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Ten Nigerian Athletes have been disqualified from competing at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The athletes were disqualified for not meeting the minimum testing requirements under Rule 15 governing National Anti-Doping Federations according to a statement from the Athletics Integrity Unit made available to ait.live The Athletics Integrity Unit is an independent body created by […]
The 2020-2021 Season’s final games in the Nigeria National League (NNL), Northern Conference, A1 have been scheduled to hold on Saturday July 31. The four games to cap the regular season in the group will hold in four cities Jalingo, Jos, Zaria and Gombe. All matches are to be played at the same time of […]
The Nigerian basketball federation(NBBF) honors late singer Sound Sultan by dedicating D’Tigers wins against USA and Argentina to him. The Nigerian male Basketball team commenced their journey to the Olympics with two friendlies against USA and Argentina where they came out victorious. The D’Tigers edged Team USA ranked number 1 in the world by […]
The 2020/21 English Premier League season was completed after eight months of continued action with majority of the matches being played under closed doors and in strict adherence to protocols due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Although not without a few of VAR controversies and some questionable referee calls that characterized the previous season. Manchester city […]
The 20th National Sports Festival has officially been declared open after an elaborate opening ceremony at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. The Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, declared the games opened. He reaffirmed that the multi sports biennial event remains a major uniting force in Nigeria. […]
Kelechi Ihenacho has joined the Super Eagles in camp for their Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifiers against the Benin Republic and Lesotho. The arrival of the Leicester City Forward generated excitement on the offical twitter handle of the team, as fans responded in different manners. Some were critical of his late arrival, others questioned the […]
Real Madrid will face Liverpool in the Champions League quarterfinals, while there will be a repeat of last season’s final as Bayern Munich were drawn against Paris Saint-Germain.The other ties will see Manchester City taking on Borussia Dortmund and FC Porto facing Chelsea. QUARTERFINALS Manchester City vs. Borussia Dortmund FC Porto vs. Chelsea Bayern Munich vs. Paris Saint-Germain Real Madrid vs. Liverpool City’s […]
Bayelsa Queens Football Club of Yenagoa have opened up a -four-point lead over League Rivals Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt in the ongoing 2020/2021 season of the Nigeria Women Football League Premiership, NWFL. The new status of the league table was confirmed at the end of the match-day ten fixtures on Wednesday that saw Bayelsa […]
Chelsea eased into the quarterfinals of the Champions League thanks to a 2-0 victory (3-0 on aggregate) in their last-16 second leg against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge. Hakim Ziyech scored the crucial first goal of the night when he converted a clinical counter-attack from close range inside the area. Emerson added a late second with his first touch, and Chelsea’s win ensured […]
As the 2021 Africa U-18 Girls and U-19 boys Volleyball Nations Cup tournaments get underway, the confederation of Africa volleyball, CAVB, and the Nigerian volleyball federation, NVBF, have expressed regret over the inability of the Egyptian teams to honour the tournament because of COVID-19. CAVB Delegate, Bai Dodon Jallow and NVBF President Musa Nimrod who […]
