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Although the race is still about two months to go, the second edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has generate so much interest among elite marathoners worldwide that all of them want to be part of it. Already, about 125 elite athletes hav...

Thomas Bach/ AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI Detained former Olympic Council of Ireland chief, Pat Hickey, will appear before a Brazilian judge today as part of an investigation into black market ticket sales, IOC president Thomas Bach has said. The Int...

Team Nigeria I love Nigeria with all my heart. This love affair is rooted in my relationship with the country since I set out meandering through the mazy world of sports. It has been an incredible journey through some of the best and the worst period...

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates his team's victory at the end of the Men's 4x100m Relay Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2016. PHOTO: Eric FEFERBERG / AFP Usain Bolt...

Slovakia's Matej Toth celebrates winning the Men's 50km Race Walk during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Pontal in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD Slovakia's Matej Toth made a decisive break 2km from ...

Nigeria's Ese Brume competes in the Women's Long Jump Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. FRANCK FIFE / AFP So far, Ese Brume is the only Nigerian athlete to comp...

Ryan Lochte / AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSEN US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, who had falsely claimed he and three teammates were robbed in Rio, apologized Friday for his behavior, saying he should have been "more careful and candid" in explaining...

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson (L) reacts as she crosses the finish line next to bronze medallist USA's Tori Bowie to win the Women's 200m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17...

Blessing Oborodudu celebrates her gold medal at the last All African Games in Congo Brazzaville… There was no celebration for her and other Nigerian wrestlers in Rio yesterday Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has again maintained his stance that Nige...

Trott and Kenny with British flag after receiving medals. You might forgive Laura Trott and Jason Kenny for leaving Rio rather full of themselves. Five competitions between them, five golds won. As of Tuesday night, had the couple been a country they...