The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board is set to discuss the results of consultations regarding the status of athletes from Russia and Belarus in its meeting set to run from tomorrow until March 30. The organisation had previously announced that it was looking to explore ways to reinstate the two countries into international sport, […]
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Tony Okafor, Awka A self-acclaimed pastor in Anambra State, identified as Arinze Obiwenite has allegedly raped his 12-year-old daughter. Reportedly confessing his incestuous act, the pastor who was said to have 11 wives , said he enjoyed the daughter more than any of the wives. Obiwenite, who hails from Abacha community in the Idemili North […]
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Bach again outlined the IOC’s position at the Ruhr Political Forum in the Essener Philharmonien in Essen, citing a “responsibility towards human rights and the Olympic Charter” in insisting “both do not allow such a total isolation of people with a specific passport”. Russian and Belarusian athletes have been largely frozen out of international sport […]
Continue ReadingAmerican table tennis player Kanak Jha has been handed a one-year ban for committing three whereabouts doping failures within 12 months. Jha is the United States’ top-ranked player by the International Table Tennis Federation at 24th, and won three gold medals at the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru’s capital Lima – gold in the men’s […]
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Former weightlifter Nikolai Sherstnev has been elected as Football Federation of Belarus (ABFF) President after the incumbent Vladimir Bazanov withdrew his candidacy, although UEFA is expected to consider the country’s status at its events after European Union lawmakers urged it to be banned. By Patrick Burke Sherstnev was unanimously elected after Bazanov, who had taken over […]
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The Panam Sports Executive Committee has backed the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes so long as they are considered as neutrals. By Owen Lloyd The continental body claimed that it not affect its support for Ukraine and its athletes which continue to cope with the war caused when Russia invaded the country in February 2022. […]
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The wrong anthem was played for Russia after Anastasiia Demurchian captured the light middleweight title at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships here. Demurchian arrived to collect her gold medal at the K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi only for Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 to be played – instead of […]
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By Tony Okafor, Awka Members of All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA)who are Catholics have accused Archbishop of Onitsha, Valerian Okeke of aiding priests to campaign for a certain political party and its candidates in the last elections. To this end, the have petitioned the Papacy in Vatican to intervene and call the Archbishop to order to […]
Continue ReadingZURICH, Switzerland, March 23, 2023/APO Group/ — At the beginning of November 2022, serious allegations related to the sexual abuse of minors in the Congo DR Football Association (FECOFA) were made on several media platforms. In particular, various football coaches of different regions and leagues in Congo DR were accused of having abused minor players. […]
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Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) secretary general Faris Al Kooheji has highlighted the importance of linking up with other countries as the island territory looks to improve its athletes. The Kingdom has become known for recruiting foreign born stars who then compete in Bahrain colours but the nation would like to produce more homegrown talent. Earlier […]
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