# Cricket: Afghanistan’s exiled women’s players have renewed hope to play on the international stage following a funding pledge from the International Cricket Council. Most of the women fled to Australia after the Taliban regime’s return to their home country in 2021 meant a ban on sport participation for the country’s women and girls. The […]
# Soccer: The playing of the wrong anthem during yesterday’s Champions League quarterfinal clash between Aston Villa and Paris St-Germain was ascribed to a sound system malfunction. Some players struggled to contain their laughter when the Europa anthem was played at Villa Park in Birmingham before the start of the game. It was then switched […]
# Olympic Games: A temporary stadium in Pomona will be utilised for the cricket competition during 2028’s Games in Los Angeles. The field in Fairground is about an hour’s drive from the athletes’ village in the Californian city. One of the reasons for the choice is the desire for the cricket players to stay with […]
# Sokker: Die middelveldspeler Jude Bellingham sê die tweede kragmeting in hul Kampioeneliga-kwarteindstryd teen Arsenal is ‘n geleentheid vir Real Madrid om te presteer. Die heersende Europese kampioen sal vanaand op die Bernabéu-stadion probeer om ‘n agterstand van 3-0 om te keer. Madrid het slegs een keer in sy geskiedenis van so ’n agterstand teruggeveg […]
# Rugby: Ireland has announced the union’s four provinces will have to contribute 40-percent to national players’ contracts from August next year in comparison to 30-percent at the moment. This will have the biggest effect on Leinster, which has the most nationally contracted players. The Irish Rugby Football Union says the funds generated by the […]
# Soccer: Several governing bodies disagree with South American federation Conmebol over extending the 2030 men’s World Cup to 64 teams. North and Central America and Caribbean governing body Concacaf, Europe’s UEFA and Asia’s AFC are against the proposal. They say they haven’t even kicked off next year’s tournament in Northern America, which will be […]
# Boxing: Promotor Bob Arum doesn’t believe Tyson Fury will make a U-turn over his retirement this time. The 36-year-old British heavyweight fighter surprised in January by calling it quits shortly after losing to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in a world title fight again. Fury retired more than once previously, but Arum doesn’t think he wants […]
# AfriForum Jeug eis ‘n ondersoek nadat ‘n tradisionele geneser-seremonie in ‘n vrouekoshuis by die Potchefstroomse kampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit uitgevoer is. Die groep sê die voorval, wat bestaan het uit harde gille en voorvaderlike gebede, het Saterdagaand gebeur en die ander studente ontstel. Yvonne Gerber van AfriForum Jeug wil hê die universiteit moet duidelike […]
# Golf: Rory McIlroy’s lack of communication with his playing partner was part of his strategy in Sunday’s final round of the Masters at Augusta in Georgia. Local player Bryson DeChambeau couldn’t understand why the Northern Irishman would’t talk to him once all day. McIlroy went on to beat England’s Justin Rose on the first […]
