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2012 Olympics tickets available for sale
Tickets for the London 2012 Olympics have gone on sale, 500 days ahead of the event.
Some 6.6 million tickets are available from the London...
Iran threatens 2012 Olympics boycott
It seems the Iranian National Olympic Committee may be spending a little too much time playing Magic Eye.
Bahram Afsharzadeh, the secretary general of the...
Jack Johnson: A Great African-American champion from Ghana
Boxer Jack Johnson instilled pride in the African-American community in 1908 by becoming the first African-American world heavyweight champion at 30 years old. Born...
Green Bay Packers claim fourth Super Bowl title
When Packers general manager Ted Thompson made the controversial decision in 2008 to move past the Brett Favre era in favor of the unproven...
Basketball injuries are all too common
In North America, playing basketball is resulting an increasing number of head injuries. In 11 years, the number of such injuries has increased by...
Drinking and exercise: what constitutes a healthy amount?
Sports doctors all agree: athletes need to drink plenty of liquid during exercise. However, following the death of a female marathon runner who showed...
Tiger Woods pays pornstar to keep quiet over sex tapes
The porn star, selling a purported sex tape of herself with Tiger Woods, has claimed that the golfer paid her off to not release...
Sport: What is the right choice for your child?
Physical activity and sport are essential to a child’s well-being in the same manner as emotional relations, sleep and food are. And while children...
Royal Pavilion Ice Rink
“I feel as if I have witnessed something miraculous,” says 75 year-old Ross Sinclair as he gazes on the ice shimmering against the fairytale...
Diagnostic testing for Sudden death syndrome in young adults
An American team has come up with a test that can provide an early diagnosis of one of the major causes of sudden death...
Sweet treats and Sport: It’s all a matter of managing intake
A chocolate bar, a sweet pastry, cakes or savoury snacks … Athletes too are entitled to an occasional treat! Providing of course that they...
NBA arrives in Dakar, Senegal
Several players from the United States' National Basketball Association (NBA) will be in Dakar, Senegal from August 5 to August 8, for the eighth...
Football: Who is Africa’s best Goalkeeper?
Who is the best among equals? The glorious times of the Songo'os, Zakis and Rufais are over. The elders have successfully passed on the...
Venus Williams Accepts YWCA GLA Phenomenal Woman of the Year Award and Speaks at Graduation
The YWCA Greater Los Angeles (YWCA GLA) honored multiple grand slam tennis champion and entrepreneur Venus Williams yesterday with the Phenomenal Woman of the...
Dustin Brown, the next Yannick Noah?
The 25 year old tennis player, Dustin Brown did not go unnoticed at the 2010 Wimbledon championship. His performance and show stopping stage persona...
South Africa : Semenya runs back into competition
Nearly a year after the controversy surrounding her gender, Caster Semenya, South Africa's 800 metres World Champion, has been cleared: she can run again.
South...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Jr. saves national basketball team from financial woes
Zimbabwe is not a known in basketball circles as a power house but interest is being generated in the Southern African country since President...
Vanessa James and Yannick Bonheur: Black on Ice
The French skating pair, Yannick Bonheur and Vanessa James electrified spectators at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Dancing to the tune of Romeo and...
Tiger Woods: An Introvert or a Sly?
For the past fourteen years, since Tiger Woods made his first major mark as a professional golfer, he has impressed millions of people as...
South Africa: Ras Dumisani’s rendition of national anthem in France causes diplomatic row
South African members of parliament, infuriated by a badly sung national anthem before Springboks and France clash have accused the reggae singer who “butchered...
Caster Semenya ‘as a future athletic force should not be ruled out just yet!’
Gold Medal Winner, Caster Semenya, is still under heavy speculation for the validity of her career. Questions concerning her gender have polarized the world...
PUMA Unveils 2010 African Football Team Kits and Announces Partership With the Algerian Football Federation
PUMA, the leading sportslifestyle brand and a powerhouse in African football delivered a trifecta news announcement today, paving the way for the Orange African...
Caster Semenya affair: Lies from the top
The South African government has asked the UN to conduct an investigation to restore the honour of Caster Semenya after an Australian newspaper claimed...
South African DJ fired for making incendiary remarks about Caster Semenya
A Kaya FM DJ, Majota Khambule, nicknamed Phat Joe has been suspended following complaints from listeners regarding his comments about revelations that South Africa's...
Caster Semenya enigma: IAAF tests will disqualify most women athletes
The curious gender case of South Africa’s Caster Semenya, could spell the end of what a large part of society considers as set standards...
South Africans up in arms over new controversial Caster Semenya claims from Australia
South Africans are up in arms over media reports from Australia
claiming Caster Semenya- the world 800m race champion has no “womb
or ovaries”. On...
Sex change, extreme makeover or simply Caster Semenya?
Questions surrounding the sexual morphological contradictions of Caster Semenya, it seems, belong to the bygone era, at least for now. If the South African...
Against Ethiopian and Kenyan dominance in Athletics: IAAF and Europe to take radical step?
Criticisms have been labelled at the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Council for recommending that the World Cross Country Championships be held biennially...
World Championships: Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa confirm Africa’s excellence
Africans have proved themselves as the undisputed masters in athletics at the just ended Berlin World Athletics Championships. Kenya and Ethiopia were among the...
Gold and Sex: The morphological contradictions of Caster Semenya
The drama involving South African Caster Semenya could be titled: "Gold and sex." Her becoming the world champion in the 800 metre category, Wednesday...