[Govt of SA] In a space of two days the South African National Anthem was played and the country flag raised four times as the 2022 Commonwealth Games celebrated South Africa's four gold medallists in Birmingham (UK).
[Capital FM] Birmingham -- Newly crowned Commonwealth Games marathon bronze medalist Michael Githae was left ruing a muscle pull as he had to settle for third place in the men's race on Saturday.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- It might have been an improved performance, but crowd-favorite Kenya's women's hockey team suffered another huge loss at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, going down 8-0 to silver medalists from 2018,...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Margaret Wangari earned Kenya its second medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, winning silver with a second-place finish in the women's marathon won by Australia's Jessica Stenson.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Shujaa narrowly lost 7-5 to Australia in their final Group D match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday to dent their hopes of finishing top of Group D as they came second to book a quarter final...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Michael Githae clinched Kenya's first medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, winning bronze in the men's marathon as Vincent Kiplangat became the first ever Ugandan marathon gold medalist...
[New Times] Kiyovu midfield maestro Abedi Biggirimana and APR's Edil Mohamed Erradi have been voted as the best player and coach of the 2021/22 season during the inaugural Hyper Football Awards 2022 held Saturday, July 30, at the Kigali...
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The national amputee football team were placed in group F of the World Championship, to be held from 30 September to 10 October in Istanbul, Turkey.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Legendary athlete Derartu Tullu, President of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, has pleaded with the government to remove the blockade that disconnected Tigray-born gold medal winning athletes from...
[New Times] The national beach volleyball team defeated South Africa 2-0 in their opening match of the ongoing Commonwealth games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
[Capital FM] Birmingham -- Kenya will be targeting to intoduce the 3X3 basketball league after making its debut at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two late tries saw the Kenya Sevens team suffered a brutal 22-12 loss at the hands of Scotland in the fifth place semi-final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday afternoon.
[Capital FM] Shujaa's hopes of medaling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games came to a screeching halt on Saturday night after suffering a crashing 31-0 loss to New Zealand in the Cup quarters, exiting the contention for the podium at the...
[CAF] The Confederation of African Football ("CAF")_ Executive Committee has approved a revised TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023 revised qualification calendar._
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean LGBTI and human rights activist Moud Goba was among the six activists who joined Olympic gold medallist and Queen's baton holder Tom Daley at the official opening ceremony last Thursday night.
[allAfrica] Harare -- No matter where you are in the world, women and men do not have the same basic rights. African countries are no exception, and are still largely affected by gender inequalities in the social, economic and political...
[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to engage former footballers in the country to discuss plans of developing the sport,...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Different Kenyan athletes will be in action in different sports on the opening day of competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom on Friday, following a glitzy opening ceremony late...