The Tokyo Olympics are to be postponed until 2021 after talks between Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach. The event, due to begin on 24...

Canada has become the first country to warn that it will not send its athletes to the Tokyo Olympics unless they are postponed for a year as Japan’s Prime Minister Monday admitted a delay may...

The Copa America due to start in June in Argentina and Colombia was on Tuesday postponed by a year to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the organisers,CONMEBOL. The Copa America is...

Europe’s football governing body, UEFA, yesterday announced the postponement of its flagship national team competition, UEFA EURO 2020, due to be played in June and July this year. The move is to...

Europe’s  football governing body, UEFA has announced the postponement of all of its club competitions which were scheduled for next week. This includes the remaining UEFA Champions League, Round...

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has become the first Premier League player to test positive for coronavirus. The Blues’ training ground has been partially closed, while players and staff who have...

The 2020 Olympics are due to open in Tokyo on July 24 but with coronavirus sweeping the world, there is growing concern that the games will either be postponed or even cancelled. Japanese officials are...

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 in the “El Clasico” at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday to end its seven-match winless streak against its rival and return to the top of the Spanish league. Brazil’s...

Former world number one, Maria Sharapova has announced that she is retiring from tennis after an illustrious career that saw her win five Grand Slam titles. “How do you leave behind the only life you’ve...

South Africa’s rugby team also known as the Springboks was named World sports team of the year in Berlin on Monday. The Laureus World Sports award follows the triumph of the Springboks at the world cup...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles defender and skipper, Joseph Yobo as assistant coach of the team. Yobo will replace Imama Amapakabo in the technical crew of the...

Inter Milan launched a superb second-half comeback from 2-0 down to stun rivals AC Milan and go top of Serie A on Sunday. Inter came roaring back early in the second half and soon found themselves back...

David Bamasai Tumo of Kenya  this morning  won the 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. He won the 42km race at a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, 22seconds. The prize money for the race is $50,000. ...

Manchester United have sealed a late loan deal for former Watford striker, Odion Ighalo making him the first Nigerian player to ever play for the Red Devils. The Nigeria international is due to head to...

Roger Federer is through to the semi final stage of the Australian Open after a drama-filled quarter-final match. The Swiss saved seven match points against American, Tennys Sandgren as he prevailed 6-3...

Aviation authorities have now confirmed that Kobe Bryant’s 13-year old daughter, Gianna died along with him and three yet to be identified other persons in the fatal helicopter crash. Gianna was...

Legendary basketball player, Kobe Bryant has died in an helicopter crash. He was travelling with four other people in his private helicopter when it went down near the city of Calabasas in California. The...

Fifteen- year- old Coco Gauff stunned defending champion Naomi Osaka to reach the fourth round of a slam for the second time in her career. Gauff, who won just three games against Osaka when they met...

Serena Williams tumbled out of the Australian Open in the third round on Friday, eliminated by an opponent who had previously been one of her least daunting. The eighth-seeded Williams, a seven-time Australian...

Sadio Mane, the Senegalese international and Liverpool talisman has been crowned as the 2019 CAF African Player of the Year. This is his first CAF African Player title. Mane beat his  Liverpool teammate,...