Breaking: Nigeria’s Ntia-Obong Wins 60m, 200m Races In Kansas.
Nigeria’s Ntia-Obong wins 60m, 200m races in Kansas Mercy Ntia-Obong emerged winner in the 60m and 200m races at the All-Kansas Invite, where she Read more
Rio Olympics
Obaseki Assures Players, Vistors Of Security As Edo Hosts Super Eagles Nov 13.
Obaseki assures players, visitors of security as Edo hosts Super Eagles Nov 13 The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured the safety and Read more
US sprinter Tyson Gay’s daughter, 15, shot dead in Kentucky
Former world champion sprinter Tyson Gay’s 15-year-old daughter has been killed in a shooting in the US state of Kentucky, police say. Police in Lexington Read more
Buhari congratulates Nigeria’s heroic Paralympics team
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s team for an outstanding performance at the Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A statement in Abuja on Read more
Iranian cyclist Sarafraz has died after crashing in the C4-5 event at the Rio Paralympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Iranian cyclist Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad has died after crashing in the C4-5 event at the Paralympics. “The IPC confirm that Read more
Nigeria’s Nollywood winner Lucy Ejike and other Paralympic surprises
Nigeria’s Paralympic team is grabbing medals left, right and centre. At the half-way point through the Games, here are five things you may not know Read more
AirAsia awards lifetime free flights to ASEAN Paralympic gold medalists
SINGAPORE (Channel News Asia) – AirAsia will provide free flights to all Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Paralympians who won a medal at the Read more
Lucy Ejike wins Nigeria’s third gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympics
Team Nigeria’s Captain at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympics Games, Lucy Ejike, has added another gold medal to the country’s medal haul. Ejike did not Read more
Rolland Ezuruike breaks paralympic record, wins gold at Rio
One of the athletes representing Team Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, Rolland Ezuruike sets a new Paralympic record of 190kg to win gold in Read more
Paralympics: Team Nigeria wins first medal
Team Nigeria has won its first medal at the ongoing Paralympics through Latifat Tijani who clinched Silver in the women’s – 45kg Power lifting event. Read more
Ayana’s stunning 10,000m world record ranked fifth-best performance
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) – Almaz Ayana will sign off her stellar 2016 season in Brussels on Friday by trying to add the 5,000 Read more
PHOTOS: Rio Olympics most memorable moments
The Rio 2016 Olympics have provided an abundance of memorable moments. Here are some of the best – good, bad, and ugly. The first defining Read more
PHOTOS: Rio Olympics end with Maracana carnival, list of best performers
The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo. The colourful ceremony, lasting almost three hours, Read more
Brazil beat Germany 5-4 to win Olympic Soccer Gold, Neymar shed tears of joy
By Andrew Downie | RIO DE JANEIRO Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering Brazil’s first men’s soccer gold medal with the winning penalty in Read more
Malaysia just lost the chance for Olympic gold to China, what a disappointment!
Malaysia was very close to winning the Badminton Men’s’ Double championship against China when they scored 21 -20 against China, but the opportunity yet slipped Read more
Usain Bolt cements his greatnes: wins 200m gold, his 8th Olympic gold
By Mitch Phillips RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – After his Olympic sprint double at the London 2012 Games, Usain Bolt declared himself a “legend”. After Read more
Brazilian Police arrest two American swimmers at Rio airport
The Brazilian authorities have stopped US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger from boarding a flight at Rio de Janeiro airport, the US Olympic Committee Read more
South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk breaks world record to win Olympic gold
South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old 400m world record to sensationally win Olympic gold at Rio 2016. The 24-year-old finished in 43.03 Read more
Rio 2016: A marriage proposal at the Olympics medal ceremony
There are dramatic marriage proposals – and then there’s proposing during the biggest sporting competition in the world. Chinese diver He Zi had just received Read more
Usain Bolt cruises to gold in 100m, first man to win 3 successive Olympic titles on the track
By Mitch Phillips | RIO DE JANEIRO For 9.81 glorious seconds on Sunday, all the ills that have dogged athletics recently were forgotten as Usain Read more
Singapore’s swimmer awarded $1 Million for winning Singapore’s first Olympic gold
SINGAPORE: Butterfly specialist Joseph Schooling, who clinched his first Olympic Gold medal at the 100m butterfly event on Saturday morning (Aug 13), can look forward Read more
Rio Olympics: Germany, Nigeria and Honduras reach semi-finals
By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rampant Germany hammered Portugal 4-0 to reach the semi-finals of the men’s Olympic football tournament on Saturday Read more
Singapore’s Joseph Schooling beats Phelps to win his nation’s first ever Olympic gold
Singapore’s Joseph Schooling won his nation’s first ever Olympic gold medal with victory in the 100m butterfly as Michael Phelps was one of three men Read more
Rio Olympic: How are Refugee Olympic Team getting on?
They were selected – in the words of International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach – to “send a message of hope to all the refugees Read more
Majestic Simone Biles leads USA to gold with GB fifth
The United States blew away the field to win Olympic gold in the women’s gymnastics team event as Great Britain finished fifth. Led by overwhelming Read more
Serena Williams out of the Olympics after loss to Ukranian Elina Svitolina
Defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Olympics after losing to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the third round of the women’s singles. Williams lost Read more
Rio Olympics: Australia beat New Zealand to win inaugural rugby sevens gold
Australia’s world-title winning women have claimed an historic Olympic gold medal by defeating New Zealand 24-17 in an entertaining women’s rugby sevens final at the Read more
Usain Bolt keeps ‘faith’ amid doping scandals
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt defended athletics’ future at an unconventional news conference in Rio featuring a dance troupe and a rapping Norwegian. Amid the razzamatazz the Read more
Rio 2016: Medal hopes dashed for Aussie Olympic backstroke duo
Seebohm and Larkin – the ‘king and queen’ of backstroke – fail in quest for Olympic medals Australia’s backstroke ”king and queen” have failed to Read more
Rio 2016: Nigeria beat Sweden, qualify for quarterfinals
The Nigeria U-23 football team on Monday qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games football event after a 1-0 victory over Sweden. Determined to Read more