At 27, Chayma Nahdi, became the first-ever female umpire from Tunisia to officiate at the Africa Senior Table Tennis Championships #gsportAfrica
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Barbra Banda Makes History for Zambia in Tokyo
Zambian captain, Barbra Banda, is making history in Tokyo, becoming the first player to score consecutive hat-tricks in a single Olympic Games #SundayRead #Tokyo2020
Dané van Niekerk Leads Oval Invincibles to Historic Win at The Hundred
Skipper Dané van Niekerk lead the Oval Invincibles to their first-ever match win, scoring a fast half-century to beat the Manchester Originals by 5 wickets and win the debut match of the inaugural The Hundred tournament in London on Wednesday evening #gsportGlobal
Shilla Omuriwe-Buyungo New Coach of the Uganda Men’s Volleyball
Former KAVC Head Coach, Shilla Omuriwe-Buyungo, has been appointed as head coach of Uganda’s men’s Volleyball Cranes team #AfricaFocus
Tour de France Femmes Announced to Launch in 2022
Professional women cyclists will have a multi-stage race yellow jersey of their own to chase when the Tour de France Femmes launches in July 2022 #gsportGlobal #ChooseDay
Montjane Eyes Paralympic Podium After Wimbledon Heroics
Having delivered a career breakthrough on the eve of the showpiece, wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane says she is ready to challenge for a medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games #GoGirls
Marlene Coetzee-George Appointed Laureus Sport SA CEO
Laureus Sport South Africa announced longstanding Sport for Good Foundation Trustee Marlene Coetzee-George as new Chief Executive Officer on Thursday #GoGirls
Kenya Women Beach Volleyball Team Make Olympic History
The Kenyan Women Beach Volleyball team qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games for the first time after winning the CAVB Continental Cup in Agadir, Morocco on Sunday #MondayMotivation
Dumi Chauke Earns New Role as HOD of Sport at TUT
Celebrated SPAR Proteas assistant coach, Dumisani Chauke, became the first ever female HOD of Sport at the Tshwane University of Technology at Ga-Rankuwa campus #GoGirls
NEW FEATURE: Honouring Olympians and Paralympians
NEW FEATURE: This Olympic Day, we start a new series, as we honour Olympians and Paralympians, who have won on the Momentum gsport Awards stage, led by the great Penny Heyns, the inspiration behind the launch of gsport in 2006.
Debbie Hewitt to Become First Woman to Chair the Football Association
British businesswoman and sports administrator Debbie Hewitt MBE will become the first woman to chair the Football Association after being unanimously elected to lead the governing body and will assume her position in January 2022 #gsportGlobal
Strugnell and Johnston Raising the Profile of SA’s Artistic Swimming
2021 Artistic Swimming Duet National Champions, Laura Strugnell and Clarissa Johnston, are aiming to set South Africa’s highest score in the sport and pave the way to keep Mzansi’s Artistic Swimming a permanent feature at the Summer Olympics. #ChooseDay