Tag: usain bolt

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AzeezSeptember 6, 2017

I think my record will stay unbroken for 20 years – Usain Bolt

Retired Jamaican athlete, Usain Bolt has said it may take up to 20 years to break his records. Bolt is ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 13, 2017

Usain Bolt bows out of the 4X100m relay with injury as Britain win title

Usain Bolt had hoped to end his career winning all the medal’s but was denied that glory due to an injury ...

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ToluAugust 6, 2017

Neymar’s destiny-changing transfer deal; Man up, Amir Khan; Usain Bolt | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Last week definitely had its share of political and pop culture drama but we liked that the news cycle was ...

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AzeezAugust 6, 2017

The Thread: He bent the knee | Twitter reacts to Usain Bolt’s loss to Gatlin

American Athlete, Justin Gatlin stunned Usain Bolt and the world on Saturday  to win 100m world London 2017 title. Despite being ...

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EzinneAugust 5, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Kelechi Iheanacho, Justin Gaitlin and the tributes pour in for Usain Bolt

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...

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RoqeebahFebruary 16, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 16th of February

Read the full stories and analyses here, here and here now! RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant ...

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AzeezFebruary 16, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. World Bank loan will be determined by budget size – ...

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AzeezFebruary 16, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Usain Bolt to retire in August | Arik Air to be managed by foreign airlines – AMCON | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist NCC bans registration of SIM cards in open places – YNaija FG ...

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AzeezFebruary 16, 2017

Usain Bolt to retire in August

by Azeez Adeniyi Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt has said he has not regrets about his decision to retire from athletics ...

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AzeezFebruary 3, 2017

Usain Bolt won’t make an appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Usain Bolt has ruled out an appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. The Jamaican will however feature in ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 25, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Apostle Suleman, Usain Bolt, Jay Bowdy, 2face and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 25, 2017

The Thread: “Why will you take performance enhancing drugs when you’ve got Usain Bolt?” | #NestaCarter

You may have heard that Usain Bolt- the fastest man on earth-  is minus one Olympic gold medal (He had ...

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RoqeebahJanuary 25, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 25th of January

Read the full stories and analyses here now! RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant editor.

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AzeezJanuary 25, 2017

Usain Bolt’s treble record suffers as IOC strips Jamaica of Beijing relay medal

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday stripped Jamaica of the 2008 Beijing Games 4×100m relay Gold. According to the IOC, ...

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Mazi EmekaSeptember 16, 2016

Reuben Abati: Nigeria and the Rio Paralympics

Whoever came up with the aphorism that “like attracts like” deserves a special place in the Guinness Book of World ...

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Mazi EmekaSeptember 13, 2016

Opinion: As bold, confident and resilient as a Nigerian, as rude as Jamaicans

by Simon Utsu I did a write-up yesterday where I castigated the arrogance that oozed out of a popular Chinese newspaper’s ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 30, 2016

Joachim MacEbong: The aftermath of Rio 2016 – What can Nigeria learn from Jamaica (and Britain)?

By Joachim MacEbong For over two weeks this month, Nigerians joined the rest of the world in marvelling at the feats ...

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AzeezAugust 23, 2016

These are the 10 athletes who totally ‘owned’ the #RioOlympics (PHOTOS)

It has been three weeks of action, thrills, tears, victories and excitements at the Rio Olympics. This year’s games had ...

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Oreoluwa PetersAugust 22, 2016

Amazing! Top 10 priceless moments from the Rio 2016 Olympics (PHOTOS)

The Summer Olympics in Rio De Janiero may have ended but the memories that captured the Games will forever remain ...

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Isime EseneAugust 22, 2016

Nigeria’s Winner and Losers at the #RioOlympics – A quick roundup

by Tolu Omoyeni The curtains have been drawn on Rio 2016 today and it’s been a roller-coaster two weeks of ...

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Oreoluwa PetersAugust 21, 2016

From Rio to Manilla, here are the top 10 photos from the past week

From the victors at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio De Janeiro to the heavy monsoon rains in Manilla that have ...

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AzeezAugust 20, 2016

Bolt completes a triple with Jamaica, Team USA wins women relay race + more on our #RioOlympics update

Usain Bolt has made history clinching his ninth Olympics gold medal, after leading the Jamaican relay team to victory at ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 19, 2016

#RioOlympics: Usain Bolt wins 200m gold

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won gold in the men’s 200m athletics event. Bolt who ran a time of 19.78 seconds ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 15, 2016

#RioOlympics: Bolt wins gold as Andy Murray beats del Potro

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 5, 2014

Usain Bolt wants to race a cheetah as humans are not good enough

by Olurunwa Lawal World’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has said that it would be cool to race against a Cheetah. ...

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March 7, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: Use the rod and kill the child (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun This Usain Bolt holds no world records. But has rich ‘compound records’. Whenever he chases his children ...

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June 14, 2013

SWAG: Usain Bolt sets another world record before turning into a DJ

Usain Bolt set a stadium record in the Diamond League meeting in Oslo, plus showed of his DJing and car ...

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May 25, 2013

‘The owner of the ball decides who plays’ – 10 football rules that will put even FIFA to shame (READ)

by Isi Esene Whoever came up with these kid football rules certainly is a veteran. It is so easy to ...

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February 28, 2013

Can’t touch him: Usain Bolt to earn £10,000 PER SECOND at the Paris Diamond League

Usain Bolt will earn a staggering £10,000-a-second when he runs the 200m at the Paris Diamond League meeting this summer. ...

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