# US President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th and America’s 250th birthday with an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn. Trump and thousands of other mixed martial arts fans watched on as American fighter Justin Gaethje beat Spanish-Georgian opponent Ilia Topuria to win the lightweight championship in the main event. The fight […]
# Soccer: Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Ricardo Goss has defended head coach Hugo Broos amid criticism following a 2-nil loss to Mexico. Goss says it is unfair to judge Broos harshly, pointing to the team’s progress under his leadership, including World Cup qualification and a third-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations. He backed Broos […]
# Rugby: The Springbok Women will host Ireland in a historic first Test series between the two countries on 24 and 31 October in Cape Town. The two teams only ever met once before 20 years ago in Canada during the Women’s Rugby World Cup, with Ireland winning 37-0. Springbok Women head coach Swys de […]
# A Mexican man caught on video pulling the corners of his eyes during the World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic has apologised after the clip sparked a backlash. A South Korean content creator posted a video of herself at the match with Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes behind her making the […]
# Sokker: Die bekroonde Somaliese skeidsregter Omar Artan sal sy volle Wêreldbeker-fooi ontvang ten spyte daarvan dat hy toegang tot die Verenigde State geweier is. Artan is elf ure lank deur immigrasiebeamptes in Miami ondervra voordat hy toegang geweier en na Somalië teruggestuur is. Volgens Amerikaanse owerhede was daar kommer oor sy keuring en ander […]
# Soccer: Award winning Somali referee Omar Artan will receive his full World Cup fee despite being denied entry into the United States. Artan was questioned for eleven-hours by immigration officials in Miami before being refused entry and returned to Somalia. US authorities cited alleged vetting concerns and derogatory information. The 34-year-old referee has since […]
# Rugby: Die Cheetahs staan glo op die punt om kontrakte te onderteken met die veelsydige agterspeler Henry Immelman en die veelsydige voorspeler Simon Miller. Die 31-jarige Immelman het vyf jaar vir die Franse span Montpellier gespeel voor hy na Edinburgh in Skotland is. Hy het in 2023 by die Bulle aangesluit, maar sedertdien min […]
# Krieket: Die veelsydige Protea-speler Nadine de Klerk glo hulle kan herstel na hulle loesing teen Australië in hulle openingswedstryd van die T20-Wêreldbekertoernooi. Suid-Afrika het met 65 lopies verloor, wat hulle kans op ‘n plek in die uitspeelrondes kan benadeel. De Klerk sê hulle in die vorige paar toernooie gewys hulle kan die eindstryd haal […]
# Rugby: The Cheetahs are reportedly set to sign versatile back Henry Immelman and utility forward Simon Miller. Thirty-one-year-old Immelman, who spent five years with French club Montpellier before moving to Edinburgh in Scotland, joined the Bulls in 2023 but has struggled for game time. Twenty-five-year-old Miller is currently playing for Japan’s Shizuoka Blue Revs.
