The founder of SamKay Athletics Club, Dr. Kola Oredipe, has reached out to the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) for support as he vies for the South-South zonal position on the board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). Dr. Oredipe made the appeal during a press briefing at the Media Centre of the…
Delta State reaffirmed its supremacy in taekwondo by emerging as the overall champion at the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged the Gateway Games 2024. The five-day event, held at Ilisan Town Hall, saw the defending champion clinching an impressive haul of five gold, two silver, and four bronze medals. Delta’s dominance was particularly evident in…
Berlin plans to bid to host the Olympics in Germany together with the states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. According to dpa information, the bid will be presented on May 27 at the Olympic stadium in Berlin. It’s unclear, however, for which year the project, entitled “Berlin plus,” would bid for. Previously, Leipzig…
Two top German politicians have slammed plans by US President Donald Trump to block foreigners from studying at Harvard, with one – himself an alumnus of the elite university – saying it “sends out a chilling signal” and is “research policy suicide.” “When the most important and highest performing universities are deliberately weakened, it is…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Xi assured each other they were open to cooperating on overcoming global challenges. By Michael Fischer and Jörn Petring, dpa German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to support international efforts to get Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, in a first phone call between…
Strategic partners to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on the President Federation Cup (PFC), GTI Asset Management and Trusted Limited have congratulated Abakaliki FC and Kwara United FC for qualifying for the final of the Men’s category of the 2025 edition of the President Federation Cup. In a press statement made available to journalists in…
Vito the vizcacha, a champion of Chile and its vibrant culture, friendly people and stunning scenery, is ready to welcome the football family to his homeland for this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup™ after being unveiled as the tournament’s Official Mascot. With his sociable persona, endearing appearance and boundless energy (hence his name, derived from…
As the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games Ogun 2024, enters its final stretch, Lagos State is focused on defending its fifth position on the medals table. With 9 gold, 10 silver, and 18 bronze medals currently on the sixth position behind Oyo, the Centre of Excellence contingent is confident in its athletes’ abilities…
Five-time world champions Golden Eaglets have zoomed into the semi finals of the football event of the 22nd National Sports Festival ongoing in Ogun State. Abdulmuiz Adeleke, who netted the first goal in the 2-1 win over Edo State on Monday, came up big with a brace against Ebonyi State in Friday morning’s quarter-final encounter,…
The Germany biathlon team is to receive belated relay gold 11 years after the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland dismissed on Thursday an appeal filed by former Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov against the International Court of Arbitration’s (CAS) ruling regarding his doping ban. In 2020, Ustyugov was stripped of…
