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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…
Women’s Olympic marathon brought forward due to heat
Saturday’s women’s Olympic marathon at the Tokyo Games has been brought forward an hour to a 6. 00 a.m. (2100 GMT Friday) start in…
UEFA sacks data staff following police raid on its office
European football governing body — UEFA — has sacked members of staff in its information and communication technology (ICT)…
Federer withdraws from Toronto and Cincinnati events due to injury
Roger Federer has withdrawn from both the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Masters as he continues to recover from a knee injury.…