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 …

Kenyan marathon runner Lawrence Cherono has been handed a seven-year ban for breaching doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Wednesday. The 35-year-old runner, who won the Boston and Chicago marathons in 2019, provided an out-of-competition urine sample in May 2022 which revealed the presence of the prohibited substance trimetazidine. “The AIU has banned Lawrence Cherono (Kenya) for 7 …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, doled out cash rewards to athletes of the state for their impressive performance at the 13th African Games in Accra and other competitions this year. The Ogun State Ministry of Sports Development in conjunction with Ogun State Sports Council under the directives of Abiodun appreciated Team Ogun athletes with cash prizes during the …

Nigeria’s 100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared of her pending whereabouts failure charges by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), a few weeks before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Amusan, 27, was charged in July 2023 with missing three anti-doping tests in 12 months but was cleared of the offence by the Disciplinary Tribunal of …

Nigerian hurdler, Tobi Amusan, says she is grateful to have been able to overcome illness and help Nigeria win a third consecutive women’s 4x100m gold at the African Championships in Cameroon. Amusan was said to have taken ill upon arrival in Douala and consequently missed out on the chance to defend her women’s 100m hurdles title, which was eventually won …

World record holder in the Women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, claimed her fourth Nigerian title at the ongoing Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s (AFN) National Trials at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin-City on Monday. She powered through to the finish line at a time of 12.78s ahead of Adaobi Tabugbo, who finished second in 13.33s. The event, which ends on …

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has been confirmed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) as one of the 86 players who will take part in the men’s singles event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by world ranking. The 35-year-old will be making his fourth appearance at the Olympics having previously represented Nigeria in 2012, 2016 and 2020, reaching the quarter-finals …