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Tiger Woods says next year’s Tokyo Olympics are a “big goal” as he looks to add to his decorated career. Woods, 43, won his 15th major at the Masters earlier this year but injury ruled him out of golf’s return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence in 2016. “I don’t see …

Nigeria’s Helen ‘Iron Lady’ Joseph is set for action against Martina Horgasx from Hungary on Thursday in her bumpy return to professional boxing. The Super-Bantamweight fight, holding at the Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States, is the second for the 30-year-old after a one-year competition drought occasioned by lack of …

Andy Ruiz Jr has vowed to “end Anthony Joshua’s career in the desert”, confirming the Saudi Arabia rematch for the first time. The Mexican world champion took to Twitter on Saturday morning to publicly announce his agreement for the December 7 fight in the Middle East “I dethroned the king June …

Anthony Joshua believes “a lucky punch” caused his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr and has criticised his rival for taking too long to conclusively end their fight. Joshua was floored four times in seven rounds when he lost his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight championships to Ruiz Jr but …

Unified world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr says he has not signed to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia and hopes their rematch is in New York. A 7 December rematch in Saudi Arabia was announced on Friday and Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn told a a news conference on Monday it …

Over 150 young golfers from various golf clubs across the country have registered to compete in this year’s IBB ladies section junior golf championship. The 12th edition of the championship, which teed off on the 15th of August at the IBB international golf club Abuja is expected to nurture young …

All is now set for the Lady @  50 Pro-Am Golf tournament schedule for Saturday at the IBB international Golf and country Club, Abuja, to celebrate the golden jubilee of the first Professional Lady Golfer in Nigeria, Uloma Mbuko. Briefing journalists, Thursday evening at the Club, the chairman of the …

FCT Golf Association Chairman, Engr Oladapo Olaide Mohammed, has congratulated Muslims across the world as they celebrates Eid Mubarak on Sunday.  Oladapo rejoiced with Muslim particularly his board members,stakeholders who stood by him to achieve unprecedented feat in the association over the years and enjoined them to remain steadfast in …

Ghanaian golfer Emmanuel Owusu and Nigerian Christopher Francis took an early lead at the end of the first round of the  inaugural edition of the Sagamu Cup Championship on Wednesday. The golf championship which teed off at the  magnificent Elephant Cement Golf Course, Sagamu, Ogun, on Wednesday is expected to …

World number three Lexi Thompson has apologised to her fellow competitors after a caddie carrying 38 LPGA players’ bags from France to the Woburn Golf Club was delayed. The caddie was heading for the club where the Women’s British Open was going to take place, but because she had left …