African players in Europe: Wamangituka on target, Salah scores twice, Lorient duo stun PSG
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Paris, France | AFP | Monday 2/1/2021 - 13:35 UTC+1 | 629 words
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah said he "likes facing West Ham" after scoring two superb goals against them at the weekend in a 3-1 triumph for the Premier League defending champions.
It was the eighth time...
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...
Calitz and Rukadza to set AfricanX afire.
The AfricanX Trail Run is unusual in that it requires teams of two - male, female or mixed - to participate. AJ Calitz and Bernard Tarisai Rukadza are looking to "own" the event, again this year.
AJ Calitz has been...
African X trail run is back
One of the most exciting announcements in South African distance-running in recent months has been the confirmation that the AfricanX Trailrun is back.
One of the best-loved trail events in the country by both elite athletes and social runners, AfricanX...
Fans want more FIFA World Cups – report
By Sammy Wejinya
More FIFA World Cup Championships are what fans are after, according to a global online survey.
The insight comes courtesy of a July online survey commissioned by the world footballing body and the results are to be...
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...
Osaka powers past veteran Hsieh into Australian Open semis
World number three Naomi Osaka stormed past Hsieh Su-wei in straight sets Tuesday (February 16) to book an Australian Open semi-final against either Serena Williams or Simona Halep.
The Japanese three-time Grand Slam champion overcame the Taiwanese world number 71's...
uKhahlambha hosts the Southern Africa’s top trail athletes at Ultra-trail Drakensberg mountain extravaganza
All trails lead to the Underberg region of the Drakensberg this weekend (28-30 April), as the country’s leading trail and mountain runners make the journey to race HQ at Premier Resort Sani Pass for the sixth edition of Ultra-trail...
Solskjaer ecstatic at Manchester United’s 9-0 destruction of Southampton
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised his charges for turning on the style in Tuesday's (February 2) 9-0 demolition of Southampton.
A 9-0 result has only been recorded twice previously in Premier League history - one of...
Rugby: the next frontier for hungry sports investors
by Pirate IRWIN
Rugby's crown jewels are in the sights of investors seeking to exploit the untapped potential of the market as struggling governing bodies try to replenish their coffers.
US private equity firm Silver Lake is reported to be offering...