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July 31, 2021

D’Tigers crash out of Tokyo Olympics basketball

The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, lost all their group matches in Tokyo, failing to reproduce their high-flying pre-Olympics performances.

D'Tigers
July 31, 2021

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus insist on Super League as court rule in favour

The clubs maintained that they would continue with the Super League project and open to review of the guidelines where necessary.

President of Barcelona Joan Laporta, Chairman of Juventus Andrea Agnelli, and President of Real Madrid Florentino Pérez
July 31, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Amusan qualifies for 100m hurdles semifinals

The 24-year-old African champion had reached the semi-finals of the event at the Rio Games in 2016, clocking 12.91.

Tobiloba Amusan
July 31, 2021

Blessing Okagbare suspended from Tokyo Olympics after failing drugs test

The development came less than a day after she qualified for the semi finals of the 100 metre.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 31: Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria celebrates winning gold in the Women's 200m Final at Hampden Park during day eight of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 31, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
July 30, 2021
Nigeria's mixed relay team
July 30, 2021

COVID-19: UEFA okays 13,000 fans for Chelsea-Villareal Super Cup final

UEFA said ticket applications for the August 11 game at Windsor Park have started.

Super Cup
July 30, 2021

Aruna Quadri, others blast Nigerian officials for pocketing athletes’ phone gifts amid poor welfare

Team Nigeria continue to get embroiled in controversy as it’s chances for glory dims at the Tokyo Olympics due to incompetence of officials.

July 30, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Okagbare, Nwokocha qualify for 100m semifinals

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha on Friday qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 100 metres event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha
July 30, 2021

D’Tigress lose again at Tokyo Olympics

D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, lose 62-87 to their French counterparts in their second preliminary round Group B fixture at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

July 29, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: 12 Nigerian athletes cleared to compete

The integrity unit of the World Athletics Council has cleared 12 Nigerian athletes to compete at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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