Coverage of the London 2012 summer Olympic Games
Three Team Nigerian athletes have qualified for the semi finals of their respective fields in the athletics events of the London Olympics. Omolara Omotosho, Amechi Morton and Regina George zoomed into the semi finals to raise hopes of medals for a nati...
The last group in England with this many records was The Beatles. The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team beat Nigeria 156-73 Thursday night, an epic blowout that answered the Americans' detractors and sent a clear message to let them be. After ...
Chinese badminton player Yu Yang on Thursday announced her decision to quit the sport after being expelled from the 2012 Olympic Games in London for throwing matches at the Games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yu was among eight women&#...
Lithuania basketball coach revealed after beating his African foes that he never took the encounter lightly because he knew how talented and dangerous the Nigerian team is. Nigeria is 21st in the world why Lithuania is 5th. Kestutis Kemzura said he kne...
Team Nigeria weightlifters will today and Friday begin their quest for medals at the London Olympics Games. Felix Ekpo is expected to battle for the ultimate prize in the sport today while Mariam Usman is up on Friday in the women’s category. Ekp...
D’Tigers’ chief coach, Ayo Bakare has expressed displeasure over the inability of the basketball team to repeat the defeat they handed the world’s best fifth team Lithuania yesterday. Nigeria defeated the Lithuanians during the Olympi...
Lithuania earned their first preliminary round victory of the London 2012 Olympic Games on Tuesday, a 72-53 triumph over Nigeria in group A of the men's basketball competition at the Basketball Arena.
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning confirmed their status as gold medal favourites as they stormed into the final of the women's pair in a new Olympic record time. Roared on by a packed crowd at Eton Dorney, Glover and Stanning won the opening heat ...
Mark Cavendish's bid to claim Great Britain's first Olympic gold of the London 2012 Games on The Mall was ended as Kazakhstan's Alexandr Vinokourov triumphed in a dramatic men's road race. Cavendish, the world champion and winner of 23 ...
An archer from the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in London on Friday became the first athlete to set new world record in the 2012 Olympic Games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent reports that Korea's Im Dong-hyun broke his own 72-arr...
Top sports stars Usain Bolt and Novak Djokovic were the cynosure of many eyes on Friday during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they drew much of the attention as they led out...
A defiant Michael Phelps insisted Saturday he remained in the running for a third straight Olympic 400m medley gold despite scraping into the final in the eighth and last spot. “A final spot is a final spot,” said Phelps, whose 14 Olympic g...
Olympic athletes using drugs were warned “we are going to catch you” Saturday after the London Games were hit by their first doping case on the opening day of full competition. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the case of Alba...
London – Nigerians resident in the UK joined others in cheering Team Nigeria as they file pass during opening ceremony at the Olympic stadium in London. The Nigeria Hospitality House at Stratford, the Olympic site reports that most Nigerians, who...
China’s world number one Yi Siling won the first gold of the London Olympics in the women’s 10m air rifle competition at London’s Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday. In a tense contest watched by International Olympic Committee pres...