The Delta State House of Assembly has passed the first reading of bills for the establishment of three new universities. The bills are for the creation of Delta State University of Education, Agbor; Delta State University of Science and Agriculture, Asaba; and Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro. …

The Kaduna State government has instructed all secondary schools in the State to reopen for academic sessions on February 1, 2021. Kaduna’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mrs Phoebe Yayi, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday. Yari explained that only Senior Secondary School …

he Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) have announced plans to get the country’s wrestlers ready for the Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament from April 2 to 4, and the preceding 2021 African Championships from April 6 to 11, both in El Jadida, Morocco. Team Nigeria wrestlers returned to action for the first …

The NBA made adjustments to its game schedule on Thursday, rescheduling four games as it continues to adapt in light of the coronavirus pandemic. With 22 games postponed already this season — 21 of them this month — the league said on Wednesday it would begin tweaking its schedule so …

Nigeria men’s basketball team D’Tigers moved up one spot from 23rd to 22nd and remain number one in Africa in the latest FIBA world ranking. The basketball governing body published the latest ranking on their official website. The ranking was made after the second window of the FIBA Continental Cup …

President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Musa Kida is hopeful of a better 2021 as basketball stakeholders continue to savour the new found status of its teams on the global scene. Kida who was recently named 2020 Sun Newspaper Sports Personality of the Year recipient,said the out going year …

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon made history on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to take charge of an NBA team when she took over after head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected. Popovich received two technical fouls with 3:56 left in the second quarter of the Spurs’ eventual 121-107 …

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon made history on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to take charge of an NBA team when she took over after head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected. Popovich received two technical fouls with 3:56 left in the second quarter of the Spurs’ eventual 121-107 …

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and had nine rebounds to power the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-109 victory over Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks in a battle between the two early frontrunners for NBA Most Valuable Player honours. Two-time MVP winner Antetokounmpo hit 14-of-21 shots from the floor and Khris Middleton …

LeBron James is changing teams in the cola wars. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, a pitchman for Coca-Cola since entering the NBA in 2003, is set to land a new deal with PepsiCo. The news was first reported Friday by Front Office Sports, then confirmed by ESPN. James reportedly will …