The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has initiated talks with PSG over the possibility of taking Neymar to the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, which may not go down terribly well in the offices of the Parc des Princes with Kylian Mbappé also intent on representing France at the 2020 Olympics. Brazil are also keen […]

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) will open camp on Monday in Yenagoa for the forth-coming Africa-Oceania Olympic qualifiers. The President of the federation, Daniel Igali, made this public in a statement on Saturday in Port Harcourt. “The qualifiers will take place in the Moroccan city of El Jadida from 13th to 15th March. “During the […]

Nigerian taekwondo athletes, Chinazum Nwosu, Benjamin Okuomose, Elizabeth Anyanocho, and Ifeoluwa Ajayi are among other 105 African players vying for Olympics 2020 slot in the qualification tournament starting today in Rabat, Morocco. Nigeria Taekwondo Federation president, Margaret Binga, hinted that necessary preparation has been made for a successful outing for the Nigerian team. ALSO READ: Lesotho […]

Fortune has smiled on young Nigerian Junior Olympic Triple Jump athlete Ineh Oritsemeyiwa with the Minister of Youth and Sports Mr. Sunday Dare providing him a ticket to pursue further study side by side with sports through scholarship in the United States. The Minister facilitated his trip after two failed efforts at securing visas and […]

Twitter  said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) media Twitter account had been hacked and temporarily locked. The accounts were hacked through a third-party platform, a spokesperson for the social media platform said in an emailed statement, without giving further details. “As soon as we […]