When Esther Okoronkwo sent the ball into the net at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, she wasn’t just chasing a title, she was awakening a legacy. For those paying close attention to Nigeria’s football DNA, it might come as little surprise that Esther is the daughter of Isaac Okoronkwo, the stalwart defender who once held the line […]
Track and field legend Allyson Felix has officially been inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame, solidifying her place as one of the most decorated and respected athletes in American sports history. The seven-time Olympic gold medallist and 13-time world champion was honoured in a special ceremony that paid tribute to her two-decade career, not just […]
Known across the Nigerian polo circuit for her daring precision and formidable composure, Aisha Ahmad Suleiman has quietly but emphatically built a legacy that is rewriting gender expectations in one of the country’s most exclusive sporting circles. She has carved out a space that is entirely her own as one of Nigeria’s very few female polo players, she is […]
It was a night destined for the books at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, where the 2025 Prefontaine Classic unfolded into one of the most electrifying chapters in athletics history. Kenya’s finest, Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon, redefined greatness with back-to-back world record-breaking runs that lit up the track and sent shockwaves across the global athletics community. In the women’s […]
Former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has been officially inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, joining the Fight Wing for his iconic 2019 clash with Kelvin Gastelum. The ceremony took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Adesanya receiving one of the sport’s highest honours in front of a global audience. Adesanya, 35, was recognised […]
18-year-old Khaman Maluach of South Sudan has been selected as a Top 10 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, making him the highest-drafted player to emerge from NBA Academy Africa. The announcement, made during the star-studded ceremony in Brooklyn, is already being celebrated across the continent as a watershed moment in African sports history. At 7-foot-2, with an elite […]
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has been officially named a Guinness World Records ICON, in recognition of his enduring dominance in track and field and his unbroken world records that continue to defy time. The announcement was made this week by Guinness World Records, honouring Bolt not just for his achievements, but for the global inspiration he represents in […]
Young Cape Prodigy Camden Schaper Set to Join Chelsea at 13 Benoni-born Camden Schaper, aged just 13, is on the verge of making a sensation in the football world — reportedly poised to sign with Premier League giant Chelsea for around £700,000 (approximately R17 million) . Schaper’s rise is nothing short of extraordinary. He began his football journey at SuperSport […]
For Nigerian music powerhouse Tems, the global stage is no longer new territory, but on Sunday, 13 July 2025, she will mark yet another landmark in her meteoric rise. The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter has been officially announced as one of the headline performers at the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup Final halftime show, alongside Latin music giant J […]
On a clay court drenched in tension and Parisian anticipation, 21-year-old Coco Gauff rose from the fire, rallied from behind, and clinched her first-ever French Open title, toppling Aryna Sabalenka in a fierce three-set final that will echo through tennis history. The scoreboard read 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. But those numbers barely scratched the surface of the emotional grit and […]
