By Lisa Martin & Harry De Cosemo for IPC Paris’s reputation as a city of romance has rubbed off on a handful of Para athletes who have popped the question to their sweethearts during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Enjoy our romantic rundown! Alessandro & Arianna Italian runner Alessandro Ossola, 36, proposed to his girlfriend Arianna at…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers opener on Saturday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The win came following a tremendous performance by Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman who scored one and two goals respectively. Lookman opened the scoring in the first…
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said in the early hours of Tuesday: “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and…
Harvinder Singh won gold in the men’s individual recurve open competition, three years after earning India’s first Paralympic medal in Para archery. Three years after winning India’s first Paralympic archery medal, Harvinder Singh made more history by earning the country’s first gold in the sport. After the scoreboard showed that he won the final of the men’s individual…
When Mariam Eniola Bolaji defeated Oksana Kozyna to clinch bronze in the women’s Para badminton SL3 at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, she created history not just for herself and her country Nigeria, but also for an entire continent. Why? Because Bolaji is now the first African player, male or female, to win a badminton medal…
Eniola Bolaji has won the first medal for Nigeria at the ongoing 2024 Paralympics in Paris. She won a Paralympic Bronze Medal in the Women’s Singles SL3 category on Monday. Bolaji also became the first African Athlete to win a medal in Badminton at the Paralympics in Paris. She won the Women’s Singles SL3 Titles at…
Sean Higgins, the alleged drunk driver who killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother on Thursday, lets out an irritated sigh after he is told he’d be spending the weekend in jail. Johnny and his brother Matthew were killed just hours before their sister’s wedding. Higgins is facing two counts of second-degree vehicle mansla*ghter….
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has approved a new Management Board for the Rovers Football Club of Calabar to ensure their seamless participation and successful performance in the Nigerian National League (NNL). A release signed by the Commissioner for Sports Development, Hon. Agnes Atsu, on Wednesday, 28th August 2024, named…
The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has named Cross Rivers State as the host of the 2023/2024 NWFL Championship. The upcoming Championship, the league’s second division, will be held from 31st August to 8th September 2024 in Calabar, Cross Rivers State. Building on the successes of the 2024 NWFL season calendar, this Championship follows the…
The 2024/2025 Premier League season has been so promising so far with Match Day Two ending today, Sunday, 25th August 2024. We saw big wins from Brighton, Manchester City, Tottenham, West Ham and Arsenal on Saturday, 24th August 2024. The second match day was rounded off with massive wins for Chelsea and Liverpool. Match Day…
