# Soccer: Activists and Citizens Forum is calling for a leadership change at local governing body SAFA ahead of this weekend’s elective conference. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says SAFA president Danny Jordaan is a liability and should step aside, citing reports of financial challenges, and says urgent intervention is needed. He emphasises the forum’s backing of […]
# Tennis: Die Amerikaner Ben Shelton het die verdedigende kampioen, Carlos Alcaraz, in ‘n vyfstel-riller uitgeskakel om die Amerikaanse Ope se halfeindronde die eerste keer sedert 2023 te haal. Die agtste-gekeurde het die Spanjaard na vier-uur-en-28-minute geklop in die kwarteindstryd, wat half-vier die oggend in New York geëindig het – die laatste ooit vir ‘n […]
# Gholf: Die tweemalige major-kampioen Jon Rahm het erken LIV Gholf se onsekere toekoms het nog meer woelinge veroorsaak. LIV het vir Amerikaanse bankrotskapbeskerming aansoek gedoen nadat die Saoedi-Arabiese Openbare Beleggingsfonds sy finansiering onttrek het. Aansoekdokumente toon die geld wat aan LIV se krediteure verskuldig is, met die 30 grootste onversekerde eise. Die Spanjaard wat […]
# Sokker: Ses spelers van die heersende wêreldkampioen, Spanje, is ingesluit in vanjaar se lys benoemings vir die gesogte Ballon d’Or. Onder hulle is Ferran Torres, wie se doel in die Wêreldbeker-eindstryd teen Argentinië die oorwinning vir Spanje verseker het. Argentinië se kaptein in die toernooi, Lionel Messi, verskyn die 17de keer, maar Portugal se […]
# Sokker: Die Australiese Wêreldbeker-speler Cristian Volpato is ‘n boete opgelê nadat hy positief getoets is vir kokaïen toe hy in Julie in Sydney vir ‘n spoedoortreding afgetrek is. Die polisie van Nieu-Suid-Wallis sê sy tweede monster het ook ‘n positiewe toets opgelewer. Die 22-jarige middelveldspeler is met agtduisend-300 rand beboet. Volpato het Italië op […]
# Tennis: American Ben Shelton knocked out defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time since 2023. The eighth seed battled past the Spaniard, 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6, in four-hours-and-28-minutes in the quarterfinal clash, that finished at 3:33 a.m. in New York, the latest […]
# Golf: Two-time major champion Jon Rahm has admitted LIV Golf’s uncertain future has created further turbulence. LIV has filed for US bankruptcy protection after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew its funding. Documents in the petition outline money owed to LIV creditors with the 30 largest unsecured claims. The Spaniard, who tops the list […]
# Soccer: Six players of reigning world champions Spain are included in this year’s list for the coveted Ballon d’Or. Among them are Ferran Torres, whose goal in the World Cup final against Argentina secured victory for Spain. Argentina’s captain in the tournament, Lionel Messi, appears for the 17th time, but Portugal’s captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, […]
# Soccer: Australian World Cup player Cristian Volpato has received a fine for testing positive for cocaine after being pulled over for speeding in Sydney in July. New South Wales police say his second sample also produced a positive test. The 22-year-old midfielder was fined eight-thousand-300-rand. Volpato represented Italy at various youth levels before switching […]
