LAGOS  — The South-South team at the PwC National Under-17 Cricket Championships on Sunday emerged winners of the second edition of the championships held in Edo, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Playing against the North West team in a tight 40 over finals, the winners scored 93 runs as the North-West team failed to defend the title they won in Abuja in 2020. The bowling firepower of the South-South team came to the...

ABUJA  —  Team South-South on Friday defeated defending champions, southwest by 126 runs in the National U-17 Cricket Girls Finals in Benin-City. The tournament, organised by the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) and sponsored by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), is ongoing at the Edo Boys High School, Adolor. South-South won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 190 runs for the loss of three wickets in 20 overs in the first innings. South West came in to...

ABUJA — The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) is set to organise an Initial Professional Education (IPE) training programme for both male and female PGA pros in the country. Mr. Samson Lawal, the Director, PGA of Nigeria made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Saturday. Lawal said that the aim of the programme was to keep its members abreast with international standards in the discharge of their duties with...