Nigeria Table Tennis Team received a boost ahead of their forth coming Liebheir 2017 World Table Tennis Championship {54th edition}; which is to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany from 29th May to 5th June 2017 when Aruna Quadri shone gallatly in Croatia open. Aruna Quadri the World no.37th player in the current May rating of International Table Tennis Federation […]
Akani Simbine of South Africa has confirmed that he’s man to beat come London World Athletics Championship later this year. The man who has ran sub-ten four times this year did not dissapoint this evening by completely dusted a strong field made up of Gatlin and Powel. He surged to 9.99s to win the 100m at Doha Diamond league […]
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The Rio Olympics 100m hurles champion Brianna Rollins of United State Of America has been banned for 12 months for missing 3 drug test in 2016. The United State Anti-doping has announced. The World fasted 100m and 200m in this season with 9.92s in 100m and 19.95s in 200m Akani Simbine of South African. He […]
A 400m hurles 2015 Brazzaville All African Game champion, Nigeria Amaka Ogogbunam started this season on friday {14} on surprising note. She decided to try the 100m as her season opener. At the Bryan Clay Invitation, Amaka tried to do what no Nigerian has done in recent time to beat a 200m world champion. But her effort […]
The reigning America 60m indoor champion Christian Coleman, open his outdoor with a very impressive fast 10.03s{-0.8} in 100m on Saturday at Tennese Relays. He completely obliterated the entire field that the man that came second ran 10.54s. Nigeria 400m female champion Patience George was very impressive on Saturday in Grenada invitation by beating two American and […]
A Kenyan Rio Olympics marathon gold medalist and last year London marathon Champion has tested positive to EPO{erythropoietin}. The IAAF confirmed on Thursday. Her sample ‘A’ tested postive after IAAF no-notice out of competition test was conducted in Kenya. The EPO{erythropoietin} is a growth hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells; usually use […]
A 24 years old Grenadian{Rio Olympian} and a Texas A & M undergraduate broke a decathlon Collegiate record on Friday at Texas Relays. He beats Trey Hardee’s Collegiate record by 7 points by hitting 8472 points. In 100m he ran 10.63s{945}, jumped 7.37m{903} in the Long Jump, manage a throw of 16.53m{883} in Short Put, scale 2.09m{887} […]
A 35 years old Jamaican 200m veteran Veronica Campbell-Brown showed why she’s called 200m specialist on Thursday at Florida Relay. She completely capsulated the entire field made of far younger athletes to stop the clock at 22.60s{1.6m/s}.The second position went to Canadian Crystal Emmanuel-22.86s and third to Destiny Carter -22.92s. In the men 200m; Canadian […]
The International Table Tennis Federation has concluded to discard the current world ranking scheme. The current ranking rewarded points base on result against opponents; that is you only gain points by winning and lose points once you are defeated regardless at what stage you are defeated. The new ranking scheme will start in January 2018. The new ranking will […]
Akani Simbine continues the great perfomance witness yesterday in the AGN Championship in Pretoria; South Africa when Muvo Manyonga shoars to 8.62m. But today which is the second day of the championship, Akani and Thando produces a world class perfomance to add colour to the championship. Akani Simbine blasted 9.92sWL to beat a 21 years old Thando Roto who […]
Muvo Manyonga, a 25 years old South African who shot to the limelight last year at Rio Olympics by winning silver medal in the long jump; has came out a with bang on his first outdoor outing. This young man has finally got his wish by breaking 8 years old Africa long jump record which was held by his fellow South African Man […]
Nigeria quatermiler king; Adekunle Rilwan Fasasi has been honoured despite his minor pushing incident with Steven Gayle which led to his disqualification in the NCAA 400m final which happenned to be his last indoor race for the year. Although the pushing incident affected his rhythm to later end the race in 46.18s to place 5th over-all before the disqualification. This is a man who […]
It was a mixed drama for Nigeria at NCAA championship in Texas, Us. It first started on Friday with Kunle Fasasi {Nigeria current best sprinter} who ran very well to qualify for Saturday final by placing second to Fred Kerley in heat one. Fasasi was in the best shape of his life by missing a 20 […]
