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Nigeria’s long jumper Ese Brume books Olympic final

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5 years ago

Nigerian long jumper Ese Brume picked the last slot into the final of the women’s long jump event at the…

Tokyo Olympics: Adegoke qualifies for 100m finals, Itshekiri collapses

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5 years ago

Enoch Adegoke has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics men’s 100m final, with a time of 10.00s. He placed second behind…

Simone Biles pulls out from another Olympic event

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5 years ago

USA star gymnast Simone Biles will not compete in Monday's floor exercise final, leaving her with only one event to…

ICYMI: Kenyan sprinter Odhiambo thrown out of Olympics

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5 years ago

Kenyan 100 metres specialist Mark Odhiambo thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after failing doping tests.

Tokyo Olympics: Team USA clinches basketball quarter-final slot

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5 years ago

Team USA clinched a quarter-final berth in Olympic men's basketball on Saturday as seedings for next week's last- eight showdowns…

Adegoke beats world’s fastest man in Tokyo 100m heat

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5 years ago

Team Nigeria’s Enoch Adegoke ran 9.98 seconds on Saturday in the men’s 100 metres event at the 2020 Olympic Games…

More woes for Nigeria, as Oduduru is disqualified

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigeria's 100m medal hopeful, Divine Oduduru has been disqualified for the 100m heat for a false start at the 2020…

Tokyo Olympics: Asher-Smith pulls out of 200m

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Dina Asher-Smith’s Olympics appear to be over after she indicated on Saturday she would withdraw from the 200 meters following…

Thompson-Herah of Jamaica wins Olympic Women’s 100m

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5 years ago

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah has won the Women's 100m Final in Tokyo Olympics, setting up a new Olympic record of 10:61.

Djokovic withdraws from Olympics, abandons mixed doubles match

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5 years ago

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics, abandoning his mixed doubles bronze medal match.

Djokovic loses Olympic bronze to Pablo Carrena Busta

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5 years ago

Novak Djokovic may leave Tokyo Olympics empty handed, unable to win the gold or the bronze medal.

Tokyo Olympics: 21 new COVID-19 cases reported

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

Olympics organisers on Saturday reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 linked to the Tokyo Games.

Okagbare update: AFN awaits details of doping suspension

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5 years ago

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) said it was in the process of obtaining the relevant details of the announcement…

Tokyo Olympics: Amusan raises Nigeria’s medal hope in hurdles

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5 years ago

Tobiloba Amusan on Saturday in Tokyo won heat 3 of the women’s 100 metres hurdles event at the 2020 Olympic…

Breaking: Blessing Okagbare knocked out of Tokyo for doping

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5 years ago

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, in the running for a medal in the 100 metres, will not be on the start…

Bad day for Djokovic in Tokyo: Loses singles, mixed doubles

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5 years ago

It was a bad day in office for World No. 1 Novak Djokovic as he lost two crucial matches on…

Nigeria crash out of Mixed 4x400m relay

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigeria’s mixed 4x400m relay team on Friday missed out on progressing into the final of the event at the 2020…

Olympics: Nigerian athletes not banned for drugs – AFN

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has dismissed reports that 10 Nigerian athletes were disqualified over drugs offences.

Okagbare, Nwokocha qualify for women’s 100m semi-finals

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5 years ago

Team Nigeria’s duo of Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha on Friday qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 100 metres…

AFN accepts blame for axing of 10 Nigerian athletes in Tokyo

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5 years ago

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Thursday admitted "lapses" over the disqualification of 10 athletes from Tokyo Olympics for…

Simone Biles breaks silence

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5 years ago

American Superstar gymnast Simone Biles has spoken after her shock withdrawal from the individual all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics.

Okagbare, 11 other Nigerian athletes cleared for Tokyo Olympics

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5 years ago

Blessing Okagbare topped the list of 12 Nigerian athletes cleared to participate fully at the Tokyo Olympics.

63 Australian athletes in COVID-19 isolation after contact with U.S. pole vaulter Kendricks

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5 years ago

The entire 63 Australian athletes were quarantined Thursday after one of them came in contact with Sam Kendricks, American double…

10 Nigerian athletes banned from Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Ten Nigerians athletes have been disqualified from the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics for not meeting up with the necessary requirement…

OLYMPICS: Ogunbanwo sets national record, fails to make semi-finals

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Nigeria's Habibat Abiola Ogunbanwo won the first heat of the Olympics women’s 100m Freestyle on Wednesday, but didn't make semi-finals

Brazil, Ivory Coast in Olympics football quarter-finals, Germany crash

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The Brazilian Olympics football team have qualified for the quarter-finals of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 along with Ivory Coast.

Cilic, Dodig send Andy Murray out of Tokyo Olympics

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5 years ago

Andy Murray's Tokyo Olympic medal hope has been dashed by Croatians Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig in the doubles

Basketball: Team USA crush Iran

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5 years ago

Team USA got back on track Wednesday in their quest for a fourth consecutive men's basketball gold medal with a…

D’Tigers lose second Olympic game to Germany

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Nigeria’s D’Tigers have narrowly lost by 92-99 points their second match in the Tokyo Olympics against Germany on Wednesday .

Breaking: Simone Biles withdraws from Olympics

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5 years ago

American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from Thursday's individual all-round event, USA Gymnastics says

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