Saturday, December 21, 2024

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Mother and daughter double act set to make waves at RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town

A remarkable Swiss mother and daughter will take some stopping at the  RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town this weekend (24-26 November) with their story likely provide inspiration to many. Just weeks short of her fiftieth birthday, Davos-based Jasmin Nunige is still...

RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town joins World Trail Majors

While the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon remains in line to join the Abbott’s Marathon Majors in 2025, representing the six most prestigious road marathons on the planet, RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town, which takes place on mountain, river and coastal...

African Basketball News: Senegal season wraps, South Sudan ranked top in Africa and Mills...

Coach Mamadou Gueye leads AS Douanes to another championship against Jeanne D’Arc, South Sudan is number one in the latest FIBA Men’s World ranking after their maiden outing and Liz Mills and Jeff Sparrow combine to take over Bangui...

Grobler and Emily are ‘puffing’ royalty on the Cape Peninsula mountain chain

Grobler Basson and Emily Djock raced to record-breaking victories in cold and windy weather at the PUFfeR Peninsula Ultra Fun Run across the spine of the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town over the weekend (Saturday 9 September). One of the...

Africa’s leading distance athletes tipped for marathon honours at the World Athletics Championship in...

African athletes have impressed at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest this week, walking away with a clutch of medals after Day Six, but Africa is expected to come into its own in the longest two races on the...

Greenwood to leave Man Utd as investigation is concluded

Mason Greenwood is to leave Manchester United after the club concluded its internal investigation into the player. Greenwood, 21, last played for United on 22 January 2022, and was arrested in the same month after allegations that surfaced following the...

Ball, Dream, New Life: How soccer freestyling revolutionized a life

Patel Zain turned his life around through soccer free-styling. Now he is working to do the same across the communities he serves, building a sports enterprise empowering communities through nourishment, training, and mentorship. Bonface Orucho, bird story agency In the dark...

Its a Kyle double as Bucklow and Nortje top the table at Muizenberg

Kyle Bucklow flourished as several of his potential rivals defaulted, leaving the Fish Hoek road and trail athlete to romp to victory in the Muizenberg Trail 20km this morning (Saturday 13 May) while Lisa Geffen (nee Pringle) upgraded her...

FIFA and WTO hope to expand Africa cotton trade through Football

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that they are looking to expand their partnership and help the economic empowerment of women. FIFA and the WTO signed a Memorandum of Understanding in...

Mbuleli and Emma take the Two Oceans Half Marathon titles after last gasp sprint...

Mbuleli Mathanga seized the moment, played to his strengths and raced to a memorable victory in the Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon this weekend (Sunday 16 April), while Potchefstroom-based Elroy Gelant was again forced to play second fiddle, beaten...