Tributes have been pouring in for South African boxing legend Dingaan "The Rose of Soweto" Thobela after a prolonged illness. He was 57. Thobela gained recognition as ... Read more »
Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has set a new world record for the longest chess marathon by playing chess continuously for 60 hours in New York City's Times Square. This ... Read more »
Tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams have nullified all rumours about having Nigerian blood running through their veins, saying they are purely American. Read more »
Egypt dominated the Africa Games with 192 medals, 103 of which were gold, followed by Nigeria (121) and South Africa (106). Algeria and Tunisia trail in fourth and fifth place, ... Read more »
Africa has reason to be satisfied with the performance so far at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, having won multiple medals. With South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, ... Read more »
Kirsty Coventry's fiancé has been asked to pay bride price to the Olympic swimming gold medallist's father. Read more »
Bafana Bafana won the bronze after a penalty shootout against DR Congo for third place at the ongoing AFCON tournament in Cote d'Voire. The team's goalkeeper and captain Ronwen ... Read more »
Super Eagles Portugese coach Jose Peseiro has been addressing several factors that he believes contributed to the 2-1 defeat suffered by Nigeria in the final of the Africa Cup of ... Read more »
Ahead of Wednesday's match, the popular South African musician Tyla was hailed by her countrymen for winning over Nigerians at the Grammys, using that as an indication of a pending ... Read more »
Kenyan-born Benjamin Kiplagat, 34, who represented Uganda internationally in the 3,000m steeplechase at several Olympic Games and World Athletics Championships, has been found dead ... Read more »
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