COVID-19: NIGERIAN ATHLETES UNDER CLOSE WATCH, SAYS SPORTS MINISTER
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COVID-19: NIGERIAN ATHLETES UNDER CLOSE WATCH, SAYS SPORTS MINISTER

Despite the postponement of the National Sports Festival and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the…

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WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 MOVING TO 2022
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WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 MOVING TO 2022

BY MIKE ROWBOTTOM The World Athletics Championships could be moved from next year to 2022…

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WORLD ATHLETICS COULD SLIP TO 2022 FOLLOWING OLYMPICS DELAY
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WORLD ATHLETICS COULD SLIP TO 2022 FOLLOWING OLYMPICS DELAY

Global athletics chief Sebastian Coe has indicated that next year’s world championships in Eugene, Oregon…

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WORLD ATHLETICS BOSS SAYS DECISION COMING SOON ON TOKYO 2020 GAMES
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WORLD ATHLETICS BOSS SAYS DECISION COMING SOON ON TOKYO 2020 GAMES

Whether the Tokyo Olympics should take place may soon become obvious, World Athletics president Sebastian…

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OLYMPICS: MOVING TOKYO GAMES POSSIBLE, TOO SOON TO DECIDE ON CANCELLATION, SAYS COE
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OLYMPICS: MOVING TOKYO GAMES POSSIBLE, TOO SOON TO DECIDE ON CANCELLATION, SAYS COE

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said on Thursday (March 19) that moving the 2020 Tokyo…

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HOW CORONAVIRUS HAS AFFECTED WORLD OF SPORT
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HOW CORONAVIRUS HAS AFFECTED WORLD OF SPORT

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic…

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NIGERIA SPORTS MINISTER, DARE LIFTS JUNIOR OLYMPIC TRIPLE JUMPER
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NIGERIA SPORTS MINISTER, DARE LIFTS JUNIOR OLYMPIC TRIPLE JUMPER

Fortune has smiled on young Nigerian Junior Olympic Triple Jump athlete Ineh Oritsemeyiwa with the…

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EDO SPORTS FESTIVAL: WE MET OUR EXPECTATIONS-DUDU-ORUMEN
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EDO SPORTS FESTIVAL: WE MET OUR EXPECTATIONS-DUDU-ORUMEN

The third edition of the Edo State Sports Festival, which ended on Saturday in Benin…

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NIGERIA’S SPORTS MINISTER, SUNDAY DARE ASSURES ATHLETES ON WELFARE
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NIGERIA’S SPORTS MINISTER, SUNDAY DARE ASSURES ATHLETES ON WELFARE

The Minister for Youth and Sports Development   Sunday Dare has assured that the welfare…

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NIGERIA SPORTS MINISTER HARPS ON COMMON GROUND FOR SUCCESSFUL TOKYO 2020 OUTING
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NIGERIA SPORTS MINISTER HARPS ON COMMON GROUND FOR SUCCESSFUL TOKYO 2020 OUTING

Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare met Thursday with the Ministerial Advisory…

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EDO DEPUTY GOVERNOR TAPS INTO ‘ADOPT A TALENT’ PROGRAMME
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EDO DEPUTY GOVERNOR TAPS INTO ‘ADOPT A TALENT’ PROGRAMME

Nigeria’s preparations to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics got yet another boost on Wednesday as Edo…

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AKURE ALL-COMERS IS SELECTION TRIALS FOR 1ST AFN CLASSICS
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AKURE ALL-COMERS IS SELECTION TRIALS FOR 1ST AFN CLASSICS

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) will use this weekend’s all-comers competition to select the…

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‘MINE WILL BE INTERVENTION, NOT INTERFERENCE’, SAYS SUNDAY DARE AS GEORGE OLAMIDE AFN GETS RECOGNITION
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‘MINE WILL BE INTERVENTION, NOT INTERFERENCE’, SAYS SUNDAY DARE AS GEORGE OLAMIDE AFN GETS RECOGNITION

Sports Minister in Nigeria, Sunday Dare has assured that the ministry will continue to align…

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MASS RESIGNATION AT RUSSIAN ATHLETICS FEDERATION
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MASS RESIGNATION AT RUSSIAN ATHLETICS FEDERATION

BY DAN PALMER. The entire Executive Committee of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has resigned…

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TRIAL OF FORMER IAAF BOSS, LAMINE DIACK SUFFERS DELAY
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TRIAL OF FORMER IAAF BOSS, LAMINE DIACK SUFFERS DELAY

The trial of former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack in Paris…

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OVER 150 STUDENTS, ATHLETES LIGHT UP OMU ARAN MINI-MARATHON
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OVER 150 STUDENTS, ATHLETES LIGHT UP OMU ARAN MINI-MARATHON

No fewer than 150 students drawn from public schools in Omu-Aran, Kwara, participated in the…

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ZIK’S 1964 NEW YEAR MESSAGE STILL APT FOR NIGERIA 56 YEARS ON
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ZIK’S 1964 NEW YEAR MESSAGE STILL APT FOR NIGERIA 56 YEARS ON

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On January 1, 1964, Nigeria’s first president, Nnamdi Azikiwe in a New…

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KENYAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD MEDALLIST BANNED
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KENYAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD MEDALLIST BANNED

BY DUNCAN MACKAY. World Half Marathon gold medallist Sammy Kiprop Kitwara is the latest leading…

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THE GOOD, THE BAD OF SPORTS IN 2019
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THE GOOD, THE BAD OF SPORTS IN 2019

BY UDOKA CHRISTIAN NJOKU, PLUS TV AFRICA If there is one thing 2019 has delivered,…

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FROM TEAM SPORTS VILLAGE SQUARE, WE WISH YOU ALLOWED, A MERRY CHRISTMAS
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FROM TEAM SPORTS VILLAGE SQUARE, WE WISH YOU ALLOWED, A MERRY CHRISTMAS

OLYMPIC LEGEND, BOLT, TO FEATURE AT TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC STADIUM INAUGURATION
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OLYMPIC LEGEND, BOLT, TO FEATURE AT TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC STADIUM INAUGURATION

BY MICHAEL PAVITT. The Tokyo 2020 New National Stadium will officially open this Saturday with…

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