By Rédaction Africanews The baseball pitch is shared with grazing cows, but the rustic conditions are no distraction for Ugandan major league hopeful Dennis Kasumba. The 18-year-old is off to play in a top-flight amateur baseball league in America this summer, the chance of a lifetime for an orphan raised in a slum who dreams…
By Africanews After an absence of more than 80 years, South Africa hosted the World Table Tennis Championships that ended this Sunday in Durban. According to the head of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), this event marks an opportunity to raise awareness for the sport and inspire a new generation. “As it was 84…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Kenyan marathon specialist Eliud Kipchoge has won the Princess of Asturias Award for sports for 2023 the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes announced. Kipchoge, 38, who took Olympic gold medals in the marathon in 2016 and 2020 and was world 5,000 meters champion in 2003 “is considered a legend in…
By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies Kenyan athlete and 10-km road race world record holder Rhonex Kipruto has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday. Kipruto, who also won a 10,000m bronze medal in the 2019 world championships, broke the 10-km road race world record in 2020. The…
Kenyan runner, Ferdinand Omanyala, stormed to victory in the 100 metres at the Kip Keino Classic, an international meeting held in Nairobi on Saturday. Although he failed to top his African record, he beat off rivals in a time of 9.84 seconds, the best in the world this season. “I’m happy that I got a…
By Rédaction Africanews After an unusually hot, dry early May, it was the rain and cold that swept through Sunday (May 14) in the Spanish Basque country for the first race of the Golden Trail World Series season. Gusts of wind hitting 50km/h and minus temperatures at the summit prompted the organisers to skirt around…
By Rédaction Africanews Jorge Messi denied any agreement has been reached with Al Hilal over the future of his son. Lionel Messi’s next stop could mark his return to Barcelona. Or he could make a hugely profitable move to Saudi Arabia. Staying at Paris Saint-Germain is the most unlikely of outcomes. Increasingly fevered speculation continued…
By Africanews with AFP Napoli finally ended their long wait to win Serie A on Thursday, joining late club icon Diego Maradona in the history books by being crowned Italian champions with a record-equalling five matches to play. A 1-1 draw at Udinese gave Napoli the point they needed to end 33 years of waiting…
By Africanews A team of female football players in Brazil is challenging the stereotypes associated to this male-dominated sport. Street Child United Brazil was created following the 2014 Street Child World Cup. Years later, the team won the 2018 Street Child World Cup held in Russia and again in Qatar in 2022. “And these are…
By Pierre Michaud Purchased two years ago by American actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the Welsh club Wrexham (5th division) will return to professional football next season. Last Saturday, the Red Dragons secured their place in the English League Two (D4). Gambian player Jacob Mendy, a key figure in this achievement, speaks about the…
