Why Egypt women have seven stars on their badge despite never winning WAFCON
Egypt's women's national football team has attracted attention at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for wearing seven stars above its badge despite never winning the continental tournament.
Cheetah Man’ Crawford looking to give Bolt a shock
Shawn Crawford is one of the more colourful characters on the athletics circuit, but the man who glories in the nickname ‘Cheetah Man’ is hoping that he can upset the odds here and take the 200 metres title.
Gail Devers
Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. Devers grew up near National City, CA and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984.National City, CA. Sweetwater’s football and track stadium is named Gail Devers Stadium.
Victory for Linford Christie’s niece as she becomes first black Miss England
LINFORD Christie’s niece is on track for Olympic fame AND the Miss World crown. Gorgeous Rachel Christie, 20 who trains with gold medallist Linford, 49 is tipped to represent Britain in 2012 as a 400m sprinter and heptathlete.
Unearthing Our Heroes (24 Years After FIFA U-16)
NDUKA Ugbade is becoming a fading memory. How many remember that he was the only person to lift the FIFA U-16 trophy as high as nervousness could permit, that cold night, 24 years ago in China? After that edition, FIFA changed the competition to U-17, Nigeria was also the only winner of the FIFA U-16 competition.
Legends made, barriers broken – Berlin’s storied athletics tradition
As the athletics world prepares to descend upon Berlin for the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (15-23 Aug) it’s appropriate to take a quick overview of the German capital’s rich athletics history in which some of the sports greatest legends were made, and numerous significant barriers broken.
