Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji

Table Tennis : All is set for US smash World Table Tennis (WTT) has confirmed that JOOLA would serve as one of the Official Equipment Partners for US Smash 2025,. They will be responsible for providing all Show Court Tables, Warm-Up Tables, and Practice Tables at the event venues, which includes , Orleans Arena and the MGM Grand Conference Center. Speaking on the announcement, Richard Lee, President of JOOLA Global, said: “JOOLA is excited to be an official partner of this historic milestone in table tennis as the first-ever WTT Grand Smash comes to the USA. We think this will…

Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi, Yaroslav, Brown, Canada’s Grasse , others gun for world athletics glory Four months ahead of the biggest athletics event of the year, there is no better dress rehearsal than to compete in the stadium that will host the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. The Seiko Golden Grand Prix – a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting held in Tokyo on Sunday (18) – will provide the world’s best athletes that exact opportunity. And for the host nation’s leading performer in the sport, Japanese javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi, there’s no better pre-World Championships test than to line her…

Ahead Miami kick off: FIFA Club World Cup will make football clubs become better- FIFA The 75th FIFA Congress met in Asunción, the first time FIFA’s supreme legislative body has gathered in Paraguay, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino outlining the groundbreaking impact the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will have on football across the world. The new FIFA Club World Cup kicks off on Saturday, 14 June in Miami and includes a prize pot of USD 1 billion for the 32 participating clubs. There is also a USD 250 million solidarity fund for non-participating clubs, which means the tournament’s legacy…

Media Day: Concacaf to host Gold cup national team coaches The Confederation of North American and Central American Football Associations. Concacaf will host virtual media day 2025 . The media meeting will feature Gold Cup national team head coaches on May 19-20 2025 Gold . Concacaf said it is “hosting a virtual media day for the 2025 Gold Cup national team head coaches the move is to create better fans engagements and improve the entertainment segment of the tournament.

Egypt 2025: Nigeria fails to make U-20 AFCON record South Africa edged Nigeria 1-0 in a tense semi-final clash at the Suez Canal Stadium last Thursday to book a place in the final of the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025. A well-taken header by Tylon Smith in the 66th minute proved decisive in a fiercely contested match between two of Africa’s traditional football powerhouses. The result also ends Nigeria’s hopes of winning a record-extending eighth U-20 AFCON title. Nigeria, dominant for large spells in the second half, were made to rue missed opportunities, particularly in…

Afcon 2025: Morocco to the final at expense of host Egypt Morocco sealed their place in the final of the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations with a narrow 1-0 victory over Egypt on Thursday, setting up a decisive clash with South Africa, who earlier edged Nigeria 1-0 in the day’s first semi-final. it was substitute Jones El Abdellaoui who proved to be the difference-maker, finding the back of the net in the 77th minute. The striker latched onto a well-delivered cross from Ismaël Aouad, calmly slotting home to give the Young Atlas Lions a deserved lead. The North…

By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Nigeria: InterTech football academy signs international scouting deal Kano based InterTech football academy has sealed an international football scouting deal. Our correspondent reports. The Technical Adviser of the renown Kano based football academy, Suleiman Musa , Tuesday confirmed the latest achievement by the academy saying “ We have sign an scouting agreement with Hudl/Wyscout . Musa who expressed optimism over the latest deal said “ the new agreement covers the marketing of our players at international level to clubs around the globe. He further said “ our new partners are number one in terms of scouting platforms…

Qatar set to host FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw concluded An exciting ‘Road to Qatar’ has been laid out in greater detail for 80 national teams after the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw was successfully completed today, May 13, at the stunning ALHAZM in Doha. The draw laid out the initial pathways for all nations pursuing a precious place at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027, where 32 nations will compete for the prestigious Naismith Trophy. Taking place across six dedicated windows between November 2025 and March 2027, there will be 420 games to enjoy worldwide.…

Nigeria to host 3rdb biennial African Athletics Junior Championship Nigeria has commenced preparations towards its hosting of the Arican U18/U20 African junior Athletics championship. The country’s National Sports Commission, NSC, has constituted an Local Organising Committee, LOC to steer the event . The African junior Athletics U18/20 Championship is scheduled to hold from 16-20 of July 2025, in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, north west Nigeria. Over 500 junior athletes from 53 African countries are expected to feature at the championship. Our correspondent reports that , Nigeria have constituted an 15 man LOC with members drawn from various sectors . The…

FIFA 2026 World Cup Will be great- Donald Trump By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The president of the United States, Donald Trump has expressed the confidence that the forth coming 2026 FIFA World cup that would be hosted by the US and co hosts Mexico and Canada would be an a great event. Trump on Tuesday speaking at the Saudi -US Investment forum 2025 held in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia reassured that the 2026 world cup would live up to its billings. It would be recalled that the United States successfully led what was tagged the United 2026, also referred to as…