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Nigeria’s U23 team, the Olympic Eagles, stepped up preparations for their 2028 Olympic Games qualifiers with a 3-1 friendly win over Nigeria National League side, Grassrunners FC. Read More: https://punchng.com/olympic-eagles-step-up-qualifiers-prep-with-friendly-win/
Riyan Malhan made history for the UAE by winning the first gold medal at the Youth Olympics in Dakar on Thursday. The national badminton team member defeated France's Mady Sow 2-0 in the boys' singles final at the fourth Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, securing a landmark achievement for UAE sport. Riyan's win is the UAE's second medal in Youth Olympic Games h
The Algerian has not fought since winning gold at Paris 2024, where she was embroiled in a gender row.
Padel is the fastest growing racket sport in the world, and is pushing to make its Olympic debut.
Reports that netball's once in a generation Brisbane 2032 bid is backed by high sources within the Olympic ranks is a very positive sign, but the sport is holding off from celebrating until the official vote takes place in April.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds a decision to ban Olympic bronze medallist Ana Barbosu for two years after three whereabouts failures.
The incident, which took place in the early hours of October 28, came to light after the family returned from Kodagu district.
BBC Sport speaks to several triathletes about what World Triathlon's Hyrox partnership means for the future of the sport.
Ng's victory is Singapore's first medal at this edition of the Games in Senegal and its first gold credited to the country since 2014 in China.
All 15 African table tennis players have been eliminated from the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics, failing to match Ojo Onaolapo’s 2010 quarter-final record. Read More: https://punchng.com/african-stars-fail-to-match-onaolapos-youth-olympics-feat/
Nigerian swimmer Aidan Dumuje-Abili says competing at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games is the fulfilment of a childhood dream he set at a young age. Read More: https://punchng.com/dumuje-abili-relishes-youth-olympics-dream/
Canadians still have time to vote for the musician they think should represent the country on the Eurovision stage. Known as the world’s largest live annual televised music competition, Canada is set to make it’s Eurovision debut next year – the first new country to join since Australia in 2015. Five musicians are in the […]
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The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has kicked off talks with investors about a potential deal which could involve selling a stake in the commercial rights to Team USA ahead of a crucial sporting decade for the country.
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The national Olympic committee and the sports ministry...
Tell bullies to ‘sod off’. That’s the advice IOC President Kirsty Coventry has for young athletes facing bullying.
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Nigeria’s swimmers recorded mixed results at the Youth Olympics in Dakar, with Tobiloba Akinsanmi finishing fifth in her heat and Kashope Obatoyinbo 29th. Read More: https://punchng.com/youth-olympics-nigerian-swimmers-record-mixed-results-in-dakar/
The head of the International Olympic Committee discusses the significance of Africa hosting the Youth Olympic Games.
TV viewers who tune in to NBC Sunday night will no doubt see some interesting plays from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears on “Sunday Night Football.” And if they stay a little longer, they’ll see some intriguing maneuvers from Jimmy Fallon. A special Sunday-night telecast of NBC’s “Tonight Show” will feature a […]
A croc sighting on central Queensland's Fitzroy River has cast fresh doubt over the site's fitness to host Olympic rowing events in 2032.
The sighting near Rockhampton's proposed Olympic rowing venue revives concerns about safety and crocodile management.
Australian record-holder Haftu Strintzos finishes fifth at the New York City Marathon in a result that counts as meeting the entry standard for the 2028 Olympics.
Follow for live coverage of the Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony from Dakar, Senegal.
Senegal makes history by becoming the first African country to host an Olympic event.
Criticism of Israel's captain Adam Edelman at Winter Olympics breached discrimination rules, Swiss complaints body says.
Senegal hosts the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first-ever Olympic event on African soil, with 2,665 young athletes competing in Dakar. Read More: https://punchng.com/senegal-kicks-off-youth-games-africas-first-ever-olympics/
The daughter of one of Australia’s most famed swimmer’s has her own dream. The greatest struggle to get there is outside of the pool.
Yiech Pur Biel leads the first ever refugee team to take part at the Youth Olympics.
After a decade of being abused online after a race in Mexico involving the Brownlee brothers of Britain, South African triathlete and Olympic medallist Henri Schoeman opens up about how it has affected him and his family.
<p>Our sport-loving PM is willing to risk a bitter north v south furore, all for the sake of table tennis in Teesside</p><p>As someone who barely understands their own finances, let alone the country’s, I will admit that budget day doesn’t always register with me. Perhaps if there were outre outfits or horse-drawn carriages involved, like there are at the st
Senegal is the first African country to host an Olympic sporting event.
The Western Force recruit was on Thursday called into the Wallabies squad for the first time in six years, as coach Les Kiss’s troops gathered ahead of the spring tour.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee has identified Durban as its preferred host city in its bid to host the 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games. But questions remain about the country’s readiness.
South Africa names Durban as host city for its 2036 and 2040 bids to bring the Olympics to Africa for the first time.
US attorney Ronald Goldstock helped take down powerful New York mafia groups, and told the Queensland inquiry similar laws could combat tactics employed by the CFMEU.
Olympian Heath Ryan is suing international horse sport officials as well as Equestrian Australia, alleging he was banned over a horse whipping incident after an unlawful video recording was used against him.
The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Habu Gumel, has pledged full support for Nigeria’s contingent to the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. Read More: https://punchng.com/noc-president-gumel-backs-youth-olympics-contingent/
Hyrox moves closer to its "ultimate ambition" of gaining Olympic and Paralympic status after entering into a partnership with World Triathlon.
Kathleen Kennedy, the former head of Lucasfilm, has been tapped as head of ceremonies and content for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. She’s replacing Peter Rice, who was hired as Netflix’s chief content officer earlier this week and took over for Bela Bajaria. He will remain involved with the LA28 Games as executive producer, as […]
"Kathleen is a legend," says LA28 chairperson and president Casey Wasserman in making the appointment while the veteran producer called the Olympics "a touchstone in my life."
Senegal is hosting Africa's first Youth Olympics, with 2,700 young athletes competing in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly. The Games bring pride and hope, but also questions over cost, rights and legacy.
Andscape is behind director Trishtan Williams' feature about the athlete who helped lead Team USA to Olympic gold in 2024.
Those issues, along with tourism, could prove crucial in the race to succeed Katsuhiro Akimoto.
Forty students from seven schools compete to see who can sound most like a kookaburra, Australian raven, or yellow-tailed black cockatoo — and be crowned best bird caller.
The International Weightlifting Federation becomes the first Olympic federation to choose Russia to host a world championships since its invasion of Ukraine.
The full feasibility study will look in detail at how hosting the Games in northern England could work.
Team Nigeria’s young athletes have stepped up preparations in Abuja for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which will be held in Senegal. Read More: https://punchng.com/team-nigeria-step-up-2026-youth-olympics-prep/
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Former Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned substance EPO, officials have said.
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