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BARCELONA (SPAIN) – Lionel Messi fittingly sealed FC Barcelona’s 26th La Liga title on Saturday by coming off the bench to score the goal in a 1-0 win over Levante. A jubilant Nou Camp crowd responded by celebrating a remarkable eighth league crown in 11 years. Barca’s captain decided the …

Lagos – The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has renewed its partnership with the Okpekpe International Road Race. This was disclosed by Zack Amodu, the race Director of Organisation, in a statement on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 10 km Okpekpe Race was awarded a Bronze …

The packed season of the Spanish Primera is gradually coming to its logical conclusion. One of the most interesting La Liga fixtures, which will be held in April, is the confrontation between Barcelona and Atletico. It is possible that the fate of the gold medals of the Spanish national tournament …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government will harness the sporting talent in the state as a tool for youth empowerment and economic diversification. The governor said this while delivering his welcome address at the Extra-ordinary Meeting of the National Council on Sports, in Benin …

…NPFL Players to wear Black armband for Ogunjobi as LMC Mourns his passing The League Management Company (LMC) has described the death of Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi as a huge loss to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and the larger football family in the country. In a tribute to the …

Management and players of Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin on Tuesday held a Thanksgiving Mass at the St Paul’s Catholic Church, in Benin City, to celebrate the team’s promotion to the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL). The club, on the back of unprecedented support from the Edo State Governor, …

BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured athletes and lovers of sports that the state is ready to organise a world-class National Sports Festival, come 2020. Obaseki gave the assurance while addressing journalists on the side-lines of the closing ceremony of the just-concluded National Sports Festival …

Abuja – As the challenge for honours in the ongoing national sports festival, Abuja 2018 hots up,with major actors in the games raking in medals, Edo athletes have not disappointed as they so far won 7 Gold,8 Silver and 6 Bronze medals for their state. The ObserverSports confirm that most …

…says state has capacity to host 2020 National Sports Festival Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has charged athletes representing the state in the ongoing National Sports Festival, to restore the sporting glory for which the state was known, assuring that his administration has the capacity to host the 2020 …

LAGOS – In the bid to reposition the team for better performance, the management of the Akure-based Sunshine Stars FC on Monday announced minor reshuffling of its technical crew. The Media Officer, Chris Okunnuwa, said that this was done ahead of the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional League (NPFL) season where the …