Category: Sports
Nigerian wrestler Blessing Oborududu qualifies for final at the Olympics
Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu has qualified for the final in the women’s wrestling event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Her qualification guarantees Team Nigeria a silver or gold medal in Tokyo Olympics. Oborududu wins 7-2 against Battsetseg Soronzobold of Mongolia
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D’Tigress lose final group game to Japan
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on Monday failed to lift their game and consequently succumbed 102-83 to their Japanese counterparts in the basketball event of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. D’Tigress’ loss to Japan made it three losses from three
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On my 25th birthday, I was disqualified from Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Athlete who dumped America for Nigeria laments
One of the Nigerian athletes who was disqualified from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Annette Echikunwoke, has lamented that the news of her disqualification got to her officially on her 25 the birthday. Having citizenship in both the United States and
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Nigerian officials, athletes clash over Samsung phone gifts
Athletes and officials of Team Nigeria at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are reportedly at loggerheads over phones given to athletes from each participating country by Samsung. Samsung, who is one of the sponsors of the Olympics, gave a
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: 10 Nigerian athletes disqualified
Ten Nigerian athletes have been disqualified from participating in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This was contained in a statement from the Athletics Integrity Unit obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday. The Athletics Integrity Unit is an independent body created
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Nigeria’s D’Tigers blow 11-point lead to lose against Germany
Nigeria’s D’Tigers lost against Germany in their basketball second group game at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Nigerians blew an 11-point lead from the third quarter to lose in the game that ended 99-92. READ ALSO: IGP ALKALI
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UNESCO removes Liverpool from world heritage list
The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO on Wednesday voted narrowly to remove Liverpool’s waterfront from its list of world heritage sites, citing concerns about overdevelopment including plans for a new football stadium. At committee talks chaired by China, 13 delegates voted
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Commuter attacks Falcons in Austria for representing Buhari
Players of the Super Falcons confronted a man who accused them of playing for Nigeria despite the atrocities going on in the country inside a train in Vienna, Austria. A video showed the man, who claimed to be a Nigerian
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FIBA power rankings, Nigeria’s D’Tigers ranked fourth
Nigeria has been ranked the fourth-best team of the 12 countries that will be featuring at the 2020 Olympics behind Australia, Spain and the USA, according to the latest FIBA Power Rankings. The power rankings, which is different from the
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Manchester United ruins Manchester City winning run
Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw struck early in each half as Manchester United ended Manchester City’s 21-match winning run with a stunning 2-0 derby victory. Fernandes scored a penalty after just two minutes at the Etihad Stadium and Shaw added
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Former Super Eagles Defender Yisa Sofoluwe passes
Yisa Sofoluwe, popularly known as the Dean of Defence passed away after a battle with a brain ailment. He reportedly died on Tuesday at the Intensive Care Unit of the University Teaching Hospital, LUTH. READ ALSO: POLICE RESTORES NORMALCY AT
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Football legend Diego Maradona dies at 60
Football legend Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60. The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home. He had successful surgery on
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John Obi Mikel joins Stoke City
John Obi Mikel has joined Stoke City, the club has confirmed. He is the fourth signing of the summer for the club. “The Nigerian international midfielder joins Morgan Fox, James Chester and Steven Fletcher in checking in at the bet365
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Nigerian basketball player dies during training in Serbia
Michael Ojo, a Nigerian basketball player who previously played for Red Star Belgrade, died at the age of 27 during a training session in the Serbian capital on Friday, the club said. “We are deeply saddened by the news”, Red
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Spain, R/Madrid legend, Iker Casillas retires from football
Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has retired from football at the age of 39. Casillas made 725 appearances for Real during a 16-year career at the Bernabeu, winning three Champions League titles and five La Liga crowns.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wins FA Cup for Arsenal
Arsenal’s talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang worked his Wembley magic once again as they came from behind to beat Chelsea and win the Heads Up FA Cup for a record 14th time. Chelsea took the lead inside five minutes through Christian Pulisic’s
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Football club loses boots to thieves in Brazil
ASA, a football club in Brazil, abandoned its long-awaited return to training on Sunday. This followed the discovery that most of their boots had been stolen from the stadium, Reuters reports. The 21 pairs of boots worth total of 7,000
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Manchester United’s day of misery: Utd 1- 3 Chelsea
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea endured a Wembley nightmare as Chelsea strolled to victory and set up an FA Cup final date with Arsenal. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ditched his usual FA Cup keeper Sergio Romero to keep
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La Liga makes me happier – Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane says sealing a first La Liga title with Real Madrid in three years has made him happier than winning the Champions League. Real wrapped up the title with a game to spare as they edged past Villarreal at
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Super Eagles striker contracts COVID-19
Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, has tested positive for COVID-19. However, the results of his fellow Nigerians: Stephen Odey and Cyril Dessers at Belgian club, Genk, came out negative. The 26-year-old becomes the first Super Eagles star to test positive
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