South Korea captain ‘deeply sorry’ for gloating about military exemption
South Korea's Asian Games football captain apologised on Sunday for boasting that his gold medal meant he did not have to do military service.
‘Nigeria did not prepare for the Olympics’
Romanus Ezeonwuka, Managing Director, Rojenny Games Village, Oba, Anambra, has hailed the victory of Dream Team V1 in the male soccer event at Rio Olympics over Japan and Sweden and that Nigeria did not prepare for the Olympics.
Mancini takes a bow as Inter confirm exit
Coach Roberto Mancini said his farewells to the blue and black stripes of Inter Milan Monday after the club confirmed his exit, amid media reports the Serie A giants’ new Chinese owners wanted fresh blood to rejuvenate the team.
Olympics: Argentina shoot down Nigeria in basketball
Perennial medal contenders Argentina eased past Nigeria 94-66 in each team’s Rio Olympic debut as Facundo Campazza scored 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three-point territory.
Olympics: Rio Games men’s football results – collated
Collated men’s football results from the Rio 2016 Olympics on Sunday: Group A Denmark 1 (Skov 69) South Africa 0 Brazil 0 Iraq 0 Group B Sweden 0 Nigeria 1 (Umar 40) Japan 2 (Asano 67, Nakajima 74) Colombia 2 (Gutierrez 59, Fujiharu 65-og) Group C Fiji 1 (Krishna 11) Mexico 5 (Gutierrez 48, 56, […]
Legend Toriola bows out
The legendary performance of Segun Toriola at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic Games came to a glorious end yesterday, after the record making African was edged out by Japan’s Niwa Koki in the men’s singles event of table tennis.
