American Noah Lyles briefly appeared to have set an astonishing new 200m world record of 18.90 seconds in the Inspiration Games, before it was revealed he ran only 185m. Lyles’ time would have obliterated the 19.19-second mark set by Jamaican…
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And football said to Usain Bolt, “I no bi your mate.” After failing to agree a contract with Australian side Central Coast Mariners late last year after a trial, Jamaican athletics great Usain Bolt has decided to take his sight off…
Usain Bolt retires from football (Eurosport)
Usain Bolt has confirmed he has “retired” from professional football after failing to agree a contract with Australian side Central Coast Mariners late last year after a trial. “I don’t want to say it wasn’t dealt with properly, but I…
Boko Haram kills 13 people in fresh Borno attack (Nation) * Fraudsters collecting death benefits of living workers — PenCom (Punch)
Boko Haram kills 13 people in fresh Borno attack (Nation) Boko Haram insurgents have killed 13 people and sacked two villages overnight in the restive town of Konduga in Borno State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Acting…
Why they want me out, by Oshiomhole (Nation) * Leave our daughters alone, Aisha Buhari tells Boko Haram (Punch)
Why they want me out, by Oshiomhole (Nation) All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole spoke yesterday on how some powerful stakeholders who are against his returning the party to the people were mobilising to pass a vote of…
Bolt has slim chances in football, Says Ex-Australia coach Postecoglou (Vanguard)
Former Australia coach, Ange Postecoglou has cast doubt on Usain Bolt’s hopes of re-inventing himself as a football player and earning a professional A-League contract at the age of 32. The Olympic champion sprinter is undergoing trials at Central Coast…
Bolt ‘turns down’ Maltese champions (BBC)
Usain Bolt has turned down a two-year deal from Maltese champions Valletta FC, as he continues his pursuit to become a professional footballer. The winner of eight Olympic sprinting titles, who retired from athletics in 2017, is currently on trial…
Bolt fumes over drug test notice (Guardian)
Sprint legend Usain Bolt says he’s stunned after being handed a drug testing notice despite retiring from athletics and having no professional contract as he bids to launch a football career in Australia. The 100m world record-holder quit athletics last…
Usain Bolt scores twice on first start for Australia’s Central Coast Mariners (BBC)
Usain Bolt has scored his first goals for a professional football team, getting two on his maiden start for Central Coast Mariners in a friendly. The Jamaican eight-time Olympic sprint champion scored the Mariners’ third and fourth goals in a…
Bolt takes break from Mariners for overseas commitment (Punch)
Olympic sprint champion, Usain Bolt will put his efforts to carve out a football career on hold for a week to fulfil a “previously planned” overseas commitment, the A-League’s Central Coast Mariners said on Saturday. The 32-year-old Jamaican has been…