# Commonwealth Games: The Commonwealth Games are set to begin in Glasgow, Scotland, today. More than three-thousand athletes from 74 countries will compete across 215 medal events in 16 sports – ten able-bodied and six integrated para sports. This contingent includes a total of 112 South African athletes. Glasgow stepped in when the Australian state […]
# Sokker: Die Konfederasie van Afrika-sokker het die prysgeld aansienlik verhoog vir die Afrikabekertoernooi vir vroue wat Sondag in Marokko begin. Die kampioen sal nou byna 33-miljoen-rand ontvang, die naaswenner 12,4-miljoen-rand, en die span wat derde kom 8,2-miljoen-rand. Elkeen van die 16 deelnemende spanne ontvang 2,5-miljoen-rand. CAF se president, Patrice Motsepe, sê die finansiële hupstoot […]
# Krieket: Afganistan het die ervare Rahmat Shah aangestel as nuwe kaptein van hul eendag- en toets-span, met Rahmanullah Gurbaz as onderkaptein. Dit volg nadat Hashmatullah Shahidi Dinsdag uitgetree het na ʼn vyfjaar-termyn waartydens Afganistan sesde was in 2023 se Wêreldbekertoernooi. Rahmat se eerste taak as kaptein sal volgende maand se eendagreeks van vyf wedstryde […]
# Soccer: The Confederation of African Football has significantly increased the prize money for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Morocco on Sunday. Under the new structure, the champions will now pocket almost 33-million-rand, the runners-up will receive 12.4-million-rand, with third place going home with 8.2-million-rand. Each of the 16 participating […]
# Cricket: Afghanistan have appointed the experienced Rahmat Shah as the new captain of their ODI and Test teams, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz as vice-captain. The change comes after Hashmatullah Shahidi stepped down on Tuesday, ending a five-year stint during which Afghanistan finished sixth at the 2023 World Cup. Rahmat’s first assignment as captain will be […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus plans to take a strong team to Buenos Aires for next month’s one-off Test against Argentina. He says Los Pumas is a quality side which beat them in their last Test in Argentina in 2024, and they realise how tough it is to beat them at home. Erasmus will […]
# Soccer: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos started talks to join a consortium interested in buying a minority stake in English club Liverpool. He held discussions with a syndicate of investors, although a source cautioned he wasn’t certain to proceed with an investment. The world’s fourth richest man, who owns Washington Post, reportedly previously explored bids […]
# Rugby: Springbok-afrigter Rassie Erasmus beplan om ‘n sterk span na Buenos Aires te neem vir volgende maand se eenmalige toets teen Argentinië. Hy sê Los Pumas is ‘n goeie span wat die Bokke geklop het in hul laaste toets in Argentinië in 2024, en die Springbokke besef hoe moeilik dit is om hulle tuis […]
# Sokker: Amazon-stigter Jeff Bezos het gesprekke begin om by ‘n konsortium aan te sluit wat belangstel om ‘n minderheidsbelang in die Engelse klub Liverpool te koop. Hy het gesprekke gevoer met ‘n sindikaat van beleggers, hoewel ‘n bron gewaarsku het hy is nie seker of hy met ‘n belegging sal voortgaan nie. Die wêreld […]
