The United States of America had to dig deep today to beat hosts France in the women’s basketball final of the Paris 2024 Olympics. France battled hard up until the …
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Olympics: Sports minister apologises for Nigeria’s no-medal outing, turns attention to Paralympics
by Nurudeen Obalola 5 minutes readThe sports minister John Enoh has admitted that Nigeria failed miserably at the Paris 2024 Olympics and apoligised to Nigerians. Despite going to the Games with 88
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Olympics: USA superstars overpower France to win fifth straight men’s basketball gold
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readHOSTS France put up a great resistance but they were ultimately overcome by a star-studded United States of America team in the men’s basketball final of the Paris 2024 Olympics …
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Olympics: Nigeria ends disastrous Paris 2024 campaign without medal as wrestler loses
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readTeam Nigeria’s last hope of a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics evaporated today following the defeat of Hannah Reuben in wrestling. Reuben, the last Nigerian athlete
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Olympics: Spain survive France fightback to clinch men’s football gold
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readSPAIN scored two extra-time goals tonight at Parc des Princes to beat hosts France 5-3 in the men’s football final of the Paris 2024 Olympics. France had fought back from …
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Olympics: Shock as Tobi Amusan fails to reach 100m hurdles final
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria was left in shock today after their star athlete Tobi Amusan stumbled in her bid for a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Amusan holds the world …
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Olympics: Tebogo beats Covid-stricken Lyles to historic 200m gold as Brume fails in medal bid
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readBOTSWANA’S Letsile Tebogo stunned a strong men’s 200m final field tonight to win gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics, beating favourite Noah Lyles, who was later discovered to have had …
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Morocco maul Egypt to clinch first-ever Olympic football medal
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readMOROCCO thrashed their North African rivals Egypt 6-0 in Nantes today to claim the men’s football event bronze medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Tournament top scorer Soufiane Rahimi struck …
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Olympics: How Germany bailed out Nigerian cyclist Ese Ukpeseraye with track bicycle
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTEAM Nigeria cyclist Ese Ukpeseraye would have missed a key event at the Paris 2024 Olympics if not for help from the German team. Ukpeseraye is the first Nigerian to …
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Olympics: Nigeria crash out of women’s, men’s 4x100m relays, men’s 800m
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readIT was not a good morning for Nigeria on the tracks today in France as the country’s 4x100m relay teams for both men and women were eliminated within few minutes …