athletes

'World's Sexiest Athlete' Alica Schmidt announces she's 'taking a break' from the sport after she was banned from Olympics

German track and field star, Alica Schmidt is "taking a break" from the sport after her trip to the Tokyo Olympics didn't go as she planned. The 22-year-old runner, dubbed "the World's Sexiest Athlete" took to Instagram on Tuesday, August 24, to admit she's

France bans their athletes from wearing hijabs at the 2024 Paris Olympics

France has banned its athletes from wearing hijabs at next year's Olympic Games. The country's sports minister announced the news during an interview with the French political programme Dimanche en Politique, as per Inside the Games.

Forbes List: Two Nigerians, Anthony Joshua and Giannis feature on 50 highest-paid athletes in the world

And that's how Giannis made it to the 2023 Forbes list of highest-paid athletes in the world.

Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat stabbed to death in Kenya

Championships, as per reports from CTV News Benjamin's death discovery in KenyaAccording to World Athletics, Kiplagat's body was discovered in a car on the outskirts of Eldoret, a town in the Rift Valley known for being a training hub for athletes

Amusan nominated for Women's World Athlete of the year award

Nine other athletes were also nominated for the award by the World Athletics. The other nominees are; Shanuae Miller-Uibo, Kimberly Garcia, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Shericka Jackson and Yulimar Rojas.

Athletics: Usain Bolt may miss Rio Games

All parties interested in the Olympics will be hoping all is done to ensure the presence of one of the world's highest paid athletes in Rio.

Will there be anti-sex beds to stop horny athletes at 2024 Paris Olympics?

During the Olympics, athletes need to be at peak form but even though there is some concern for their welfare, organisers are not trying to discourage intimacy. So, the rumours about anti-sex furniture aren't true.

Ronaldo beats Messi to another landmark, gets huge recognition as 20 athletes of decade reavealed (see full list)

Cristiano Ronaldo has been ranked above his arch-rival Lionel Messi in Sky Sports' list of athletes of the decade, with tennis superstar, Rafael Nadal shockingly omitted in the controversial ranking.

22-year-old Tennis star beats Serena to become world's highest-earning female athlete, gets N14.6bn in 1 year

Two years after beating Serena Williams at the U.S. Open final to win her first Grand Slam title, Naomi Osaka has toppled the Tennis legend to become world's top-earning female athlete. According to a story posted on Forbes.com on Friday, May 22, Osaka earned

2022 CWG: More medals for Nigeria in wrestling, Para Athletics

It was Day 9 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games and athletes have continued to churn out more medals for Nigeria as the event entered its final stages.

Mayweather beats Messi, Ronaldo to become highest-paid athlete in the world since 1990 (see full list)

Mayweather shared a video of the list of athletes on his Twitter handle which was researched by David McSweeney of noobnorm.com The list released by Forbes has Mayweather topping athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, George Foreman

Nigeria's shot put athlete, Enekwechi cries out after he had to wash his jersey to reuse it for the Tokyo Olympics final (Video)

Nigeria's shot put athlete, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi in a viral video was washing his Jersey ahead of the Tokyo finals. In the viral Tik Tok video, Enekwechi was seen washing his jersey so he could reuse it after he had secured a non-automatic qualifying spot