YouTuber KSI is the latest internet figure and celebrity to venture into football investment, having announced his purchase of a minority stake in Dagenham & Redbridge, an English club currently sitting mid-table in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The 32-year-old, born Olajide Olatunji in London to parents of Yoruba […]
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Hollywood star Damson Idris has extended his run with the Formula One family, joining the sports franchise as a Global Brand Ambassador following the launch of F1’s “All To Drive For” campaign, in which he starred. Damson, a British actor born to Nigerian parents in London, starred in F1: The Movie about one-year ago. […]
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Nigerian sprint hurdler sensation Jared Ejiasian has sent shockwaves through the athletics world after shattering a seven-year world record in the men’s 60-meter hurdles at the French U18 and U20 Indoor Championships in Val-de-Reuil on Saturday. The 16-year-old clocked a breathtaking 7.43 seconds in the final at the Stade Couvert Jesse Owens, eclipsing the […]
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Some six months after Nigeria lost fast-rising sprinter Favour Ofili to the warm hands of Turkey over the administrative negligence of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), another promising athlete, Favour Ashe, has decamped, this time to Qatar, a central country in the Gulf region where it is overflowing with milk and honey for embittered […]
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If consistent excellence over an extended period is the defining mark of a great athlete, Efe Ajagba has earned the right to be regarded as Nigeria’s leading boxer of contemporary times. The 31-year-old Nigerian-born and bred boxer laid another brick toward that status last Sunday, February 15, by sending former IBF heavyweight title holder to […]
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As a pro sports (or so we have been made to believe) country, Nigeria’s pool of world-class athletes is by no measure teeming. Looking at the current generation, you would be hard-pressed to mention three Nigerians in any discipline who have been at the very top for the entirety of the last decade. From a […]
The 75th edition of the NBA All-Star Game ended as one of the most competitive in recent years — a much-needed development given the enduring optics — with the new iteration of the USA vs World format delivering intensity for most of the night at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The new round-robin […]
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The 2026 NBA All-Star weekend kicked off on Friday, February 13, with the Rising Stars Challenge that saw Team Vince, coached by Vince Carter, defeat Team Melo, coached by Carmelo Anthony. As entertaining and competitive as the opener was at the Intuit Dome, the centre of focus remains the 75th All-Star Game on Sunday, which […]
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When the 2026 Olympic Winter Games kicked off on February 6 at Milano Cortina, Samuel Ikpefan stood as the only Nigerian athlete set to participate in the Games. Competing in cross-country skiing, the 33-year-old, born to a Nigerian father and French mother, was raised in the French Alps, a region where snow and winter […]
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Eleven years after their heartbreaking loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX, a defense-anchored Seattle Seahawks team exacted revenge, defeating the Patriots 29–13 to win Super Bowl LX in dominant fashion. In what was Seattle’s second Lombardi Trophy triumph at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, they seized control early and […]
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Nicholas Eze Emmanwori, who turns 22 on Saturday, is bidding to join an exclusive list of the youngest players to win the Super Bowl on Sunday, when he takes the field with the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium. Emmanwori, who somehow lost the Defensive Rookie of the Year award […]
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Super Eagles of Nigeria first-choice goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has exited South African side Chippa United by mutual consent. Nwabali, 29, joined the Premier Soccer League (PSL) club from Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Katsina United in 2022. He made around 70 appearances for the Chilli Boys before his departure was confirmed on Thursday, […]
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