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I struggled with ambience of Tokyo Olympics, says debutant Omotayo

Olajide Omotayo, one of Team Nigeria’s table tennis stars, on Wednesday said he struggled…

NFF blames COVID-19 pandemic for delay in payment of Super Eagles bonuses

The Nigeria Football Federation has revealed that it has not been able to pay…

CONMEBOL proposes VAR time-outs, team reviews

Agency Report South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL wants to introduce time-outs for VAR…

JUST IN: Ten Nigerian athletes banned from participating in Tokyo Olympics

Ten Nigerian athletes have been ruled ineligible to participate at the ongoing Tokyo 2020…

Olympics: Ogunbanwo wins 100m freestyle heat

17-year-old swimmer, Abiola Ogunbanwo, on Wednesday came tops in heat 1 of the women’s…

Madrid defender Alaba tests positive for COVID-19

Real Madrid’s new defender David Alaba has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Spanish…

Beach Soccer: Super four League begins in Kaduna Thursday

The 2021 Nigeria Beach Soccer League (NBSL) Super Four is set to hold from…

Olympics Football: Cote d’Ivoire qualify for quarters after Germany draw

Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday qualified for the knockout of the Tokyo 2020 football competition…

Simone Biles’ Tokyo struggles could inspire wider change around mental health

Agency Report First, it was Naomi Osaka, now weeks later a tearful Simone Biles.…

Doping: CAF slams one-year ban on Enyimba FC captain

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it has banned the Captain of Enyimba…

Olympics: Nigeria’s D’Tigers suffer second defeat, lose 99-92 to Germany

Nigeria's men's basketball team, D'Tigers, have lost their second group match to Germany by…

Olympics: Moroccan boxer disqualified over attempt to bite opponent’s ear

A Moroccan boxer, Youness Baalla, almost did a repeat of Mike Tyson infamous "Bite…

Basketball: Nigeria’s D’Tigress lose Olympics opener to Team USA

The women's basketball team of Nigeria, D'Tigress, have lost their Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening…

Japan tennis star Osaka crashes out of Tokyo Olympics

Agency Report Japan's Naomi Osaka suffered a 6-1, 6-4 defeat to Marketa Vondrousova in…

Man United reach agreement with Real Madrid for Raphael Varane

Manchester United have reached an agreement of around £41m with Spanish giant, Real Madrid,…