Opinions are still divided on why Maryam Usman, a weightlifting medal hopeful crashed out of the Olympics without a medal.

With the addition of women’s boxing to the Olympic programme, women will now be competing in all sports of the Olympic Games.

Nicolas Batum scored 23 points, nine of them coming in a critical late stretch run, and France defeated Nigeria 79-73 on Monday in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament.

Usain Bolt raced to a repeat in the Olympic 100m and told compatriot and training partner Yohan “The Beast” Blake to forget about an upset in the 200m.

Togo’s 13-year-old swimmer Adzo Kpossi, the youngest competitor at the London 2012 Olympics, trains in a hotel pool and wears costumes bought on sale at the market.

AFTER two weeks of motion without movement on whether to sack or retain Samson Siasia, the Nigeria Football Federation has finally decided to weild the big axe.

I GUESS it must be true – Richard Animam is gone, yes, dead. When the news first broke last week in the office, I did not pay any attention. I did not know it was about someone I knew or should know. I continued contributing at the office meeting, oblivious that Richard was the subject.

The scrutiny of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC continued yesterday with the anti-graft agency freezing three accounts belonging to the football house.

Ever got tired waking up? It is 7.30am Thursday. I have just jumped out of bed tired, physically and mentally so. Wednesday evening, I went for the unusual dinning and stayed awake most of the night fighting back for bodily goodness.