American rap star J. Cole Sunday helped Rwanda side Patriots BBC beat Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers on his professional basketball debut. J. Cole scored three points, with two assists and three rebounds as Patriots defeated Hoopers 83-60 at the Kigali Arena, Kigali, Rwanda. The game was the first at the inaugural …
Read More »UFC star, Conor McGregor beats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to be named world’s highest-paid athlete
Conor McGregor has been ranked as Forbes’ highest-paid athlete, beating out competition from the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lewis Hamilton to claim the number one spot. The majority of his revenue has come from ventures which include an array of endorsement deals. According to Forbes, …
Read More »Antonio, Bash, Femi gun for Sandouk’s Ondo Auto Rally title
Top racers, including Femi Dada, Ango Raak, Muyiwa Akintola, and Jay Bash have entered the race for the 2021 Ondo Auto Rally billed for Ilara Mokin racing course on April 3, 2021. President of the motorsports group putting the event together, Work and Play, Adeoye Ojuoko, said at the weekend …
Read More »Ekezie unveils basketball development academy in Lagos
Former NBA star, Obinna Ekezie, at the weekend unveiled the first African basketball development academy in Lagos. Ekezie said the academy, tagged Organised Basketball Network (OBN) Academy, is part of his efforts to revamp the nation’s basketball, which has been at the grassroots level. Located at Plot 8 Ogombo Road, …
Read More »Female race driving pioneer, Sabine Schmitz dies at 51 after long battle with cancer
German racing legend and Top Gear star Sabine Schmitz has died at the age of 51 after a long battle with cancer. Sabine, widely known as the “Queen of the Nürburgring”, had suffered with the illness for more than three years. A statement issued by the famous German …
Read More »Sports Festival to aid Nigerian wrestlers for Olympic qualifiers
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 …
Read More »NBA announces schedule changes
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 …
Read More »D’Tigers move up in world ranking, retain top spot in Africa
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 …
Read More »Musa Kida eyes glorious 2021 for Nigerian basketball
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 …
Read More »Becky Hammon becomes first woman to coach NBA team
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 …
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