Golden Trail Series 2021 Season preview
The recent launch of the 2021 Golden Trail World Series has cut through COVID uncertainty and created new year excitement amongst the world’s best trail athletes, who can look forward to another year of high quality competition in some...
Bundelsiga Q&A with Taiwo Awoniyi
Taiwo Awoniyi has already scored five goals this season. The Under-23 Nigerian international discusses how he has settled in at his new club, Union Berlin's very strong start to the season, how special the club’s fans are and the...
SOUTH AFRICA’S 13 PEAKS CHALLENGE
World-class trail running performances are invariably linked to legendary and iconic trail running races. There are some hugely well-known races, like the Western States 100 miler, the Ultra-trail Mont Blanc, or Golden Series events such as Zegama and Sierra...
NIGER’S TAEKWONDO HERO AIMS FOR TOKYO GOLD
Abdoulrazak Alfaga had to practice taekwondo in secret when he started his sport. Now, at 26, he is a world champion, is idolised in Niger and is aiming to capture gold in Tokoyo. This is his story.
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MASKED AND MUTED OLYMPICS WILL STILL DOMINATE CROWDED 2021
The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centerpiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their calendars wiped away by the coronavirus pandemic try to fill the gaps even as a second wave hits.
While...
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....
How trail running’s focus on health is enabling a zero-tolerance doping culture.
Trail running, of all the athletics disciplines, would appear the least likely to attract drug cheats. One definition of the sport is "running in the heart of nature". The sport's promotion of a healthy lifestyle would appear to make...
YOUSSOUFA MOUKOKO – THE BUNDESLIGA’S NEXT WONDERKIND?
The Bundesliga is home to some of the most exciting players in Europe, due not onlyto their current performances but also because of their potential to become football superstars. ...
Firmino says no Jota feud exists
Liverpool’s Brazilian star, Roberto Firmino says he is not involved in any "personal battle" with the club’s Portuguese forward, Diogo Jota for a striker’s spot at the Premier League champions.Jota has been outstanding since he completed his summer move...
Bundesligta Q&A with Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller, FC Bayern München
What makes the FC Bayern München team of 2020 stand out?
“Some Bayern “legends” were asked this question in a video on YouTube and Mario Gomez, who has become a Bayern legend, put it very well....