LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics. French officials described the attacks as “criminal actions” and said they were investigating…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israel’s national anthem was loudly jeered before its soccer team kicked off play at the Paris Olympics against Mali on Wednesday night. The game began with a massive security presence outside the stadium amid an increasingly strained international climate that has Paris’ safety efforts squarely in the spotlight. The Israel team arrived under a heavy police…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Olympic motto is “Citius, Altius, Fortius — Communiter,” which means “Faster, Higher, Stronger — Together.” That doesn’t just apply to the athletes competing in the Games; it’s an aspiration for the Olympics’ hosts as well. It’s not enough to provide venues for the Olympics; a host nation has to put on…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan, finished in second position with a time of 12.60s (-1.7m/s) behind the USA’s Grace Stark, who won with a time of 12.58s on Saturday, July 20, at the pre-Olympics race in Florida. Amusan, Team Nigeria’s medal hopeful for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, began…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A team of Ghanaian paralympic athletes and technical officials are said to have absconded to other Schengen states in Europe after failing to participate in the Fjordkraft Bergren Marathon in Oslo, Norway. The Ministry of National Security confirmed the disappearance in a letter dated July 3, addressed to the Ministry of Youth…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The racism row concerning members of Argentina’s Copa America-winning squad has taken a dramatic twist with the sacking by the government of undersecretary for Sports, Julio Garro. Garro was shown the door after he reportedly demanded that Lionel Messi should apologise for the chants sung by his side following victory against Colombia….
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Fayza Lamari, not just a mother but a key figure in Kylian Mbappe’s life, recently spoke out in an interview with Le Parisien, just a day after her son’s grand unveiling as a new player for Real Madrid. Unlike the forward, who stayed mum on his departure from PSG during his press…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Lionel Messi faced calls on Wednesday to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina‘s players after they won the Copa America. An Argentinean government official said Messi, who is the team captain, and the president of the country’s soccer federation, Claudio Tapia, should apologize after a video was shared on social media…