South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Daily The excitement and furore surrounding the ongoing European Championships, the UEFA Euro 24, is providing a platform for Christian football players to share their testimonies about Jesus Christ. Ruben Vargas, 25, who plays in the midfield position for Switzerland, and also Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, […]
Originally published in Crosswalk.com Two-time Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone added to her legendary status during a stunning US Olympic trials finals on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon, setting another world record in the 400 m hurdles and beating the second-place runner by two seconds to once again qualify for the […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Golf’s Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has said his Christian faith keeps him grounded. The golfer won the tournament at the weekend for the second time, by four-shots at Augusta National, finishing on 11-under par. But speaking at a press conference he said being a […]
It was not “security threats” but “plain antisemitsm” that led Cricket SA (CSA) to “arbitrarily” strip David Teeger of his captaincy of the Under19 Protea squad, said the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in a statement released after a meeting with CSA today. During the meeting CSA “categorically failed […]
Double World-Cup-winning Springbok rugby captain Siya Kholisi’s “growth as a disciple of Jesus has been amazing,” says Bruce Nadin co-founder of Sports Chaplaincy South Africa and sports chaplain at Stellenbosch Football Club. “It’s so easy to go out on the field, you know, and say, I give all the glory […]
A video of a rare moment in world rugby — when Springbok and Tonga players huddled together in a circle and then knelt and prayed together after their bruising pool match last Sunday — has touched millions of people on social media and even non-believers were positively moved. The 49-18 […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute One of the world’s top female tennis players has given thanks to God after winning a major US tournament. Coco Gauff, who is a member of Saint John Missionary Baptist Church in Florida, won the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, having already […]
Originally published in The Christian Post World Aquatics is moving forward with plans to implement a separate category for trans-identified athletes to compete in amid intense debate about the fairness of allowing trans-identified male athletes to compete in women’s athletics. The World Aquatics Congress, the body that governs competitive swimming […]
From Olympians and lawyers, to everyday people, everyone needs to be a force in the effort to protect women’s sports for female athletes, said leaders of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) and the International Consortium on Female Sport (ICFS) during their International Women’s Sports Summit 2023. The nonpartisan, […]
A letter from World Rugby confirms that the South African Rugby Union (Saru) disinvited an Israeli rugby team from a competition as a result of threats of violence from extremists in SA, says South African Friends of Israel (Safi). Safi spokesperson Bafana Modise says in a press statement that in […]