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Monday, 29 August 2016

WWE's Mr. Fuji dead at age 82

WWE legend, Mr. Fuji, has died at the age of 82 the WWE announced on Sunday morning. Mr. Fuji whose  real name is Harry Fujiwara  was a WWE wrestler and later became a manager to stars like, George "The Animal" Steele and Yokozuna. Mr. Fuji was best known for throwing salt into the eyes of his opponents and was a 5-time WWE Tag Team champ.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.

Sunday, 28 August 2016

The English premier league table after match day 3 (photo)

Man city are top of the table with 9 points and both Chelsea and Man Utd on goal difference.
Man U will face Man city in a fortnight after the international break, a game that'll have a huge effect on how the season pans out for Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Usain Bolt and his Coach Glen Mills (photos)


World's fastest man, Usain Bolt showed off his coach ,Glen Mills and many are surprised because they expected the man behind the world's fastest man to be able to probably run as fast as him.But ,he is as professional as it gets..Glen Mills was the head coach of the Jamaican Olympic athletics team between 1987 and 2009. He is also the coach of the second fastest man ever in both 100 m and 200 m,Yohan Blake also from Jamaica.


Checkout some photos below






Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Four Major sponsors drop US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte over Rio robbery lie



In the wake of Rio 'robbery' fiasco, US Olympic Swimmer, Ryan Lochte, has been dropped by all his major sponsors. Police investigation revealed that Lochte and 3 other US swimmers James Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger lied about being robbed at gunpoint when they were returning by taxi from a club in Rio. Turns out, they actually vandalized a gas station and urinated on the walls outside. Hence the lie to cover up their disgraceful antics.





Now his major sponsors - Speedo, Polo Ralph Lauren, Gentle Hair Removal and mattress maker Airweave have announced that they would be cutting ties with Lochte. After Speedo said it would terminate its relationship with the athlete, all three of his remaining sponsors pulled out within the space of six hours on Monday. Read their official statement below...





See this picture of footballer Neymar through the years

He will be one of the greats someday

Monday, 22 August 2016

Rio throws final party to say goodbye to 2016 Olympics (photos)


The Olympic torch was extinguished and Brazil and the world bid farewell on Sunday to the first Olympic Games in South America.


Rio marked the occasion with a joyful closing ceremony meant to celebrate a city and a people that defied predictions and pulled off a scaled-back Olympics amid economic and political turmoil.

The competition took place as scheduled and there were no major security incidents if you don't
count the one fabricated by American swimmers.

Carlos Nuzman, president of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, said during the ceremony:

"We did it. We made it. It was seven years of a lot of struggle and work, but it was worth it. Every minute. Organizing the Games in Rio was a challenge. A successful challenge." The 2020 Summer Games is set to be hosted in Tokyo. More photos below.
























Sunday, 21 August 2016

Our National flag didn't fly in Rio,it soaked and sagged- Sen Shehu Sani

As shared on his Facebook wall this evening...

Neymar leads Brazil to defeat Germany as they win their first Olympic football gold


Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering Brazil's first men's soccer gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout triumph over Germany after a thrilling final ended in a draw following extra-time on Saturday.





Brazil had lost the Olympic final three times - in 1984, 1988 and 2012 - but they finally got the gold they craved on a dramatic night at the Maracana stadium in which they outplayed the Germans but were saved three times by the woodwork.







Congratulations to Brazil!

Saturday, 20 August 2016

Nigeria wins its first medal as under 23 team beats Honduras 3-2 to win the Bronze medal

Nigeria beat Honduras 3-2 to clinch the bronze medal. This is the only medal for Nigeria in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Japanese wrestler celebrates Olympic gold medal by slamming her coach onto the ground

Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai celebrated winning Olympic gold in a jaw-dropping way. Japanese wrestler celebrates Olympic gold medal, slam coach onto ground
After defeating Belarus's Maria Mamashuk 3-0 in the women's 63-kg freestyle, the 21-year-old threw her 53 year old coach, Kazuhito Sakae to the ground.She eventually lifted him up and placed on her shoulders.It was Japan's fourth wrestling gold of the Rio Games.







