Thursday, 16 September 2021

Moses Simon thanks fans after winning Nantes Player of the Month for August


By Akeem Lawal

NIGERIA international Moses Simon has expressed his appreciation to the fans of FC Nantes for voting him Player of The Month for August, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

“I wan beat person pikin again”, Usman warns Covington ahead of UFC rematch


By Akeem Lawal

REIGNING UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has warned Colby Covington to expect another thorough beating when both fighters meet again at the UFC 268 on November 6 inside Madison Square Garden, the world’s most famous arena in New York.

ITTF Ranking: Aruna set African record, rises to 15


By Our Reporter

NIGERIA’S Quadri Aruna has set a new African record as the first player from the continent to be ranked in top 15 in the ITTF Ranking.

D'Tigress land in Yaounde for Afrobasket title


By Our Reporter

THE women’s Senior National team, D’Tigress will commence their FIBA Afrobasket Championship title defense against Mozambique on Saturday, 18th of September in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Monday, 13 September 2021

2021 Women’s Volleyball Nations C’ship: Nigeria battle ready for Rwanda after thrashing Senegal


By Akeem Lawal 

NIGERIA women's senior team will take on host, Rwanda in their second match of the 2021 Women’s African Seniors Nations Championship holding at the Kigali Arena today by 6pm.

Sunday, 12 September 2021

NBBF Men's Premier League: Police ready to ‘arrest’ Raptors


By Our Reporter
HEAD Coach of Police Batons of Lagos, Dike Dominic is targeting a much needed victory against fellow Lagos team, Raptors when they meet on Monday.

GOtv Boxing Night 23: Baby Face bounces back, wins N1m cash prize


By Our Reporter

WORLD Boxing Federation (WBF) International welterweight champion, Rilwan "Baby Face" Babatunde, on Saturday, returned to winning ways to emerge the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 23.

Saturday, 11 September 2021

2021 V/ball Nations Cup: Nigeria qualify for Q/finals after 16 years


By Akeem Lawal 
NIGERIA break a 16-year-jinx by qualifying for the quarterfinals of the ongoing 2021 African Men’s Senior Volleyball Nations Championship in Rwanda, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.

Friday, 10 September 2021

2021 African Volleyball Nation Cup: Nigeria battle Ethiopia in final group game


By Akeem lawal 

NIGERIA will face Ethiopia in their final match in Pool B on Friday by 4pm at the ongoing 2021 CAVB Men’s African Volleyball Nations Cup holding at the Kigali Arena in Rwanda.

Wednesday, 8 September 2021

Musa relishes 100 cap milestone



By Akeem Lawal

SUPER Eagles captain Ahmed Musa is in cloud nine after making his 100th international appearance for Nigeria in a 2-1 victory over Cape Verde in a Qatar 2022  World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.

Premier Basketball League: Rivers Hoopers begin campaign against Coal City


By Our Reporter

THREE-TIME Nigerian Premier League champion, Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club will begin its quest to represent Nigeria for a second time at the Basketball Africa League, with a game against Enugu side, Coal City in Akure.

Tuesday, 7 September 2021

Watford celebrate Ekong’s 50th cap for Nigeria


By Akeem Lawal

ENGLISH Premier League side, Watford has acknowledged the achievement of Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong on his Golden appearance for Nigeria.

Cape Verde Vs Nigeria: Okoye targets another clean sheet


By Akeem Lawal 
SUPER Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye is hoping not to concede any goal when Nigerian take on Cape Verde in the second match of the 2022 World Cup second round qualifier on Tuesday.

2024 Olympic qualifier: Team Nigeria in Colombia for Cycling Nations Cup


By Akeem Lawal
NIGERIA female elite cycling team on Monday arrived Colombia where they will be participating in the Tack Cycling Nations Cup billed to hold at the Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño in Cali from 9th to 12 September, 2021.

Friday, 3 September 2021

Qatar 2022 WCQ: Iheanacho’s brace shoots down Lone Stars


By Our Reporter

NIGERIA got their campaign for a seventh FIFA World Cup finals appearance off to a bright start with a 2-0 win over Liberia in wet conditions in Lagos on Friday.   

Abdallah names 12-man squad for African Volleyball C’ship


By Our Reporter

THE Head Coach of Nigeria men’s senior volleyball team, Usman Abdallah has included Nigeria Customs Service’s Morris Dikiyai and Matthew Ejeh as well as Nigeria Correctional Services, Dauda Saje in his 12-man squad for the 2021 African Nations Volleyball Championship in Rwanda.

GOtv Boxing Night 23: ‘Baby Face will lose again’, boasts Samson


By Our Reporter
TOP Beninois boxer, Naimou Aziz Samson, has vowed to inflict a second professional defeat of Nigeria’s Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde when they clash at GOtv Boxing Night 23 on 11 September.

MTN Nigeria becomes official communications partner of NFF


By Our Reporter

NIGERIA’S leading telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria, on Thursday, September 2, 2021 signed a three-year multi-million Naira investment in Nigerian football through the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and was announced as the official communications partner of the NFF. 

Wednesday, 1 September 2021

Nigeria records first win at World Volleyball Championship


By Our Reporter
NIGERIA beat Cuba 3-2 (25-10, 25-20, 22-25, 20-25, 15-13) to record her first win at the ongoing FIVB U19 Boys World Championship in Iran on Wednesday.