Athletics

Nigerian sprinter and former Olympic Silver medallist, Sunday Bada is dead. Bada, who was the current technical director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), is reported to have slumped and died at the National Stadium, Lagos Monday evening, D...

The president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Solomon Ogba, has charged the leadership of the National Assembly to pay more attention to the development of sports, owing to its potential to improve the image of the country.   O...

Aiming to model AFN Golden League after IAAF Diamond league, Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has opened its door to corporate organisations for sponsorship. AFN president, Solomon Ogba stated this during an interactive session with sports writers...

Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has earmarked the sum of three hundred and fifteen million naira (315m) for its programmes and activities next year. AFN president, Solomon Ogba, made this known yesterday at a press conference to unveil AFN’...

  Former marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie has shoved aside retirement insisting that he is not going anywhere but targeting success at the 2012 Games in London.     The 38-year-old Ethiopian dropped out of his second succe...

Australian butterfly swimming champion Geoff Huegill for the first time revealed he abused recreational drugs. Huegill on Saturday also admitted he had suicidal thoughts when he retired from swimming after the 2004 Athens Olympics. It is well known tha...

  Team Nigeria has increased her medals tally at the on-going 10th All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique by winning additional 7 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze.  Statement by NSC chief press secretary, Tony Ohaeri from Maputo, revealed that Nig...

In spite of the world wide criticism of false start rule that disqualified the fastest man on earth from the 100m final race during last week’s World Athletics Championship in Daegu, South Korea, International Athletics Association Federation (IA...

Sports minister, Suleiman Yusuf yesterday redeemed his pledge to reward medal winners with additional bonus. The minister yesterday morning splashed dollar on athletes that have won medals for Team Nigeria. The Badminton team that won gold got 12,000 d...

For the first time in the on going games, the organisers yesterday released a medals table that has Nigeria on the 8th position with one gold, three silver and four bronze.South Africa has taken an early lead with a total of 46 medals with 20 of them b...

Team Nigeria’s quest to have a good outing at the All Africa Games in Maputo, yielded good dividend yesterday as the country registered its name on the medals chart with medals from Karate and tennis. In karate, the duo of Hope Adiele and Efe Zin...

Roger Federer has started his US Open with a quick victory over Arthur Ashe Stadium. Third seed Federer, who turned 30 earlier this month, completed a clockwork 6-4 6-3 6-2 win over 56th-ranked Colombian Santiago Giraldo to the delight of the Flushing ...

All Africa Games defending champion, Damola Osayomi is not bothered about her inability to get into the final of the women sprint event at the 13th IAAF World Championships taking place in Daegu, South Korea. She placed 8th in the first semi final race...

Usain Bolt has remained optimistic despite his 100 meters false start. He said he will not let the disqualification from the 100m final affect him when he defends his 200m title at the World Championships.The world record-holder said he was “extr...

All Africa Games medal hopeful, Blessing Okagbare placed fifth in the finals of the 100m event of the 13th IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, to signal her participation in the big league of global sprinters. She clocked 11.12 in the race ...