FORMER WORLD JUNIOR 800M CHAMPION KIPKETER HANDED TWO-YEAR BAN FOR MISSING TESTS
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FORMER WORLD JUNIOR 800M CHAMPION KIPKETER HANDED TWO-YEAR BAN FOR MISSING TESTS

Former world junior 800 metres champion Alfred Kipketer of Kenya has been banned for two…

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FELIZ NAVIDAD: TWO OF A KIND NIGERIAN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS, AJUNWA AND AMUNEKE MARK MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS
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FELIZ NAVIDAD: TWO OF A KIND NIGERIAN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS, AJUNWA AND AMUNEKE MARK MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS

BY KUNLE SOLAJA Former Nigerian international footballer and currently a coach, Emmanuel Amuneke and Chioma…

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WORLD CHAMPION COLEMAN APPEALS TWO-YEAR BAN FOR BREACHING ANTI-DOPING RULES
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WORLD CHAMPION COLEMAN APPEALS TWO-YEAR BAN FOR BREACHING ANTI-DOPING RULES

World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman has appealed against his ban for breaching anti-doping whereabouts…

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NIGERIA’S SPORTS MINISTRY SACKS ATHLETICS FEDERATION DIRECTOR
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NIGERIA’S SPORTS MINISTRY SACKS ATHLETICS FEDERATION DIRECTOR

The ministry of sports in Nigeria has announced its nullification of the appointment of Similaye…

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PLATEAU STATE ATHLETE DALYOP WINS 2020 LAGOS WOMEN RUN TITLE
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PLATEAU STATE ATHLETE DALYOP WINS 2020 LAGOS WOMEN RUN TITLE

Plateau State athlete, Patience Mwanwang  Dalyop has emerged the winner of the fifth edition of…

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NIGERIA BEGINS ATHLETES’ CAMPING FOR TOKYO 2020
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NIGERIA BEGINS ATHLETES’ CAMPING FOR TOKYO 2020

Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has announced that it has made arrangements to…

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AMERICAN SPORTS STARS REVEL AT TRUMP DEFEAT
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AMERICAN SPORTS STARS REVEL AT TRUMP DEFEAT

Basketball star LeBron James and footballer Megan Rapinoe are among a number of American Olympians…

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PHASE 2 OF NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL BEGINS ON ABUJA ANNIVERSARY
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PHASE 2 OF NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL BEGINS ON ABUJA ANNIVERSARY

BY KUNLE SOLAJA The National Sports Festival in Nigeria will be held in Benin in…

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WORLD 100M CHAMPION COLEMAN BANNED FOR TWO YEARS!
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WORLD 100M CHAMPION COLEMAN BANNED FOR TWO YEARS!

World champion sprinter Christian Coleman has been banned for two years for anti-doping offences, ruling…

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WHY THE NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL MUST BE PUT ON HOLD
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WHY THE NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL MUST BE PUT ON HOLD

BY SMARTS EBHODAGHE It is no longer news that the 20th National Sports Festival tagged…

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LIVE STREAMING FOR CAPE TOWN VIRTUAL MARATHON
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LIVE STREAMING FOR CAPE TOWN VIRTUAL MARATHON

SPNAfrica.com, the Sports Streaming and Video Content Portal will be streaming the Sanlam Cape Town…

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NIGERIA’S PIONEER SPORTS RADIO OWNER, LARRY IZAMOJE MAKES SPORTS ICON LIST
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NIGERIA’S PIONEER SPORTS RADIO OWNER, LARRY IZAMOJE MAKES SPORTS ICON LIST

Sports journalism received a rare honour in Nigeria as the pioneer owner of sports radio…

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NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO HONOUR 60 SPORTS ICONS THIS FRIDAY
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NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO HONOUR 60 SPORTS ICONS THIS FRIDAY

All is now set to honour  60 Nigerian sports icons and  personalities that have won laurels …

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SEMENYA MAY DRAG CAS, WORLD ATHLETICS TO EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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SEMENYA MAY DRAG CAS, WORLD ATHLETICS TO EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

The lawyer for Caster Semenya has revealed he is preparing to challenge rules which prevent…

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SIXTY DIAMOND MOMENTS OF NIGERIAN SPORTS HIGHLIGHT THE 60TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY!
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SIXTY DIAMOND MOMENTS OF NIGERIAN SPORTS HIGHLIGHT THE 60TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY!

BY KUNLE SOLAJA Lead writer of the Sports Village Square takes a peep down memory…

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TOKYO 2020 CONSULTANCY FIRM BLACK TIDINGS “PAID $370,000” TO PAPA MASSATA DIACK
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TOKYO 2020 CONSULTANCY FIRM BLACK TIDINGS “PAID $370,000” TO PAPA MASSATA DIACK

Consultancy firm Black Tidings reportedly transferred $370,000 (£288,000/€313,000) to Papa Massata Diack around the time…

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BREAKING! FORMER WORLD ATHLETICS CHIEF, 87-YEAR OLD SENEGAL’S LAMINE DIACK GOES TO JAIL
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BREAKING! FORMER WORLD ATHLETICS CHIEF, 87-YEAR OLD SENEGAL’S LAMINE DIACK GOES TO JAIL

The former head of world athletics governing body, Lamine Diack of Senegal  was convicted in…

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SENEGAL’S PAPA DIACK BLASTS: “CORRUPTION CASE IS ANGLO-SAXON CONSPIRACY”
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SENEGAL’S PAPA DIACK BLASTS: “CORRUPTION CASE IS ANGLO-SAXON CONSPIRACY”

BY LIAM MORGAN Papa Massata Diack claimed himself and father Lamine Diack are the victims…

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NIGERIAN SPORTS RESUME; BUT WITHOUT CROWD ATTENDANCE
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NIGERIAN SPORTS RESUME; BUT WITHOUT CROWD ATTENDANCE

The gates to sporting arenas in Nigeria have been flung open for the first time…

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BULLDOZERS MOVE INTO NATIONAL STADIUM LAGOS
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BULLDOZERS MOVE INTO NATIONAL STADIUM LAGOS

As expected, the Ministry of Youth and Sports commenced the demolition of illegal structures within…

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MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STADIUM INAUGURATED
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MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STADIUM INAUGURATED

Nigeria’s  Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has charged the Implementation Committee of the…

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