# Skateboarding: American skateboarder Jason Vanporppal is just 25-kilometres away from completing an extraordinary skateboarding journey across Africa. The 26-year-old left Kampala, Uganda, in February, skating through five countries to raise funds for a permanent skatepark in Uganda. Battling illness, rough roads and visa setbacks, Vanporppal continued alone into Paarl, in the Cape Winelands region, […]
# Enhanced Games: Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev broke the only world record at the inaugural, controversial Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. He clocked 20.81 seconds in the 50-metre freestyle, but it won’t go into the record books as the Games allow performance-enhancing drugs that are banned in mainstream sports. The world record of 20.88-seconds was set […]
# Soccer: Local governing body SAFA’s congress in Boksburg resolved to expel four suspended national executive committee members following disciplinary action. Vice president Linda Zwane says Monde Montshiwa, Gladwin White, Lebogang Riet and Bhuda Mathathe, stood accused of violating SAFA’s policy and bringing the organisation into disrepute. He explained this follows the disrupted meeting in […]
# Sokker: Mamelodi Sundwons het ‘n rekordbedrag van 100-miljoen-rand se prysgeld ontvang toe hulle die Afrika-kampioenebeker die tweede keer verower het. Die Brazilians het gister in Rabat, Marokko met een-elk gelykop gespeel teen AS FAR in hulle tweede kragmeting nadat hulle verlede week die eerste een in Pretoria 1-0 gewen het. Afrika se beheerliggaam het […]
# Krieket: Die Indiese Premierliga betree dié week die uitspeelronde. Die verdedigende kampioen, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, en Gujarat Titans, wat onderskeidelik eerste en tweede geëindig het in die liga-fase, pak mekaar môre in die eerste kwalifiserende wedstryd in Dharamsala. Die wenner sal na Sondag se eindstryd in Ahmedabad deurdring. Die verloorder kry Vrydag nog ‘n […]
# Soccer: Mamelodi Sundowns earned a record-breaking 100-million-rand in prize money for winning the CAF Champions League for the second time. The Brazilians played to a one-all draw against AS FAR in the second leg of the final in Rabat, Morocco, yesterday, to complete a 2-1 aggregate victory after their first-leg win of 1-0 in Pretoria […]
# Tennis: Die derde-gekeurde Novak Djokovic het sy poging om ʼn rekord 25ste Grand Slam-titel te buit goed begin met ʼn oorwinning in die eerste ronde van die Franse Ope. Die Serwiër het die Fransman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard geklop. Die sewende-gekeurde Taylor Fritz het verloor teen sy Amerikaanse landgenoot, Nishesh Basavareddy. Alexander Zverev van Duitsland […]
# Cricket: The Indian Premier League moves to the playoff stage this week. Defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Gujarat Titans, who finished first and second respectively in the league stage, will play each other in qualifier one in Dharamsala tomorrow. The winner will progress straight to Sunday’s final in Ahmedabad. The loser will get another […]
# Tennis: Third-seeded Novak Djokovic kicked off his quest for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title with victory in the first round of the French Open. The Serbian beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4. Seventh seeded Taylor Fritz was stunned 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 by fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy. Germany’s Alexander Zverev […]
