Tag: London Olympics
D’Tigers Face Uphill Task Against USA
The Americans are big and bad as advertised, romping through their first two games at the London Olympics by an…
Olympic train halted by fire alert
Spectators faced disruption after a fire alert halted all trains on part of a key underground line leading to the…
Swiss player booted out of Olympics for racist tweet
Switzerland footballer Michel Morganella has been sent home from the Olympics after racially abusing South Korea’s players on Twitter, team…
Another Nigerian boxer bows out
Bimbo Ajayi Team Nigeria continued with their poor performance at the London 2012 Olympics Monday afternoon, when one of their…
Another Nigeria’s Olympic medal hope fades out
Nigeria’s first-ever Olympic Games competitor in the canoeing event, Jonathan Akinyemi, on Sunday in London crashed out of the competition…
Olympic Basketball: Nigeria Beat Tunisia
Nigeria’s D’Tigers have taken the very crucial points in their first Olympics basketball game this morning. They beat Tunisia 60-56…
Nigerian ladies crash out of table tennis singles
It was a day of mixed fortunes for Nigeria in table tennis on Saturday as its women crashed out of…
Olympics: China’s Ye breaks world record in swimming
Chinese youngster Ye Shiwen unleashed a withering burst to claim Olympic gold in the women’s 400m medley in world record…
Olympics in North Korea flag blunder
London’s Olympics got off to an embarrassing start Wednesday when North Korea’s women footballers refused to play after a mix-up…
Olympics: Teams GB, US, Japan win soccer openers
Hosts Great Britain enjoyed a winning start to the London Olympics Wednesday. Britain’s women’s footballers beat New Zealand 1-0 at…
Sunny Ade, Tu Face others thrill at Olympics
Nigeria’s Afro King Sunny Ade and other top Nigerian artists heralded Nigeria’s participation in the London Olympics at a sports…
Soccer kicks off London Olympics
Women’s football kicks off the London 2012 Olympics Wednesday — two days before the official start — as athletes pour…
Cowbell Olympic Medal Rush Promo Produces Winners
Winners have begun to emerge in the ongoing Cowbell Olympic Medal Rush promo that was recently launched by Promasidor Nigeria…
Cibulkova Celebrates Victory Over Bartoli
Dominika Cibulkova beat top-seeded Marion Bartoli 6-1, 7-5 to win the WTA Carlsbad crown, warming up for the London Olympics…
Olympic Games: Red Card For London Sex Workers
The London Olympics is not big business for everyone —sex workers say they are being cleared from the streets around…