Sacked, shunned and suicidal: The Cameroon sports stars battling anti-gay laws
Cameroonian athlete Thierry Essamba still trains every day, even though he has little hope of reviving a career cut off when he was ousted from the national squad in a…
IAAF to get $150,000 overpayment refund – Sunday Dare
The minister of Youth and Sports development, Sunday Dare says he has approved the refund of a payment wrongly given to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) by…
Semenya: IOC working group to examine the full CAS ruling once it was available- Olympic chief
Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Saturday he had sympathy for Caster but respected the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s decision that means the South African athlete will have…
Semenya’s future in doubt after she declines to medication to lower testosterone
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s future was in doubt on Friday after she said she would not take medication to lower her testosterone levels to comply with new rules for…
Olympic champion Semenya loses appeal over testosterone rules
Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her appeal against rules that mean middle distance female athletes with a high natural level of testosterone must take medication to reduce…
Nigerian Sport Academy to Train 50 Athletes in the US
Craig sport academy has said that 50 athletes and coaches would embark on training in Atlanta, USA, in November. Mr Adekunle Abiola, CEO Craig sport academy, told the News Agency…
Okowa and political economics of Asaba 2018
KEN UGBECHIE The African Senior Athletics Championship which held in Asaba, Delta State, (branded Asaba 2018) has come and gone but it has continued to create a resonance across diverse…
CAA Asaba 2018: Beyond Delta politics, the majesty is supreme
A REPORTER’S DIARY: OLUKAYODE THOMAS writes on the shenanigans of unscrupulous politicians and journalists who blackmailed the LOC of Asaba 2018 with false reports in order to blight a championships…
The Joy and Thrills of Asaba 2018
Except for crass opportunism, blatant mischief and sheer dishonesty, it is unthinkable that any well-meaning Nigerian would dismiss the just- concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, a.k.a Asaba 2018, as…