#HandsOffCaster: Why star runner’s case strikes a nerve at home
Johannesburg, South Africa Fairness is deeply embedded in ideas about sports. Just think of expressions like “fair play” or a “level playing field.” But figuring out what [read more…]
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Didier Drogba: Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend retires from playing
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has confirmed his retirement from playing, ending “an amazing 20 years”. The Ivory Coast striker, 40, had two spells at Chelsea, [read more…]
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa woos white sports heroes.
Sport in general, and particularly gifted sports people, have been known to rouse feelings of national unity. In the process, they instil a sense of [read more…]
Boruboru: South Sudan’s newest spectator sport is one for the girls
Juba, South Sudan Think you’re good at dodgeball? See how long you last in boruboru, a traditional playground game. Formal leagues are giving girls who [read more…]
How Arsene Wenger established African players in English football
A look into the French manager’s African football legacy following his departure from Arsenal after 22 years. Arsene Wenger left the pitch for the final [read more…]
The Scramble for Africa’s Athletes
Shady sports agents have taken a page from human traffickers. They’re luring young men to Europe with promises of fame and exploiting them instead. It’s [read more…]
A sexist policy may end the career of one of the world’s greatest female runners
South African superstar Caster Semenya is poised this week to become only the third woman in the history of the Commonwealth Games to win double [read more…]
After soccer star risked all for Europe, Gambia still wrestles with why she left
For Fatim Jawara, who died crossing the Mediterranean last year, soccer opened the door to a wider world, just beyond her reach. The feeling that [read more…]
Egyptian soccer star Mohamed Salah named African Player of the Year
Egypt and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has won the CAF African Player of the Year award, beating out his Senegalese club teammate Sadio Mane for [read more…]
Why Nigeria produces Scrabble champions
The best players earn government salaries IN THE hot, golden light of an Abuja afternoon two men spin a rotating Scrabble board, oblivious to the [read more…]