Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai has pulled out of the Olympic torch relay to be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The women's national hockey team play Ukraine in the world Olympic qualifying tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan today.

Africa's fastest man, Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba has said that his exploits at the World Indoor Championship held in Spain last month, would be replicated at the Beijing Olympic Games scheduled for August.

The women's national hockey team has left for the World Olympic qualifying tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The national women's hockey team left the country on Thursday for Baku, Azerbaijan where they will be attempting to qualify for the the Beijing Olympics.

Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai has pulled out of the Olympic torch relay to be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.