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...
Q&A with Richard Owubokiri
An interview series by Sammy Wejinya
Richard Owubokiri is one of the most iconic names in Nigerian football. He was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on July 16, 1961.
‘Ricky’ began his professional football education at Sharks FC but not...
Q&A with Nigerian “golden generation” footballer, Emmanuel Amuneke
Emmanuel Amuneke was one of the "golden generation" of Nigerian football players and was amongst the players at the FIFA World Cup finals in the United States, in 1994.
Amuneke scored in Nigeria’s 3-0 victory over Bulgaria in the Super...
No guarantees that Olympics will hold in 2021 says Muto
The Chief Executive of the 2020 Olympics, Toshiro Muto says there is no guarantee that the games will take place in 2021.
On March 24, the 2020 Olympics was postponed until 2021 with ratification coming after Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo...