A charity poker tournament in Las Vegas has raised millions of dollars and is working to raise awareness about the conflicts in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a Las Vegas Casino, players are laying their cards on the table to promote...
On the streets of the African expatriate stronghold of Yeoville, in Johannesburg, everyones suddenly a Ghanaian. Nigerians have decorated their restaurants with Black Star flags. South Africans are putting up posters of star Ghanaian players in their...
Muscles ripple out of Isaac Donkors red and yellow striped Ghana football jersey, as he walks through his furniture store at the end of a busy street in Johannesburgs Newlands suburb. He ambles into his office, where certificates from bodybuilding ch...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? With the World Cup soccer tournament underway in South Africa, a couple of things for the science-interested audience to watch for. First, the games will feature a new...
Johannesburg's extensively refurbished international airport can now handle 28 million passengers yearly Preparations are in the final stages for the June 11th kick-off of the football World Cup. One of the world's biggest sporting events is being he...
VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about two women who helped change the world of sports, golfer Betty Jameson and basketball coach Kay Yow. Both women were founders...
Organizers of football's World Cup in South Africa are dismissing media reports that Friday's attack on the Togolese football team in Angola could affect the sport's biggest tournament when it kicks off in South Africa in June. The head of South Afri...
Angolan officials say African Cup of Nations tournament goes ahead as planned, but Togo's PM pulls out his country's team after Friday's attack. Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 10 January 2010 Angolan soccer fans parade near the airport in Cabinda, Angola,...
1.Tiger Woods is still in Florida as his charity golf tournament is set to tee off on the other side of the country. Yesterday Woods released a statement on his website apologizing for what he called transgressions. The report-announced weekly magazi...
1. Tiger Woods has withdrawn from his own golf tournament after citing injuries from a car crash near his Florida home. Woods said in a statement on his website Monday that his injuries won't allow him to play in the Chevron World Challenge. He said...