# Rugby: Die flank van die Springbok-vrouespan, Lusanda Dumke, gaan ‘n blaaskans neem om gesondheidsredes. Die 28-jarige het 33 toetse gespeel en die span drie keer aangevoer. Sy het die Bulle se Daisies ook hierdie seisoen na hulle derde agtereenvolgende Vroue Premierafdeling-titel gelei. Die Bok-vroue se prestasie-afrigter, Swys de Bruin, sê Dumke se afwesigheid sal […]
# Rugby: Die Wallabies se afrigter, Joe Schmidt het ‘n groep van 35 spelers aangekondig vir die twee Rugbykampioenskaps-toetse teen die Springbokke in Suid-Afrika. Tane Edmed en Lukhan Salakaia-Loto is twee van die nuwelinge in die groep. Nic White het sy uittrede tydelik uitgestel om die gereelde skrumskakel Jake Gordon te vervang, wat beseer is. […]
# Rugby: Australia’s scrapping of the so-called ‘Giteau Law’ has opened the door for Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt to strengthen his squad for the Rugby Championship with overseas-based players. The law prohibited the use of overseas-based Wallabies who haven’t played 60 Tests. Rugby Australia’s Peter Horne says they will still select locally-based players if they […]
# Tennis: Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina blames disgruntled gamblers for online abuse, including death threats, after she lost to Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the semifinal of the Canadian Open. She posted some of the messages on social media, saying the way the senders talk to women or mothers were shameful. Some of the messages refer […]
# Cricket: The brilliant Test series between England and India has improved several players’ world rankings. Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is now fifth in the Test batter rankings after scoring 411 runs, including two centuries. Mohammed Siraj improved 12 places to 15th in the Test bowlers rankings and another Indian fast bowler, Prasidh Krishna, moved […]
# Die Valke stel ondersoek in na die Suid-Afrikaner Aaron Bayhack se beweerde aansluiting by Israel se elite Spook-eenheid sonder regerings-goedkeuring. Bayhack is een van 21 skerpskutters in die eenheid en word beskuldig dat hy Suid-Afrika se Wet op Buitelandse Militêre Bystand oortree en deelgeneem het aan gevegte in Gaza wat volgens berigte gelei het […]
# Die medevoorsitter van die Parlement se Verdedigingskomitee, Malusi Gigaba, het bewerings deur sy mede-komiteelid Nicholas Gotsell verwerp dat minister van Verdediging, Angie Motshekga, beskerm word rakende ontplooiingsfondse van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag. Gigaba bestempel die bewerings as ongegrond en polities gemotiveerd. Hy sê die komitee bly verbind tot aanspreeklikheid en het reeds ingestem tot […]
# Cricket: Australia is contemplating allowing private investment in the Big Bash Leauge with the aim of making it the second best T20 league behind the Indian Premier League. But Cricket Australia’s CEO, Todd Greenberg, says it won’t go ahead if it should come at the cost of the traditional New Year’s Test in Sydney. […]
# Rugby: All overseas-based Australian players will be able to play for the Wallabies in future after Rugby Australia relaxed its policy that heavily favoured home-based players. It indicated the end of the so-called Giteau Law, named after former fly-half Matt Giteau. The law, adopted in 2015, allowed overseas-based players only to play for the […]
