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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist, Samuel Takyi, will be given a car, $10,000 in cash for his efforts at the Olympic Games, plus a further $20,000 to be put in a fund towards his future. The President made the announcement when Ghana’s contingent …

Botswana has given each member of the country’s Olympic bronze-winning relay team a two-bedroom house. The 4x400m team took Botswana’s only podium spot at the just-concluded Tokyo Games. It’s the country’s second-ever Olympic medal, having won a silver in the London 2012 games. The relay team was made up of …

Spain will face Brazil in the Olympics Men’s football final after penalty and extra time drama in the semi-finals. La Roja booked their spot in the showpiece event by beating tournament hosts Japan 1-0 on Tuesday. Marco Asensio scored the only goal of the game in extra time to set …

Japanese superstar, Naomi Osaka, suffered a surprise exit in her home Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova earn a straight-set win in Tokyo. Naomi Osaka, 23, has been one of the faces of the games in the Japanese capital and had the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron in last week’s …

South Africa’s Olympic football coach, David Notoane hit out at the “stigmatisation” of his Covid-hit squad after they were forced to isolate before their 1-0 defeat to Japan on Thursday. David Notoane said he had seen “people running away” from his team after two players and a video analyst tested …