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Discover Sport launches as South Africa’s social platform for athletes and fans

eriinfo.com11 months ago06 mins

Discover Sport founder Stephen Watson South Africa has a new social media platform dedicated solely to sport. Called Discover Sport, the platform – launched by the same team that has built streaming media platforms in the past – is aimed at helping athletes promote their sports. The mobile-first platform has attracted a number of backers…

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Africa: We Need to Value Women in Sport, UN Rights Chief Says

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

In the midst of the Women’s Euro football championship in Geneva, Volker Türk, the UN human rights chief, called on Member States and sports clubs around the world to address the vast gender gap which still exists in women’s sport. “The playing field is still far from level,” Mr. Türk said. In the past few…