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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Sports minister Solomon Dalung has sent two players and three officials of the national U-23 team back to Nigeria from the ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. It was learnt that the two alternate players Stanley Dimgba and goalkeeper Yusuf Mohammed alongside the team’s media officer, Timi Ebikagboro, curator and the team coordinator were […]
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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 […]
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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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The Nigeria captain in the Rio Olympic 2016 Mikel Obi has said the national men’s football team are determined to meet the high expectations of Nigerians. according to correspondence, Chelsea midfielder said the team’s 2-0 defeat by Colombia on Wednesday should not be used to judge the team. Teofilo Gutierrez scored the first goal for Colombia in the […]
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A Kenyan athletics coach has been sent home from Rio after allegedly posing as an athlete and giving a urine sample. Kenya said sprint coach John Anzrah “presented himself as an athlete” and “even signed the documents” for the doping test. “We cannot tolerate such behaviour,” said Kip Keino, chairman of the National Olympic Committee […]
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