Best medal: Tobi Amusan aims for Olympics medal at third attempt in Paris
World 100m hurdles record holder Tobi Amusan is eager to secure an Olympic medal at her third attempt, following a strong performance in the event’s heats. At the Paris 2024 Games, Amusan clocked 12.49 seconds to win her heat, outperforming…
Paris 2024: D’Tigress make Nigeria proud, exit Olympics with loss to USA
In a thrilling encounter at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Nigeria’s D’Tigress delivered a commendable performance despite falling to Team USA in the women’s basketball quarterfinals. The United States secured a victory with a final score of 88–74, inching closer to…
Transfer: Super Eagles captain, Troost-Ekong’s new club confirmed
Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, will play in Saudi Arabia in the new season. Troost-Ekong is set to leave PAOK for Al Khalood after both clubs agreed on a transfer fee. The 30-year-old has also sorted out personal terms with…
Ofili sixth in 200m, Oborududu misses bronze
Team Nigeria’s hope of winning the first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was dashed on Tuesday night following dismal performances of Favour Ofili in the final of the women’s 200m and Blessing Oborududu, who lost her bronze medal…
“We are committed to our philosophy” – Joan Laporta
The President of FC Barcelona President, Joan Laporta i Estruch, has revealed that, management and the teams Board of Directors places a high priority on La Masia de Can Planes, the club’s renowned youth academy. Laporta emphasized that developing homegrown…
Gender row boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting disqualified from World Championships after chromosome test: IBA
Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships after a sex chromosome test ruled both of them ineligible. The Algerian and Taiwanese boxers embroiled in a row over gender in sport at the Paris…
Anthony Joshua hailed by Eddie Hearn for his ‘classy’ four-word text message
Boxing promoter Eddie H earn has praised British fighter Anthony Joshua’s character and loyalty to Matchroom and explained that the parties share more than a professional relationship. Eddie H earn has hailed Anthony Joshua for the message he sends to…
Olympics: 14-year-old skateboarder wins historic gold medal
Australian teenage skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew won Olympic gold in the women’s park event on Tuesday, edging out Japan’s Cocona Hiraki in silver and Britain’s injured Sky Brown in bronze. The 14-year-old Trew, in her trademark pink helmet, nailed a…
Amusan begins Olympics campaign today
Nigeria’s flagbearer at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Tobi Amusan, will begin her hunt for an Olympic medal in the first round of the women’s 100m hurdles at the Stade de France on Wednesday (today), The PUNCH reports. The world record…
Bill Gates’ son-in-law withdraws from Olympic equestrian event due to horse injury
There was heartbreak in Paris as show jumper Nayel Nassar, the son-in-law of billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, was forced to retire from the Olympics after a ‘minor injury’ to his horse Coronado. The equestrian, who was due to compete for…