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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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Cameroon withdraws from Rugby World Cup Qualifiers
Cameroon, due to lack of funds, will not take part in the seven-team rugby tournament, to be held 30 October - 1 November in...
Unknown Kenyan athlete, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, smashes Frankfurt marathon record
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, who has never made a trip outside Kenya, smashed the course record in the German Dresdener Kleinwort Frankfurt Marathon Sunday, clocking...
Zambian defeats American in Global Boxing Union championship
Zambian female boxer Esther Phiri has won the Global Boxing Union (GBU) lightweight crown after defeating American opponent Hondi Hernandez in a contest held...
Kenya marathon star Martin Lel to miss New York Marathon
Kenya's marathon star Martin Lel has pulled out of next month's New York marathon due to injury. A statement from the race organisers said...
Doping case erases Kenyan athlete’s record
Kenya's athletic officials Wednesday banned the national 400 metres champion Elizabeth Muthoka for two years after she failed a dope test. Athletics Kenya (AK)...
Japanese drivers win african international motor rally
Japanese drivers Hideaki Miyoshi and Hakaru Ichino Sunday made history when they convincingly won the Zambia International Rally and also clinched the 2008 FIA...
Venus and Serena Williams in first joint African visit after US Open
Global tennis sensations Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, are due in Nigeria in November 2008 in what will be their first-ever joint visit to...
Zimbabwe Beijing Olympics Squad accuse Mugabe of favouritism
All is not well in the Team Zimbabwe 2008 Beijing Olypics Squad and
its about money.
On Friday, Robert Mugabe gave the swimming icon...
Kenyan Olympic champion Wilfred Bungei retires
After 10 competitive years on the tartan tracks, Kenyan Olympic king Wilfred Bungei says he has decided to hang his spike shoes as champion.
Speaking...
Beijing Olympics : African medal list
Kenya, with 5 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals mostly from the long distance races, has emerged Africa's best team at the 2008...
Kenyan athlete drops dead as she is removed from Olympic list
The Kenya paralympic team head coach Herina Malit collapsed and died Thursday shortly after she was dropped from the Beijing-bound side.
According to the Amputee...
Wildred Bungei another gold medal hope for Kenya
Wildred Bungei was the fastest man Tuesday as he qualified in style for the 800 metres semi-final planned for Thursday in continuation of the...
Demise of Nigerian Olympic Badmington hopeful blamed on big appetite and overweight
The early elimination of Nigeria's national badminton champion Grace Daniel at the ongoing Beijing Olympics has been blamed on ''overweight''.
"The player arrived five days...
Françoise Mbango Etoné consoles Cameroon football enthusiasts
The streets of Douala were flooded with Cameroonians, Sunday night, celebrating the women’s triple jump gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games by Francoise...
Football : Nigeria meets Ivory Coast in Beijing Quarter-final
The Nigerian side will travel 272 kilometres east of Bei jing to Qinhuangdao to face fellow Africans, Cote D’Ivoire, in the quarter-finals of the...
Only three African countries on Beijing Olympics medal table
Only three African nations have registered their presence on the medals table as the 2008 Beijing Olympics enter the fifth day in China Tuesday.
Only...
Nigeria gets gold at Beijing Olympics as US gets stripped
Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) officials said Sunday that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the 2000 Sydney Olympics Men's 4x400m gold to Nigeria,...
Moroccan athletes promise to deliver
49 Moroccan athletes, 38 men and 11 women, selected to take part in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have promised to bring medals home....
Carl Lewis : Profile of an Olympic legend
Carl Lewis, holder of nine gold medals, was born in Alabama in 1961 and was introduced to athletics at an early age by his...
FIFA gives Ethiopian Football Federation the boot
World soccer's governing body FIFA has suspended the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) due to failure to implement its road map, set in February with...
Hastings Bwalya’s passport dilemma ahead of Beijing Olympics
Hastings Bwalya, Zambia’s gold medal hopeful at next month’s Beijing Olympics is still without a passport almost a month after passing through the country...
South African rugby player Bakkies could appeal for French move
South Africa Springbok world cup winner lock Bakkies Botha looks to be staying at the Blue Blues after being denied a French...
Doha 2016 Olympics : An elimination that reeks of suspicion
“The most important thing is to take part in the games”, said Baron de Coubertin, the promoter of modern olympics. The question is; is...