Images-Getty



Friday, 19 August 2016

Checkout Usain Bolt's stunning Jamaican girlfriend


Usain Bolt' stunning Jamaican girlfriend Kasi Bennett has been supporting him as he breaks records at Rio Olympics .She was spotted at his trials before the Olympics officially commenced .She doesn't appear to be popular on social media (as most celebrity girlfriends)as she has only 1,500 followers on twitter.


Team Nigeria Olympic kits finally arrive Rio with just 3 days left

With just three days left to the end of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Team Nigeria took delivery of the much awaited kits after most of the athletes had concluded their events with some already back to their bases.

A top official of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria who disclosed this to a source on Thursday, said the kits which arrived Wednesday night would no longer serve any purpose because “most of the athletes have left after concluding their events”.

He added that “I have never experienced this in my years in sports. Money meant for the Games was held tightly by ministry officials.

We had to buy kits on our own while some athletes competed in their personal kits.” It would be recalled that Team Nigeria had to resort to their warm-up track suits for the match past of the Opening Ceremony as the sports ministry claimed the official attire which was showcased before President Muhammadu Buhari during the hand-over ceremony in Abuja failed to arrive on time for the ceremony.

Team Nigeria wore tracksuits at Rio opening ceremony cos official outfits never arrived (photos)

Nigerians who were alarmed by the embarrassing scenario condemned the ministry for the untidy handling of the athletes’ kits but the sports minister, Solomon Dalung, in defence of the ministry, tweeted with a post that even the South African contingent appeared at the Opening Ceremony in their track suits.

Tuesday, 16 August 2016

You won't believe what the Olympic gold medal is worth ...

An Olympic medal is worth glory and fame , just not very much cash.The 500-gram gold medals earned by Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Simone Biles are nearly 99 percent recycled silver. They contain just 1.2 percent gold, mostly used as plating,Daily Mail reports.

Bahamian Shaunae Miller wins gold by diving towards the end of the race

Bahamian Shaunae Miller won a gold medal by diving towards the end of the race. She beat American Allyson Felix, who was obviously the favorite to win the race but came second on Monday in the 400 meters race. Thereby preventing Felix from getting a record fifth gold medal. She won the Gold by diving across the finish the line to win by .07 seconds.

Her dive will go down as one of the most dramatic images seen at any Olympics.

Monday, 15 August 2016

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech crashes his car into pillar, hours after conceding 4 goals and losing to Liverpool


After conceding four goals and losing to Liverpool in Arsenal's first
match of the season, Petr Cech’s day went from bad to worse as he
crashed his car into a pillar at the Arsenal car park on Sunday night.
He wasn't hurt but his car was badly damaged.

John Mikel Obi wishes happy birthday to football legend Jay Jay Okocha

Chelsea player and Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi took to his Instagram page to wish a happy birthday to former Bolton and PSG midfielder Jay jay Okocha. The Super Eagles legend's birthday was yesterday.

Usain Bolt's mother wants him to find a wife but sadly, she will have to wait five more years


Jamaica's Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016 Games. The 29-year-old ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

'Man U ruined my life'- Footballer Anthony Martial's 19yr old ex-wife blames club for failed relationship (photos/video)


Manchester United striker Anthony Martial's ex-wife and mother of his child, Samantha Helena
has opened up on her failed relationship with the player after six
months of separation.


Anthony Martial, 20, and
Samantha Helena,19, the mother of his only child Peyton, both went their
separate ways early this year after the Sun UK revealed that the
striker cheated on her with X-factor contestant Emily Wademan in Paris.

Awww! Chinese diver's boyfriend proposes at Olympics medal ceremony (Photos)


Chinese diver He Zi had just received a silver medal for the women’s three-metre springboard at the Rio Olympics on Sunday, August 14.

But she ended up with another prize when her boyfriend Qin Kai, in front of a global TV audience, went down on one knee.
Qin Kai rushed up with a diamond ring during the medal ceremony of the women’s 3 metre springboard event, marking the second marriage proposal of the Olympics.

Rio Olympics 2016 Medal Table So Far

See below for the latest medal table.




