BOCHUM, Germany, July 20 (Xinhua) -- A star-studded athletics roster offers a taste of the Olympics, with Olympians and defending champions set to compete from July 21 to 27 here at the FISU World ...

Nigeria put in a sublime performance to beat Zambia 5-0 and reach the semi-finals at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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Like around the rest of the world, women's soccer is growing in Africa. At the expanded 2023 Women's World Cup, there were ...

Higher skill levels, increased prize money and global media interest are signs that the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is ...

Phoenix Suns top draft pick Khaman Maluach has come a long way from Africa, where he picked up a basketball for the first time at only 13 years old. His development in the continent shaped who he is ...

The city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, is set to witness what will go down as the biggest gathering of young stars for the 3rd ...

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules.

AfDB Urges Strategic Reforms as South Africa’s 2024 GDP Growth Slows to 0.6% The report comes at a time of escalating global challenges, including geopolitical tensions, energy insecurity, and ...

‘The Road to LA 28: The African Olympians’ is a new docu-reality series following athletes from seven African nations on their journey to the 2028 Olympics.

Three years ago, the world welcomed African women’s football with a roar. Close to 60,000 Moroccans squeezed into the 53,000-seater Stade Moulay Abdellah in Rabat to watch the women’s national team ...

Young sprint star Bayanda Walaza leads a talented South African team at the 2025 CAA African Under-18 and Under-20 Championships in Nigeria, aiming for gold in various events.