Sodiq Oyeleke Immediate past Minister of Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung, says his reappointment by President Muhammadu Buhari is unstoppable by “any human being.” He stated this during an interview with The PUNCH on crisis in […]
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has unveiled a new name and logo, `World Athletics’, saying it will make the sport more accessible to wider audience. A statement by the association released to the […]
Caster Semenya won the 800 metres at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday in her first race since losing her appeal over a controversial gender ruling, claiming “actions speak louder than words.” The South […]
Emmanuel Afonne The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Solomon Dalung, says sports is the best performing ministry in the country under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Dalung said this on Tuesday in his […]
World number one Novak Djokovic won a fourth Mubadala World Tennis Championship title on Saturday, coming back from a set down to beat Kevin Anderson 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. Djokovic claimed victory on a fifth match […]
Britain’s Anthony Joshua retained his International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organisation heavyweight titles with a seventh-round stoppage of Alexander Povetkin at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday. It was the first time […]
Anthony Joshua is studying Cristiano Ronaldo’s training regime in a bid to prolong his career, The Sun reports. The Portugal star’s Juventus medical this summer showed he has a biological age of 23 – despite being 10 […]
Former world welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather on Saturday said he will face Manny Pacquiao later this year in a rematch of their 2015 superfight. In a posting on Instagram, Mayweather said he will come out of retirement to […]
Martina Navratilova, an 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, says Serena Williams was wrong in her outburst at the US Open women’s finals even though she agreed there is a double standard, AFP reports. Writing in […]
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri and Egypt’s Dina Meshref emerged as winners of the men’s and Women’s singles event at the 2018 ITTF African Championships which ended in Mauritius on Sunday. According to a statement by ATTF-Africa, […]
