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Asisat Oshoala Nominated for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or player of the year award

Admin August 16, 2022 No Comments

Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala has made the shortlist for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or player of the year award. The 27-year-old will battle it out…

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Christensen and Kessie may leave Barcelona on a free transfers if not registered in time

New signings Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie could both leave Barcelona for free if they are not registered before Saturday’s LaLiga opener against Rayo Vallecano,…

Chelsea are ready to sign Frenkie de Jong and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang if Barcelona allow both players to leave this month.

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Chelsea May Sign Frenkie de Jong and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Admin August 11, 2022 No Comments Barcelona Chelsea Frenkie de Jong Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Chelsea are ready to sign Frenkie de Jong and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang if Barcelona allow both players to leave this month. Manchester United agreed a £72m…

Tobi Amusan has secured gold in the women's 100 meters hurdles at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK. She sets new Games Record of 12.30 seconds to win Gold medal for Nigeria on Sunday morning. The most recent accomplishment is coming approximately fourteen days after she additionally secured gold at the World Athletic Championship in Eugene, USA.. Her accomplishment at the World Athletic Championship enormously circulated around the web and pulled in commendations from Nigerian games darlings across the globe. At the Commonwealth Games, Tobi timed 12.30 seconds to establish another games record in the women's 100 meters hurdles. In the hot challenge, Devynne Charlton of Barbados secured the silver decoration while England's Cindy Sember bronze. With her most recent endeavors at the CMG, Nigeria has now stowed 31 awards — 10 gold, 8 silver, and 13 bronze. Amusan becomes the first World Champion to win a Gold medal in the event and the first Nigerian athlete ever to be crowned champion at all levels of athletics in the same year, after successfully defending the Commonwealth Games title she won four years ago in Gold Coast Australia. She is now the champion in Africa, World and Commonwealth Games. Amusan had won the 2018 edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast to become the first Nigerian female hurdler to win gold at the Games. She won the women’s 100m hurdles then in 12.68secs to claim her first Commonwealth Games gold for Nigeria.

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Tobi Amusan Wins Gold Again; Sets New Game Record At Commonwealth Games

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Tobi Amusan has secured gold in the women’s 100 meters hurdles at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK. She sets new Games Record of…

Folashade Oluwafemiayo sets another world record as she win gold medal in the women powerlifting

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Commonwealth Games 2022:Folashade Oluwafemiayo sets another world record as she wins gold medal in the women powerlifting

Admin August 5, 2022 No Comments

Nigeria’s medal haul at the ongoing Commonwealth games in Birmingham, UK, keeps increasing as Folashade Oluwafemiayo broke another record on Thursday after she won gold…

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Chioma Onyekwere Wins Gold Medal in Discus Throw in Birmingham

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Chioma Onyekwere makes history as the first Nigerian to win the Discus Throw gold medal fin the Commonwealth Games. Reigning African Games and African Championships…

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Mohamed Salah Sets Another Premier League Record For Liverpool

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Liverpool’s midfielder, Mohamed Salah has set another record for himself just days before the football season starts. The 29-year-old scored twice and set up another…

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Adijat Adenike Olarinoye; Nigerian first gold medalist in the 2022 Commonwealth games

Admin July 31, 2022 No Comments 2022 Commonwealth Games Adijat Adenike Olarinoye Women heavy weight lifter

Adijat Adenike Olarinoye gave Nigerians something to cheer about, winning her country’s first medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, setting a new…

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Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan sets new world record at the World Athletics Championship 2022

Admin July 25, 2022 No Comments

Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan has broken the world record and set new one at the World Athletics Championships 2022. Tobi Amusan has become the first…

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How Israel Adesanya beat Jared Cannonier to retain middleweight title

Admin July 3, 2022 No Comments Adesanya beat Jared Cannonier

Israel Adesanya defeated Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) in the main event of UFC 276 in Las Vegas on Saturday to retain…