Usain Bolt took a momentary break from basking in his historic Olympic sprinting double to fiercely criticize former U.S. athlete Carl Lewis.

The Olympic finishing line is almost in sight. With just a few events to go, athletes and Londoners alike are set for the mother-of-all celebrations – a weekend of gold-medal parties and a pop-tastic closing ceremony.

Nigeria’s women’s 4x400m relay team battled their way into today’s Olympic final, but they will have to improve if they are to have a chance of a medal.

Blessing Okagbare has sent some words to Nigerians: ”I’m sorry I couldn’t win any medal here. I worked so hard, spent resources to prepare well only to be frustrated by injury. I knew what the expectations were and I really wanted to live up to them. But here I am. I’m sorry.”

I like this girl, Joke Odumosu, a graduate of South Alabama University. She works hard and, by all standards, she is an elite Nigerian athlete.

After dazzling the world during the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics Games, London will attempt to put the icing on the cake when the Closing Ceremony of the Games of the XXX Olympiad holds this Sunday at the Olympic Stadium in London.

The Commissioner for Sports inCross River State, Patrick Ugbe remains indifferent over the poor outing ofNigeriaat the London 2012 Olympics, asking, “what did you expect.”

Sprint king Usain Bolt said he had lost all respect for Carl Lewis after the US sprint legend restated his concerns over the toughness of Jamaica’s drug-testing policy.

Sports Minister, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has described Team Nigeria’s predicament in the on-going London 2012 Olympics without a medal as a clear testimony to how far Nigerian sports have fallen behind.

Amarachi Obiajunwa joined wrestling teammate Blessing Oborududu and various Team Nigeria members on the 2012 Olympic Games’ sidelines on Thursday in London by crashing out in her first fight.

The ongoing London Olympic Games have become a test of fitness for participants, including spectators, volunteers, the organisers and journalists, who have to walk long distances daily.

As Nigerian taekwondo players get their turn to pursue gold officials have introduced new rules that will take the sting out of the sport’s deadliest kicks.

Nigeria’s big hope of saving face in track and field crashed after Joke Odumosu placed last in the 400m Hurdles final.

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says the London Olympics are “really very good games.”

Cameroon Olympic officials have asked for help in tracking down seven of their athletes who have gone missing during the London Olympics, organisers said on Wednesday.