# Rugby: Bulls coach Johan Ackermann says they have the strength and the depth to get to at least the semifinals of the Champions Cup, provided the players stay fit. They kick off their campaign against Stade Français at Loftus tomorrow. Ackermann has made ten changes after last week’s United Rugby Championship victory over the […]
# Tennis: Serbian Stefan Milicevic has received a 24-year ban after an investigation found he fixed six matches and attempted to fix six more between 2022 and 2024. The International Tennis Integrity Agency says the 29-year-old was also charged with recruiting or attempting to recruit multiple professional players, as part of a corrupt network, resulting in […]
# Sokker: FIFA se president, Gianni Infantino, het verskoning gevra vir sy plan om die Wêreldbekertoernooi te privatiseer. Hy sê foute is gemaak wat tot baie gevolge gelei het. Hy het in Augustus ‘n omstrede plan geskrap om ‘n aandeel in die Wêreldbekertoernooi aan privaat beleggers te verkoop nadat bestuursliggame heftig beswaar gemaak het. Infantino […]
# Soccer: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has apologised for his World Cup sell-off plan, saying mistakes were made in relation to the communication and consultation process, which led to many consequences. In August, he scrapped a controversial plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private equity investors after fierce opposition from […]
# Motorsport: President Cyril Ramaphosa het Rwanda se president, Paul Kagame, en sy regering gelukgewens met ʼn tienjaar-ooreenkoms om die Formule Een Afrika Grand Prix aan te bied. Rwanda sal vroeg in die 2030’s op die program verskyn. Ramaphosa beskryf die ooreenkoms as erkenning van die land se vermoë om gasheer te wees vir groot […]
# Motorsport: President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Rwandan president Paul Kagame and his government on securing a ten-year agreement to host the Formula One African Grand Prix. Rwanda will join the calendar in the early 2030s. Ramaphosa has described the deal as recognition of the country’s capabilities to host major sporting events. He adds that […]
# Krieket: Die uitvoerende hoof van KwaZulu-Natal se Krieket-unie, Heinrich Strydom, sê hulle gaan ʼn deeglike interne ondersoek doen na die lae bywoningsyfer van die eerste toets tussen Suid-Afrika en Australië op Kingsmead in Durban. Net minder as 20-duisend toeskouers het die toets oor vyf dae bygewoon, wat die Proteas se eerste tuis-toets sedert Januarie […]
# Cricket: KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union chief executive Heinrich Strydom says a thorough internal review will be conducted into the low crowd at Kingsmead in Durban for the first Test between South Africa and Australia. A total of just under 20-thousand fans attended across the five days, which was the Proteas’ first home Test since January […]
# Tennis: World number three Carlos Alcaraz will participate in the Vienna Open in Switzerland after Saudi Arabia’s Six Kings Slam had been postponed to December following terrorist attacks. The organisers say they immediately contacted the Spaniard’s management when indications about the postponement emerged. They describe Alcaraz’s commitment as a tremendous honour. Russian Daniil Medvedev, […]
