# Sokker: Frankryk en Real Madrid se voorspeler, Kylian Mbappé, het verskoning gevra vir wat hy beskryf as sy swak oordeel nadat hy beskuldig is dat hy China en Chinese mense beledig het. Hy het die Chinese leier, wyle Mao Zedong, ʼn diktator genoem. Dit het veroorsaak dat Mbappé handelsmerk-borgskappe van drie Chinese maatskappye kwyt […]
# Soccer: France and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has apologised for what he described as “ill-judged” comments after he was accused of disrespecting China and the Chinese people. He referred to the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong as a dictator. This resulted in Mbappé losing brand deals with three different Chinese companies: beverage maker […]
# Tennis: Die wêreld-nommer-twee, Alexander Zverev, het vier wedstrydpunte afgeweer om die Spanjaard Martin Landaluce te klop en die Weense Ope se rondte van 16 te haal. Indien die Duitser die kwarteindronde in Wene haal, sal hy Maandag die eerste keer in sy loopbaan nommer een wees wanneer hy die Italianer, Jannik Sinner, onttroon. Die […]
# Tennis: World number two Alexander Zverev survived four match points to beat Spain’s Martin Landaluce, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, and reach the Vienna Open round of 16. If the German reaches the quarterfinals in Vienna, he will become world number one for the first time in his career on Monday, overtaking Italian Jannik Sinner for […]
# Krieket: Die Australiese snelbouler Mitchell Starc het ses paaltjies geneem toe Suid-Afrika vir 329 lopies uitgeknikker is in hul eerste beurt, teen die einde van die eerste dag van die reeksbeslissende derde toets in Kaapstad. Die Proteas het eerste gekolf, met Marques Ackerman en Aiden Markram wat ‘n openingsvennootskap van 158 lopies om die […]
# Cricket: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc took six wickets as South Africa were bowled out for 329 in their first innings at stumps on day one of the series-deciding third Test in Cape Town. The Proteas were sent in to bat first, with Marques Ackerman and Aiden Markram putting on a 158-run opening partnership for the […]
# Rugby: Retired Springbok hooker Scarra Ntubeni could make a surprise comeback for the Stormers in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship match against Ulster in Cape Town. The hosts are experiencing a crisis after both André-Hugo Venter and Deon Fourie were injured against Scarlets last weekend, with Bok flanker Paul de Villiers taking over the lineout […]
# Tennis: Japan’s Naomi Osaka has marked her return to the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo with a striking blue outfit decorated with cranes, a tribute to her Japanese heritage. The robe featured long, kimono-style sleeves, with the crane design inspired by her mother’s home island of Hokkaido. Osaka then beat Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 6-3, […]
# Tennis: American tennis great Venus Williams has suffered her 16th consecutive singles defeat, losing 6-2, 6-2 to Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger at the Guangzhou Open in China. The 46-year-old seven-time Grand Slam champion is still searching for her first singles win since July last year. The 18-year-old Tagger is ranked 53rd in the world, […]
