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Fifa’s revamped 24-team Club World Cup tournament, which will replace the Confederations Cup, will include three African teams. They will be joined by eight European clubs, as well as six teams from South America, three each from Asia and North...

Veteran Nigerian footballer Elderson Echiejile is off to Finland to join top club HJK Helsinki. The defender, who has 60 caps for his country, has signed a contract that will keep him there for a year though he has the...

The Qatar Volleyball Association has extended a wild card to athletes in the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) to compete in this year’s Katara Beach Volleyball Cup. Francis Imoudu, The head coach of the beach volleyball team, made this known on...

The much-anticipated Monster Truck Juggernaut Monster Jam is set to hit Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg for the first time later this year. The family friendly mega motor sport event is set to make its debut at Moses Mabhida Stadium...

Paceman Kagiso Rabada is the only South African to find himself in the world’s One-Day International top-10 bowlers ranking which the International Cricket Council (ICC) released on Monday. South Africa fared slightly better in the batting department with two players...

The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Nigerian-born Giannis Antetokounmpo of Greece lead the list of 10 players – two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference – to start in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game....

Ethiopia’s Getaneh Molla produced the fastest marathon debut in history to win the Dubai Marathon, while Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich moved up to third on the women’s world all-time list at the IAAF Gold Label road race on Friday. In ideal...

Ethiopia’s Worknesh Alemu produced an outstanding performance in hot conditions to triumph at the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, winning at the IAAF Gold Label road race in 2:25:45. With temperatures higher than expected and reaching 23 degrees celsius when the...

Kenya’s Cosmas Lagat took victory in the men’s race in a time of 2:09:15 at the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. The men’s race naturally started steadily and a large pack of 14 runners – including three pacemakers – went through...

It was a good day for South Africa as Kevin Anderson and Raven Klaasen both tasted success in the ATP Finals in London on Tuesday. Both Klaasen, in the doubles, and Anderson won their second group matches, with Anderson making...