Ronaldo was difficult to manage says Capello
Legendary Italian coach, Fabio Capello has identified Brazilian forward, Ronaldo as the greatest player he ever managed.
Capello managed Ronaldo for six months during his second tenure at Real Madrid from 2006 - 2007.
The Italian trainer however noted that managing the Brazilian...
Renard: Cote d’Ivoire rode luck to beat Ghana to Afcon 2015 title
Two-time Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach, Hervé Renard has confessed his second title triumph was a stroke of luck.The Frenchman - who had previously beaten the odds to win the title with Zambia in 2012 - repeated the magic...
Ramos injured Salah intentionally says Chiellini
Juventus centre-back Giorgio Chiellini has insisted that Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos intentionally injured Liverpool forward, Mohammed Salah in the 2018 UEFA Champions League final.
Chiellini however revealed that he is full of admiration for the way in which the...
Breaking new ground, Cape Town Marathon goes virtual
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon 2020 will go ahead and will host runners from all corners of the planet, according to the organisers - but with one major caveat: the race will be offered in virtual form.
Cape Town Marathon...
Cape Town could become Ultra-trail’s 2020 showcase
“This time for Africa” sang Shakhira, celebrating the arrival of one of the world’s biggest sporting events on the African continent – the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Chances are that Nic Bornman and Stuart McConnachie, organisers of South Africa’s...
BEATING CORONA – An SPNAfrica series
ONCE UPON A TIME, IN NAIROBI
I first met Victor Muzadi in Nairobi, in 2015. He had come to our studios together with Liz Mills, a basketball coach then living in Zambia, for an interview on BAQE, the show behind...
Ali would struggle against Fury says Arum
Boxing promoter, Bob Arum has claimed that Muhammad Ali would have struggled in the boxing ring with current WBC champion, Tyson Fury.Arum who managed both men, reckons that Fury’s superior physical attributes may have put Ali at a disadvantage.The...
Can African football rise above the “age” conundrum?
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic “ - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
In a span of just 8 years - from 1985 to 1993...