In the history of British athletics, Linford Christie stands out as the greatest achiever. The first British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at the Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games. Christie was the first European to run a sub-10:00 sec and the most decorated British athlete. Celebrated […]
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Obaseki By Osaretin Aghedo When, in 2018, Governor Godwin Obaseki scrapped the Edo State Ministry of Sports and replaced it with the Edo State Sports Commission though an Executive Order, members of Nigeria’s sports fraternity hailed the move as a good step towards repositioning sports in the state. Shortly after that decision, the Governor followed […]
By Oyewole Owolabi. The write up by Olukayode Thomas, entitled ” Sunday Dare’s list of sports icons smacks of nepotism, rewards drug cheats” is not only a futile attempt to pooh pooh the noble objective of according recognition to notable sports icons and Nigerians, it is full of bile, fictional postulations, outlandish claims and a […]