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NIGERIAN SPORTS TODAY
August 11, 2008

• Official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Website
  Medals table
  Schedule
  Olympics blog
   
• Confederation Of African Football

 

• FIFA
   

• FIFA Globalcom Premier League
   

• EYINBA Globalcom Premier League
   

• BasketballTV

 
 

• IOC Finally Gives 2000 Sydney Gold To Nigeria
  The International Olympic Committee has finally approved the award of the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medal in the 4x400 metres relays to Nigeria, a top official of the Nigeria Olympic Committee has said. Daily Independent
   
• IOC awards 2000 Sydney Gold to Nigeria
  The International Olympic Committee has finally approved the award of the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medal in the 4x400 metres relays to Nigeria, a top official of the Nigeria Olympic Committee has said. Vanguard
   
• Nigerian boxer, Izobo, to undergo surgery
  NIGERIA’S Dauda Izobo who lost in the light heavyweight category of the boxing event of the ongoing Beijing Olympics last Saturday to Ghanaian Samir Bastie will have to undergo surgery as a result of the injury he sustained in the bout. Tribune
   
• Japan gave us headache -Siasia - It’s end of the road for us –Japan coach
  DREAM Team IV head coach, Samson Siasia has said the team’s 2-1 victory over Japan on Sunday in a male football event in the ongoing Beijing Olympics was not an easy one. Tribune
   
• Anichebe thanks rain for Dream Team win
  EVERTON of England striker,Victor Anichebe has blamed the seemingly unimpressive performance of the Dream Team IV in the first half of yesterday's game against Japan on weather. Tribune
   
• Nigeria’s team depleted
  NIGERIA’S Dream Team IV will have to do without two of its key players in the final group game against leader, the United States on Wednesday in Beijing. Tribune
   
• Nigeria’s Victors send Japan packing
  Two players of the same name - Victor Obinna Nsofor and Victor Anichebe - got the goals on Sunday, which gave the Under-23 national squad, the Dream Team IV a 2–1 victory over Japan, as Coach Samson Siasia's boys wrapped up their second match of the 2008 Olympic Games| The Sun
   
• Hungry for SUCCESS
  Media reports have said that the Beijing Organising Committee of Olympic Games (BOCOG) had recently raised its spending budget by $500million, or 25 per cent more, from the previous $2billion| The Sun
   
• Zimbabwean swimmer takes silver
  Australian Stephanie Rice won gold in the Olympic women's 400m individual medley with a new world record and left hot favourite Katie Hoff back in third. BBC