Commonwealth and African sprints champion Blessing Okagbare has been joined in holy matrimony to former Super Eagles and Heartland FC of Owerri player, Igho Otegheri, at the St. Patricks Catholic Church in Sapele.
Barcelona, Eugene and Doha are waiting to see who will host the 2019 IAAF World Championships after the IAAF Evaluation Commission concluded visits to the three candidates on Friday.
Kenyans Mary Keitany and Wilson Kipsang surged to a clean sweep of the men’s and women’s titles at the 2014 New York City marathon on Sunday.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday welcomed the historic recognition by the United Nations (UN) of the autonomy of the IOC and sport.
Hezekiel Sepeng paid tribute to former world 800m champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi during the memorial service held at the Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday.
Kenyan Mark Kiptoo took the men’s race with 2:06:49 and Ethiopian Aberu Kebede clocked a fine 2:22:21 in the women’s race at the 2014 BMW Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday.
Tributes continue to pour in for South African 2009 world 800m champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi who died in a car accident on Friday Oct 24 at the age of 34.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has conferred the IAAF Bronze label status on the Okpekpe 10km Road Race held annually in Edo State, Nigeria.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to aid Kenya create a new anti-doping body after a report concluded the country has no effective drug testing programme.
Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at the Pretoria High Court in South Africa.
Kenyan-born, Dutch multiple World champion in distance running, Lornah Kiplagat, on Friday launched her own apparel line ‘Lornah’ for active women in Amsterdam.
Kenya’s Dennis Kipruto Kimetto and Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba have made the final three-person shortlist for the 2014 IAAF World Athlete of the Year Award.
Barefoot runner Diana-Lebo Phalula is the new Spar Grand Prix champion after finishing the five Women’s 10km Challenge races with a total of 110 points.
Four South Africa track and field stars, Khotso Mokoena, Cornel Fredericks, Sunette Viljoen, Wayde van Niekerk, have been nominated for the 2014 South African Sports Awards.
Nigerian-born Qatari sprint champion, Femi Seun Ogunode, says the decision to leave his fatherland and move to Qatar was a calculated risk and he’s so glad it all worked out in the end.
Kenyan Joyce Chepkirui won the 2014 ASICS Grand 10 Berlin in a photo finish 31:02, edging out compatriot Emily Chebet in the 10km race on Sunday
The Phalula twins, Lebogang and Diana-Lebo, had much to celebrate after the Johannesburg leg of the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge at the Wanderers Club on Sunday.
Ethiopia Tilahun Regassa won the 2014 De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven in 2:06:21 ahead of Kenyans Jonathan Maiyo (2:06:47) and Alfers Lagat (2:07:10) on Sunday
Kenyan Leonard Komon is inspired by Dennis Kimetto’s 2:02:57 world record at the Berlin Marathon as he makes his marathon debut at the 2014 De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven on Sunday.
Defending champion Vincent Kipruto from Kenya will return to the BMW Frankfurt Marathon, to face Ethiopians Tsegaye Mekonnen and Getu Feleke, on October 26.
Barely hours after he had taken the marathon into a new territory, with his 2:02:57 to win the 2014 Berlin Marathon, Kenyan Dennis Kimetto warns rivals to expect another decade of his marathon virtuosity.
Defending women’s champion Priscah Jeptoo and 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon runner-up Stanley Biwott, both from Kenya, have withdrawn from the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon.
Four Africans, Nijel Amos, Genzebe Dibaba, Jairus Birech and Dennis Kimetto, have been shortlisted by the IAAF for the 2014 World Athlete of the Year Award.
Kenyan Dennis Kimetto broke the marathon world record with 2:02:57 on the streets of Berlin while Tirfi Tsegaye’s patience is rewarded with women’s world lead at the 2014 BMW Berlin Marathon.
Ethiopian duo of Tirfi Tsegaye and Feyse Tadese, together with American Shalane Flanagan, hope to break the 2:20 barrier for the marathon when the 41st edition of the BMW Berlin-Marathon gets underway on Sunday September 28.
Kenyan Sharon Cherop will challenge Ethiopian Aberu Kebede for top prize at the 2014 BMW Frankfurt Marathon, which celebrates its 33rd edition on October 26
Caleb Ndiku hosted to an ultimate homecoming welcome party on Wednesday by his people as he arrived at his home town in Machakos County, Kenya.
Tsegaye Mekonnen and Getu Feleke chase rare Ethiopian victory at the 2014 BMW Frankfurt Marathon on October 26. Their compatriot, Aberu Kebede headlines the women’s race.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed sadness at the death of Alpha Ibrahim Diallo, an IOC Honorary Member in Guinea.
VIDEO: Watch the interview with Team Africa 4x400m relay winning quartet at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco on Sunday.
A stunning men’s 4x400m relay win ended a fantastic competition for Team Africa but was not enough to wrestle the title from Europe on Day 2 of the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech on Sunday.
Kenyan Eunice Sum, South African Cornel Fredericks, Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba and Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti gave Africa her first victories on Day 1 of the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech.
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Watch the video of the first meet up of Team Africa on the eve of the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco on Friday.
Photo Gallery – Some of the African champions from the 2014 African Senior Championships are back in Morocco for the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech.