Tag: Olympic
Volleyball Star Dies After Heart Attack
Former Olympic silver medallist, Vigor Bovolenta, has died after suffering a heart attack during an Italian fourth-tier match. Bovolenta, who…
Olympic Wrestling: Igali Eyes More Tickets For Nigeria
Having secured four Olympic tickets for the country, Nigeria Wrestling Federation, NWF, still hopes to win more tickets for the…
Crisis Rocks D’Tigers Camp
Complains and grumbling leading to low morale of players have characterised the camp of the Nigerian basketball team, popularly called…
Team Nigeria’ll Flop In Olympics —Onyali
Nigeria’s bronze medalist in the 200m at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi has predicted doom for…
Olympic Warm Up: Tunisia, Angola Play Great Britain
Great Britain’s men Olympic team will be taking on African champions, Tunisia, before they compete at the London Games as…
Golf Not Elitist Sport —Oyinlola
President of the Nigeria Golf Federation, NGF, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has said that golf is not an elitist sport contrary to…
Nowitzki Wants Motivation
Dirk Nowitzki was in unchartered territory after the Mavericks won the NBA title last year. “I didn’t know what to…
Badminton: Nigerian Players Set For Ethiopia Trip
President of Nigeria Badminton Federation, NBF, Justice Danlami Senchi, has confirmed that the federation’s players are set to take part…
Olympic Handball: Why Nigeria Withdrew From Olympic Qualifiers — Yusuf
President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria, Dauda Yusuf, has explained the reason Nigeria pulled out of the 20th African…
NOC Prepares For Olympic Day Events
Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, says the preparation to ensure a hitch-free Olympic Day celebration is ongoing. Tony Ubani, Public Relations…
London Olympics: Nigerian Athletes Get Scholarships
The Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, says it will leaving nothing to chance to ensure that Team Nigeria excel at the…
Athletics: Nigeria Targets Good Outing In Olympics
The Athletic Federation of Nigeria, AFN, has said that its major concern is to organise series of training programmes to…
Coaches Stop Players From Falcons’ Camp
Super Falcons Coach, Uche Eucharia has lashed out at domestic football clubs for refusing to release their players for the…
Swimming: Lagos Swimmers Set For Accer Tourney
All roads lead to the Olympic size swimming pool of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria as the one-day…
Swimming: Lagos Set For Accer Tourney
In its bid to do well in the swimming event of the 17th National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in…
Siasia’s Shoes Too Big For Me —Eguavoen
Coach of the Nigerian U-23 team, Austin Eguavoen, has declared that he is under pressure to surpass the record of…