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Sprinter auctions medal to support athletes caught up in crackdown
Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who was removed from the Tokyo Olympics by the Belarusian team after she criticised her coaches,…
Bayelsa teams win historic Aiteo Cup titles
Two Bayelsa State teams, Bayelsa United and Bayelsa Queens, on Sunday made history in Benin City, the Edo State capital, after…
Photo: Emotional Lionel Messi confirms exit, bids Barcelona FC farewell
Lionel Messi fought back tears Sunday as he began a press conference at which he confirmed he is leaving Barcelona, where he has…
IOC President Declares Tokyo Olympics Closed
The Tokyo 2020 Games were declared closed by IOC chief Thomas Bach on Sunday, ending the “most challenging Olympic journey” after…
US win seventh straight women’s Olympic basketball title
A rampant United States swept past Japan to their seventh straight women’s basketball crown Sunday, with Sue Bird and Diana…
Iheanacho’s penalty kick earns Community Shield win for Leicester City
Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho was the hero as his late penalty kick gave Leicester City a 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the…
Tokyo Olympics: Oborududu, Brume lead Team Nigeria back to rousing Abuja…
Team Nigeria to the Tokyo Olympics arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Saturday after more than two weeks…
Tokyo Olympics: Saudi athlete disqualified for kicking Iranian opponent’s…
Iran’s Sajad Ganjzadeh won the men’s +75kg kumite Olympic gold in karate after high drama at the famed Budokan arena on Saturday.…
Team Nigeria end Tokyo Games’ participation after another loss in women’s…
Adijat Idris lost 0-10 to Ukraine’s Oksana Livach on Friday in the women’s freestyle 50kg event of the wrestling competition of…
U.S thrash Serbia to reach Tokyo Olympics women’s basketball final
A relieved U.S had no difficulty in thrashing Serbia 79-59 on Friday to reach the final of women’s basketball event at the Tokyo…