Nigeria's 100m hurdle record-holder, Tobi Amusan, stole the show during the debut Jamaica Athletics Invitational on Saturday 11 May.

Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) Secretary General Babatunde Popoola says the committee, in collaboration with the Nigeria Sport For All Commission, is set for the country's 2024 edition of Olympic Day celebration on 29 June.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited Nigeria as part of his promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event he founded for wounded military veterans, Agence France-Presse reported Friday. 

Brooklyn Nets have announced the hiring of Jordi Fernandez as head coach for the NBA’s next season. He will be the third European and the first Spanish head coach.

The 13th African Games in Accra has ended on a historical feat by Egypt winning a record-breaking of 102 gold medals to emerge as the top nation in the competition for the third time in a row and the fourth time in the last five editions of the continental Games.

Egypt has been the dominant force in the African Games throughout the history of the competition. In this year’s event, hosted in Ghana, could reach a historic achievement by getting 100 gold medals in just one Games.

Nigeria and Venezuela have been referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for alleged failure of their anti-doping agencies to comply with WADA rules, the World Anti-Doping Agency announced on Tuesday.

Nigerian sprinter Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha has been banned for three years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for the presence and use of two prohibited substances - ostarine and ligandrol.

Nigerian Minister of Sports Development John Owan Enoh has issued a call to the country's National Olympic Committee (NOC) to produce a best-ever performance at the Olympic Games.

Tensions between Africa and the International Boxing Association (IBA) look like they are escalating as rival body World Boxing announced Nigeria as the first member nation from the continent.

Sixteen aspiring journalists from six African countries are involved in a young reporters programme developed for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

Nigeria bagged 12 gold medals at the ITTF Africa Para Championships in Giza, with all winners earning quota places at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

The Nigerian duo of Adam Olaore and Joshua Omole won their respective finals to secure two quota places at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games today.

The African Para Games Opening Ceremony went ahead without any representatives from Nigeria after the country's team was forced to pull out of the event at the last minute.