The news of Blessing Okagbare's ban has left a bitter taste in the mouths of so many Nigerian's after confirmation by the AIU, of her 10-year ban over doping on Friday “The Disciplinary Tribunal has ...

Nigeria is the biggest loser after sprinter Blessing Okagbare received an additional one-year ban to the previous 10 years for doping violations. Okagbare will now be out from the Athletics scene for ...

Okagbare's positive result came from an out-of-competition test on July 19. She was informed of the result on the eve of the Tokyo 2020 100 metres semi-finals, which she subsequently missed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article originally appeared on Trail Runner On July 30, 2021, the fastest female sprinters in the world bounced out their ...

NIGERIA’S prospect of winning a medal in the Women’s 100m at the 12th Africa Games, was thwarted after two-time Commonwealth champion, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor was disqualified in the semi-final ...

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been handed an extra one-year ban on top of her decade-long suspension for additional violations including evading sample collection and tampering or attempted ...

The urge not to write about soccer this week is strong. I wish I could do without writing about Nigeria’s king of sports. I cannot because of the season we are. It is the transfer period. We expect to ...