# Rugby: Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions centre Scott Hasting was hailed a legend following his death at 61 from complications of cancer treatment. Hastings played 65 Tests for Scotland between 1986 and 1997, 51 of them together with his brother, fullback Gavin, and also represented the Lions on their tours of Australia […]
# Rugby: The United Rugby Championship has reached the business end, and three South African teams qualified for the quarterfinals. The Stormers and the Bulls secured home fixtures. The Stormers, who ended third on the log, will play Welsh team Cardiff in Cape Town next Saturday, while fourth-placed Bulls will welcome Ireland’s Munster to Loftus […]
# Gholf: Gerhard Pepler het ‘n stewige voorsprong van drie houe in die Sonskyntoer se Pro-Am-toernooi by die Irene-buiteklub in Gauteng opgebou. Die 26-jarige Suid-Afrikaner het ‘n foutlose nege onder baansyfer 63 in die openingsronde aangeteken. Pepler skryf sy ontspanne ingesteldheid toe aan sy onlangse verhuising na Ballito. Hy is gemaklik voor sy naaste teenstanders […]
# Die ANC se sekretaris-generaal, Fikile Mbalula, sê die nasionale uitvoerende komitee het nie gister president Cyril Ramaphosa se herroeping bespreek ná die Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak oor Phala Phala nie. Hy het op ‘n nuuskonferensie gesê Ramaphosa se bedanking was nooit op die sakelys nie. Mbalula herbevestig die ANC se volle steun aan Ramaphosa […]
# AfriForum sê die Nasionale Direkteur van Openbare Vervolging, Andy Mothibi, moet duidelikheid verskaf rondom die huidige status van pogings om die Gupta-broers uit die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate te laat uitlewer. Die Ondersoekdirektoraat Teen Korrupsie het verlede jaar verklaar hy sal ‘n nuwe aansoek indien vir die uitlewering van Rajesh en Atul Gupta, wat verdink […]
# Krieket: Die vyfmalige kampioen, Chennai Super Kings, het die veelsydige Suid-Afrikaner Dian Forrester opgeroep om die beseerde Brit Jamie Overton te vervang vir die res van die Indiese Premierliga-seisoen. Overton se 14 paaltjies is CSK se tweede-meeste hierdie seisoen. Hy moes weens ‘n beenbesering onttrek. Die 24-jarige Forrester het sy eerste internasionale wedstryd in […]
# Rugby: The local governing body says there are no plans to bid for 2035’s World Cup, despite the comments from minister of Sport Gayton McKenzie. He said this week he wouldn’t rest after South Africa hosts the tournament again after the Springboks won the home tournament in 1995. But SA Rugby’s president, Mark Alexander, […]
# Golf: South African Garrick Higgo recovered from a two-stroke penalty to record a one-under-par 69 in the first round of the US PGA Championship. He was penalised for arriving seconds late from the practice putting green for his tee time, but is still only two shots behind a group of seven players, including compatriot […]
# Die Amerikaanse Huis van Verteenwoordigers waar die Republikeine die meerderheid het, het ‘n Demokraties-geleide mosie verwerp om president Donald Trump te verhoed om militêr teen Iran op te tree sonder goedkeuring van die Kongres. Die uitslag was gelyk met 212 stemme elk, en het misluk want ‘n meerderheid word benodig om te slaag. Dit […]
