Martin Bakole batters Jared Anderson in upset TKO win
Martin Bakole handed celebrated prospect Jared “Big Baby” Anderson his first loss, scoring three knockdowns en route to a fifth round TKO win. Anderson (17-1, 12 KO) went down in the first round and then twice in the fifth before…
Ajayi, Ashe bow out of 100m
Nigeria’s duo Kayinsola Ajayi and Favour Ashe fell short of the qualifying spots in the men’s 100m semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday with both men finishing sixth in their respective races, Sports Extra reports. After progressing…
Paris 2024 Olympics: D’Tigress beats Canada 79-70, to qualify for quarter-final
In their final group game, Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Canada to become the 1st African team to qualify for the Quarter-Finals of a basketball Olympics event. The D’Tigress senior women’s basketball team from Nigeria is making history by becoming the first…
Boxing group to award prize money to Carini despite loss to Khelif
The International Boxing Association (IBA) will award Italy’s Angela Carini, who lost her welterweight round-of-16 bout against Algerian Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics in 46 seconds on Thursday, $50,000 in prize money, it said on Friday. Carini pulled out…
Iwobi Man of the match in Fulham pre-season win
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi was named Man of the Match following his classy displays in Fulham’s 1-0 pre-season friendly win over Benfica at the Estadio Algarve on Friday night. The 27-year-old, donning the number 17 jersey, scored the decisive…
UPDATED: St. Lucia’s Alfred wins Olympics women’s 100m gold
Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred stunned favourite Sha’Carri Richardson to win the Olympics women’s 100m gold medal on Saturday, etching her name into history to claim the Caribbean nation’s first ever medal at the Games. Alfred – who had never finished…
Nigeria’s Captain, Opeyori, Gets Standing Ovation
The Spirit of Olympism based on “Excellence, Respect and Friendship” was displayed when Team Nigeria’s captain, Anuoluwapo Opeyori played his final Group N game against China’s Li Shi Feng. Opeyori fought gallantly but lost 21-17, 21-17 to the World Number…
Waldrum blames Falcons flop on poor preparation
Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum has blamed the team’s ouster from the women’s football event of the Paris 2024 Olympics on poor preparation. Nigeria were knocked out of the tournament in the group stage on Wednesday after a 3-1 defeat…
Team USA’s Breakdancing Star Quit Her Job as Ecologist After This Moment
Vicki Chang, 33, is breaking barriers and redefining her career path as she transitions from a restoration ecologist to a full-time breakdancer. Known in the breaking community as “La Vix,” Chang’s journey from high school volleyball player to Olympic hopeful…
An Olympic sprinter fell injured. So her opponent turned back.
The nine athletes in the first preliminary race on the first morning of track and field at the Paris Olympics came from South Sudan, Laos, Turkmenistan, Niger, Palau, Paraguay, Mauritania, San Marino and Congo. Racing in the 100-meter dash, they…