Usain Bolt bid farewell to the Olympics by powering to a record third straight sweep of the sprint medals and a final chance to declare himself “the greatest.” No one had the power on the track nor the courage off it to contradict the 29-year-old whose blistering run gave Jamaica victory in the 4x100m relay. […]
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Celebrated Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu made good his pledge to give Nigeria’s Dream Team some cash if they win any medal in the Olympic soccer tournament. Takasu, handed cheques of $200,000 and $190,000 to Coach Samson Siasia and captain Mikel Obi respectively totalling $390,000 for the entire team shortly after winning the bronze medal. […]
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Nigeria ‘Dream Team’ claimed men’s football bronze at the Rio Olympics with an entertaining 3-2 win over Honduras in Belo Horizonte on Saturday to deny the Central Americans their first ever Olympic medal. Two goals from Roma striker Sadiq Umar and namesake Aminu Umar’s fine finish early in the second-half put Nigeria 3-0 up. Honduras […]
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Brazilian cyclist Kleber Ramos and Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi were disqualified from the Olympic Games on Thursday for having failed doping tests, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said. Ramos tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO Cera while Chen took the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide. Diuretics are outlawed as they can be used as […]
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Nigeria’s Under-23 failed to re-enact the magic of 1996, when they won the Olympic gold medal in football in Atlanta. At Arena Corinthians in Brazil Wednesday night, Nigeria’s Dream Team VI fell to their German counterparts by two goals to nil. The Nigerians were ruined by Germany’s Lukas Klostermann, who struck in the 9th minute […]
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The Nigeria’s men national basketball team, D’Tigers, today got thrown out of the Rio Olympic 2016 with a score of 69-86 to Brazil. The team showed some signs of exploit in the early minutes of the game but succumbed and never regained its focus from the second quarter of the game. Alade Aminu, Ike Diogu, Uzoh Ben, […]
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Ex-Enyimba keeper, Idah Peterside, says the National U-23 team can win Germany when they clash in the semi-final of the on-going Rio Olympic Games on Wednesday. Peterside, also a former keeper of Israeli club, Macabi Hazelia, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone from Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday that the match would […]
Read More Usain Bolt roared into Olympic history on Sunday, capturing an unprecedented third consecutive 100m crown to confirm his place in the pantheon of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen. The 29-year-old Jamaican legend, competing in his final Olympics, powered over the line in 9.81sec, vanquishing drug-tainted American rival Justin Gatlin who took silver […]
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The Nigeria U-23 made an awesome moves into the semi final after flushing out Denmark out of the Rio Olympic 2016 with a 2 goals to Nil. John Mikel Obi made the first score, while Aminu Umar drove the match to 2 – 0. A good game from our Dream Team. Congratulations to them, and […]
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Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana smashed the world record to win the Olympic 10,000 metres title on Friday, blowing away the competition in one of the greatest ever long-distance races at the Games. In only her second competitive 10,000m, Ayana dominated from the start and halfway through the race she surged away from the leading pack, injecting […]
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24 points from Paul Gasol and 15 from Ricky Rubio saw Spain rallied for a crucial 96-87 win over Nigeria 96-87 on Thursday night in men’s basketball. The teams began the game in a nearly empty arena as security officials prevented fans from entering while police exploded a suspicious backpack left near a public restroom. […]
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Recording the biggest shock yesterday Friday was how the Swedish team knocked the United States out of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament at a 4-3 respectively on penalties in the quarter-final after the two sides drew 1-1 after extra time. Lisa Dahlkvist converted Sweden’s final penalty after Alex Morgan and Christen Press missed for the holders in […]
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