Itemoids

You are not logged in so some information on this page has been withheld. To see more, please log in.

African

since

auto-detected in 5062 stories

8 hours ago

Kirsty Coventry takes over as Olympic president and promises to change lives

  • First woman in the role replaces Thomas Bach

  • ‘We are guardians of the Olympic movement’

Kirsty Coventry has promised to change lives and inspire hope during an official ceremony to mark her taking over…

14 hours ago

Kirsty Coventry is now the most powerful person in sport and faces a bulging in-tray | Sean Ingle

Bach’s successor is already making a positive impression but will need all her resolve at mammoth organisation

A new day has broken, has it not? For several reasons, Tony Blair’s 1997 election victory…

2 days ago

Jobe Bellingham strikes as Dortmund edge 4-3 thriller with Sundowns in Club World Cup

  • Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns 3-4 Borrusia Dortmund

  • Second-half own goal ensures Dortmund go top of group

Borussia Dortmund held off a spirited comeback from South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns to s…

3 days ago

4 days ago

Is this an artist – or a coffee pot? The great William Kentridge reveals the strange secret to a great self-portrait

The South African artist has exhibited everywhere, bagging awards in art and theatre, while his work sells for millions. So why did he find becoming an artist so unnatural? Ahead of a major British s…

6 days ago

Did the liberation of Africa start in Manchester? The biting play about a pivotal, forgotten moment

It was a turning point in the push for African independence – and it took place in Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. We meet the writer of a play about the fifth Pan-African Congress

On the facade of the…

8 days ago

How the Club World Cup kicked off: Beefed-up security, 60,000 fans, Lionel Messi snubs Speed and a night of glitz and glamour as tournament begins

Lionel Messi drew a crowd of 60,000 and showed flashes of his brilliance as his Inter Miami side were held to a goalless draw by African giants Al-Ahly as the revamped Club World Cup got underway.

page 1 of 30 last →|