Tiafoe Ends Nadal’s 22-Match Slam Streak in US Open 4th Round
Frances Tiafoe ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by beating the 22-time major champion 6-4, 4-6,...
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The Ugandan Woman Behind TV for the Deaf
When Susan Mujawa Ananda heard a deaf man had been shot and wounded during the global health crisis, she decided...
British Olympic Champion Farah Reveals He Was Trafficked to UK as a Child
LONDON — Olympic champion Mo Farah revealed in an article published Monday that he was brought to Britain illegally under...
South African boxer who suffered brain injury during fight, dies
DURBAN (South Africa), A South African boxer who became disoriented during a fight and began throwing punches at an empty...
World Championships: Success for African women boxers
ISTANBUL, Five African fighters took home medals from the Women’s Boxing World Championships in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with...
Kenyan Activists Alarmed by Gender-Based Violence in Sports
NAIROBI — Kenya's Rift Valley town of Iten is popular as a training base for long distance runners. However,...
Mali Suspends French Broadcasts Amid Tensions
BAMAKO, MALI — Authorities in Mali have taken Radio France Internationale and France 24 television off the air, accusing the...
Basketball Africa League’s 2nd Season Begins
The fledgling Basketball Africa League tipped off its second season in Dakar, Senegal, on March 5, 2022, with a dozen...
FIFA Suspends Zimbabwe, Kenya for Government Interference
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has suspended Zimbabwe's and Kenya's memberships over government interference in...
Eritrean Skier Only African to Finish Men’s Olympic Slalom
Eritrea's Shannon Ogbnai-Abeda placed 39th in the men’s giant slalom, the only African who managed to complete his run in...
Human Rights, Economic Ties Drive Decisions to Boycott – or Not – 2022 Olympics
SAN FRANCISCO — As much as China and the International Olympic Committee have pushed for the Olympic Games to be a...
Cameroon Hopes African Football Can Inspire Education Within Indigenous Communities
LOMIE, CAMEROON — Cameroonian officials are using Africa’s top football (soccer) tournament, the Africa Football Cup of Nations, or AFCON, to...