By Bosun Awoniyi

LAGOS， June 8 (Xinhua) -- Nigerians from all walks of lives are reacting to the sudden death of former Super Eagles Captain and Coach， Stephen Keshi.

The coach died in the early hours of Wednesday after complaining of irregular heartbeats and pain in his legs.

Keshi was the longest serving national football captain in Nigeria， with 64 caps， and the first to win the African Cup of Nations both as a player， in 1994， and a national coach in 2013.

In a statement， President Muhammadu Buhari described Keshi as a great sportsman， football player and coach.

"Nigeria today lost a great sportsman， football player， coach and a citizen，" he said.

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo also issued a statement commiserating with the family of the late soccer star who died at the age of 54.

Senate President Bukola Saraki， Minister of State for Aviation Hadi Sirika， and many politicians expressed their mourning of Keshi， who achieved an incredible career， both as a player and as a coach.

After having played mostly with French and Belgian clubs， Keshi coached Togo to its first ever World Cup in 2006 in Germany. Enditem

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Baseball and softball have vowed to make another pitch to be readmitted to the Olympics after striking out on Sunday.

Riccardo Fraccari Cheap Women's Nike Air Vapormax 2018 Pink UK , the president of the International Baseball Federation, told Reuters that baseball and softball were not giving up hope of getting back in the Olympics.

The two sports joined forces as the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) to bid against wrestling and squash for the one available berth on the Olympic programme for the 2020 and 2024 Games.

But they missed out after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members voted overwhelming to reinstate wrestling. Baseball-softball finished second in the three-way ballot.

""Congratulations to wrestling and FILA. It's an honour to have presented before the IOC, alongside great competitors like squash and wrestling Cheap Men's Nike Air Vapormax 2018 Black UK ,"" Fraccari said.

""The WBSC will continue working hard and will continue listening and learning from the IOC, so that baseball and softball can come under the Olympic umbrella to serve and strengthen the Olympic Movement, as our sport expands and globalises further.""

The odds were stacked against baseball and softball winning the vote. Wrestling was only kicked off the Olympic programme seven months ago Cheap Men's Nike Vapormax Collegiate Navy Black UK , but immediately introduced a raft of reforms to win back its place.

Baseball and softball were on the Olympic programme from 1992 to 2008 but were voted out in a secret ballot in 2005, becoming the first sports to be removed from the Olympics since polo in 1936.

FAILED ATTEMPTS

Although they were still allowed to participate at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the sports have failed in their attempts to get back in since.

""While we are obviously disappointed with the decision of the International Olympic Committee to not move forward with baseball and softball for inclusion on the Olympic program in 2020 Cheap Air VaporMax Men's Nike Shoes Pure Platinum White UK , we continue to believe the combined efforts of baseball and softball provide a great platform for international competition,"" USA Baseball executive director Paul Seiler said in a statement.

""USA Baseball will continue to promote baseball and softball both internationally and domestically through our various initiatives, and we look forward to the opportunity to return to the Olympic program in the future.""

The IOC have never specified exactly why the sports were dropped Cheap Men's Nike Vapormax Pale Grey Ice Blue UK , the most commonly cited reasons are baseball's refusal to comply with all the World Anti-Doping Agency rules and the absence of Major League Baseball players from the Olympics.

However, with MLB recently cracking down on doping, suspending more than a dozen players linked to the Biogenesis scandal Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 97 Carbon Grey White UK , and pledging their support to the Olympic movement, baseball-softball remain optimistic of a recall.

At their presentation to the IOC on Sunday, WBSC co-president Don Porter gave an emotional speech Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 97 Black Red UK , choking up while tears welled in his eyes.

""I hope today that you will find a place for those little girls in the Olympics and help restore their dreams,"" Porter told the members.

Tony Castro, the son of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro Cheap Women's Nike Air Max 97 GS Purple White UK , also addressed the IOC in his role with the WBSC, as a demonstration of the sport's global appeal and popularity in some smaller countries.

""In my country Cuba, it is the top sport and the cement of a social tradition"" he said.

(Agencies)

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NEW YORK， Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices ended lower on Monday after Iraq said it wanted to be exempt from a joint production cut from OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries).

OPEC agreed last month to cut oil production to 32.5 million barrels a day from current level of 33.24 million barrels a day to boost the market.

The group will agree concrete levels of output by each country at its next formal meeting in November.

Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said on Sunday that the country， the second largest producer in OPEC， wanted to be exempt from output curbs as it needed more money to fight Islamic State militants.

Oil prices were under further pressure as a stronger U.S. dollar made the greenback-dominated oil less attractive for holders of other currencies. The dollar index， which measures the greenback against six major peers， was up 0.13 percent at 98.821 in late trading on Monday， the highest in almost nine months.

The West Texas Intermediate for December delivery lost 0.33 U.S. dollars to settle at 50.52 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange， while Brent crude for December delivery decreased 0.32 dollar to close at 51.46 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

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