As the ongoing International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships in Winterberg, Germany hits up , Skeleton athletes are in tough sled competition . Nigeria’s Simi Adeagbo is scheduled to race in few days Canadian Skeleton athlete Hallie Clarke is surprisingly leading in her group going into the second day of the BMW IBSF World Championships 2024 in Winterberg. After the first two of a total of four World Championship races in the women’s skeleton, the 19-year-old athlete, U20 World Champion in 2023, came out on top of the field. …
Author: ROSEMARY UGIOMOH
Manchester United narrowed the gap on fifth-placed Tottenham to three points with a 2-1 victory at Luton after Spurs were beaten at home by Wolves on Saturday. Ten Hag’s improving side have now won four consecutive games to sit five points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa with striker Rasmos Hojlund continuing his scoring streak with two goals in the opening seven minutes. The 21-year-old became the youngest Premier League player to score in six straight games. Speaking on The Gary Neville Podcast, Neville said Hojlund shared some of the same characteristics as Manchester City’s Haaland. He said: “Hojlund looked like a…
With the destiny of the Premier League title officially out of their own hands, a disheartened Manchester City seek an immediate return to winning ways when Brentford arrive at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday evening. Pep Guardiola’s men lost their 11-game triumphant streak in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Saturday night, several hours after the Bees were brushed aside 4-1 by Liverpool. The misfiring Erling Haaland had no time for camera close-ups as he lamented an uncharacteristically profligate display during Man City’s blockbuster battle with Chelsea, which had a lot to live up to following the eight-goal extravaganza at…
Runaway Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven put themselves to the test on Tuesday, as Borussia Dortmund arrive at Philips Stadion for the first leg of their last-16 tie in UEFA’s top club competition. PSV’s first Champions League knockout game for eight years will see the Dutch side meet opponents that emerged unscathed from this season’s ‘Group of Death’. Having previously lost on three consecutive occasions in qualifying, PSV finally returned to the big time earlier this season and finished second to Arsenal in a competitive Group B. Victory against Lens ended the club’s 15-game run without a win in the Champions’…
Over 70 schools battled for honours at the first leg of Season 2 of MTN CHAMPS, which took place at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba from 17th to 21st February. At the end of proceedings, Government Model topped the standings in the Cadet (U-14) Boys’ category with 85 points, finishing far ahead of Model Technical (35 points) and Zappa Basic (30 points). Best Okpor proved to be an asset to Government Model as he claimed GOLD medals in the Cadet Boys’ 200m, 400m and 4x100m, as well as a Silver in the Long Jump, taking his tally of laurels…
Dr Solomon Ogba, current Nigeria Olympic committee ( NOC ) first Vice President, former President of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria(AFN) ‘ nomination for this year’s Sportsville Special Recognition has continued to spark positive reactions from the sports family. Dr Ogba, the current Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) first Vice President, is being nominated for honours in the ICON Category of the award. Tunde Popoola, the Secretary General of the Olympic Committee, said Ogba’s contributions to sports development in Nigeria, especially in athletics remain evergreen. Popoola, a former national hockey player said: “This award by Sportsville as the Sports Icon is…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Sunday, charged Permanent Secretaries and top management of the Delta State Civil Service to uphold professionalism and positively impact the state with their services. Governor Oborevwori gave the charge at the 60th birth anniversary and retirement thanksgiving of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Engineer Frederick Edafioghor, at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Owhelogbo in Isoko North Local government area. The Governor said leaving an impactful life in service was better than short-lived instant gain and advocated for sustainable excellence in service delivery. He congratulated the celebrant, Engr Edafioghor for putting his best while…
In perhaps the pick of this year’s last-16 ties, Inter Milan meet Atletico Madrid, with the first leg of their Champions League clash taking place at San Siro on today. Last season’s runners-up, Inter are flying high at the top of Serie A; meanwhile, Atleti stormed through the group stage to reach the knockout rounds once again. Having started 2024 with eight wins on the spin, Inter can consider themselves in peak form ahead of their return to the Champions League, in which they have proven to be one of Europe’s elite teams over the past two seasons. The Nerazzurri…
From all the African teams competing at the ongoing ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships, Egypt’s ladies are the best performing team having won two out of the three matches played so far and their last group match will be against Iran on Tuesday, February 20. After beating Czech Republic 3-0, the Dina Meshref-inspired side fell 3-0 to France while on Monday, February 19, they overwhelmed Ukraine 3-1 to be in line for a place in the knockout round of the tournament. But their men’s team were not so lucky as they had lost two of their group matches against…
Nigeria’s team at the just concluded All Africa Senior Badminton Championship, Cairo 2024, claimed seven medals with the country’s number one badminton player, Anuoluwapo Opeyori clinching his fifth African title and the third back to back. Anuoluwapo had earlier won the All Africa Senior Championships Men’s Singles title in Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 2019, the All Africa Games MS title in Morocco in 2019, the All Africa Senior Championships MS title in Uganda 2022, the All Africa Senior Championships in South Africa 2023 and now in Egypt 2024. Nigeria’s male team in the team event narrowly lost to Algeria in…