Tag: Sports

Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer and humanitarian, dies at 58

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, whose towering presence dominated basketball on…

Tom Lutz Tom Lutz

I saw athlete on fire running towards me after attack, neighbour tells BBC

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find disturbing "I was…

Celestine Karoney Celestine Karoney

‘What an able body can do, I can do’ – Nigeria’s powerlifting power

The 39-year-old wheelchair user is part of Nigeria’s hugely successful para-powerlifting squad…

Isaiah Akinremi Isaiah Akinremi

African para-sport at crossroads after Paris 2024 haul

The Paris 2024 Paralympics proved to be a case of consolidation for…

Rob Stevens Rob Stevens

The Belgian who fell in love with African football

New Mali head coach Tom Saintfiet is a man with a passion…

Ian Williams Ian Williams

Paralysis, amputation and Paralympic archery

Shaun Anderson has called sport his “saviour” as he prepares for his…

Eshlin Vedan Eshlin Vedan

The air crash and the underdogs – a triumph for a lost generation

For those watching on the beach on the morning of Wednesday, 28…

Mani Djazmi Mani Djazmi

‘Fear kept me alive on epic motorbike trip across Africa’

At the age of 23, Nigerian musician Udoh Ebaide Joy survived a…

Parisa Qurban Parisa Qurban

Paris 2024: How Nigeria’s Mariam Eniola Bolaji makes her mark

When Mariam Eniola Bolaji defeated Oksana Kozyna to clinch bronze in the…

Gareth Walker Gareth Walker

‘We are using a very old bike’: meet Ghana’s first blind Paralympic cyclist

There are no velodromes in Ghana. But there is a Paralympic track cyclist.…

Tanya Aldred Tanya Aldred