Ejowvokoghene Oduduru of Nigeria has come second in the 200m heat at the Rio Olympics just behind world superstar Usain Bolt.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
BREAKING: Nigerian Athlete Divine Oduduru aka INeverHesperedit Comes 2nd Behind Usain Bolt
Ejowvokoghene Oduduru of Nigeria has come second in the 200m heat at the Rio Olympics just behind world superstar Usain Bolt.
Ellen DeGeneres accused of being a racist after posting Usain Bolt meme that showed her riding on his back
Ellen DeGeneres has been accused of being a racist after tweeting a meme of Usain.
The Photoshopped image showed her riding the back of the Olympic gold medalist in what is now an iconic image of him casually smiling at the camera during his winning 100 meter men’s final sprint.
The caption read: ‘This is how I’m running errands from now on.’
Backlash: Ellen DeGeneres was accused of being a racist after she posted a meme of her riding on Olympian Usain Bolt's back on Monday
Defending herself: The talk show host told her fans she is not racist in a tweet posted on Tuesday
The popular day time talk show host, 58, faced backlash on social media, with some branding it racist and insensitive.
'You thought it'd be funny to post a pic of yourself riding on the back of a Black man? Nope. Delete this racist garbage,' tweeted MikeAllen_47, of the meme.
'So the first thing that pops in your head when looking at this pic is "oh let me jump onto his back like he's a common mule"?', asked Twitter user Jon Snow-ratio.
Iyonah tweeted,'an apology won't do. This is utterly f*cking ridiculous. How dare you!?!?'
Driver Kills Armed Robber, Injures Another In Ejigbo
A man who worked as a commercial bus driver in Lagos has stunned people with his level of bravery.
The man, a 54-year-old, last week, displayed rare bravery when he overpowered two robbery suspects, who had attacked him, killing one and inflicting injury on the other, in Ejigbo area of Lagos.
According to Vanguard, the suspects, who were operating on a motorcycle, snatched a bag from a woman who was going to work along Ronik Road, Ejigbo, before accosting the commercial bus driver, Mr Onyema Obinna, who was waiting for one of his passengers.
Shaunae Miller stuns Allyson Felix to win Olympic 400m gold in dramatic photo finish
Shaunae Miller gave everything she had to grab a stunning 400m gold in Rio.
The 22-year-old Bahamian, a silver medallist in the world championships in Beijing a year ago, went one better tonight denying favourite Allyson Felix in a dramatic photo finish.
A visibly spent Miller dived across the line to win in 49.44secs with United States heroine Felix just 0.07secs behind.
She took silver, a seventh Olympic medal of a remarkable career, with Shericka Jackson of Jamaica coming in third to take bronze.
There is a leopard lurking in this photo but you've got to look REALLY close to find him
With their recognisable spots and sizeable stature, leopards shouldn't be that hard to spot.
And yet this photograph is stumping everyone as they simply cannot spot the big cat.
Thanks to nature, the iconic spots on the creatures are intended to help them blend in, hence how impossible this particular puss is to make out in the brush.
The predator is perfectly camouflaged as it has a lie down on the rocks in Rajasthan, India.
Sudhir Shivaram spotted the cunning animal when he was exploring in the small town of Bera - and has enjoyed teasing pals who don't even believe there's a leopard in the pic.
Monday, August 15, 2016
'It was a massacre!' Michael Johnson hails South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk after he smashes his 19-year 400m world record...thanks to his coach, a great grandma, 74
South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk stunned the Olympic Stadium tonight as he smashed the 400m world record.
The 24-year-old Cape Town runner gave a blistering performance from lane eight with a time of 43.03 - breaking US star Michael Johnson's 19-year record.
And four time Olympic gold medallist Johnson, watching from the BBC commentary box, was one of the first to congratulate him - saying: 'Oh my God! From lane eight, a world record.
'He took it out so quick. I have never seen anything from 200m to 400m like that.
'He may well have run faster in the second 200m, than in the first.
'Well done to this youngster. A world record. That was a massacre from Wayde van Niekerk. He just put those guys away.
'Van Niekerk is so young, what else can he do? Can he go under 43 seconds? It is something I thought I could do, but never did. Usain Bolt will be retiring soon, this could be the next star of the sport.
Milwaukee residents riot and attack white people after an armed black man was killed by a police officer, turns out the officer was black

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