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… As 5 Players Set for European Clubs By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State is gearing up to host the 6th edition of the prestigious Douye Diri International Scouting Tournament, a platform that showcases Nigeria’s brightest young football talents. This year’s event is scheduled to take place from December 4 …

… Expect Glamour in This Year’s National Wrestling Classics ~ Igali By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa As the 3rd Governor Douye Diri National Wrestling Classics gets underway this weekend, the President Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Hon Daniel Igali has said this year’s tournament will witness glamorous activities more than previous years. Igali …

Over seven hundred and fifty athletes and coaches from the thirty six states of the federation will jostle for glory in the 3rd Governor Douye Diri Wrestling Classics in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Dr. Daniel Igali gave the hint at the press conference …

By Maxwell Kumoye The Federal Ministry of Sports has washed its hands off Team Nigeria Scrabble that is heading to Kigali, Rwanda for the defense of the African Senior Championship it won two years ago in Lusaka, Zambia. Award-winning news channel, First Zealmediacast Blog, reports that the ministry, under the …

Bayelsa Queens FC on Monday 7th October, 2024 spanked Brave Heart Ladies of Edo 6-0 in the first Group B game of their Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament. The game played at the University of Benin Sports Stadium saw Bayelsa Queens dominating the game from the blast of the whistle. …

Chairman of the board of Bayelsa United, Dr. Tarilaye Nwankwe, alongside other members met with the commissioner for Sports Development, Dr. Daniel Igali at his office in Yenagoa on Monday. This is the first time the board was meeting with the commissioner, Dr. Daniel Igali after their appointment last week. …

After last weekend’s defeat in Ijebu-Ode, Bayelsa United returns to the Samson Siasia Stadium where they host former Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL champions, Kano Pillars in Yenagoa. The Prosperity Boys will seek to rewrite their story on Sunday against the Sai Masu Gida side having lost 3-0 to Sunshine …

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Bayelsa chapter will soon receive a branded jersey from one of the state’s frontline and leading dealer on sports kits, wears and facilities, Nonso Sports Shop. Following an initial discussion orchestrated by immediate past caretaker chairman of the association, Elder Loveday Herbert, with the …

… Bayelsa Sweeps Open, Intermediate Categories University of Lagos undergraduate, Enoch Nwali, has again won the Masters category of the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Classic, which ended on Sunday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The three-day scrabble championship had in attendance 240 registered players from across Nigeria. Nwali, who was …

In continuation of its visits to stakeholders in the sports sector, the leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Bayelsa chapter, on Monday, paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Esv. Moses Teibowei. Chairman of Bayelsa SWAN, Comrade Mrs Timinepre Ohia, in her remarks, …