# Cricket: Former Canadian captain John Davison has been appointed coach of Italy’s T20 team in the quest to qualify for next year’s World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The team is captained by former Australian opener Joe Burns. Italy, hosts the Netherlands, Scotland, Guernsey and Jersey are taking part in die European regional finals […]
# Rugby: Flyhalf Romain Ntamack and right wing Damian Penaud return to France’s group for tomorrow’s expected blockbuster Six Nations clash with defending champion and log leader Ireland in Dublin. Ntamack served a suspension and Penaud didn’t play in the previous match against Italy. Head coach Fabien Galthie has again chosen seven forwards and just […]
# Rugby: Rugby: Ireland’s captain, Caelan Doris, is back from injury and will lead the team against France in tomorrow’s Six Nations clash between the top-two teams on the log in Dublin. Winger Mack Hansen will miss the encounter because of injury, and Jamie Osborne switches from fullback to right wing. Hooker Rob Herring is […]
# Cricket: Pakistan’s previous Test head coach, Jason Gillespie, describes his successor, Aaqib Javed, as a clown and accuses him of undermining him and former white-ball coach, South African Gary Kirsten, so he could take over their roles. Both resigned late last year after being appointed in April. Javed said on social media Pakistan’s recent […]
# Verskeie Kanadese provinsies, ondermeer Ontario, het begin met stappe in reaksie op die heffings van 25-persent wat die VSA se Trump-administrasie op Kanadese goedere ingestel het. Ontario se Drankbeheerraad is een van die grootste kopers van alkohol in die wêreld en het Amerikaans-vervaardigde alkoholiese produkte soos Jack Daniel’s van sy rakke verwyder. Eerste minister […]
# ‘n 42-jarige-man, Rudolf Coxam, is tot twee-jaar tronkstraf gevonnis, wat vir vyf jaar opgeskort is, nadat hy die vernietigende brande in November verlede jaar op Paarlberg gestig het. Hy in in Desember gearresteer vir brandstigting wat omvattende skade aan die omgewing veroorsaak en menselewens in gevaar gestel het. Die burgemeester van die Drakenstein Munisipaliteit, […]
# Paralympic Games: The future of Winter Games is under threat because of climate change and the resulting lack of snow. The president of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons, made the comment exactly a year before the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympics in the French Alps. He told BBC he doesn’t worry […]
# Die regering van die Wes-Kaap het sy hartseer uitgespreek oor die afsterwe van die aktrise Crystal-Donna Roberts wat aan kanker dood is. Sy was 41. Roberts was bekend vir haar rolle in televisiereekse, flieks en op die verhoog, soos dié van Krotoa in die gelyknamige fliek en Janice in die reeks Arendsvlei, waarvoor sy […]
# The Australian tennis champion and former world number one, Fred Stolle, was hailed for his excellence, dedication and profound love for the game after his death, aged 86. He won 19 Grand Slam titles and then became a legendary commentator. Stolle won the French Open in 1965 and the US Open the next year. […]
