Kipyegon to return to Monaco for Herculis 3000m Faith Kipyegon will race the 3000m when she returns to the scene of her world mile record – the Meeting Herculis EBS in Monaco – on 10 July. Kenya’s three-time Olympic 1500m champion ran 4:07.64 to set her world mile record at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco in 2023 and more recently made her 10km debut on the roads of Monaco, running 29:46. Her mile mark is one of five world records the 32-year-old has set at Diamond League meetings in the past three years. Her most recent was achieved…
Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji is a sports writer with over two decades experience in the industry. As a reporter , he has worked with top major Nigerian newspapers, freelancer with newspaper and broadcast media organizations in Africa, Europe and America. He is a well travelled sports journalists reporting major sports events across the globe.
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Sheila Chepkirui will face Aynalem Desta and Honami Maeda when she defends her title at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon – a World Athletics Platinum Label road race – on 8 March. A total of 10 athletes with sub-2:22 PBs feature in the entry list announced by organisers, including Eunice Chumba and Selly Chepyego Kaptich. Kenya’s Chepkirui, the 2024 New York City Marathon champion who finished third in New York in November, won last year’s race in 2:20:40 ahead of Japan’s Sayaka Sato and Bahrain’s Chumba. Chepkirui, who ran her PB of 2:17:29 in Valencia in 2022, now prepares to return…
Dylan Sendgraff: Champion of Inclusion at Special Olympics Nebraska By Haley Waggoner Dylan Sendgraff isn’t just a coach or a mentor; he’s a driving force behind inclusion at Special Olympics Nebraska. What began as volunteer coaching has grown into a full-time mission. Now serving as the director of regional field services for the East Central region, Sendgraff works every day to ensure athletes of all abilities have opportunities to grow, connect and lead. His day-to-day shifts from organizing events to growing awareness in Lincoln to working directly with athletes; his schedule changes a lot, but his motivation never wavers. “It’s…
Longtime Special Olympics Athlete Shows Passion Through Soccer By Christian Holleman It was a sunny day at the Bill Hughes Park in Rocklin, California, where long-time Special Olympics Northern California athlete Bud Hawley sat, ready to be interviewed. Despite the relaxed atmosphere, time was short as other athletes trickled into the park for soccer practice. Hawley has only been with the team for a short period, but he has already left an impression. With his friendly smile and focused work-ethic, he’s set up for the most success. A Special Olympics athlete wearing a yellow goalie jersey stands in the soccer…
AFCON Final Crisis: Moroccan court sends 18 Senegalese football fans to jail A court sitting in Morocco has sentenced 18 Senegalese football fans to jail for offences bordering on football hooliganism. The convicts wee arrainged before the court for committing acts of hooliganism, during the AFCON 2025 final match between Morocco and Senegal. Solacesbase.com reports that “After a hearing that lasted more than five hours, on Thursday, the presiding judge ruled that the fans — 18 Senegalese and a French national — were guilty of more than half a dozen charges, including damaging sporting facilities and committing violence during a…
Morocco 2026: Super Falcons to face Indomitable Lionesses in two games As part of their preparations for this year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco, Cup holders and 10-time champions Nigeria will face off with Cameroon in two friendly matches in Yaounde within the FIFA Women’s International Window of 24th February – 7th March 2026. Specifically, the Super Falcons and the Indomitable Lionesses will clash in the Cameroonian capital on Saturday, 28th February, and then again on Tuesday, 3rd March 2026. It will be recalled that both teams clashed in a friendly match prior to last year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations…
AN OPEN LETTER TO COACH EUGENE AGAGBE To: Eugene AgagbeHead Coach, Barau FC ByAminu Abba Kwaruaminukwaru@gmail.comTuesday 17th February,2026 Sir, I write this open letter in defense of professionalism, dignity, and the integrity of journalism, following your recent conduct toward a respected journalist, Aminu Halilu Tudunwada of Freedom Radio. Let it be clearly stated who Aminu Tudunwada is, before anyone attempts to belittle his standing. Aminu Tudunwada holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mass Communication. He has been actively practicing journalism since 2010 to date. From 2017 to 2021, he served as the Kano State Government House Correspondent, a position…
Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 Playoff Verdict, Fear Grips Nigerian By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Millions of Nigerian football fans in the past 24 hours have lived under the grip of the fear of the possible outcome of FIFA’s decision on the petition filed by their authorities against DR Congo. Nigeria had filed a formal complaint to FIFA alleging that , DR Congo used ineligible players to prosecute their world cup qualifiers campaign against Nigeria , during the qualifiers held last November in Morocco. Our checks revealed that hundreds thousand of Nigerians in the past 24 hours have laid ambush on…
Moses Andsihu Becomes SWAN National Patron, task sports journalists on national unity through sports United Kingdom, UK business mogul, Moses Andishu has joined the league of the national patrons of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN. The decoration ceremony was held last Saturday in Kaduna affirming his elevation to the rank of prominent Nigerians that were elevated to the status , since the establishment of the association over 60 years ago. Speaking during the occasion, Moses said that , Sports is the best tool that can be used to make Nigeria better, hence has task sports writers summon e…
Gambia Football Federation Commission’s, Saudi Arabian funded New Regional Stadium By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has officially commissioned the Nyakoi Mini Stadium, The newly commissioned football facility has been handed over to the Upper River Regional Football Association. According to the federation’s media sources, the newly constructed facility was funded by Saudi Arabia Football Federation , SFF. GFF has handed over the keys to the brand new football pitch and dressing rooms to the regional football governing body at a handing over ceremony held at Nyakoi Kerewan. The President , GFF, Lamin Kaba Bajo, conducted the official…