Medal standings






















































































































































































































Country













1




United States


24

18

18

60





2




China


13

11

17

41





3




Great Britain


11

14

7

32





4




Germany


8

5

3

16





5




Russia


7

10

8

25





6




Italy


7

7

5

19





7




Japan


7

3

14

24





8




Australia


6

7

9

22





9




South Korea


6

3

4

13





10




France


5

8

7

20





11




Hungary


5

3

3

11





12




Netherlands


4

2

3

9





13




Spain


3

0

2

5





14




New Zealand


2

6

0

8





15




Canada


2

2

8

12





16




Kazakhstan


2

2

3

7





17




Belgium


2

1

1

4





17




Switzerland


2

1

1

4





17




Thailand


2

1

1

4





20




Croatia


2

1

0

3





21




Iran


2

0

0

2





22




Sweden


1

3

1

5





23




Brazil


1

2

3

6





23




Denmark


1

2

3

6





25




North Korea


1

2

2

5





26




Belarus


1

2

1

4





27




Colombia


1

2

0

3





27




Kenya


1

2

0

3





29




Poland


1

1

2

4





29




Romania


1

1

2

4





31




Slovenia


1

1

1

3





32




Slovakia


1

1

0

2





32




Vietnam


1

1

0

2





34




Czech Republic


1

0

5

6





35




Ethiopia


1

0

3

4





35




Uzbekistan


1

0

3

4





37




Chinese Taipei


1

0

2

3





38




Greece


1

0

1

2





38




Independent Olympic Athletes


1

0

1

2





38




Jamaica


1

0

1

2





41




Argentina


1

0

0

1





41




Fiji


1

0

0

1





41




Kosovo


1

0

0

1





41




Puerto Rico


1

0

0

1





41




Singapore


1

0

0

1





46




South Africa


0

5

1

6





47




Ukraine


0

3

1

4





48




Azerbaijan


0

2

0

2





48




Indonesia


0

2

0

2





50




Cuba


0

1

3

4





51




Lithuania


0

1

2

3





52




Georgia


0

1

1

2





53




Bahrain


0

1

0

1





53




Ireland


0

1

0

1





53




Malaysia


0

1

0

1





53




Mongolia


0

1

0

1





53




Philippines


0

1

0

1





53




Turkey


0

1

0

1





59




Egypt


0

0

2

2





59




Israel


0

0

2

2





59




Norway


0

0

2

2





62




Estonia


0

0

1

1





62




Kyrgyzstan


0

0

1

1





62




Portugal


0

0

1

1





62




Tunisia


0

0

1

1





62




United Arab Emirates


0

0

1

1





-




Afghanistan


0

0

0

0





-




Albania


0

0

0

0





-




Algeria


0

0

0

0





-




American Samoa


0

0

0

0





-




Andorra


0

0

0

0





-




Angola


0

0

0

0





-




Antigua & Barbuda


0

0

0

0





-




Armenia


0

0

0

0





-




Aruba


0

0

0

0





-




Austria


0

0

0

0





-




Bahamas


0

0

0

0





-




Bangladesh


0

0

0

0





-




Barbados


0

0

0

0





-




Belize


0

0

0

0





-




Benin


0

0

0

0





-




Bermuda


0

0

0

0





-




Bhutan


0

0

0

0





-




Bolivia


0

0

0

0





-




Bosnia & Herzegovina


0

0

0

0





-




Botswana


0

0

0

0





-




British Virgin Islands


0

0

0

0





-




Brunei


0

0

0

0





-




Bulgaria


0

0

0

0





-




Burkina Faso


0

0

0

0





-




Burundi


0

0

0

0





-




Cambodia


0

0

0

0





-




Cameroon


0

0

0

0





-




Cape Verde


0

0

0

0





-




Cayman Islands


0

0

0

0





-




Central African Republic


0

0

0

0





-




Chad


0

0

0

0





-




Chile


0

0

0

0





-




Comoros


