Coverage of the London 2012 summer Olympic Games
As Nigeria’s MuhammedIsah files out today to battle Jordanian Abulibdeh Mohammed, he will be fighting as an underdog. Isah who will fight in the -68kg alongside Beijing 2008 Olympics bronze medallist, Chika Chukwumerije are not listed on the taek...
Nigeria has been defeated 73 - 79 by France in a last group game. It was a narrow loss for the Injury riddled Nigerian team. Speaking on Nigeria's experience at London 2012 after France beat Nigeria 79-73 in the men's basketball ...
Nigeria's Edith OGOKE has lost 8-18 points in the Women's Middle (75kg) boxing tournament. Speaking on the defeat, Ogoke said: "I feel good. I am okay. It is one of those things. She is the one of the best in t...
Team Nigeria has described as ‘’baseless’’ reports linking it to black market tickets at the London 2012 Olympics. Unconfirmed reports spread like wild fire yesterday mentioning a number of countries as having their delegation t...
Nigeria’s national basketball team, D’Tigers will this afternoon at the Basketball Arena of the Olympic Stadium in London play European powerhouse in their last preliminary game. The clash remains the only chance for the Nigerian men’...
Nigeria’s fastest man, Obinna Metu crashed out of the 100 metres race in the London Olympics, after he failed to qualify from the pack of eight sprinters in the semi finals race decided yesterday at the Olympics Stadium in Stratford. Metu finishe...
Basketball guard, Ade Dagunduro who was injured at the game against Tunisia and Nigeria’s first match may not play for the Dream Team in the remainig preliminary clash. Still undergoing doctors attention and treatment, the player who is one of th...
The Nigeria Olympic Committee president, Sani Ndanusa has said that the body will ensure that more Jonathan Akinyemis are discovered and given opportunity to represent Nigeria at the big stage like the Olympics. Akinyemi, a British born Nigerian repres...
First Bank of Nigeria, the official bank of Team Nigeria yesterday held its special day in London. The event which drew croud to the Nigerian stand from both Europe and Africa was held at the Wazobia Lounge of the Africa Village located at the East Law...
Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria cruised to a new personal best time of 10.93 to win her 1st round heat and qualified for the women's 100m semi-final here at the Olympic Stadium in London this afternoon on a day when other Nigerian athletes did not far...
Wyomi Masela of Netherlands display on the balance beam during the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Olympic Qualification round at North Greenwich Arena in London, England.
America Dream Team basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski has debunked insinuations that his team played deliberately to score with such wide margin in order to humiliate the Nigerian side. United States won the game 156 - 73 and entered history books as th...
The Nigeria national basketball team, D’Tigers will today meet another great basketball playing country Argentina in a make or mar encounter. The Nigerian team had sensationally won its first match but lost two subsequent ones against Lithuania, ...
Despite the scandalous loss to the world best Olympics basketball team 156-73 and making history as a team to record the worst defeat ever in an Olympics basketball game, coach of the Nigerian team, Ayo Bakare believes his boys can still qualify. His w...
Nigerian basketball star, Ike Diogu, who alone contributed 27 points in Nigeria’s 73 overall, has blamed D’Tigers’ historic loss to too many mistakes committed by the side. He said any team that commits such against an experienced sid...