The Orange Lionesses of Netherlands on Wednesday thrashed the Copper Queens of Zambia 10-3 in the Group F Olympic football opener in Tokyo, Japan.

There was a total breakdown of law and order at the Adokiya Amesiamaka stadium in Port Harcourt on Sunday as fans of Rivers united fans went on a rampage, beating up a fan of Akwa United during a match between the two clubs.

Team Nigeria will begin their quest for a first-ever medal in the Olympic Games’ tennis event on Saturday, with Funke Oshonaike taking on Liu Juan of the U.S.

Silas Nwankwo scored the lone goal as Nasarawa United Football Club of Lafia beat visiting MFM FC 1-0 on Sunday in the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

A day before the Tokyo Olympics officially opens, organisers have reported 12 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases linked to the event.

The Nigerian national women's basketball team on Sunday could not hold their own against their U.S. counterparts as they lost 62-93 in a friendly exhibition match in Las Vegas, California.

After months of intensive training ahead of their participation at this year's summer Olympics Games, coaches of D’Tigers and D’Tigress coaches have finally released their final 12 man lists.

Egyptian giants Al Ahly beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 in Casablanca to successfully defend their CAF Champions League crown and secure their 10th overall title.

Commonwealth gold-medalist Blessing Oborududu (68kg) and 2018 African champion Ekerekeme Agiomor (86kg) have both talked up their chances of winning medals for Team Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which gets underway on Friday.

Former England striker, Eni Aluko, says condemning racism on social media is not enough after the abuse aimed at Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho; "I can't be on the same platform that I'm standing against"

Former International Peter Ijeh has revealed that he mentored Swedish International Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the game, while he was growing up.

The second batch of Nigeria’s Olympic contingent have arrived Kizarazu, the team’s training camp ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games scheduled to begin on July 23.