Pope Francis dies as IOC pays tribute
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has saluted Pope Francis following his death, describing him as “a great friend and supporter of the Olympic Movement”...
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CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe congratulates newly-elected IOC President Ms. Kirsty Coventry
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) President, Dr Patrice Motsepe congratulates the newly elected President of the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”), Ms. Kirsty Coventr Ms....
Trump’s transgender athlete ban gains support from UN expert
Despite strong opposition from Amnesty International, Reem Alsalem, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, voiced support on Wednesday for U.S....
Coe shares vision for Africa
The World Athletics leader is one of seven candidates in the running for March’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential election and considers the continent’s youthful...
NOC/Sports Ministry unveil a list of athletes for Paris 2024 Games
A team of 84 Nigerian athletes is set to represent the nation at the 2024 Paris Olympics, scheduled to kick off on July 26. These...
Paris 2024: Canarinhas pip Super Falcons to three points in Bordeaux
The Super Falcons were full of guts and gumption, but a 37th-minute strike by Gabi Nunes separated the two-time Olympic silver medallists from the nine-time...
Paris 2024: Super Falcons test might with Olympic champions, Canada
Nigeria and Canada senior women’s teams go toe-to-toe for the second time in one year on Wednesday, in a closed-doors training match in Malaga which...
Riots force torch relay’s cancellation in New Caledonia
France’s prime minister Gabriel Attal announced the Olympic flame will not be passing through New Caledonia on 11 June after several days of rioting in...
Paris 2024: Super Falcons vow to play the game of their lives against Banyana
Spectators who will troop into the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Friday are guaranteed a game for the vintage memory as nine-time African champions...
Mayor of Paris: Russian, Belarusian athletes ‘not welcome’ at Olympics
Four months before the start of the 33rd Olympic Games of the modern era in Paris, the ambiguous position of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...