No vaccine, no fans – Netherlands
Sporting events in the Netherlands may go ahead later in the year but they will do so without fans until a vaccine is developed for the coronavirus.This was announced by the Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge on Thursday.Prime...
Why this African basketball league is “bigger than basketball”
The conclusion of the second season of Africa's newest league, the FIBA and NBA-backed Basketball Africa League has shown that support for the game is growing by leaps and bounds. That's good news for Africa's urban youth, for youth...
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...
BEATING CORONA – An SPNAfrica series.
“IT'S JUST MESSED UP”
A psychologist at one of Africa’s leading sports institutes has warned of a looming mental health crisis that could effect sports professionals on the continent.
“While everybody is so focused on the immediate medical crisis… they're not...
Running’s big opportunity turns golden. Now to bring it to Africa.
One of the biggest opportunities in world athletics has turned into gold. The organisers of the Golden Trail Series managed to dodge the COVID bullet in 2020, using smarts, innovation and a bit of luck to hold a Championship...
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...
The running academy driving South Africa’s distance running revolution
As a young girl, Elana van Zyl delighted at running along the tracks and roads on her parents’ farm near Albertina. At first, running was just fun. Later, she discovered that it was something she could do better than...
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...
Vandyke Sports and RESULT Sports to drive Africa’s first Sports innovation Hub in Partnership...
The University of Port Harcourt (Uniport) and it’s Uniport Sports Institute and Vandyke Sportscom Limited also known as Vandyke Sports have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on August 1, 2020.
The MOU was signed by Professor Stephen Okodudu, Vice-Chancellor of the University of...
Covid forces FIFA to postpone U-20, U-17 World Cups
FIFA has postponed next year's U-20 World Cup in Indonesia and U-17 tournament in Peru until 2023 due to coronavirus.
"The Covid-19 pandemic continues to present challenges for the hosting of international sporting events and to have a restrictive effect...