# Rugby: Former Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber says he is uncertain over his future at Leinster in Ireland, despite having a year left on his contract. His team plays the Stormers in the semifinal of the United Rugby Championship this weekend after losing to Bordeaux in the Champions Cup title decider. This was their second […]
# Rugby: Glasgow Warriors expect a huge physical test in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship semifinal against the Bulls. The Scottish outfit had beaten the Pretoria team twice this season, but both games had been very close. Assistant coach Nigel Carolan describes the match as a massive opportunity for them against really tough opposition. He says […]
# Twee mense is doodgeskiet in die sentrale Keniaanse dorp Nanyuki te midde van versetoptrede teen Amerikaanse planne om ‘n Ebola-kwarantynsentrum in ‘n nabygeleë militêre basis te vestig. Honderde betogers het Maandag in die strate opgeruk, paaie versper en buitebande verbrand terwyl polisie traangas gebruik het om die skare uiteen te jaag. Die Amerikaanse plan […]
# Libanon het ‘n gedeeltelike skietstilstand tussen Hizbollah en Israel aangekondig, wat neerkom op ‘n beperkte afskaling van aanvalle waarin duisende mense dood is en die Amerikaans-Israelse oorlog met Iran aangevuur het. Libanon se ambassade in Washington sê dit sal nie die aanvalle beëindig nie, maar vra Israel om nie Beiroet en sy voorstede wat […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies sê die verergering van vyandelikhede in Libanon beklemtoon die behoefte aan ‘n diplomatieke oplossing om die geweldpleging te beëindig. Israel en die Irans-gesteunde militantegroep Hizbollah het aanvalle voortgesit ondanks hul aanvaarding van ‘n Amerikaanse plan om vyandelikhede te staak. Sedert Maart is drie-duisend-412 mense dood en meer as tien-duisend beseer. Die […]
# Rugby: The Blitzboks’ coach, Philip Snyman, expects his charges to play better in this coming weekend’s final Sevens World Championship tournament in Bordeaux, France, after losing to Australia in the final of last weekend’s tournament in Valladolid, Spain. He says they did not produce the type of game they are capable of. South Africa […]
# Rugby: The Stormers expect Jurie Matthee to fit seamlessly in the team for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship semifinal against Leinster in Ireland. He replaces Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who sustained a long-term injury during the quarterfinal against Cardiff. Former Blitzboks star Seabelo Senatla was concussed during that game and also didn’t leave with the […]
# Soccer: Over four-persent more spectators attended matches of Spain’s top league, LaLiga, in the recently concluded season. The more than 11.6-million fans who watches matches are an all-time record in the competition, while a new record of 84.9- percent of stadium occupancy rate was achieved. This was despite several stadiums operating with capacity restrictions […]
# Die hooflanddros van Kwaggafontein in Mpumalanga, Tuletu Tonjeni, het afgetree slegs dae nadat ‘n klagte by die Landdroste-kommissie ingedien is oor haar besluit om die saak teen die taxi-hoof Joe Sibanyoni en sy medebeskuldigdes van die rol te skrap. Sy het die saak van afpersing- en geldwassery verlede maand teruggetrek nadat die aanklaer nie […]
