[FILE IMAGE]: A soccer ball on the field in a stadium. South Africa will formally bid to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament. Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie confirmed this in an interview with South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. 𝔹ℝ𝔼𝔸𝕂𝕀ℕ𝔾 ℕ𝔼𝕎𝕊!!! SABC Sport has learnt that South…
KTM rider Luciano Benavides celebrating with his team Argentina’s Luciano Benavides won the Dakar Rally motorcycle category by two seconds, the narrowest margin ever, after American Ricky Brabec lost his way late in Saturday’s final stage in Saudi Arabia. The KTM rider, whose older brother Kevin won the Dakar in 2021 and 2023, came home…
The Wallabies’ Harry Wilson Australia captain Harry Wilson will miss the start of the Super Rugby Pacific season after undergoing minor surgery on his right knee, the Queensland Reds said, on Saturday. The number eight sustained the injury in August during the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship win against the South Africa, in Johannesburg. Wilson underwent arthroscopic…
FILE PHOTO: Patrice Motsepe, president of CAF speaks during the draw. The Confederation of African Football could have done a better job of explaining its decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations from every two to four years but was standing by it, the organisation’s president Patrice Motsepe said on Saturday. The decision was…
Nominees for the SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award. World Rugby Player of the Year in 2025, Malcolm Marx, will be up against his Springbok team-mates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese, for the prestigious SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award. SA Rugby has announced the nominees…
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal. Liverpool coach Arne Slot says he is delighted to have Mohamed Salah returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty soon, despite an apparent falling-out just weeks ago. In a fiery outburst after a 3-3 draw at Leeds United, the Egyptian forward accused the club of throwing him…
Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Fabian Lurquin in action during stage 11 Nasser Al-Attiyah remained on course for a sixth career Dakar Rally win in the top car category after last year’s runner-up Henk Lategan hit more trouble in the Saudi Arabian desert on Thursday. The Qatari, driving for the Dacia Sandriders, finished the stage with…
[File Photo] Rugby balls on a field. England head coach Shaun Wane has left the role after almost six years in charge, the Rugby Football League (RFL) said on Wednesday, and the search is on for a replacement nine months before the World Cup. Wane, who previously coached Wigan, was appointed in February 2020, taking…
TS Galaxy attacker Puso Dithejane Major League Side Chicago Fire in the USA have confirmed the signing of South African winger Puso Dithejane from TS Galaxy. This comes after his club TS Galaxy reportedly turned down offers from Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns, who were keen on securing the 21-year-old’s services for the remainder of…
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan reacts during a match Egypt coach Hossam Hassan hailed the quality on display at the Africa Cup of Nations as his side readied to play in Wednesday’s semi-final, calling the month-long event in Morocco a “ferocious tournament”. The 59-year-old former striker should know better than most, winning three tournaments as a…
