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World Athletics, the global body of athletics, says it is yet to confirm any of the recently elected factions of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, adding that it has denied both factions access to the official email of the federation. WA Head of Communications, Nicole Jeffery, in an email sent …

England struck twice late on to end a 55-year wait for a knockout tie victory over Germany amid scenes of huge tension and elation to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals at Wembley. Gareth Southgate’s side battled hard to earn the statement victory that has so often eluded England, and it …

Super Eagles have been training at the FIFA Goal Project, Abuja.Super Eagles’ contingent for Saturday’s international friendly game against Mexico will depart Nigeria today for Los Angeles, U.S., venue of the game. Made up of solely home-based players, the team is expected to travel aboard a Turkish Airline flight for …

Table tennis star Quadri Aruna has been unanimously chosen as the captain of Team Nigeria to the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, the NationSport can exclusively report. Feelers from the National Sports Federations meeting held in Abuja on Monday hinted that Aruna was suggested by some of the …

The Abia State Government has condemned the attack on Enyimba players in Jos, following their goalless draw against home side Plateau United in a Nigeria Professional Football League match on Sunday. The attack left two Enyimba players – defender Dare Olatunji and goalkeeper Sabirou Bassa-Djeri injured. Trouble started in the …

Portugal coach Fernando Santos said his players were crying in the changing room after their “unfair” 1-0 defeat by Belgium at Euro 2020 on Sunday. Thorgan Hazard’s swerving shot from 30 yards proved the winner in Seville, where Belgium contained Cristiano Ronaldo and knocked out the reigning champions to book …

Home-based goalkeepers John Nobble and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, alongside Enyimba winger Anayo Iwuala top the list of 25 players invited to the Super Eagles camp, for the July international friendly between Nigeria and Mexico, scheduled to hold at the Los Angeles Menorial Coliseum in California, USA. The aforementioned trio leads a …

World Athletics has deleted the names of Shehu Gusau and Siminialayi Pepple as President and General Director respectively of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria from its website. The move by the world athletics body is coming just days after two AFN parallel elections on June 14 ushered in incumbent Gusau …

Lionel Messi, 33, equalled Javier Mascherano’s record of 147 match appearances for Argentina on Tuesday in Albiceleste’s third match at the 2021 Copa América against Paraguay played at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha. The Argentine captain achieved the milestone two days before his 34th birthday and the Barcelona main man has …

Senegal and Liverpool superstar Sadio Mane has donated about N285 million (around 500,000 pounds or 694,000 dollars) to help in building a hospital in the town of Bambali, his hometown in Senegal. The small village of Bambali, where Mane was born, did not have a hospital before, and the Senegalese …