Pele had said that an African country would win a World Cup by the turn of the 21st century. From colonial intervention, poverty and segregation, to independence and dictatorship, this programme measures Africa’s huge potential against its continued failure to succeed at an international level.
Black-gloved fists raised aloft, on a sweltering hot night in Mexico City, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos propelled themselves into history.
Judging by their standards, four games in the World Cup is doing rather well for the England football team. An inquiry now can only be asking for more of the same lame excuses, and we already rather like this reworking of the Jay-Z classic, 99 PROBLEMS as a new anthem for the England football squad.
2006 saw Ghana’s first entry into The World Cup. A short film about ‘The Black Stars’ of Ghana on the Road to Victory. “Go on, you Black Stars! Come on, Ghana!!!”
Learning how to mountain bike can sometimes be a little intimidating, if you don’t have a bit of help from someone more experienced. Mountain biking is an exciting and physically demanding sport that can be enjoyed by anyone who knows how to ride a bike.
An alternative look at the history of the England football team – the greatest black players ever to wear the Three Lions. And in the spirit of diversity, we’ve even thrown in Bobby Robson as a token white manager.
Cricket has always been a presence in my life. My dad is from Guyana – the country that has produced great West Indies players such as Sir Clive Lloyd and Shrivnarine Chanderpaul – and has an obsession with the game that borders on the pathological.
Superheroes normally come from out of this world, but at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, the world discovered a new Superman from right here on Earth.
Will Gareth Thomas’s ‘coming out’ story reach the eyes and ears of Ugandans? For those committed to either cause – LGBT rights or rugby – the answer is a resounding ‘yes.’
Christian Malcolm has been competing in top level athletics for well over a decade. He won the sprint double at the World Junior Championships in 1988. What keeps him motivated to compete more than ten years later?
