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US Open Juniors: Ogunsakin begins Grand Slam main-draw journey against world No. 16

Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- Nigeria's teenage tennis prospect Oluwaseun Ogunsakin will make his debut in the US Open Junior Championships main draw on Sunday when he faces Chinese Taipei's Kuan-Shou Chen. Th... Read More


D'Tigress suffer second straight World Cup defeat against Hungary

Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- Nigeria's D'Tigress suffered their second consecutive defeat at the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup after losing 67-71 to Hungary in Berlin on Saturday. D'Tigress, who were seeking th... Read More


FIBA Women's World Cup: Nigeria's D'Tigress fall to Korea

Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- Nigeria's D'Tigress on Friday suffered an 81-99 defeat to South Korea at the FIBA Women's World Cup despite a spirited fightback led by Amy Okonkwo. The game was closely contested... Read More


'It feels really good': Crystal Palace move excites Super Falcons goalkeeper Erhabor

Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- Super Falcons goalkeeper Comfort Erhabor has described her move to Crystal Palace Women as a major step in her career as she targets regular football at a higher level. Palace ann... Read More


Lagos Sports Commission DG meets mother of young athlete over viral video

Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- The Director-General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, has met with the mother of a young squash player who featured in a viral video over an alleged obstruction ... Read More


NFF exposes fake FIFA letter as Nigeria delegation meets football body

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed as fake a purported letter from world football governing body FIFA warning Nigeria against government interference in the federa... Read More


Umohette celebrates 20th career win, hails Anthony Joshua, Itauma

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Akwa Ibom-born boxer Enobong "The Nigerian Gentleman" Umohette has secured the 20th victory of his professional career after defeating former WBL heavyweight champion Fidel "Infier... Read More


JUST IN: Messi announces retirement from international football

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- Argentina captain Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football barely one month after his country's campaign at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Messi, who captai... Read More


DAZN secures LaLiga rights for Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Sports streaming platform DAZN has secured the rights to broadcast LaLiga EA Sports across Sub-Saharan Africa for the next three seasons, including Nigeria. Under the agreement wi... Read More


NFF names Abdulrahaman new NPFL COO after league board sack

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Ayo Abdulrahaman as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), a day after the federat... Read More