BY KUNLE SOLAJA Twenty years ago on this day, one of the greatest and influential football administrator in Africa, Patrick Okpomo passed on. He was aged...
The Spirit of Olympism based on “Excellence, Respect and Friendship” was on display when Team Nigeria’s captain, Anuoluwapo Opeyori played his final Group N game against...
What Nigeria lost, Canada gained. The Super Falcons needed to beat Japan to advance and also needed a ‘helping hand’ from Spain to beat Brazil. Spain...
French poster boy Leon Marchand and U.S. distance dynamo Katie Ledecky made history while the Paris pool saw its first world record on one of the...
Defending champions Canada reached the quarter-finals of the women’s Olympic football tournament on Wednesday thanks to a 1-0 win over Colombia in Nice hours after they...
Super Falcons lost 3-1 to a strong Japanese side in their last group match at the Stade la Beaujoire in Nantes, but Jennifer Echegin got herself into...
Marta was sent off in a defeat by Spain that leaves Brazil needing other results to go their way, while Japan beat Nigeria to reach the...
Canada’s appeal against their soccer team’s points deduction at the Paris Games amid a drone scandal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS...
Former Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp distanced himself from the vacant England manager position on Wednesday, saying that he had no plans to take up a new...
The Olympic Games are often tainted with drama. Some athletes may make records tha may not reflect on either the podium or the medals tables. They...