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AFN And Recurring Menace Of Age Cheats In Nigerian Sports
Initially touted as a cancerous infection that has eating deep into the fabrics of Nigerian football, it was surprising as Nigerians were jolted with a reported case of age cheat currently rocking the...
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Olympics Preparation: We Won’t Leave Any Stone Unturned – Sports Minister
Senator John Owan Enoh, the Minister of Sports Development, has stated that the ministry is putting the final touches on Team Nigeria’s preparation plans for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, alongside...
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Nigeria’s Track Star Misses Out On Olympic Race Due To AFN Error
Sprinter Favour Ofili was unable to compete in the 100m race at the Olympics in Paris as a result of a flagrant oversight by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), a surprising occurrence that sent...
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Olympics: British Swimmer Disqualified After Blunder In 200m Backstroke Heat
British swimmer Luke Greenbank has been disqualified during his 200m backstroke heat after a major blunder that ended his hopes of another Olympic medal. The 26-year-old, who took out bronze in the...
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Favour Ofili: Tinubu Urged To Sack Sports Minister
Hon. Ahmed Shuaib Gara-Gombe, sports entrepreneur and chairman of Gombe State Athletics Association, has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack Sports Minister, Sen. John Enoh, following the exclusion...
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Olympics: Simone Biles Dreams Dashed After Dramatic Fall
Thousands of gasps reverberated throughout Paris’ Bercy Arena as America’s most decorated gymnast Simone Biles fell off the beam, her podium dreams dashed in one fell swoop. Striding away from the...
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Olympics: Artistic Swimming Competitions Now Open To Men
For the first time in Olympic history, men are allowed to be a part of the artistic swimming teams for the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to NBC Olympics, the new rules now say that “up to two men per...
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Noah Lyles Wins Closest-Ever Olympic 100-Meter Race, Secures U.S. Gold After...
Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100 meters on Sunday in a race that was thie closest in history, giving the U.S. its first gold medal in the event in 20 years. Lyles narrowly edged out jamaica’s Kishane...
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Olympics: China’s Quan Wins Gold On 10-meter Platform
Three-time world champion Quan Hongchan of China won the gold medal Tuesday in the women’s 10-meter platform at the Paris Olympics to defend her title from Tokyo. Quan set the tone on her first dive,...
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Olympics: Amusan Scales Through To Semi-finals Women’s 100m Hurdles
World record holder, Oluwatobiloba Amusan, advanced to the semifinals of the women’s 100-meter race in Paris on Wednesday in preparation for the 2024 Olympics. Alaysha Johnson of the United States...
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Eniola Bolaji Becomes First African To Win Paralympics Medal
Eniola Bolaji, an 18 year old Nigerian accomplished a historic first this morning when she took home a bronze medal in badminton at the ongoing 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. With this victory, she...
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Paris Olympics: Raygun Apologizes To Break-dance Community After Performance
Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has apologised to the breaking community while claiming her “record speaks” to being Australia’s best B-girl, in her first sit-down interview since her controversial appearance at...
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Paralympics: Nworgu Elated After Winning Silver Medal With Dislocated Shoulder
.Nworgu, who lost her legs as a kid, barely lost out on gold in the bench press to Cui Zhe, the reigning champion from China, by one kilogram in the up to 41kg category. The injury prevented the...
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NFL Star Shocked After Being Detained By Police
American NFL player Tyreek Hill has said he is “still shell shocked” after bodycam footage showed police pulling him from his car and forcing him to the ground. Hill, a wide receiver for the Miami...
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Man Accused Of Setting Rebecca Cheptegai On Fire Dies Of Burns
The ex-boyfriend of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei — who was accused of killing her by setting her on fire — has died of burns sustained during the alleged attack, the hospital treating him...
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