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HOCKEY: EL SHARKIA WINS 24TH ACCC TITLE
BY FOLUSHO ALADE EGYPTIAN hockey powerhouse EL SHARKIA has won a record 24th hockey club title after defeating GRA of Ghana 3-1 in a pulsating final match...
HOCKEY: SOUTH- AFRICA TO HOST AFRICAN OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
The AFRICAN HOCKEY FEDERATION AFHA has announced the schedule for the African Olympic qualifier for Tokyo 2020. According to SEIF AHMED, president of the AFRICAN HOCKEY FEDERATION AfHA, SOUTH-...
CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: FORMER CHAMPIONS GANG UP AGAINST LOBI STARS
FOLUSHO ALADE LOBI STARS of MAKURDI representing Nigeria in the 2019 CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE has been drawn in GROUP A with former champions; WYDAD CASABLANCA of MOROCCO,...
TOKYO 2020: TOKYO 2020 WELCOMES COCA-COLA JAPAN AS PARALYMPIC GOLD PARTNER
The TOKYO ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES (TOKYO 2020) has welcomed the COCA-COLA (JAPAN) COMPANY, LIMITED (“COCA-COLA JAPAN”) as a Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Gold Partner in...
TOKYO 2020: MORE THAN 180,000 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR TOKYO 2020 VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has announced that, at the close of registrations on 21 December, 186,101 applications for the Tokyo 2020...
WINTER SPORTS: ALL SET FOR 2019 FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIP
FOLUSHO ALADE The 2019 FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIP tagged ARE 2019 will run from 4-17TH FEBRUARY 2019 according to organisers. The events will see new world champions...
NSF: GIDADO CHALLENGE TEAM PLATEAU TO GO FOR GOLD
FOLUSHO ALADE The chairman of PLATEAU STATE KARATE ASSOCIATION, CALEB GIDADO has challenged TEAM PLATEAU state KARATE TEAM to go for gold when they compete in the on-going...
NSF: SURAJUDEEN BELLO WINS GOLD FOR FCT
FOLUSHO ALADE SURAJUDEEN BELLO representing the host city, FCT in the on-going 19TH NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL tagged ‘’ABUJA 2018’’ has won GOLD in JUDO . BELLO who...
KIPCHOGE AND IBARGUEN NAMED 2018 WORLD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
ELIUD KIPCHOGE and CATERINE IBARGUEN have been named the male and female WORLD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR AT THE IAAF ATHLETICS AWARDS 2018, held at the GRIMALDI FORUM in...
SPORTS WILL ENABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-UN
On December 3rd 2018, the UNITED NATIONS (UN) GENERAL ASSEMBLY adopted the resolution “SPORT AS AN ENABLER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”. According to a press release from the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION...