Bolt To Skip World Relays
Usain Bolt is poised to skip next month’s IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas as he prepares to retire from the sport later this year, AFP reports. The reigning Olympic 100m and 200m champion told...
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Bolt To Skip World Relays
Usain Bolt is poised to skip next month’s IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas as he prepares to retire from the sport later this year, AFP reports. The reigning Olympic 100m and 200m champion told...
BOST Stops $39m Office Construction Over Misappropriation of Funds
Reports reaching DAILY GUIDE indicate that state-run oil storage company – Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) – has stopped a headquarters facility under construction at the cost of $39...
Microsoft Confirms Support With Special Olympics Ghana
Today, Microsoft announced that it will provide support to Mr. Isaac Otchere, a member of Special Olympics Ghana’s team. This will be done under the ambit of the Mission 3000 challenge -a Special...
EPIC! Reggie N Bollie Thrill Thousands At Wembley Arena
UK band, Reggie N Bollie thrilled more than 10,000 fans with an explosive performance at the 8th edition of the annual Voice In A Million, VIAM2017 staged at SSE Arena Wembley. The duo performed on...
BOST Stops $39m Office Over ‘chop Chop’
Reports reaching DAILY GUIDE indicate that state-run oil storage company – Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) – has stopped a headquarters facility under construction at the cost of $39...
Pospisil Sends Murray Packing At Indian Wells
World number one Andy Murray was sent packing from the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday after losing 6-4 7-6(5) to Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil. Pospisil delivered the knockout...
Misguided Attack On A Harmless Sports Photographer
In this age where females the world over are being goaded to step up to the plate and dare into male-dominated areas, there are a group of people whose only passion is to see to it that the...
IOC Freezes Funding For Kenya Over Governance
The International Olympic Committee has frozen all cash funding for sport in Kenya as it battles the national Olympic body over its governance, a spokeswoman said Friday. The IOC could decide at a...
Sean Safo-Antwi Reveals Why He Shunned Great Britain For Ghana
Sean Safo-Antwi has told The Voice that he should have made the switch from representing Great Britain to Ghana ‘ages’ ago. The north London-born sprinter realised a dream last year when he went...
Tokyo Hit By New Olympic Stadium Cost Fears
Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that further ballooning costs could hit the trouble-cursed main stadium. Amid media...
IOC Freezes Grants To Kenyan Olympic Body
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday imposed a freeze on grants to the Kenyan Olympic committee in a move which would affect the running of national sports activities in the country. The...
IOC Panel Reschedules Los Angeles Visit
The International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission has rescheduled a visit to Los Angeles to assess the city's bid for the 2024 Games, LA 2024 officials confirmed Wednesday. The IOC panel had...
IAAF Official Quits Two Roles Over Corruption Claim
Frankie Fredericks carried the Olympic torch on its journey to Rio 2016 Four-time Olympic silver medallist Frankie Fredericks has stepped down from two key administrative roles after corruption...
Sprinter Fredericks Quits 2024 Olympics Role Amid Corruption Probe
Former sprinter Frankie Fredericks quit Tuesday as head of the IOC commission monitoring candidates for the 2024 Olympics amid a probe into money he accepted from a sports marketing chief accused of...
Tokyo 2020 Seen Having $284 Bn Economic Impact
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to give an overall 32.3 trillion yen ($284 billion) boost to the Japanese economy, according to the Tokyo city government. Euphoria surrounded the award of the...
Namibia’s Frankie Fredericks Quits Over Bribery Claim
Four-time Olympic silver medallist Frankie Fredericks of Namibia has stepped down from a key role at athletics’ world governing body after corruption claims. IAAF council member Fredericks, also a...
Disgraced Athletics Chief’s Son Slams ‘witch Hunt’
Papa Massata Diack, son of disgraced former IAAF chief Lamine Diack, slammed corruption allegations against him over the awarding of the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio as a "witch hunt", in an exclusive...
Frankie Fredericks Forced To Step Aside From IAAF Taskforce Due To Newspaper Allegation
Former 100m and 200m champion Frankie Fredericks has decided to step aside from the five-member IAAF Taskforce coordinating the re-admittance process for suspended Russian athletes. Fredericks,...
Veteran Fernando Verdasco Reaches Dubai Final
Fernando Verdasco broke three times in the deciding set as the unseeded Spaniard defeated Robin Haase 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 6-1 to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Friday. Verdasco, 33 and...