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Toronto Raptors’ African connection
REUTERS/KYLE TERADA-USA TODAY SPORTS Masai Ujiri, the brains behind the Toronto Raptors. How Africa played a starring role in Toronto Raptors’ historic NBA championship win By Yomi Kazeem…
Semenya: Olympic champion wins appeal
Caster Semenya: Olympic 800m champion can compete after Swiss court ruling 3 June 2019 Caster Semenya has won the Olympic 800m title twice and the world title three times…
Dawson: Coloured Hockey and Stanley Cup
Against All Odds: The Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes and The Stanley Cup The Original Stanley Cup (Courtesy of Citizendium) by Bob Dawson, …
Nigeria wins Women’s Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria beat SA on penalties to win 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations By Nick Cavell & Debola Adebanjo BBC Africa Sport, Ghana December 1, 2018 Nigeria’s Super…
Did Africa win the World Cup of soccer?
France’s World Cup soccer players are as African as they want to be French players celebrate at the end of the final match between France and Croatia at the…
Bob Dawson: Diversity in hockey
Hockey’s Evolution Through the Lens of Diversity by Bob Dawson Contrary to popular belief, hockey wasn’t invented, but rather evolved and grew slowly in popularity over time. Hence, pinpointing…
Andy Kusi-Appiah: African teams at the World Cup
Will Senegal take her rightful place as the first African country to make it to the semi-finals of the 2018 edition of the world cup of football? By Andy Kusi-Appiah …
Bob Dawson: Black Hockey
Inside Hockey: Black Coaches and The NHL by Bob Dawson, Boxscore: OTTAWA, Canada – March 8, 2018 – On January 18th of this year, Willie O’Ree celebrated his…
Phylicia George wins bronze at Winter Olympics
Olympic hurdler Phylicia George wins bobsleigh bronze in Pyeongchang The two-sport Olympian captures bronze in the women’s bobsleigh in Pyeongchang, South Korea February 21st, ALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN VIA GETTY…
Hockey Exhibition launched at Canadian Museum of History
by Sarah Onyango On the evening of March 9, 2017, hockey enthusiasts of all ages – some of whom were decked out in their favourite player’s jersey – converged on…