Algeria boxer in Olympic gender row wins in 46 seconds
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test last year, pummelled her Italian opponent in 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics on Thursday to spark an angry reaction from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. A distraught and hurt Angela…
Djokovic edges closer to first Olympic gold as Nadal and Alcaraz eye semis
Novak Djokovic remained comfortably on course for a first Olympic gold medal to add to his record-breaking collection of titles on Wednesday as fellow superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz aimed for a place in the doubles semi-finals. Djokovic, who…
17-Year-Old UK Student Wins Silver For Team India At European Informatics Olympiad
The maths and computer whiz strongly believes that more girls should be involved in designing the technologies of the future and hopes to be role models to help override unconscious societal bias. A 17-year-old schoolgirl from London has won a…
Crisis brews in Team Nigeria camp
Crisis Hits Team Nigeria’s Camp As Ministry, NOC Fight Over Kits A crisis was narrowly avoided in Team Nigeria’s camp at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris when the sports ministry and the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) clashed over the…
Applause for Nnadozie despite Spain defeat
Football enthusiasts have heaped praise on Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie following another stellar performance against Spain in Nigeria’s second Group C game in the women’s football event of the 2024 Paris Olympics, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Falcons lost…
Favour Ofili Denied 100m Spot At Paris Olympics
Favour Ofili Denied 100m Spot At Paris Olympics Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili, expressed her frustration on Tuesday, revealing that she will not compete in the 100-metre race at the ongoing Olympics in Paris due to administrative failures by the Athletics…
Transfer: Three Saudi clubs interested in Troost-Ekong
Nigeria defender, William Troost-Ekong could move to Saudi Arabia this summer .According BBC reporter, Oluwashina Okeleji, three Saudi clubs have registered interest in the centre-back. Troost-Ekong was in fantastic form for PAOK in pre-season. The 30-year-old has returned to full…
Biles leads USA to Olympic women’s team gold
Simone Biles led the United States to a dominant victory in the women’s gymnastics team final on Tuesday, laying the ghosts of Tokyo to rest as she claimed a fifth career Olympic gold medal. Three years after Biles battled a…
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore fails drug test, out of Olympics
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics women’s boxing tournament after testing positive for a banned substance. The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced on Saturday that Ogunsemilore, 22, tested positive for the diuretic furosemide, a substance…
Basketball: D’Tigress beat Australia in Olympics upset
African basketball champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigress, started their Paris Olympic Games on a winning note after they defeated their highly favoured Australian counterparts 75-62. The team last won an Olympic match 20 years ago. In what has been described as the…