# ‘n Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner het neergestort minute nadat dit van Ahmedabad in die weste van Indië opgestyg het onderweg na die Gatwick-lughawe in Londen. Daar was 242 mense aan boord, insluitend 11 kinders. Die passasiers sluit 169 Indiese burgers, 53 Britte, sewe Portugese en ‘n Kanadees in. Dit het teen ‘n hostel […]
# Die dodetal in die Oos-Kaapse vloede het tot 57 gestyg. Die minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Velenkosini Hlabisa, sê die owerhede verwag dat die syfer verder sal styg. Hy beskryf die situasie in gebiede soos Mthatha as verwoestend en versoek Suid-Afrikaners om nie op gelyk vlaktes te bou nie, aangesien klimaatsverandering rampe […]
# Rugby: Fans can buy tickets for the Springboks’ home Rugby Championship Tests from 9 am tomorrow. The defending champion and Australia will do battle at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on the 16th of August, and in Cape Town a week later. On the 27th of September, South Africa will play Argentina in Durban. Ticket […]
# Soccer: Poland’s manager has resigned following star striker Robert Lewandowski’s announcement he will no longer play for his country if Michal Probierz remains in charge. Thirty-six-year-old Lewandowski, who plays for Barcelona, said on Monday his trust had been betrayed and he was hurt by the manner in which Probierz took away the captaincy from […]
# Rugby: Die Bulle se hoofafrigter, Jake White, is vol lof vir Leinster voor Saterdag se Verenigde Rugbykampioenskaps-eindstryd in Dublin. Hy sê die Ierse span is strate voor enige ander span. Nie een van die twee kon nog die kompetisie wen nie, en die Bulle is die derde keer in ‘n eindstryd na vier pogings. […]
# Rugby: Wallaby back player Jospeh Suaalii believes he will be fit to face the British and Irish Lions in the three-match Test series, starting on the 19th of next month. The 21-year-old broke his jaw a month ago after concussion and a toe injury limited his time on the field in his first Super […]
# Rugby: Six players are leaving the Sharks after their United Rugby Championship season came to an end with their semifinal loss to the Bulls. Eduan Keyter is leaving for the Lions, James Venter moves to Gloucester, Ntuthuko Mchunu moves to the Stormers, Henry Immelman returns to the Bulls after being on loan and Dylan […]
# Soccer: Co-host Mexico is engaged in a race against time to upgrade the iconic Azteca Stadium before the opening match of next year’s World Cup. The country will become the first to host the international showpiece for the third time when the tournament kicks off on the 11th of June next year. The stadium […]
# Sokker: Brasilië, Ecuador, Australië en Oman het hul plekke verseker in volgende jaar se Wêreldbeker-toernooi in Noord-Amerika. Brasilië het Paraguay 1-0 geklop terwyl Ecuador met ʼn doellose gelykopuitslag teen Peru gekwalifiseer het. Australië het sy sesde agtereenvolgende verskyning beklink deur Saoedi-Arabië 2-1 te klop. Oman het sy plek verseker in die 97ste minuut teen […]
