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Great Britain’s team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on course to contain more women than men for the first time, chef de mission Mark England has told the BBC. The number of women in the British team could rise above 50 per cent from 44…

Abiodun Agbaje, a football enthusiast and Director of New Hall Football Academy in Lekki, Lagos State, on Monday said that the Academy would soon unveil one of the biggest academy-owned stadium in West Africa. Agbaje, who is the…

L-R: Hon(Prince) Ned Nwoko, Madam Martha Jug-ah, Director(Technical) Delta State Sports Commission, Mr Emmanuel A. Ojei and Mr Frank Iroroh at the construction site of the STARS University, idumuje-Ugboko By Ifeanyi Eduzor Beyond the…

By George Aluo High riding Dutch side, Ajax appear to have started reaping the benefit of last week's five star performance against Real Madrid who they bundled out the money spinning UEFA Champions League. 24 hours after the 'Bernabeu…

An injury time goal from Eden Hazard salvaged a point for hosts Chelsea against a dogged Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday. Raul Jimenez had put the visitors ahead with one of their only two shots on…

Argentina captain Lionel Messi is back in the national squad for the first time since 2018 World Cup in Russia. Messi will play in at least one of their friendlies against Venezuela and Morocco this month, coach Lionel Scaloni said on…

World weightlifting championship host, Thailand, have voluntarily withdrawn from international competitions, including qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, over a series of doping violations. Thailand will still, in spite of…

Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini announced his retirement from international football on Friday, ending a 12-year career with the national team. The 31-year-old scored 18 goals in 87 appearances for Belgium and represented them at…

European football ruling body UEFA on Friday gave an explanation about the reference to video technology to decide on the Presnel Kimpembe handball incident on Wednesday. UEFA said the incident which led to Manchester United’s…

Venus Williams played through illness to win a seesaw opening round match against German Andrea Petkovic 6-4 0-6 6-3 at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. Williams, who received medical attention from a trainer late in the first set,…