Team Nigeria’s captain at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Quadri Aruna, is not satisfied with the treatment of athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Aruna, Africa’s top-ranked table tennis player, shared his concerns via his Instagram handle @quadriaruna on Friday.…
The management of Lobi Stars Football Club has approved the indefinite suspension of the trio of Ebube Duru, John Lazarus and Ossy Martins. This was confirmed in a statement by the club’s Head of Media, Emmanuel Uja. Uja claimed in…
Team Nigeria’s duo of Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha on Friday qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 100 metres event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Okagbare who is the reigning Nigerian record holder in both the 100m and 200m…
The International Testing Agency (ITA) tweeted on Friday it has conducted more than 3,100 doping tests so far at the Tokyo Olympics. The ITA said more than 2,240 athletes from 150 countries have been tested with half of the tests…
Ten Nigerian athletes were among 18 competitors from “high-risk” nations who have been barred from the Tokyo Olympics after failing to meet requirements for out-of-competition drug testing, World Athletics’ independent anti-doping arm said Thursday. The Athletics Integrity Unit said the…
Ten Nigerian athletes have been declared ineligible to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday. AIU, an independent body created by World Athletics to manages all integrity issues – doping and non-doping,…
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has said that the sport system in Nigeria is flawed and that athletes are always at the receiving end of the damages. Okagbare stated this on Wednesday after some Nigerian athletes were disqualified from competing in…
The 2021 Nigeria Beach Soccer League (NBSL) Super Four has been scheduled to hold from Thursday to Saturday at the Murtala Square in Kaduna. The National Coordinator, Mahmud Hadejia, who disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday in Kaduna, said the…
Abiola Ogunbanwo stunned the pool on Wednesday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre to win heat 1 of the women’s 100 metres freestyle event of the 2020 Olympic Games’ swimming competition. Running from lane 3 in the four-competitor heat, Ogunbanwo emerged…
Real Madrid has confirmed that their new signing David Alaba has tested positive for COVID-19. The versatile defender will now be forced to train away from the main group in what is a significant blow to Carlo Ancelotti’s pre-season preparations.…
