Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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22:34 Round 1 A bit of a feeling-out patch from both men to start. Joshua pawing with the left jab, moving Takam backward steadily, then stepping in and trying to fire a left-right combo. Takam moving steadily in reverse. He throws his first punch and it’s a wide looping hook to the body that does…
Amosun, Dalung storm London to cheer Joshua The Governor of Ogun state, IbIkunle Amosun and the Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung are among a top Nigerian government delegation who will be at the ringside on Saturday night to cheer Anthony Joshua against Cameroonian-French Carlos Takam in an IBF and WBA challenge billed for…
For Anthony Joshua, the true privilege of being world heavyweight champion is not performing in front of 80,000 crowds in a monumental stadium. At the last media conference before defending his titles in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Joshua said: ‘The honour for me is like going back to my local club last week and training with…
After a pulsating fight in the male 64kg category of the tournament, Dayo Daniel was declared winner over Kasali Moshood. And, was later voted as the best boxer of the tournament for his impressive performance. Daniel is of Champion Boxing Club while Moshood is from PLC Boxing Club. The tournament which held last weekend at the…
Nigeria moves up 9 places in latest FIFA rankings. Super Eagles now 7th in Africa, 41st in world The Nigeria’s Super Eagles despite missing the just concluded AFCON have moved up nine places to become the 7th best team in Africa and 41st in the world. In the latest FIFA rankings released on today Thursday,…
Cameroon wins AFCON Cup 2017. The Cameroonians of have won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Their national team, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon came from behind to defeat Egypt 2-1 to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Gabon. The Pharoahs took a first-half lead through Mohamed Elneny, who finished from a tight…
The USA, gunning for their third straight Olympic basketball gold medal, wrapped up their pre-Summer Games exhibition series with a dominating 110-66 win over world number 25 Nigeria on Monday night. The Americans’ buildup to the Rio de Janeiro Games included five straight exhibition wins, but just one came against an opponent ranked in the…
As it became clear that Julius Yego’s javelin was soaring across nearly the entire length of the Bird’s Nest pitch, and nearer than anyone else to the large scoreboard near the end of it, there were 50,000 gasps of astonishment. But the sight of Yego’s country, Kenya, being way out in front of the medal…
Reports monitor online indicate that FIFA President, Mr.Sepp Blatter has resigned is position as FIFA president. According to Reuters, Sepp Blatter rocked the world of soccer on Tuesday by unexpectedly saying he would step down as FIFA president in the wake of a corruption investigation that reportedly may include the embattled chief himself. Citing sources…
