LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Tobi Amusan, women’s 100m hurdles world record holder and Nigeria’s gold medal hope at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics, has missed out on qualifying for the final. In a semi-final race that was held on Friday, Amusan returned a time of 12.55 seconds to finish third behind Grace Stark of the United…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-France set up an Olympic men’s football semi-final with Egypt after beating Argentina 1-0 in a hostile quarter-final marred by ugly scenes at the final whistle. Players and coaches from both sides clashed on the pitch at the end as the hosts booked their last-four spot. Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta got…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris climbed aboard buses surrounded by armed police on Thursday, the latest group of migrants and homeless people to be driven out of the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. The group of largely African…
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 MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Guinea have halted the Olympic Eagles’ dreams of featuring at the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The loss also means the U-23 Eagles will not participate in the football event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The Salisu Yusuf side fell 2-0 against Guinea in the second leg of their final…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Blessing Oborududu gave Nigeria another medal-a silver as she was beaten 4-1 by American world No-1-ranked Mensah Stock Tamyra Mariama in the final of the Women’s Freestyle 68kg event on Tuesday evening. The American scored four technical points against Oborududu’s one in the final match that took place at the Makuhari Messe…
