Olympics

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.…

Tokyo Olympics record 16 fresh coronavirus infections

Olympics organisers have registered 16 new coronavirus cases related to the 2020 Games in…

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…

Olympics: Zverev cruises into tennis last 16 after defeating Colombian opponent

 Alexander Zverev wasted no time again as the German cruised into the last 16…

Typhoon Nepartak: Storm could disrupt Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday

Olympic Games organisers have started rescheduling events after reports indicate that typhoon Nepartak is…

D’Tigers lose Olympics opener to Australia

Nigeria's basketball team, D'Tigers, have lost their Group B opener at the Tokyo Olympics…

Rare medal from first modern Olympics sells for $180,000

A rare first-place medal from the first modern Olympic Games has sold for more…

12 fresh COVID-19 cases recorded at Tokyo Olympics

A day before the Tokyo Olympics officially opens, organisers reported 12 new coronavirus cases…

Tokyo Olympics: Eight more participants test positive as COVID-19 infections hit 75

Olympics organisers in Tokyo disclosed that eight more coronavirus cases have been recorded on…

COVID-19: Tokyo 2020 Olympics faces last-minute cancellation – Organisers

Following a rise in the spread of COVID-19, Toshiro Muto, head of the organising…

Wimbledon finalist Berrettini pulls out of Olympics after sustaining injury

Agency Report Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini has been forced to pull out of the…

Tokyo Olympic: Two South African footballers, crew member contract COVID-19

Agency Report Two players and a support staff member of South Africa’s men’s Olympic…

Travel woes for Europeans as Covid reaches Olympic Village

Agency Report Europeans faced last-minute travel frustration on Saturday as the UK and France…

COVID-19: Nigerian becomes first Tokyo Olympics visitor to test positive

A Nigerian delegate to the Olympics became the first visitor to the Tokyo Games…