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Esther Toko became the first Nigerian athlete to compete at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics, taking to the water at the Sea Forest Waterway early on Friday morning in the women’s Singles Sculls of the Rowing event. Making her Olympics…

Team Nigeria athletes representing the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be hoping to make the country proud by winning medals with a total of 58 athletes competing when the Games get underway from July 23 until August 8, 2021 in…

Team Nigeria athletes representing the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be hoping to make the country proud by winning medals with a total of 58 athletes competing when the Games get underway from July 23 until August 8, 2021 in…

The Tokyo Olympics should go ahead to demonstrate to the world what can be achieved with the right plan and measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Speaking to…

Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams will have to wait another three years before actualising their dream of changing their international allegiance from the United States to Nigeria, the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has ruled.…

President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) Habu Ahmed Gumel has urged the Nigerian contingent, Team Nigeria, participating at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan to be worthy ambassadors of the country. Gomel, who spoke with the…

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has affirmed that Team Nigeria are not in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for show, but to win laurels for the country by competing clean and win medals. Dare made the statement at a…

A court in Tokyo on Monday sentenced two US citizens to prison for helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn escape Japan where he faced criminal charges of financial misconduct. Michael Taylor, a US military veteran, was sentenced to…

Japan will soon remove senior diplomat from its embassy to South Korea after he was reported to have made an inappropriate comment on President Moon Jae-in, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday, citing a government source. Senior…

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported three new cases of COVID-19 infection among athletes, as the population of the athletes' village rises ahead of the start of the Olympics next week. Organisers reported 10 new cases connected to…