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#Rio2016 Football: Brazilian Women Power Past Australia In Penalty Shoot-out

Brazil were made to sweat before clinching a place in the semifinal of the women’s football tournament with a dramatic…

Top Nine Highlights Not To Miss At The On-Going #Rio2016

Rio 2016 Athletics Gets Into Its Stride The Rio 2016 athletics programme is warming up nicely, with golds to be…

Ethiopia’s Ayana Wins Africa’s First Gold In #Rio2016

Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana smashed the world record to win Olympic gold in the women’s 10,000m in Rio. The 24-year-old, racing…

Rafael Nadal And Marc Lopez Win #Rio2016 Men’s Doubles Tennis Title For Spain

To a standing ovation from the crowd, Rafael Nadal took his place alongside Marc Lopez at the top of the…

Mike Obi Didn’t Pay Any Fees – Dalung Clears Dream Team Hotel Rumors In #Rio2016

Minister of Youth and Sports ,Barrister Solomon Dalung, has debunked reports making rounds that Dream Team and Team Nigeria’s captain…

Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana Smashes 10,000m World Record, Claims First Athletic Gold At #Rio2016

Ethiopian runner Almaz Ayana delivered a stunning start to track and field at the Olympics with a world record in…

Eight Highlights Not To Miss At #Rio2016 Today

Day seven of the Rio Olympics in Brazil is set to kick off. As usual, BlackBox Nigeria brings you exciting…

China Is King Of Table Tennis As Ma Long Wins Gold Medal At #Rio2016

World no.1 Ma Long extended China’s utter domination of table tennis with his 4-0 (14-12, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4) gold medal…

Legendary Michael Phelps Gets Fourth Gold Medal At #Rio2016

For the fourth consecutive and final time, Michael Phelps won Olympic gold in the 200-meter individual medley. His longtime rival…

Athletic Actions Set To Kick Off At The #Rio 2016

With two hundred participating countries, over two thousand athletes contesting in forty – seven events, Rio is set to be…