Former Russian athlete Tatyana Tomashova has been stripped of her 2012 Olympic 1500m silver medal for doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Tuesday. Tomashova, now 49, was sanctioned after reanalysis at the end of 2021 of two out-of-competition tests, on June 21 and July 17, 2012, which revealed the presence of anabolic […]

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Mr. Aliyu Zubairu as Head Coach of the National U20 Boys, Flying Eagles. The appointment of Zubairu, who led El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri to win the President Federation Cup at the expense of Abia […]

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ms. Eniola Mariam Bolaji on winning a medal in badminton at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, becoming the first African athlete to achieve such a feat in the sport at the games.

Only three players are still being expected at the camp of the Super Eagles, as 20 players trained in Uyo on Tuesday evening, ahead of Saturday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic.

Mir joined Valencia in July on loan from fellow Spanish club Sevilla, who signed him for six seasons in 2021.