Two of the three Otu siblings competing at the 47th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship advanced to the next round on Monday as main draw action got under way at the Package B Tennis Courts…

Amad Diallo’s 90th-minute winner against Ecuador made him the Ivory Coast’s youngest-ever scorer at the tournament. PETER AKINBO highlights other record-holders across the continent. It is also worth noting that Cape Verde are yet to feature on this list after…

Former champions El-Kanemi Warriors and Wikki Tourists will battle for a place in the President Federation Cup final when they meet in Wednesday’s semi-final at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, Katsina. The fixture brings together two clubs with rich but contrasting…

Serena Williams suffered a straight-sets defeat in the Berlin Open doubles on Tuesday, hours after the confirmation of her return to Wimbledon to play alongside her older sister, Venus. Williams and Czech doubles partner Karolina Muchova fell to Mexico’s Giuliana…

French club Olympique Marseille have emerged as frontrunners to sign Super Eagles striker Akor Adams, with Sevilla placing a €30m price tag on the Nigerian forward as interest in him intensifies ahead of the summer transfer window, PUNCH Sports Extra…

Former Jersey football administrator Ricky Weir says his award-winning memoir, Illegitimately Blessed, is becoming an unexpected vehicle for inspiring people across cultures and generations, with plans underway to bring the book to a wider audience in Nigeria and Africa. Speaking…

The Nigeria Olympic Committee has unveiled a national safeguarding policy for sports and directed all national sports federations to domesticate and implement the framework to protect athletes from abuse, harassment, discrimination and exploitation. Speaking at the official launch of the…

Just days after its debut at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Caribbean island nation of Curaçao has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the smallest country by population to ever qualify for football’s global premier tournament. On…

For more than two decades, Ricky Weir’s quest to reconnect with his Nigerian heritage remained a deeply personal journey marked by unanswered questions, painstaking research and emotional discoveries. Today, the former president of the Jersey Football Association can finally call…

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha has emerged as one of the biggest stories of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after his inspirational display against Spain earned him global recognition and a massive increase in social media followers. The veteran goalkeeper’s Instagram…

Tension boiled over in New York’s iconic Times Square on Tuesday as supporters of Algeria and Argentina clashed in the streets hours before their teams face off in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group J opener in Kansas City. A…

Nigeria’s wrestlers put up a commanding display at the Central African Wrestling Championship in Brazzaville, Congo, returning home with five gold medals and one silver across freestyle, beach, and women’s wrestling events, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The contingent made an…

Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Kylian Mbappe’s France, the two teams who contested a thrilling World Cup final four years ago, roar into the 2026 tournament on Tuesday. Argentina, who won that dramatic contest in Doha in a penalty shootout after…

Tunisia have responded to their 5-1 World Cup thrashing by Sweden by sacking coach Sabri Lamouchi and replacing him with Frenchman Herve Renard, the federation announced on national TV on Monday. Lamouchi is the first coach in World Cup history…

St. Jude Girls Secondary School, Amarata, Bayelsa State, and King Amakree Academy, Rivers State, have emerged champions of the girls’ and boys’ categories, respectively, at the Atlantic Conference of the 26th MILO Basketball Championship. The regional competition, held at the…