Lionel Messi will not be training with Barcelona until he signs a new contract at the Spanish club, according to reports. The Argentine has been a free agent since July 1 but is still likely sign a new deal at the Catalan giants. Despite an announcement that Messi would sign […]
Arsenal have signed England defender Ben White from Brighton for £50m. The 23-year-old, who was a late call-up to Gareth Southgate’s England Euro 2020 squad, has agreed a long-term contract at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners agreed a deal in principle last month with the move completed following White’s return from […]
Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare’s Tokyo Games ended abruptly this morning after she was provisionally suspended following a positive test for human growth hormone, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement. The 32-year-old, who has also won world championship medals in the 200m […]
Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress, lose 62-87 to their French counterparts in their second Preliminary Round Group B fixture at the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games. D’Tigress returned to the Saitama Super Arena today to take on France in a game both sides had hoped to finish on a victorious […]
Nigerian athletes staged a protest in Tokyo after 10 of them were disqualified from taking part in the the track and field events of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The protesting athletes carried placards with the inscription “Why should we suffer for someone else’s negligence”, “All we wanted to do […]
Nigeria’s ’Tigress lost their first game against USA women’s basketball team at the Tokyo Olympics. The US team got off to a positive start with an 81-72 win over Nigeria in their first game of the tournament. The Nigeria team, however, reduced their 20-point deficit recorded against the US team […]
It was not the most desirous opening day for Nigerians at the Tokyo Olympics, as four athletes bowed out in the first 24 hours. However, there’s a silver lining to the gloomy cloud, courtesy of the brilliance of Offiong Edem who secured a place in the second round of the […]
The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics has officially begun with an opening ceremony that displayed colourful fireworks and the brilliance of diverse cultures. The opening ceremony took place today at an empty stadium in Tokyo. The ceremony was officially declared open by Hironomiya Naruhito, the emperor of Japan. Other dignitaries present at […]
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began today in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up marred by scandal and controversy. A video showing athletes training at home during the coronavirus pandemic started the show, with pink fireworks bursting into the air after a […]
A video has surfaced in which a Vienna-based Nigerian man appeared to be harassing the contingents of Super Falcons on a public bus in Austria. Super Falcons Attacked In Austria On Train By Unidentified Man – Best Choice Sports In the video, the middle-aged man, who identified as a former […]
