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Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s legal team has announced that she is “feeling poised and confident” as she prepares for a pivotal hearing regarding the requirement to lower her testosterone levels to compete as a female athlete. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, …

In a symbolic display of diplomatic camaraderie, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye recently welcomed Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame to a vibrant basketball showdown in Dakar. The atmosphere crackled with excitement as the two leaders shared in the thrill of the game between Senegal’s AS Douanes and Rwanda’s APR Basketball Club, …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), under the leadership of Ibrahim Gusau, on Sunday paid a condolence visit to former Nigeria international and President of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria, Tijani Babangida, who lost his son and brother in a ghastly motor accident along the Kaduna – Zaria Road on …

The world record-holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, was the fastest over the barriers, setting a world-leading time of 12.40 (0.9m/s). Danielle Williams, a two-time world champion, was ahead for most of the race but lost her rhythm over the final two hurdles and finished second with 12.46. …

Former Nigeria youth international Ibrahim Babangida has unfortunately passed away after an accident along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. His older brother, former Super Eagles legend Tijani, who was in the vehicle with him, was rushed to the hospital and is responding to treatment. The family was travelling for an event when …

South Africans and boxing fans are paying tribute to legendary boxer Dingaan Thobela, who died on Monday following an undisclosed illness. He was aged 57. The former world boxing champion was discovered dead at his apartment in Johannesburg after family members failed to get hold of him on the phone, …

The Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint former ace winger Finidi George as Head Coach of the Senior Men National Football Team, Super Eagles. George, who spent 20 months as assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese …

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has appointed National Chess Master, Tunde Onakoya, the Sports Ambassador of the State following his world record-breaking chess marathon campaign at the Times Square in New York. He disclosed this on Thursday when he received Onakoya in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He …

Nigerian Chess Master and Convener of Chess in Slums, Tunde Onakoya has surged past the 58-hour mark in his quest to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde posted on his social media handles during the early hours of Saturday, with a photo captioned “Record broken.” …

Under the beaming lights of New York’s iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya is attempting an ambitious challenge to break the record for the longest chess marathon. He aims to play for 58 consecutive hours and raise $1m (£805,000) for charity in the process. The money, he says, …