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Jack Johnson: A Great African-American champion from Ghana

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...
Basketball injuries are all too common

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?

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...
Sport: What is the right choice for your child?

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

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

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

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

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?

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...
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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

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: 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...
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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?

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 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!’

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...
Caster Semenya affair: Lies from the top

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...
Caster Semenya enigma: IAAF tests will disqualify most women athletes

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 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...
Caster Semenya's new look

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?

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...
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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

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...
Ethiopia: Kenenisa Bekele, Gebreselassie’s surprising heir

Ethiopia: Kenenisa Bekele, Gebreselassie’s surprising heir

Kenenisa Bekele’s dream was to follow in the footsteps of Haile Gebreselassie, a man he has always regarded as the grandmaster. By becoming a...
N. Ireland’s degrading treatment of African athlethes

N. Ireland’s degrading treatment of African athlethes

The World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships is taking place in Belfast, Northern Ireland between 4 and13 April 2009. The African bronze medal title...
Zimbabwe loses top athlete Dzingai to Bahrain

Zimbabwe loses top athlete Dzingai to Bahrain

Top Zimbabwe Olympic athlete Brian Dzingai has turned his back on his country as he will now represent the rich Gulf state Bahrain. Dzingai,...
Rugby: Zimbabwe faces Wales in Dubai, S. Africa upbeat

Rugby: Zimbabwe faces Wales in Dubai, S. Africa upbeat

The 2009 World Rugby Sevens World Cup kicks off today in Dubai with Zimbabwe taking on Wales this evening. Zimbabwe side is...
Nigeria: Bad disaster management caused boxer’s death

Nigeria: Bad disaster management caused boxer’s death

Inadequate and careless medical service claims the life of an athlete at the on-going 16th national sport festival in Nigeria. Shell-shocked and enraged with...
Isle Of Man to host 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

Isle Of Man to host 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has named the Isle of Man, an Island off the coast of England, as host of the 4th Commonwealth...
Serena Williams opens school in Kenya

Serena Williams opens school in Kenya

International tennis woman, Serena Williams, was scheduled to arrive in Nairobi late Thursday to open a school she co-funded with technology firm Hewlett Packard...