What you need to know:Omanyala equaled his National Records time of 10.01 finishing third behind Canadian Andre De Grasse (9.91) and Kerley (9.97) in the first round as both qualified for the semis.In the semis, Kerley won in 9.96, beating De Grasse (9.98) and Omanyala, who impro...
Wheelchair racer Daniel Sidbury set a new British record in an electric T54 men’s 1500m final to take sixth, with Beijing 2008 and London 2012 champion David Weir clocking a new PB in finishing tenth.Sidbury (coach: Christine Parsloe; club: Sutton & District) recorded his persona...
(Afrosky Sports) - Cuba achieved on Friday its best performance at the Olympic games since 2004 as the Caribbean island amounted to six gold medals, standing at 13th place in the medal count. Historically, Cuba is the Latin American country with the most Olympic medals.Cuban boxe...
Nigeria’s reigning African record holder, Ese Brume on Tuesday expressed delight at winning the first medal for the country at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Brume on Tuesday won the very first medal for Team Nigeria in the women’s long jump event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olymp...
Nigeria’s sprint star Enoch Adegoke has qualified for the finals of the men’s 100m event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.The Nation reports Adegoke on Saturday qualified for the semi-final, after emerging first in his heat, clocking a new personal best of 9.98seconds.Adeg...
Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs outshone a field of unusual suspects to claim a shock Olympic gold in the men’s 100 metres on Sunday, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt’s 13-year hold on the blue riband event.Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.80 seconds with American ...
American swimmer Caeleb Dressel secured his first individual gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a wire-to-wire victory in the men's 100-meter freestyle final. Dressel recorded an Olympic record in the effort, finishing the race in 47:02 seconds. Rounding out the podium were Au...
With the 2021 preseason almost halfway over, FC Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman is getting more of an idea of who will play in his side and how much he will rely on them. As far as the club’s Twittersphere is concerned, the integration of Riqui Puig into the first team’s dynamics...
Five U.S. athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, crushing their dreams of competing in the world’s largest sporting event.U.S. men’s basketball player Bradley Beal tested positive July 15, which made him unable to travel to Tokyo, the U...
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers have lost 84-67 to Australia in their opening Group B match at the Tokyo Olympics.Two weeks ago in Las Vegas, the Boomers were 39 points better than Nigeria but in today’s encounter at the Saitama Super Arena, Coach Mike Brown’...
