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World Football Summit appoints APO Group as Official Public Relations Agency in Africa

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, has been appointed as the Official Public Relations Agency for the World Football Summit (WFS) (www.WorldFootballSummit.com) in Africa. The signing ceremony, which took place today in Madrid,...

Africa Sports Ventures Group to collaborate with ABEO

The CEO of Africa Sports Ventures Group (ASVG), Leslie Koroma Sr, has confirmed that the company has entered into an official collaboration with the ABEO Group (ABEO) and Brand It Solutions after an MOU was signed by all 3...

South African Rugby insists 2021 Lions tour will go on

The British & Irish Lions tour in 2021 is still due to go ahead, although the door has now been opened for a possible date change. South Africa Rugby made clear in a statement on Monday that it...

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...

Caf fines Ghana $10,000 for pitch invasion incident

Ghana have been fined by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) for fan misconduct. The Black Stars beat South Africa 2-0 at home - the Cape Coast Stadium - to kick off their campaign in the qualifiers to the...

Safa, Showmax sign major partnership

MultiChoice Group and the South African Football Association (SAFA) have announced a landmark, 5-year sponsorship agreement that focuses on improving the quality of South African soccer officiating. The announcement from the two organisations said the agreement would "champion South...

A “No” to Africa, Asia and the “Global Game” as Beaumont re-elected World...

World Rugby voted down major changes that would position Africa and Asia at the centre of a far more "global" game as rugby's governing body returned its chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont, to another four years at the helm. The 68-year-old...

South African cricketers raise fists in anti-racism gesture

South African players raised their fists Saturday (December 26) in an anti-racism gesture at the start of their two-Test series against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park in Centurion, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The team issued a...

Howard Finkel, WWE announcer, dies

Howard Finkel has died after forging a distinguished career in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Finkel, who was a veteran WWR ring announcer passed on at the age of 69. The sad news was ratified via a statement from the WWE...

Germany’s Adidas to sell long-struggling Reebok unit

Germany sportswear group Adidas said Tuesday (February 16) it will sell off its US subsidiary Reebok after struggling for years to lift the brand's fortunes. As part of a new five-year turnaround plan, Adidas "has now decided to begin a...
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