Tag: Sports

Sam Jalloh: ‘I wanted to play tennis for Sierra Leone’

Sam Jalloh is a tennis coach in the UK who's life went…

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Axel Tuanzebe: ‘Till this day I always remember to stay calm, get a few touches and enjoy the game’

Axel Tuanzebe, the star outperforming his teammates in Manchester United football club…

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Dickens Odhiambo: The Kenyan yoga coach who won a global sport award

Kenyan, Dickens Omondi Odhiambo has been announced as a winner at the…

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Tinuke Oyediran: The British-Nigerian who broke two Guinness World Records in skating

Tinuke Oyediran broke two Guinness World Records. She achieved the most cartwheels…

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Diego Maradona: Tunisian referee Ali Bin Nasser relives ‘Hand of God’ match

The Tunisian referee from England's infamous defeat by Argentina at the 1986…

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Deta Hedman: ‘I’m not here to please you. I’m here to play a game that I enjoy’

It all started in the house at the top of the hill.…

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Francis Ngannou: ‘Being homeless in Paris was a great opportunity for me’

Mixed Martial Arts or MMA bouts are fought in a nine-meter wide…

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Roy Francis: The black head coach who revolutionised rugby league

"Roy was the first person to come and see me after I…

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Justin and Cory Williams: The African-American cycling brothers ‘creating superstars’

A pair of African-American cycling brothers have made history. Sitting on the…

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Michael Gunning: Jamaica swimmer’s rise in white-dominated sport

"I guess I'm known as the black, gay swimmer who wants to…

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