Olympics

In 2023, inadequate preparation hindered men’s basketball team, says Ogoh Odaudu, Coach of the D’Tigers in an exclusive interview

Nigerian basketball had an abysmal 2023, as the D’Tigers were unable to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics and the D’Tigres won an...

NFF set to reward Waldrum new one-year deal

Contrary to reports making the rounds that Super Falcons Coach Randy Waldrum was sacked, Persecondnews authoritatively reports that the American has begun new...

Breaking: Celebrated Olympic boxer, Jerry Okorodudu, dies

The 64-year-old celebrated Olympic boxer, Jeremiah Okorodudu, is dead. The ace boxer died at a Lagos Hospital while awaiting amputation surgery, Persecondnews gathered....

Two-term NOC President, Gumel re-elected, ace sports journalist, Nezianya emerges PRO

Just re-elected as President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) for a third-term, Habu Gumel, has promised that the new executive committee would...

Husband is person of interest in Kenyan runner found stabbed to death – Police

  Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-times World Championship bronze medallist, was found stabbed to death at her home,  Kenya Athletics announced...

Doping: Russia gets ban from Olympics, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Others

  By Boye Ajayi Russia’s name, flag and anthem have been banned from the next two Olympics and any world championship for the...

Tokyo Olympics postponement to cost IOC hundreds of millions of dollars, says President

The COVID-19 forced postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo to 2021 will cost the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “several hundred million dollars”,...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan to be postponed

  The International Olympic Committee will postpone this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo until 2021 over the global coronavirus pandemic, after an official...