The sustenance of squash in Nigeria got a remarkable boost when the Cargolux squash tournament was held at the Lagos Country Club which makes it the biggest squash tournament held in Nigeria this year.

Nigeria left Berlin without a medal but Patrick Ekeji did with a symbolic one.The Director-General of the National Sports Commission arrived here towards the end of the World Athletics Championship and in his two-day stay he achieved what he hopes could transform to gold medals for Nigeria in big meets.

Head Coach of the national U-17 team, Golden Eaglets, John Obuh, has dropped 15 players from the camp of the squad preparing for the 13th FIFA U-17 World Cup finals which Nigeria is hosting from 24th October to 15th November this year.

All roads will next weekend lead to Abuja, the nation’s capital city for two events, the Verallen Scrabble Classics and the 2010 World Cup/Nations Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.

Tests have revealed Caster Semenya’s testosterone level to be three times higher than those normally expected in a female sample, BBC Sport understands.