South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams saved two penalties during a shoot-out in the Africa Cup of Nations third-place play-off against DR Congo. The match had gone straight to penalties after a goalless 90 minutes of normal time, and DR Congo … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A stadium in Somalia’s violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in three decades, drawing thousands of people to a facility that had been abandoned for years and later became a base for military — and even … Continued
Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced. A joint East African bid from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania has also won the rights to hold the 2027 tournament. Morocco replace … Continued
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, lopping off more than two minutes from the previous best to clock an official time of two hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds. Assefa, who had set … Continued
Ameyu Etana Gudaf Tsegay won Ethiopia’s first World Athletics Championships gold in Budapest in dramatic fashion on Saturday night after 10,000m race leader Sifan Hassan fell about 20m from the finish line. It was a clean sweep for Ethiopia, with … Continued
The chairwoman of Somalia’s national athletics federation has been suspended amid accusations of nepotism after a seemingly untrained female sprinter represented the African country at the World University Games in China, and took more than 20 seconds to finish the … Continued
Natasha Wodak tops women’s standings for back-to-back title, 3rd overall Moh Ahmed stopped the clock at 28 minutes 21.1 seconds to win the Ottawa 10K on Saturday for his first Canadian 10K Championships title. Also making his debut in the race was Canadian marathon/half … Continued
COURTESY CHARLES COLLINS/ Charles Collins (in white) in action in the now-halted Sudanese league By Tamara Ebiwei Charles Collins was looking forward to his next match in the Sudan Premier League when fighting broke out in the country on 15 … Continued
Somalia will play their first ever match in the final tournament of a continental competition at any age level on Saturday when they line up against the hosts in the opening game of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations … Continued
Michael Fitzpatrick Running his first marathon, Abeje Ayana claimed the Paris title in a time of 2 hours, 7.15 minutes. Kenya’s Helah Kiprop won the women’s race. Ayana, just 20 years of age and running his first-ever marathon, left his Ethiopian … Continued
BY KEITH IDEC NEW YORK – Ramla Ali out-boxed an undefeated fighter Saturday night to move closer toward a 122-pound title shot. The Somalian contender scored a unanimous points victory against Australia’s Avril Mathie in their 10-round IBF junior featherweight elimination … Continued
SAO PAULO—Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for … Continued
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