Former U.S. Olympics coach Geddert takes own life

By Reuters,

Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, who had ties to disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar and was charged earlier on Thursday with human t...

John Geddert

How traffickers used Russia World Cup to enslave Nigerian women

By Reuters,

Blessing Obuson thought Russia’s football World Cup would be an opportunity to find a job and flew into Moscow from Nigeria last June on a fan ID. I...

Blessing Obuson , fan ID , Russia 2018 , Russia World Cup

FEBA to launch ‘Day of The African Child’ tournament

By Sydney Munala,

Far East Basketball Association (FEBA) will be launching the grand finale of “The Day of The African Child Tournament” which features under 14 Pri...

FEBA

Legend Tanui calls for probe on Bahraini star Jebet switch

By Jacob Icia,

Former world champion and two-time Boston Marathon winner, Moses Tanui, has fired the country a warning over the alarming number of gifted Kenyan born...

athletics , kenya , Moses Tanui , olympics , Rio 2016 , Ruth Jebet

De Gea vehemently denies sex assault allegations

By Reuters,

Spain goalkeeper David de Gea said on Friday that press reports linking him to a prostitution case currently under investigation in Spain were false a...

De Gea , Euro 2016 , football , prostitution , Spain

Chasing dreams: Young African footballers duped, dumped by traffickers

By Agencies,

On the pitches of ramshackle football academies across West Africa, teenage boys chase one another in pursuit of the ball, the chance to impress, and ...

africa , football , Human Trafficking , traffickers

Families refuse to vacate in Olympic Park as games near

By Agencies,

As sports arenas rise up around them and the houses of neighbours are reduced to rubble, more than 20 families refuse to leave their favela, or squatt...