SPN Africa Q&A with Eintracht Frankfurt Defender, Nathaniel Brown
Born in Amberg, Bavaria, 21-year-old Eintracht Frankfurt defender Nathaniel Brown played in the youth teams of SSV Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnberg before joining Frankfurt in 2024 where he has scored three goals in eight matches so far...
The Bomsy Wall Tennis Revolution in Racquet Sports
“There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.”
This timeless wisdom from William Shakespeare perfectly encapsulates the extraordinary journey of Boma Abinye Willie-Pepple and his groundbreaking invention, Bomsy Wall Tennis...
Marathon magic in New York and Soweto
Competitive racing was the order of the day at the TCS New York City Marathon and African Bank Soweto Marathon over the weekend as Sydney celebrated becoming the 7th Abbott’s Marathon Major, setting its path to attract the world’s...
Africa tops Golden Trail World Series table after Breaklands 27k
Africa topped the Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) last weekend after stunning performances from Moroccan Elhousine Elazzaoui and Kenyan Joyce Njeru taking the Headlands 27k titles in San Francisco, as African runners begin to make their mark in this...
Kipchoge, Omanyala and Kipyegon headline Kenya’s dream team to the Paris Olympics
The Olympic trials at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi this past weekend revealed the athletes who will represent Kenya at the Paris Olympics. The nation aims to improve upon its 2020 performance in Tokyo, where it ranked 1st in Africa...
Quadri Aruna and Dina Meshref reclaim ITTF Africa Cup title
Nigeria's Quadri Aruna and Egypt's Dina Meshref reclaimed the ITTF Africa Cup title after winning the 2024 edition at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.
Aruna, the top seed still fresh from his exploits at the WTT Saudi Smash, was again...
Rwanda hosts 2024 ITTF Africa Cup and Africa Olympic Qualification Tournament
Khaled El-Salhy - President, African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF)
Africa's Table Tennis talents converged in Kigali, Rwanda for a chance to book their place at the Paris 2024 Olympics and it is the first time that the Africa Cup will...
Top African marathoners set to shine in Boston on Marathon Monday
It’s not the fastest, it’s not the biggest, its not even considered eligible for records and best times. But the Boston Marathon, in many people’s eyes, and in the words of Tina Turner, is simply the best and better...
“It’s great to be a part of Two Oceans again” says top contender for...
While superstars Stephen Mokoka and Gerda Steyn top the bill at tomorrow’s Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (Saturday 13 April), a number of other marathoners are waiting in the wings, ready to step up to the top of the podium,...
South Africa’s greatest marathoner steps up to the Two Oceans plate
They were so far ahead of their time, they said their records would never be broken!
When Thompson Magawana and Frith van der Merwe raced the Two Oceans Marathon 56km circuit around the Cape Peninsula at extraordinary speed 35 years...