# Tennis: Italian Jannik Sinner cemented his top position in the world rankings after winning Wimbledon for the first time yesterday to clinch his fourth Grand Slam title. Losing finalist Carlos Alcaraz of Spain stays in second position and Alexander Zverev of Germany is still third. American Taylor Fritz improved to fourth, surpassing Britain’s Jack […]
# Tennis: Iga Swiatek improved to third in the world rankings after clinching her first Wimbledon title on Saturday. This is the Pole’s sixth Grand Slam title. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus is still first after losing to Amanda Anisimova in the semifinal, with the American shooting up five positions to seventh. American Coco Gauff is […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die minister van Hoër Onderwys, Nobuhle Nkabane, verbied om na China te reis. Dit volg na die omstredenheid rondom haar aanstelling van individue met ANC-bande op SETA-rade. Nkabane sou by adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile aansluit vir die weeklange internasionale aanbodkettinguitstalling wat vandag in China begin. Direkteur-generaal Nkosinathi Sishi verteenwoordig nou haar […]
# Motorsport: Die sesmalige MotoGP-kampioen, Marc Marquez, het sy voorsprong oor sy broer Álex tot 83-punte vergroot toe hy die Duitse Grand Prix gewen het. Dit is die Ducati-jaer se negende MotoGP-oorwinning op die Sachsenring in die 200ste wedren van sy loopbaan. Álex het die tweede plek opgeraap vir Gresini Racing met sy spanmaat Francesco […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het hulde gebring aan die voormalige Nigeriese president, Muhammadu Buhari, en sê hy het die nasie as ʼn patriot en ʼn kampioen gelei. Die 82-jarige Buhari, wat die digsbevolkte Afrika-land van 2015 tot 2023 gelei het, is gister in Londen dood. Ramaphosa sê hy het die voorreg gehad om nou saam […]
# Die Universiteit van die Vrystaat is as die tweede beste instelling in Suid-Afrika vir gestremdheids-hervorming aangewys, met ‘n telling van 78- persent op die Gestremdheids-uitslag-doeltreffendheidskaal. Hy sê dit weerspieël die doeltreffende instelling van die Departement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding se strategiese beleidsraamwerk oor gestremdheid in die naskoolse onderwys- en opleidingstelsel. Die ranglys is […]
# Tennis: Defending champion Matteo Berrettini of Italy and world number three, Alexander Zverev of Germany, will both miss the Swiss Open, starting on Monday. Zverev said he felt empty and is considering therapy after losing to Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the first round of Wimbledon last week. Berrettini is injured after also being eliminated […]
# Cricket: South Africa will play hosts Zimbabwe in Harare on Monday at the start of the T20 tri-series also comprising New Zealand. Rassie van der Dussen will captain the Proteas while regular captain Aiden Markram and several other high-profile players get rested. Young batter Lhuan-dré Pretorius could make his T20 debut for South Africa […]
# Rugby: Eight Tests are on offer for enthusiasts this weekend. Fiji and Soctland kicked off the action in Suva this morning, followed by Japan and Wales in Kobi and the second Test between the All Blacks and France in Wellington. Just after five this afternoon, the Springboks and Italy take to the field in […]
