Former Big Brother Naija star and two-time Nigerian high jump champion, Mike Edwards, has secured a victory in his debut professional boxing match against Jake Cornish. The bout, held at the Dublin Arena on Saturday, went all rounds, with Edwards emerging victorious by unanimous decision from the judges. Edwards, who announced his unexpected turn from athletics to professional boxing in …

Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili is proud of her outing at the 2024 Olympic Games concluded in Paris, France, on Sunday, despite the unfavourable outcome. The 21-year-old, who obviously has failed to take her omission from the women’s 100m in her strides, said she had to face metal challenges in order to realise her Olympic dreams, adding that the regrettable experience …

American Gabby Thomas stormed to a brilliant victory in the women’s Olympic 200m in Paris on Tuesday to clinch the first major title of her career. Thomas clocked 21.83sec to win ahead of St. Lucia’s new 100m champion Julien Alfred, who timed 22.08sec. Thomas’ teammate Brittany Brown claimed bronze in 22.20sec. Team Nigeria’s Favour Ofili finished sixth in the final …

Nigeria’s flagbearer at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Tobi Amusan, will begin her hunt for an Olympic medal in the first round of the women’s 100m hurdles at the Stade de France on Wednesday (today). The world record holder is one of Nigeria’s medal prospects at the games and will be looking to boost the chances of adding to the country’s …

The national record holder in the men’s 400m hurdles, Ezekiel Nathaniel, has set his sights on the gold medal after qualifying for the semi-finals of the event at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday. Nathaniel had an impressive run from lane three to place second in 48.38s, his fourth fastest time ever, to qualify for the semi-finals on Tuesday (today). …

Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu has qualified for the semi-final of women’s Wrestling 68kg at the 2024 Olympic Games. Oborududu defeated her French opponent, Koumba Larroque 6-2 in their quarter-final match. She is now guaranteed to leave Paris 2024 with a medal by qualifying for the last four. Earlier, the African champion defeated her Canadian opponent Linda Morais in the quarter-finals. The …

World champion Noah Lyles of the United States won an enthralling and dramatic men’s Olympic men’s 100 metres final by fractions of a second in a time of 9.79 on Sunday. Kishane Thompson of Jamaica took the silver in the same time and Fred Kerley of the United States claimed bronze in 9.81. It was the first time an American …

Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili will begin her quest for a medal in the women’s 200m at the Paris 2024 Olympics at La Chapelle Arena on Sunday (today). This event follows a controversial administrative error that led to her exclusion from the women’s 100m, a situation that has left the athletes and Nigerian sports lovers bewildered and crestfallen. The 21-year-old, who …

The Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy guaranteed herself at least bronze at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, bursting into tears after winning her quarter-final. Imane Khelif, who has found herself in the eye of a global storm along with another boxer from Taiwan, beat Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori with a unanimous points decision to reach the semi-finals …

Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili, expressed her frustration on Tuesday on Tuesday, revealing that she will not compete in the 100-metre race at the ongoing Olympics in Paris due to administrative failures by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC). She called for accountability from those responsible and voiced her skepticism about the trustworthiness of both …