# President Donald Trump van Amerika het bekendgemaak dat die Hollywood-ikoon Sylvester Stallone, die rock-groep KISS en die country-sanger en liedjieskrywer George Strait onder dié is wat vanjaar deur die Kennedy-sentrum vereer word. Ander bekendes sluit in die Britse akteur en komediant Michael Crawford en die plaaslike sangeres Gloria Gaynor. Trump verbreek tradisie deur later […]
# Cricket: Australian fast bowler Scott Boland says they will not be fazed if England reverts to sledging in the upcoming Ashes Series. He reacted to the recent feisty Test series between England and India that ended in a two-all draw. Australia had in the past been known as the kings of sledging, but toned […]
# Athletics: Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis is excited over the prospect of fulfilling an ambassadorial role for next year’s inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship. The Swedish-American athlete had just set his 13th world record in the item and also won two Olympic gold medals. He had been named Star Athlete for the […]
# Rugby: Argentinian loose forward Marcos Kremer describes the All Blacks as the sport’s equivalent of his country’s World Cup champion soccer team. The two countries play in the first round of the Rugby Championship in Cordoba this weekend, and will meet again in Buenos Aires a week later. Kremer expects a great match at […]
# Die Bergsebra Nasionale Park in die Oos-Kaap het twee leeumannetjies van die Addo Olifant Nasionale Park verwelkom. Die leeus, genaamd Niklaas en Witwarm, is hervestig om genetiese verskeidenheid en ‘n gesonde balans tussen roofdier en prooi te handhaaf. Hulle is oorgeplaas nadat die park se inwonende mannetjie, Nomad, uitgesit moes word weens ouderdom en […]
# Cricket: Proteas allrounder Corbin Bosch was given one demerit point for a breach of the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct during yesterday’s second T20 against Australia in Darwin. He gestured towards the players’ dugout after dismissing Ben Dwarshuis, with the code describing the incident as using actions or gestures that could provoke an […]
# Rusland het vandag se Europese diplomatieke gesprekke met Oekraïne as onbeduidend bestempel voor Vrydag se beplande spitsberaad tussen die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, en sy Russiese ampsgenoot, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska. Alexey Fadeev van die Russiese Ministerie van Buitelandse Sake, sê Moskou beskou die gesprekke as polities en prakties onbelangrik. Hy sê Europeërs gee […]
# Rugby: Die Haaie se afrigter, JP Pietersen, byt vas met sy jong span vir Vrydag se Curriebeker-stryd teen die Griekwas in Kimberley. Die junior Springbok, Bathobele Hlekani, kry sy eerste geleentheid in die beginspan as flank, nadat hy verlede jaar sy Curriebeker-debuut as slot gemaak het. Verdere veranderings onder die voorspelers, is Bryce Calvert […]
# Cricket: The CEO of Cricket Australia believes Tests need better quality and not more matches to stay alive. Todd Greenberg marked the 100-day countdown to the start of the Ashes series against England. He says a slimmer Test calendar would be beneficial to smaller nations because the longest format could ruin their finances. Greenberg […]
