World Boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is set to visit Nigeria on a three-day tour in August, during which he would pay courtesy calls on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, and the governors of Lagos and Ogun states.
Nigerian Born World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua has concluded plans to resume training session in August, preparatory for a possible title defence in December this year. The planned resumption of training is coming despite uncertainty surrounding the emergence of an opponent for the title defence.
The long-rumoured bout between undefeated American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor is halfway to becoming a reality after the Irish fighter signed a deal for the contest.
Former WBO champion, Wladimir Klitschko has cautioned British boxer of Nigerian origin, Anthony Femi Joshua that battling him will be like confronting Mount Everest when they meet on 29 April.
After surviving the NBA play-in tournament, the Golden State Warriors are set to face the Houston Rockets in a best-of-seven first-round series in the Western Conference, starting Sunday night. Shortly after the Warriors secured a 121-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at Chase Center on Tuesday night, the NBA revealed the complete schedule for the upcoming series:
Nigeria's senior national women's basketball team, D’Tigress, has etched its name in the annals of history with a landmark achievement in the latest FIBA World Rankings. For the first time, an African national team, regardless of gender, has broken into the top 10 of the global rankings.
