his failed penalty kick against Bologna on Sunday. Osimhen’s agent, Roberto Calenda, not long after, released a statement expressing …

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Police Celebrate Officer Who Won Multiple Boxing Championships

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday celebrated an officer, ASP Olanrewaju Durodola Godspower, for his boxing prowess. The police officer was celebrated on the Force’s Facebook page with the caption, “Today, we celebrate one of our own, ASP Olanrewaju Durodola Godspower, whose journey from Constable to ASP is nothing short of inspiring. “But it’s not just his rank that sets …

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Adesanya Faces Three-month Jail Term For Drunk-driving In New Zealand

Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, could face three months in jail after he pleaded guilty to drunk-driving charges in his home country, New Zealand. The incident took place on August 19, when Adesanya encountered a Random Breath Testing unit in Auckland while returning from dinner with friends. He was found with 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of …

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40 Lagos Community Teams Battle For 1×BET Football Cup…Amokachi, Eguavoen, others calls for more support for grassroots football development 

By Akeem Busari  Forty grassroots football teams drawn from different communities of Lagos State are set to battle for the maiden edition of the prestigious 1×BET football competition. The 40 teams expected to feature in the competition for non-league sides have been pooled into 5 conferences of 8 teams each.  At the glamourous and welI attended draws and unveiling ceremony …

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Stakeholders Congratulate Adeboye On New Appointment 

By Lateef Adekola  Stakeholders in the sports community have continued to congratulate Prince Anthony Adeyinka Adeboye, on his new appointment as Special Adviser on Grassroots Sports to the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh.   Adeboye, who until recently, was the Senior Special Assistant on Sports to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is a renowned awards-winning sports administrator. In the …

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