RIO 2016
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TABLE TENNIS: Aruna Quadri sets record, books quarter final tie with Ma Long
Aruna Quadri has emerged as the first African ever to make it to the quarter finals of the men’s single…
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MEN’S BASKETBALL: Diogu drops 15pts as Argentina beat Nigeria 94-66
Ike Diogu scored 15 for D’Tigers as Argentina trash Nigeria 94-66 on Sunday in the final Olympic men’s basketball game of…
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Aruna Quadri trashes Chih-Yuan Chuang, sets up mouth watering clash with Timo Ball
Africa’s number one, and Team Nigeria’s last man standing in the table tennis singles events of the ongoing Rio Olympics,…
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MEN FOOTBALL: Nigeria and Portugal progress, Brazil held again
Nigeria and Portugal became the first teams to qualify for the Olympic men’s football tournament quarter-finals, while hosts Brazil were…
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Phelps gets gold again, Djokovic eliminated and Van Vleuten update
Michael Phelps won a record 19th gold medal as the United States secured victory in the men’s 4×100 metre relay. –…
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TABLE TENNIS: Aruna Quadri sets record, books quarter final show down with Ma Long
Aruna Quadri has emerged as the first African ever to make it to the quarter finals of the men’s single…
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TABLE TENNIS: Aruna Quadri advances as Segun Toriola crashes out
African best Aruna Quadri beat Slovakia’s Yang Wang 4-1 to move into the third round of Men’s single Table Tennis…
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TABLE TENNIS: Segun Toriola through to 2nd round, Funke Oshonaike, Offiong Edem crash out in 1st round
Segun Toriola is through to the next round of Table Tennis men single, after beating Dimitry Prokoptov 4-2 in his round…
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BASKETBALL: Nadal eyes 2020 Olympics
Spaniard Rafael Nadal has no plans to retire anytime soon, hopeful of competing at the 2020 Olympics. The world number…
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BASKETBALL: Semi-finals the goal for Opals at Olympic Games
As Brendan Joyce, the coach of Australia’s women’s basketball team, so bluntly put it, if you are not gunning for…
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FOOTALL: Oghenekaro Etebo stars as Nigeria beat Japan in nine-goal thriller
Oghenekaro Etebo’s four goals helped Nigeria’s Dream team beat Japan in a nine-goal thriller. There were fairs over the Nigeria…
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FOOTBALL: Neymar fails to lift Brazil past 10-man South Africa
Brazil were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by 10-man South Africa in their opening Olympic Games match in Brasilia…
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TENNIS: Djokovic draws Del Potro in Rio, Serena gets Gavrilova
Novak Djokovic will face Juan Martin del Potro in the first round of the Rio 2016 men’s tennis competition, while Serena…
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