Africa’s Future Looks Bright: How Sports Will Play a Key Role
A guest opinion piece by Chase McCarthy
It is well known that sports have an immense socio-economic and cultural impact on the communities in which they operate. From professionals to youth, sports impact a multitude of facets within a community...
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...
Newton’s Turkish Cup win boosts Black coaches
Eddie Newton's success as a coach in Turkey, where he led Trabzonspor to their first trophy in a decade is a big boost for Black coaches in the era of the "Black lives matter" movement. It also comes hard...
Virtual sports – cycling’s rise
Participatory virtual sports apps have gone all-in during the coronavirus pandemic. They have been marketing heavily and engaging with an ever-growing number of real-world events. As with delivery apps, virtual meetings apps, streaming sites and to a lesser extent...
A Pro’s trail: Q&A with Abuchi Obinwa
Abuchi Obinwa is a Nigerian-American currently playing professional football in the United States. He was provisionally part of the Nigeria squad that won the title at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. A controversial...
Andy Murray returns to the court in June
Three-time Grand Slam champion, Andy Murray will return to action on June 23 and compete in a six-day tournament organised by brother Jamie.
Jamie who is a seven-time Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles champion has created a behind-closed-doors tournament...
Trouble with the Comrades
OPEN LETTER TO COMRADES RUNNERS
DearComrades Marathon Runner,
Much has transpired in the six weeks since I last addressed you on 6 April regarding the then- uncertainty as to the status of the 2020 Comrades Marathon, since which the race was...
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...
Overall interest of NPFL our concern – Biffo
Kwara United head coach, Abdullahi Usman Biffo has said the overall interest of the league is utmost important in the decisions the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and League Management Company (LMC) will take on the suspended 2019/20 Nigeria Professional...
