Tokyo Olympics podium finish is possible – Kalu
D'Tigress point-guard, Ezinne Kalu believes the team can go all the way to win a medal at the Summer Olympic Games.
The 2019 FIBA Afrobasket Most Valuable Player (MVP) said that with the right personnel and a positive attitude from...
Olympics Special – Mokgobu’s dreams of gold
Story by Stephen Granger
Desmond Mokgobu is running shoulder to shoulder with one of host Japan’s favourite marathoners, in the final stages of the biggest race of his life. The two enter the stadium almost stride for stride, but Mokgobu’s...
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...
Van Niekerk looks for positives in Tokyo 2020 postponement
Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk says that while the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus outbreak was a “downer” the delay will give him time to regain full fitness after a long period on...
Olympics Special – African athletes to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
As the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games gather steam, African countries are looking to bag more gold, silver and bronze medals - in a wider selection of sports - than ever before. Here are some athletes to watch.
Seth Onyango,...
Olympics unlikely to go ahead in 2021 without a vaccine breakthrough – UK public...
The XXXII Olympiad may not go ahead in 2021 unless a vaccine for the coronavirus is discovered, according to a leading public health scientist at the University of Edinburgh, in the UK. ...
A family’s dream rests on “Black Bombers” Olympic fortunes
When the Ghanaian boxing team, “The Black Bombers” take on their opponents at this year's Olympics in Japan, a lot of the pressure will be on light heavyweight slugger, Shakur Samed, 22, who is out to fulfil a long-standing...
Osaka pleased with Olympics postponement
World number ten, Naomi Osaka is pleased that the 2020 Olympics have been postponed even as she insists that the "Olympic spirit" is needed to combat coronavirus.
Former US Open champion, Osaka has given her "100 per cent"...
No cancellation agenda for Tokyo 2020 discussions
The International Olympic Committee is to step-up its “scenario planning” for the Tokyo 2020 Games — including their postponement — it said after an emergency meeting on Sunday.
The IOC will hold detailed discussions which will include possibly changing the...