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JUST IN: Nigeria finishes seventh at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Team Nigeria ended its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday, finishing seventh on the final medals table with 24 medals made up of 10 gold, seven silver and ... Read More


Nigeria finishes seventh at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Team Nigeria ended its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday, finishing seventh on the final medals table with 24 medals made up of 10 gold, seven silver and ... Read More


Uyi Akpata: How Team Nigeria's Glasgow gains can shape future of sports

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- The President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), Uyi Akpata, believes the progress recorded by Team Nigeria at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow offers valuable lessons f... Read More


Glasgow 2026: Reporter's Diary: Day 7-A Super Eagles fan in Edinburgh

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- One of the biggest joys of travelling is meeting people you probably would never have met back home. A few days into the Commonwealth Games, one of my bosses, Osa Umweni, who used ... Read More


INTERVIEW: Rafiat Lawal opens up on title defence, Olympic ambitions and Nigeria's weightlifting revival

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Fresh from defending her Commonwealth Games title in Glasgow, Nigerian weightlifting star Lawal reinforced her status as one of the country's most consistent athletes on the interna... Read More


Glasgow 2026: 'God carried me,' says Ruth Usoro after Commonwealth Games silver

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Ruth Usoro has attributed her Commonwealth Games silver medal to divine intervention after overcoming illness and a difficult season to reach the podium in Glasgow. The Nigerian lo... Read More


INTERVIEW: I wanted to become Nigeria's first men's 100m Commonwealth champion, says Kayinsola Ajayi

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Kayinsola Ajayi added another milestone to his remarkable 2026 season by winning a bronze medal in the men's 100m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The medal made him the first ... Read More


Glasgow 2026: Nigeria adds two silvers as relay team, Usoro shine on penultimate day

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Team Nigeria continued its impressive athletics campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, winning two silver medals through long jumper Ruth Usoro and the men's 4x100m re... Read More


UPDATED: Glasgow 2026: Usoro wins silver as relay quartet settles for bronze after appeal drama

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Team Nigeria continued its impressive athletics campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, with Ruth Usoro winning silver in the women's long jump, while the men's 4x100m ... Read More


Glasgow 2026: Reporter's Diary - Day 6: My First Meeting with an Iraqi

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- One of the unexpected joys of covering the Commonwealth Games is meeting people from different parts of the world. Before coming to Glasgow, I must confess that the only Iraqi I rea... Read More