0

0

0

0





-




Congo


0

0

0

0





-




Cook Islands


0

0

0

0





-




Costa Rica


0

0

0

0





-




Côte d'Ivoire


0

0

0

0





-




Cyprus


0

0

0

0





-




Djibouti


0

0

0

0





-




Dominica


0

0

0

0





-




Dominican Republic


0

0

0

0





-




DR Congo


0

0

0

0





-




Ecuador


0

0

0

0





-




El Salvador


0

0

0

0





-




Equatorial Guinea


0

0

0

0





-




Eritrea


0

0

0

0





-




Finland


0

0

0

0





-




FYR Macedonia


0

0

0

0





-




Gabon


0

0

0

0





-




Gambia


0

0

0

0





-




Ghana


0

0

0

0





-




Grenada


0

0

0

0





-




Guam


0

0

0

0





-




Guatemala


0

0

0

0





-




Guinea


0

0

0

0





-




Guinea-Bissau


0

0

0

0





-




Guyana


0

0

0

0





-




Haiti


0

0

0

0





-




Honduras


0

0

0

0





-




Hong Kong, China


0

0

0

0





-




Iceland


0

0

0

0





-




India


0

0

0

0





-




Iraq


0

0

0

0





-




Jordan


0

0

0

0





-




Kiribati


0

0

0

0





-




Laos


0

0

0

0





-




Latvia


0

0

0

0





-




Lebanon


0

0

0

0





-




Lesotho


0

0

0

0





-




Liberia


0

0

0

0





-




Libya


0

0

0

0





-




Liechtenstein


0

0

0

0





-




Luxembourg


0

0

0

0





-




Madagascar


0

0

0

0





-




Malawi


0

0

0

0





-




Maldives


0

0

0

0





-




Mali


0

0

0

0





-




Malta


0

0

0

0





-




Marshall Islands


0

0

0

0





-




Mauritania


0

0

0

0





-




Mauritius


0

0

0

0





-




Mexico


0

0

0

0





-




Micronesia


0

0

0

0





-




Moldova


0

0

0

0





-




Monaco


0

0

0

0





-




Montenegro


0

0

0

0





-




Morocco


0

0

0

0





-




Mozambique


0

0

0

0





-




Myanmar


0

0

0

0





-




Namibia


0

0

0

0





-




Nauru


0

0

0

0





-




Nepal


0

0

0

0





-




Nicaragua


0

0

0

0





-




Niger


0

0

0

0





-




Nigeria


0

0

0

0





-




Oman


0

0

0

0





-




Pakistan


0

0

0

0





-




Palau


0

0

0

0





-




Palestine


0

0

0

0





-




Panama


0

0

0

0





-




Papua New Guinea


0

0

0

0





-




Paraguay


0

0

0

0





-




Peru


0

0

0

0





-




Qatar


0

0

0

0





-




Refugee Olympic Athletes


0

0

0

0





-




Rwanda


0

0

0

0





-




Saint Kitts & Nevis


0

0

0

0





-




Saint Lucia


0

0

0

0





-




Samoa


0

0

0

0





-




San Marino


0

0

0

0





-




Sao Tome & Principe


0

0

0

0





-




Saudi Arabia


0

0

0

0





-




Senegal


0

0

0

0





-




Serbia


0

0

0

0





-




Seychelles


0

0

0

0





-




Sierra Leone


0

0

0

0





-




Solomon Islands


0

0

0

0





-




Somalia


0

0

0

0





-




South Sudan


0

0

0

0





-




Sri Lanka


0

0

0

0





-




St Vincent & the Grenadines


0

0

0

0





-




Sudan


0

0

0

0





-




Suriname


0

0

0

0





-




Swaziland


0

0

0

0





-




Syria


0

0

0

0





-




Tajikistan


0

0

0

0





-




Tanzania


0

0

0

0





-




Timor-Leste


0

0

0

0





-




Togo


0

0

0

0





-




Tonga


0

0

0

0





-




Trinidad & Tobago


0

0

0

0





-




Turkmenistan


0

0

0

0





-




Tuvalu


0

0

0

0





-




Uganda


0

0

0

0





-




Uruguay


0

0

0

0





-




US Virgin Islands


0

0

0

0





-




Vanuatu


0

0

0

0





-




Venezuela


0

0

0

0





-




Yemen


0

0

0

0





-




Zambia


0

0

0

0





-




Zimbabwe


0

0

0

0