Paul Dedewo of Nigeria has followed his impressive showing in the 400m indoor with another good performance in 300m indoor on Saturday{4}. Running in Us national indoor championship which was staged in a high altitude of Albuquerque New Mexico.The young Nigerian nearly cause an upset. He led all way before he was caught up by insurging Noah Lyles {last […]
The current African Ping Pong King Aruna Quadri dropped ten place in the latest March Table Tennis ITTF ranking after he failed to participate in the Single of Qatar open. He rested in the last open to regain his full fitness after a minor back injury there-by dropped points. He is now number 36th in the […]
In the 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open which was concluded today conspicuously missed the only black Pink Ponk King Aruna in the main draw. It is customary not to see any black man from the main draw up to the final of any Table Tennis tour or championship. The advent of this powerful forehand stroker; who boldly cherished […]
Fred Kerly sparks life to SEC Championship in US on Saturday (25). Reeling from his world leading time of 45.02s last week, approached the heat of 400m SEC indoor Championship in a cammanding fashion. Even to his own surprise he breasted the tape in 44.94s to qualify for the final. Was closely followed by Akeem Bloomfield who managed 45.49s. […]
The weekend was blessed with some great athletics result. Olympics shot put champion Ryan Crouser of US first fired the shavo by throwing an incredible 22.o5m in his season opener at Christchurch, New Zealand. He beat the local short put star Tom Walsh who managed 21.46m throw. A 21 years old unknown South African Thando Roto ran […]
The African Pink Pong king and world no 25 Table Tennis Player- Aruna Quadri of Nigeria, who started his season in Hungaria Open {19-22 January 2017} on a remakable note by exited in the quater final. It will be recalled, in his first match in the round of 32, he sends shiver down the other players by dispatching Steffen Menge of Germany with his […]
Mo Farah shone like a million stars again inside the magnificent Birmingham stadium on Saturday afternoon. A 33 years old, who was running his last indoor brush aside all opposition; even with hard pushing Bahrain man Albert Rop to win in European record time of 13.9.16s. The four- time Olympics champion set to retire from the track at the […]
A Grenadian 400m king, Branlon Tapin who taught a former two time World indoor champion Pavel Maslak how run 400m without sweat last week with a great 45.59s run. Came out smoking in the 300m at CZech open on Wednesday with 31.97s national record and 0.09s inside world record. In the 60m, Andrew Fisher of […]
It was a good Saturday for Ajee Wilson at Millrose Game; as she took off the 800m America Indoor record from the record book. She made it so easy by finished in a relaxed strong finish in a time of 1.58.27s. In the 60m men, Clayton Vaughan beat Mike Roger his compatriot at the finish line […]
The rain of fast race descended on Poland in the Copernicus Cup; indoor Athletics on Friday{10}. Ronnie Baker made a mincing of the whole strong 60m field to post a commanding 6.46s to show he’s not a two times NCAA champion for a fluke. He was followed by rising star of Britain-Chijindu Ujah with 6.56s […]
A 26 years old Kenyan, who suffered pneumonia for 2 months toward the end of last year; defied all odds to break Half Marathon record on Friday{10}. She clocks 65.06s at RAK Half Marathon in Ras al-Khalmah UAE. Beating another Kenya Mary Keltany a three times champion of the same RAK Half Marathon. Joy Jepkosgei came […]
Ten Olympian joined other Beach Volleyball tournament in Fort Lauderdale, USA. Teams from ten countries made thier ways to the second round of the qualification tournament of the US$600,000 . It is international 2017 Beach Volleyball season opener which started on Tuesday, in Florida. During the tournament, 32 teams from 17 different nations will compete for […]
A Nigerian Paul Dedewo showed a flash of what he’s capable of by winning tough race in Albuquerque, United State Of America in 400m collegian indoor. He ran a quick time of 46.33s to shot himself to number {7} in the World. He now join his compatriot Kunle Fasasi and Obi Igbokwe in the World […]
The British athletes produced some great results on saturday night{4} in the athletics Karlsruhe Indoor. In the 5000m, Laura Muir destroyed the whole field to set a new Europian record with a time of 8.26.41s. While another British Andrew PoZZi posted a World leading time of 7.44s in the 60m hurdle; with Dina Smith complete […]