Olympics

D'Tigers of Nigeria suffered a tough 84-67 defeat to Australia thanks to Patty Mills' clinical three-point shooting and leadership in the basketball event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday. Nigeria had eight players who currently play…

Intense heat and humidity could force competition schedule changes at the Tokyo Olympics and the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday it would back any such plans if needed. Athletes across several sports have complained that…

The South Africa under-23 Tokyo Olympics football team suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat to France at the Saitama Stadium on Sunday. The match was goalless at half-time after the South Africans missed a penalty. However, the Africans…

Britain's defending Olympic tennis champion Andy Murray, who had been due to play Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, pulled out of the Tokyo 2020 men's singles tournament on Sunday due to a thigh injury. Murray, 34, has been replaced in the…

The Nigerian duo of Godwin Olofua and Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori competed in the Group play stage of the Men’s Doubles badminton event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, losing 2-0 (21-2, 21-7) to Japan’s Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe. Team…

Nigeria's highest ranked table tennis player, Edem Offiong, claimed an impressive 4-1 (11-8,11-9,11-9,9-11,11-4) victory against Dora Madarasz of Hungary to progress to the second round of the women’s singles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.…

The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, which aspires to reaffirm the role of sport and the value of the Olympic Games, began on Friday after a year-long wait due to the coronavirus pandemic. The games also brings a sense of hope for…

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…

One of the star athletes Team Nigeria is banking on for medals at the Tokyo Olympics, long jumper, Ese Brume has pleaded with Nigerians to continue to support the athletes as the Games officially begins today. Brume, who was Nigeria’s…

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…