Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon, Solomon Dalung, [2nd right] Kwara State Commissioner of Sports, Pharm, Kale Ayo, [2nd left], Vice Chancellor University of Ilorin, Prof, Abdulganiu Ambali, [left] and National President Sport Writers Association of Nigeria, Hon, Honour Sirawoo, [right] at the opening ceremony of 3rd National Youth Games held in University of Ilorin on Saturday.
The fourth edition of the National Youth Games billed for 2018 will feature the game of baseball, Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has said.
He gave the assurance at the ongoing 3rd edition if the games taking place at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State.
Dalung commended the Baseball and Softball Federation for its commitment in developing the game.
The Minister who was speaking at a demonstration event staged by the Nigeria Canoe, Sailing Federation also assured of government’s commitment in all round sports development.
Fielding questions from newsmen after the Minister announced the introduction of baseball and softball to the NYG, Vice President of the Federation, Dr. Felicia Kisira said that the development would further develop the game
Dr. Kisira, who is also the wife of the Deputy Governor of Kwara State said that the introduction was a welcome development.
“I am so happy about the decision to include baseball and softball in the National Youth Games, it is what I have been waiting for,” she added.
RESULTS
EPL
Burnley 1 – 0 C/Palace
Swansea 0 – 1 Newcastle
Stoke City 2 – 2 Man Utd
Everton 0 – 3 Tottenham
Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth
Leicester 1 – 2 Chelsea
S’mpton 0 – 2 Watford
Brighton 3 – 1 West Brom
Man City 5 – 0 Liverpool
SERIE A
Lazio 4 – 1 AC Milan
Juventus 3 – 0 Chievo
Inter 2 – 0 SPAL 2013
Atalanta 2 – 1 Sassuolo
Cagliari 1 – 0 Crotone
Hellas 0 – 5 Fiorentina
Udinese 1 – 0 Genoa
Benevento 0 – 1 Torino
Bologna 0 – 3 Napoli
LALIGA
Bilbao 2 – 0 Girona
Leganes 1 – 2 Getafe
R/ Madrid 1 – 1 Levante
Deportivo 2 – 4 Sociedad
Barcelona 5 – 0 Espanyol
Valencia 0 – 0 Atlético
Madrid 1 – 1 Levante
Leganés 1 – 2 Getafe
Sevilla 3 – 0 Eibar
Deportivo 2 – 4 Sociedad
Celta Vigo 1 – 0 Alaves
Villarreal 3 – 1 Real Betis
Athletico 2 – 0 Girona
BUNDESLIGA
Hamburger 0 – 2 Leipzig
Augsburg 3 – 0 Cologne
Mo’gladbach 0 – 1 Frankfurt
Freiburg 0 – 0 Dortmund
Mainz 05 3 – 1 Leverkusen
Wolfsburg 1 – 1 Hannover
Hoffenheim 2 – 0 Bayern
Berlin 1 – 1 Bremen
Schalke 3 – 1 Stuttgart
LIGUE 1
Lyon 1 – 0 Guingamp
Lille 0 – 0 Bordeaux
Metz 1 – 5 PSG
Nice 4 – 0 Monaco
Caen 2 – 1 Dijon
Montpellier 0 – 1 Nantes
Strasbourg 0 – 1 Amiens
Troyes 0 – 0 Toulouse
St-Etienne 1 – 1 Angers
Marseille 1 – 3 Renne
