Lewis Hamilton has spoken out over the plight of refugees and displaced people in Africa, decrying the lack of empathy toward them in the UK. He pledged to consider what he could do to support them after an emotional visit to the continent during the Formula One summer break. Hamilton was speaking before this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, the first…
by Ernest Akorebirungi Remember the seven Uganda Rugby Cranes players who spent three months in South Africa undertaking a high-performance program with Blue Bulls Rugby Club in preparation for the 2024 men’s Rugby Africa Cup? They were attached to Harlequin Rugby Club and played in the Carlton Cup before returning home for the Africa Cup in July. Quins and…
Opoku, the 24-year-old centre-back, joined Istanbul Basaksehir on a season-long loan deal. Istanbul Basaksehir signed the English-born Ghanaian defender Jerome Opoku, the club officially confirmed the deal via their website. Opoku, the 24-year-old centre-back, joined the Turkish Super Lig side on a season-long loan deal, with the option for a permanent transfer at the end of the 2023-24 season….
Commonwealth Games champion Ferdinand Omanyala has compared the “aggression” of a 100m race to boxing as he targets gold at this month’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The Kenyan will line up in the Hungarian capital on the back of his first Diamond League win in July. Omanyala, 27, claimed the victory in Monaco ahead of Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo,…
England will play Spain in the final of the Women’s World Cup after defeating co-hosts Australia 3-1 on Wednesday in front of more than 75,000 people in Sydney. Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo did the damage late on in Sydney as England shattered Australian dreams Wednesday with a clinical 3-1 win to set up a Women’s World Cup final…
CAIRO — Despite Zaire Wade’s impressive 17 points as his father, Dwyane Wade, cheered him on in Cairo, the Cape Town Tigers lost 82-76 to Ferroviário da Beira in the Basketball Africa League on Wednesday night, leaving them at risk of not advancing. The Tigers have now lost three out of four games at the Nile Conference in Cairo,…
ANALYSTS have commented that sports diplomacy has flourished under the two-year tenure in top office of President Samia Suluhu Hassan than ever before calling the development a catalyst for the growth of sports sector in the country. Without doubt, participation of Tanzania athletes in major international contests keeps jumping up day after day due to the existing good diplomatic…
What you need to know: In Senegal, Rabat is often accused of abuses against African migrants who travel north through Morocco on the way to Europe. But Senegalese President Macky Sall — who also heads the African Union — hailed the team’s “historic” qualification for the semi-final. His country is in diplomatic crisis with Morocco, but that’s not stopping Tunisian…
According to results released by CANA yesterday, Tanzanite garnered 3,061 points to beat other nine countries that featured in the championships Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s national men’s and women’s swimming team (Tanzanite) have been crowned the Africa Swimming Federation (CANA) Zone Three champions for the third time. According to results released by CANA yesterday, Tanzanite garnered 3,061 points to…
Deontay Wilder hopes to fight Anthony Joshua in Africa. The former world champion is convinced that a fight against the Brit is still the “number one” bout in the world and wants a potential clash to happen in Africa as both competitors have roots on the continent. Wilder, who returns to the ring against Robert Helenius today (15.10.22), told…
Summary In the competition, Tanzania One Team have so far collected a total of 148 strokes as the same as Kenya. Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s ladies national golf team “Tanzania One Team” captain Hawa Wanyeche scored high on day one of the All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT). The prestigious tournament teed-off yesterday at the Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club…
THE government urged the national ladies team golfers to work hard and excel in the All Africa Challenge Trophy golf tournament which tees off at Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club course today. The Director of Sports in the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports, Yusuph Singo who represented the docket Minister, Mohamed Mchengerwa, called on the golfer to repeat…
US icon Serena Williams, considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, is retiring from professional tennis. Williams has won 23 grand slam singles titles, more than any other woman or man during the professional era, which began in 1968. Coached by her father, she changed the face of the women’s game. In the process, through speaking…
“A Cecafa title, Most Valuable Player award and playing in CAF Champions League. It is God.” These were the sentiments of Harambee Starlets midfielder Vivian Corazone moments after lifting the Cecafa Women Club Championship to help Simba Queens qualify for the Caf Women Champions League. The overjoyed Aquino lifted the prestigious regional trophy after netting the lone goal via…
When Serena Williams walks out onto the courts of Flushing Meadows at the US Open next week, what appears to be her farewell from tennis will be keenly felt in Africa. Since the 40-year-old turned professional in 1995, winning her first Grand Slam trophy four years later, both Serena and her older sister Venus have become iconic figures. “Serena…
The National Basketball Association (NBA), Nigeria Office and its partners, Exxon Mobil Nigeria and Africare have organised a basketball clinic and mentoring sessions for secondary school students in Abuja to teach them the fundamentals of the slam and dunk game and also equipped the students with life skills for the future. The one-day programme held in Abuja, on Thursday,…
The football World Cup 2022 is set to kick off at the end of this year. Fans are anticipating the African players who will or will not be playing for their nation in Qatar this year. Bettors are already frantically placing their bets on sites like Betway casino. #FeaturebyLihet – Amongst the lot who will miss out this year,…
The African Mixed Martial Arts Confederation (AMMAC), a Member of the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), has joined the Association of African Sports Confederation (AASC-UCSA) as an affiliate member. In a letter sent to GAMMA, AASC-UCSA President Major General Ahmed Nasser Mohamed confirmed the news, which is expected to result in the rapid growth of the sport…