World record set on Africa’s most iconic mountain
Pointing to the summit -
AJ Calitz (right) and Christiaan Greyling (left) of Team K-Way take stock of the magnitude of the challenge. Picture: Stephen Granger
The K-Way team of AJ Calitz and Christiaan Greyling have made it into the...
Ball, Dream, New Life: How soccer freestyling revolutionized a life
Patel Zain turned his life around through soccer free-styling. Now he is working to do the same across the communities he serves, building a sports enterprise empowering communities through nourishment, training, and mentorship.
Bonface Orucho, bird story agency
In the dark...
To redefine the art of trail – just throw away the rule book
By Stephen Granger
They’re bold, brave and ballsy and stirring up a storm in trail running circles. And they’re in Cape Town to compete in the country’s premier trail running event – Ultra-trail Cape Town (UTCT).
Courtney Dauwalter and Mathieu Blanchard...
This Mountain Kingdom’s Ultra marshall is a multitasker on a mission
The taxi, fully laden with items bound for the next ultra marathon refreshment station, bumps along what is little more than a track, way up in one of Africa's highest mountain ranges. It has left behind the Sani Stone...
Kandie’s 21km time – is this a revolution?
by Stephen Granger
Kibiwott Kandie’s world record-breaking run in the Valencia Half Marathon was a remarkable feat of distance-running.
Kandie led three others across the line faster than his Kenyan compatriot Geoffrey Kamworwor’s former world record of 58 min 01 sec....
OM Africa Days : Olympique Marseille dedicated a week to Africa
For a week in January, Olympique de Marseille wore the colours of the African continent by promoting the OM Africa label. Interviews, video clips, competitions... Throughout the week, the Club showcased 100% African content.
For several decades the links between...
“Football builds bridges – and is the ice-breaker.” Mainz 05 holds first German-Nigerian Online...
An online engagement between former Nigerian football players, a sports historian, a top African sports organiser and German sports professionals has opened up a dialogue that is creating a great deal of interest and excitement in African sporting circles.
Two...
Isabelle Sambou, the female wrestler defying gender norms in Senegal
The nine-time African wrestling champion and Africa's wrestler of the decade is now coaching both young men and women in Senegal - a nation that traditionally frowned upon women practising the sport.
Maria Knodt, bird story agency
In one of the...
Stunning landscapes, farming hospitality and intense competition at Ultra-trail Drakensberg
New champions were crowned, dreams fulfilled and hearts broken as the traditional ringing of the cow-bells by the 100 miler finishers signalled the close of the sixth edition of the Ultra-trail Drakensberg (UTD) at the Premier Resort Sani Pass...
Theo Walcott returns to Southampton
Southampton Football Club announced on Tuesday (October 6) that celebrated Southampton graduate Theo Walcott had returned to St Mary’s.
The winger is on a season-long loan from Everton almost 15 years since he departed from the south coast club as...