Queens College Yaba, Ansar-Ud Deen Girls High School Itire, King’s College Lagos and Igbobi College progressed to the Finals of the 2018 Master’s Cup football competition after semi-final games played at the Agege stadium on Tuesday 26th June 2018. The semi-finals began with matches in the female category; the first game saw 2017 Champions Queen’s…
The 2018 edition of GTBank-sponsored Principals Cup football competition has entered the group stage with the draws held last Thursday at the Corporate Head Office of the bank in Lagos. The season began on April 17, 2018 with zonal preliminaries which featured 594 Teams from 335 Schools in the male and female categories. The competition…
The quarter finals of the 2018 GTBank Masters Cup is set to hold on May 8-9, 2018 at the Agege Stadium, Lagos with 16 male and female teams competing for a semi-final spot in the prestigious tournament. Organized by leading African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, the GTBank Masters Cup is an annual football…
On Easter Monday, a teacher named Uchechi Okere retained the El-Marino Table Tennis title after beating Paul Asemota 4 – 11, 11 – 6, 11 – 9 in the finals. The El-Marino Sports Club ‘Alukimba Table Tennis’ tournament is organised by El-Marino, a Lagos-based sports club promoting physical development of members and healthy living through…
Some of the most renowned indigenous and international polo teams are set to convene in Lagos to compete for highly coveted trophies in the 2018 Lagos Int’l Polo Tournament. Sponsored by leading African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, the competition will see both Nigerian and foreign teams compete in four main cups, namely: the…
Lovers of tennis in Africa now have a platform to get authentic information about the sport with the launch of Tennis365.com, part of Planet Sport Publishing owned by the South Africa-based, Ole! Media Group. Lately, there have been growing interests in the sport with most people not having where to get quality information about tennis.…
The famous Elephant Cup in Agege area of Lagos State recently received the massive backing of Winners Golden Bet, WGB, when the company sponsored the 20th edition of the football tournament. WGB is one of the fledgeling sport-betting companies in Nigeria, which supports the development grassroots football in Lagos. At the finals of the Renew-WGB…
Members of El-Marino Sports Club have elected a new Executive Committee to steer the affairs of the Club for the next one year. The election, which was the highpoint of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the prestigious sports club produced Anthony Akamagwuna as the new Team Manager. He takes over from Otunba Seyi Adefarati…
Super Eagles right-back, Shehu Abdullahi, has won the N1 million cash from TGI Group as the first winner of ‘The Big Bull Rice’ Man of the Match award. Abdullahi’s sterling performance at the Nigeria versus Zambia World Cup Qualifier played in Uyo last Saturday earned him the man of the match award. He provided the…
The development of sport cannot be complete without an understanding of the role of youths in the total process. This is so because the potential of sport as a vehicle for national cohesion and development cannot be over emphasized. In Plateau state, we are blessed with talented youths in the field of sport, however, these…