Ugandan photojournalist, Lillian Nakitende is changing the game for women’s sport as she is highlighting the achievements of women and girls through her lens. Nakitende started her photojournalism journey at university while taking pictures of the varsity rugby team before...

Two-time world champion Hellen Obiri clocked a new 10k road personal best and course record to win the Great Manchester Run in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 22 May 2022. Another notable performance came from Eilish McColgan who finished second...

Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee successfully hosted a two-day Women and Sport Conference dubbed “Smart Women-Smart Sport” at the Centre d’Acceuil Bonne Esperance. The event included 33 women from national sports federations where the Rwanda Olympians Association and Sports...

Kenya wrapped up their assignment as Africa’s top performer at the 24th edition of the Deaflympics Games in Caxias do Sul, Brazil The team finished by finishing 11th globally and 1st for Africa. The East African champions clinched 24 medals comprising...

18-year-old Burkina Faso amateur golfer, Livia Hawah is aiming to ‘make it big’ within the next few years as she attempts to become a professional golfer. Hawah, who is currently basking in glory after finishing second at the Ivory Coast...

Janet Mbabazi and Consy Aweko starred as Uganda triumphed to a 12-run victory over Nepal in the first T20 game of their tour at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Monday, 16 May 2022. Nepal won the toss...

The Zimbabwe Netball Association signs a lucrative deal with Spar which will see the supermarket retailer fund the Zimbabwe Netball Gems camps, high-performance training and kits. The sponsorship comes at a time where the national netball team are aiming towards...

Kenyan duo of Sarah Wangari and Grancy Kandagor won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the women’s 10 000m event at the Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul in Brazil. While, Mexico’s Lourdes Ponce Juarez triumphed to win gold in a...

Mufakose Queens’ administrator and coach Winnie Muhonde is using her skills to transform the club and pave the way to ensure that there is diverse leadership in football in Zimbabwe. Muhonde, who is one of the founding players of Queens,...

Sasha Mongeli emerged as the winner of the 2022 Zone 4.4 Individual Chess Championship in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday, 8 May 2022. The Kenyan international secured a resounding victory in the 18-player women's category with a brilliant performance. https://gsport.co.za/sasha-mongeli-crowned-kenya-national-chess-champion/ Mongeli accumulated...

Two-time junior world squash champion Nouran Gohar defeated USA’s Amanda Sobhy to emerge as winner of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions at the Grand Central Terminal in New York City on Saturday, 07 May 2022. Nouran faced off against...

The South African U14 and U16 tennis teams qualified for the Africa Junior Team Tennis Championship after they were crowned as champions of the ITF/CAT Southern African Junior Team Championship in Harare, Zimbabwe on Saturday, 7 May 2022. Team SA...

Lillian Chikara, who was recently appointed as the National Director of Special Olympics Zimbabwe, is encouraging corporates and organisations to sponsor athletes with intellectual disabilities. Chikara is of the notion that athletes with intellectual disabilities work hard every single day,...

The Nigeria Women’s Football League announced partnership with Tulcan Energy Resources who will become the 2022 NWFL Premiership Super 6 official kit sponsor. The independent energy-producing company unveiled a N10 million sponsorship package which will be shared amongst the top...

Nicole van Wyk, Mischka Laubscher and Kiara Fegen win gold in their respective divisions to guide South Africa to the 2022 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation Africa Championship title at the EFC Performance Institute in Johannesburg on Saturday, 30...

Springbok Women’s 7s team qualify for the Commonwealth Games after successfully defending their Rugby Africa Women's Sevens title at the Stade Municipal de Jemmal in Tunisia on Saturday, 30 April 2022. South Africa defeated Madagascar 15-14 to clinch their 8th...

South Africa, Uganda and Madagascar produced top performances on day 1 of the Rugby Africa Women's Sevens at Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium in Monastir on Friday, 29 April 2022. Defending champions South Africa minced Senegal in their first Pool A...

Nomvelo Sibanda's five-wicket haul and Kelis Ndlovu's 33 run-score powered Zimbabwe to win the 2022 Capricorn Women's tri-series in Windhoek, on Tuesday, 26 April. Namibia were put into bat first with the openers finding the going tough as Sibanda settled...

Namibian sportscaster, Joviita Kandjumbwa believes radio plays a vital role to inform, promote and develop a positive viewpoint towards women's sport and their progress in future. Kandjumbwa is one of the few women constantly reporting on women's sport in her...

South African triathlete Shanae Williams earns silver medal honours in the elite women’s race at the Prosperity Health African Triathlon Cup in Swakopmund, Namibia on Saturday, 23 April 2022. Williams led in the first transition before she was outclassed by...