A total of 12 Nigerian athletes have been cleared by the Integrity unit of the World Athletics Council and eligible to compete at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. This is according to Adeniyi Beyioku, Secretary General of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Thursday. Newsmen report that 18 athletes from the final entries…
The USA easily beat Iran 120-66 in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday to bounce back from their shock opening defeat — and players and coaches from the geopolitical rivals chatted afterwards. The Americans had their 25-game Olympic winning streak snapped by France in their first game but Damian Lillard scored 21 points and…
Richarlison continued his fine form at the Olympics with a double as Brazil eased into the quarter-finals after a 3-1 win over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, as Germany exited the men’s tournament and hosts Japan progressed with a thrashing of France. Reigning champions Brazil, who won gold for the first time on home soil in…
Team Nigeria face a race to register athletes for the track and field events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics which starts on Friday, our correspondent has learnt. Several Nigerian athletes in Japan have not been granted access to the Olympics Games Village due to their inability to meet the mandatory out-of-competition tests required by the…
Massimiliano Allegri brushed aside speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus future insisting on Tuesday the Portugal captain was fired up for the new season. Allegri, 53, returns as Juve coach two years after being replaced despite winning a fifth consecutive league title, paying for the club’s failure in the Champions League they last won in 1996….
Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has said “mental health concerns” were behind her shock dropping out from women’s gymnastics team final at the Tokyo Olympics. The 24-year-old American, widely considered to be the best gymnast of all time had been expected to feature in all six events at the Games that included a defence of her…
Akwa United are edging closer to their first ever league title and striker, Friday Ubong is optimistic they can wrap up the title as soon as possible.Friday Ubong was on target as the Promise Keepers trashed Jigawa Golden Stars 3-0 at the Nest of champions on Sunday.The victory put Akwa United six points clear on…
Nigeria’s striker Anthony Nwakaeme was for Trabzonspor in their pre-season game with Kasimpasa on MondayIt was the first pre-season goal for the energetic forward who finished last season with kine goals and six assists.Kasimpasa opened the scoring for Kasimpasa ten minutes into the game before the 32-year-old Nigerian equalized for Trabzonspor in the 25th-minute.Nwankwo was…
Leicester City defender Ashleigh Plumptre has taken to social media to express her happiness after attending an eight-day Nigeria training camp in Vosendorf, Austria ahead of the Aisha Buhari Cup.The Leicester-born Plumptre has earned 30 caps for England at U15, U17, U19 and U23 levels but qualifies to represent the Super Falcons through her paternal…
