The Kano State Government has come under fire for awarding a compensation of N1 million each to the victims of the fatal accident which took the lives of 22 Kano athletes and officials, who were returning from the 2024 National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun State on Saturday. Twenty-one members of the contingent were reported dead on Saturday before the …

The Kano State Government has declared Monday, 2 June 2025, as a public holiday to mourn and sympathise with the families of 22 young athletes, coaches, and officials, who died in a ghastly auto crash while returning from the just-concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State. Governor Abba Yusuf, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj, described …

In a move to inspire excellence and elevate performance, Lagos State has announced that athletes representing the state at the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games 2024, will receive instant awards and rewards for their outstanding performances. The Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, made this commitment during a visit to the athletes’ camp at …

Protest broke out on Tuesday at the Cornelia Connelly College camp of athletes participating at the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival over non-payment of their allowance. The festival is taking place in Uyo, Akwa Ibom with the closing ceremony billed for Tuesday after which participating athletes would depart to their various states. It was reported that the athletes refused to …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rewarded Team Lagos athletes for their outstanding performance at the 8th National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, appreciating their second-place finish at the competition. At a reception held at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Ikeja, the governor, who was represented by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, announced a cash reward of N200,000 for gold …

Men and women’s winners of the 16 disciplines at the finals of the Diamond League in Brussels after the second and final day of competition on Saturday (event, men, women): 100m: Ackeem Blake (JAM); Julien Alfred (LCA) 200m: Kenny Bednarek (USA); Brittany Brown (USA) 400m: Charles Dobson (GBR): Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 800m: Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN); Mary Moraa (KEN) 1500m: Jakob …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, doled out cash rewards to athletes of the state for their impressive performance at the 13th African Games in Accra and other competitions this year. The Ogun State Ministry of Sports Development in conjunction with Ogun State Sports Council under the directives of Abiodun appreciated Team Ogun athletes with cash prizes during the …

The Nigeria Athletics Federation (AFN) has assured adequate preparation for athletes in order to compete favourably at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In a statement titled ‘Paris 2024 Olympics: Athletes preparation on course’ by the AFN secretary, Rita Mosindi, the federation doused all forms of worries ahead of the Games, adding that the debts incurred by the previous administration …

It’s not all fun and sports at the ongoing seventh National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State following complaints by athletes and coaches over poor accommodation and feeding arrangements at the Games, after disturbing pictures of teenage athletes sleeping on dirty and torn mattresses without pillows and bedsheets in a hall without curtains, went viral on social media on Monday. …

Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, became the world’s highest-paid athlete after his move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr nearly doubled his annual playing salary while Paris St Germain duo Lionel Messi (35) and Kylian Mbappe (24) round off the top three, according to Forbes. Ronaldo, who joined the Saudi club on a deal until 2025 after leaving Manchester United last year, earned …