Bundesliga Wrap, Match day 20
Bayern Munich continued their impressive run in the Bundesliga and stay top following a 4-1 victory over Hertha Berlin.
Infantino, Motsepe on hand to bust Afcon “myths”, big names lined up for Cameroon...
Both the CAF president, Patrice Motsepe and FIFA president, Gianni Infantino will join millions of fans around the continent of Africa and elsewhere around the world for the showcase African footballing event as Afcon 2022 starts in Cameroon on...
How to form a winning partnership – UTCT and Table Mountain National Park
By Stephen Granger
Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) Manager Frans van Rooyen has been unstinting in his praise for the recent Ultra-trail Cape Town (UTCT), suggesting that the event’s partnership with the people who look after the city’s huge tourist...
Fashback story – Burning Rubber with South Africa’s Petite Daredevil
https://player.vimeo.com/video/265997547
An acrid cloud of smoke engulfs an old BMW 350i as the 360-degree spin it has been in for several seconds, pressures the tires into burning their rubber.
It is no car accident. Dozens of spectators have gathered here at...
Running’s role championing conservation
By Stephen Granger
The environment and trail running are two sides of the same coin and while challenges remain to be solved, the partnership between SANParks and the trail-running community in South Africa is strengthening conservation and becoming a global...
Dreams on Wheels – the young Zimbabweans bringing skating to the masses
If 23-year-old Tanaka Maxwell Chembezi was stuck on an island and could only take one thing, it would be his skateboard. He is on a mission to expose skateboarding culture to as many young Zimbabweans as possible - and...
Olympics Special – African athletes to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
As the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games gather steam, African countries are looking to bag more gold, silver and bronze medals - in a wider selection of sports - than ever before. Here are some athletes to watch.
Seth Onyango,...
African Sports in 60 seconds
Quickstix - Sporting headlines from around the continent
Shabana defeats Vihiga Bullets 4-1 (Kenyan National Super League)
Host team Shabana put in a strong performance by defeating Vihiga Bullets 4-1 at Migori Stadium on Monday afternoon (June 7).
Their form was attributed...
50 km world records from Ethiopia’s Negasa and SA’s van Zyl in “multinational” Nedbank...
Ketema Negasa and Irvette van Zyl were the toast of Gqeberha on Sunday 23 May, when they raced to world best times over 50km at the Nedbank ‘Breaking Barriers’ Runified 50km.
Ethiopian Negasa and South African Van Zyl took full...