play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
playlist_play chevron_left
volume_up
Go to album
  • cover play_arrow

    LISTEN NOW: JafriQ Radio Live On Jafriq Radio

Sports

794 Results / Page 44 of 89

Background

News

Kenya: Kelvin Kiptum – the Kenyan Runner Who Redefined What It Takes to Win Marathons

[ad_1] Kenyan athletics has lost Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder who was destined to be the first person to run the race in under two hours. The runner, aged only 24, died on 10 February in a car accident that also claimed his coach Gervais Hakizimana, 37, from Rwanda. The accident occurred near one of the high-altitude athletics training centres that dot the country's north Rift Valley. The region north-west of Nairobi is home to many Kenyan distance […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 3

News

Africa: Dozens of Professional Athletes Sign ‘Athletes for Ceasefire’ Letter

[ad_1] The statement was signed by several celebrated athletes, including John Carlos, who raised a fist during the playing of the US national anthem at the 1968 Olympics "In the wake of an unfolding genocide in Gaza, as described by countless legal scholars, human rights experts and international organizations across the world, we, as athletes, recognize our moral responsibility to utilize our platform for a higher purpose - to save human lives and to raise awareness about this ongoing tragedy," […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 2

News

Zimbabwe: Zim Kart Racing Team Off to SA

[ad_1] The largest contingent of Zimbabwean kart racers competing in a single race meeting outside of Zimbabwe will leave the country this week and head to Zwartkops international kart track in South Africa for the first African Karting Cup. Jaedon Masiyanise will race in the senior OKN class of the African Karting Cup and Zaydaan Savania will race in the junior OKJ class. They will compete against 40 drivers from nine other African nations and make history by participating in […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 2

News

Nigeria: Afcon 2023 – the Game Is Over, the Struggle Continues…, By Reuben Abati

[ad_1] I think that the Super Eagles deserve some praise for making it to the finals and winning the silver medal. Silver is not gold, yes. But it is still something. Whatever it was however, it must be possible for us to agree that success of any kind tends to bring out the best in all of us. When Nigeria does well, the people bond together, because we all want the same thing. As the Super Eagles advanced in AFCON […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 1

News

Namibia: Big Shocks and Upsets At Grand Prix II

[ad_1] Some big upsets were recorded at Athletics Namibia's second Grand Prix of the season at Windhoek's Independence Stadium on Saturday, while there were also shocks off the track with the event sponsors, the Pupkewitz Foundation, trying to prohibit Namibia's media from taking photos at the event. The standout performance of the meet belonged to the 20-year-old Coenraad Kuhn of the Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Club (QSBAC), who equalled the oldest record on the Namibian record books, when he won […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024 3

News

Namibia: Another Afcon for Namibia

[ad_1] Namibia beat Tanzania 6-3 in sensational fashion on Friday night to qualify for the 2024 Afcon Futsal finals in Morocco in April. Namibia went into the match with a three-goal deficit after losing the first leg 5-2 in Windhoek on 2 February, and not many people gave them a chance to overturn the deficit away in Dar es Salaam. They, however, rose to the occasion with a great performance, and went on to clinch the tie on the away […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024 2

News

Kenya: Putting the ‘Golf’ in ‘Magical’ – A Spectacular Success of Sport & Entertainment At Mklo 2024

[ad_1] Envision 108 skilled and determined female golfers teeing off, on golfing paradise where as you aim for that perfect swing, zebras and giraffes casually amble across the manicured lawns, adding a whimsical and wild element to the game. It's not just a golf course; it's a harmonious blend of sport and nature, where the thrill of competition meets the untamed beauty of the animal kingdom. This golfing haven transforms into a sanctuary where the boundaries between the golfers and […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024 2

News

Kenya: Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum Set for Heroic Sendoff

[ad_1] Nairobi — Kenya will provide a heroic sendoff to world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum who passed away in a tragic road crash on Sunday night. Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba described the 24-year-old as a national hero who more than deserves to be honoured in death as he was in life. "Kelvin Kiptum is a national hero by any standard...by any stretch of imagination. We will honour him in death as we honoured him in life. We will […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024 4

News

Cote d’Ivoire/Ghana: Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Afcon Awards List in Full

[ad_1] The 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) concluded in a fine style at the majestic Alassane Ouattara Stadium on Sunday after Cote d'Ivoire came from behind to seal a magnificent third AFCON title against Nigeria. With the curtains officially closed on the tournament, CAF awarded the best performers of the tournament. Author of Cote d'Ivoire's two assists in the final, Simon Adingra, (22), was named the TotalEnergies Man-of-the-Match for the final. Despite not finishing […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024 3

play_arrowRadio
DON'T MISS ANYTHING!

Subscribe to our newsletter

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 

    0%