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Russ Cook: First to run the length of Africa

  • News

Cook set off from South Africa on 22 April 2022. He has raised £550,000 (€640,000).

Russ Cook completed a colossal mission across Africa on Sunday, overcoming health issues, visa problems

From the southernmost point of South Africa to the northernmost point of the African continent, Cape

On the final leg, the endurance athlete from Worthing, a town in the south of England, was joined by

of the challenge was to be celebrated with a party in a hotel in Bizerte, the northernmost town in Africa

He didn't stop.Russ Cook has been on the run across Africa for more than two years.


Canoeing: ICF approved hosts for World Championships and World Cups

  • Canoeing

A number of hosts have been approved by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to host World Cups and World Championships in eight of the ten International Canoe Federation disciplines from 2026 to 2028.

Durban in South Africa will host the 2025 edition, followed by Vila Joiosa in Spain, in 2026, Tahiti


IBA's strength as an independent organisation built on a foundation of success

  • Boxing Section Pages

Built on a foundation of success, the International Boxing Association (IBA) is growing from strength to strength, based on continued success as an independent organisation, working hard with those key stakeholders who have a vested interest in the sport of boxing, explains IBA Secretary General & CEO, Chris Roberts OBE.

From Mexico we move on to Durban, South Africa, for the inaugural Mandela African Continental Cup on

celebration is particularly significant as the inaugural Mandela African Boxing Cup coincides with South


Bids for Ali's 'Thrilla in Manila' trunks top $3.5 million

  • Boxing

The auction of Muhammad Ali's boxing trunks from his iconic 'Thrilla in Manila' fight against Joe Frazier in 1975 is set to close on 12 April. Sotheby's of New York is handling the sale of the famous white trunks with black stripes, signed by the legendary boxer who won the 14-round fight.

Manila with Frazer, South Africa with Foreman and Miami with Sonny Liston, which changed everything.


Russian pranksters record Bach on controversial subjects

  • Paris 2024

A recording of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, the victim of a prank call from someone claiming to be a senior official of the African Union Commission, has been posted online. 

Last year, before the last BRICS Games in South Africa, we made sure that they had no resonance in the


Michelle Tanner "proud" to be Vice Chair of the FISU Gender Equality Committee

  • FISU Section Pages

Trinity Sport confirmed the appointment of Tanner, who took up the role last month. She was previously Director of Sport and Physical Activity at Trinity College Dublin. She was a member of the FISU Gender Equality Working Group from 2020 to 2023 and is now the first Irish person to hold this position.

seven-member committee, which includes representatives from China, Costa Rica, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, South

Africa, Turkey and the United Kingdom, for a four-year term until the end of 2027.


Hong Kong to host WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024

  • Baseball and Softball

The Baseball Association of Hong Kong in China will host the 12-team tournament, the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced. The event will be held at the Central Harbourfront Event Space.

The continents with the most berths are the Americas and Asia with three each, followed by Africa and

Four countries are already classified for the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup, two from Africa, Tunisia, and

South Africa, and two from Europe, Lithuania and France.🇨🇺😮🖐️ What a play!


Outrage outside Paris over relocation of migrants

  • Paris 2024

Mayors from rural France and small towns are increasingly angry about the transfer of migrants from the capital to their communities, which they believe is linked to cleaning up the capital to present a different face for the Paris Olympics.

Paris has long been a magnet for asylum seekers and migrants, mostly from former colonies in Africa,

South Asia and the Middle East, with demand for short-term emergency accommodation.As a result, informal

GETTY IMAGESIn January, the mayor of Lavaur, a small town near Toulouse in south-west France, issued


African Games: Oborududu wins Olympic wrestling spot, Elsayed fails

  • Wrestling

Algeria won five Olympic berths in Greco-Roman wrestling, Nigeria dominated in women's wrestling and Egypt took four in men's freestyle wrestling at the African & Oceania Olympic Games Qualifiers held in Alexandria, Egypt from 22-24 March.

Guinea-Bissau)86 kgFateh Benferdjallah (Algeria), Jayden Lawrence (Australia)97 kg categoryNicolaas De Lange (South

Africa), Mostafa Elders (Egypt)125 kgDiaaeldin Abdelmottaleb (Egypt), Ashton Mutuwa (Nigeria) 


Puerto Rico win the Americas U-15 Baseball World Cup qualifiers

  • Baseball and Softball

Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela secured their places at the 2024 WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup to be played in Barranquilla in August by finishing top of the standings in last weekend's qualifier in the Dominican Republic. Host Colombia also received a wildcard.

wbscamericasbeisbol (@beisbolamericas) March 22, 2024Qualification for the 2024 WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup:-Africa

(1): South Africa is ranked 34th.


African Games: Egypt claims last three titles, reaches an astonishing 102 golds

  • Ghana 2023

The 13th African Games in Accra has ended on a historical feat by Egypt winning a record-breaking of 102 gold medals to emerge as the top nation in the competition for the third time in a row and the fourth time in the last five editions of the continental Games.

Nigeria and South Africa completed the 'global podium' with 47 and 32 gold medals respectively.Since

The North Africans have also won four of the last five editions of the tournament, with only South Africa

Algeria has more than the rest with 47, while Egypt is tied with South Africa with 42.The athlete who

milestone at the African Games was swimmer Marwan Elkamash, who won five gold medals and was tied with South


African Games close with a festive atmosphere

  • Ghana 2023

The Accra 2023 African Games in Ghana came to a successful close on Saturday. Egypt were the biggest winners with 191 medals, 102 of them gold, but Ghana's performance in the team sports was also very impressive.

South Africa secured third place with 106 medals, 32 of which were gold.The African Games Accra 2023

🔤 🏟️Rwanda 🇷🇼Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇹Senegal 🇸🇳Seychelles 🇸🇨Sierra Leone 🇸🇱Somalia 🇸🇴South

Africa 🇿🇦South Sudan 🇸🇸Sudan 🇸🇩Do you spot your country?

Africa in the final.

South Africa, the reigning world champions, did not take part in the event, leaving the field open for


FISU champion to stand out at the World Cross Country Championships

  • FISU Section Pages

South Africa dominated the Muscat 2024 FISU World University Championship Cross Country held in Oman

Leading the way for South Africa with two of those medals was the shining talent Karabo Mailula, who

Cross Country Championships as the greatest achievement of her career, has now qualified to represent South

Africa at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on 30 March.

Kyla Jacobs, Tayla Kavanagh, Cacisile Sosibo, Lisha Van Onselen and Glenrose Xaba as part of a strong South


Accra 2023: Egypt dominates in combat sports

  • Ghana 2023

Egypt's dominance at the 2023 African Games was also reflected in some of the combat sports, in an important part of its record breaking 100 gold medals in the whole biggest continental sporting event.

Senegal, Egypt, South Africa, Madagascar, Zambia and Guinea won one gold medal each.


Brazil coach: "As much as it pains me, Alves and Robinho must be punished"

  • FIFA

Brazilian football has broken its silence over the rape convictions of Robinho and Alves, with men's national team coach Dorival Júnior condemning the players' actions despite their long-standing relationship.

Friday's friendly against England.Robinho and Dani, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg, South

Africa.