Onakoya refused to quit chess marathon despite health challenges -New York NGO Gift of Chess, a New York-based non-profit organization with the mission of distributing chess sets around the world, has revealed that Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Thursday, experienced intense vomiting and stomach pain during his ongoing marathon …
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The biggest WrestleMania in history brought major change to the WWE championship picture. In WWE, champions reign supreme, and at WrestleMania 40, six of the main roster’s nine titles switched hands at the two-day event in Philadelphia. There are stars all over the WWE roster, but the ones that are held in the …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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