Former two-time champions, the Democratic Republic of Congo, have kicked off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with victory over Benin at the Al Madina Stadium in Rabat. Former two-time champions, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have kicked off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign with victory over Benin at the…
Cricket – ICC Men’s Champions Trophy – Semi Final – India v Australia – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – March 4, 2025 Australia’s Cooper Connolly celebrates with Steve Smith after taking the LBW wicket of India’s Rohit Sharma. All-rounder Cooper Connolly hopes his blazing Big Bash League form can help him earn…
South Africa beat Angola 2-1. South Africa have won an opening match of an Africa Cup of Nations tournament for the first time in 21 years to start their 2025 campaign on a high note. Bafana Bafana who won bronze in Ivory Coast last year, beat Angola 2-1 in their first Group B match of…
England head coach Brendon McCullum during practice at the Oval in London, Britain on September 7, 2022. England Head Coach Brendon McCullum says he wants to stay in his job despite a three-test defeat in the Ashes series but says his future is not in his hands. The New Zealander has come in for criticism…
Bafana Bafana Coach Hugo Broos. Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has dismissed the notion that South Africa are among the favourites to win this year’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco. Broos says the hosts, and the usual suspects from West Africa, are contenders to win the title this year. Bafana’s first goal is…
[File photo] Egypt captain Mohamed Salah Egypt captain Mohamed Salah has put aside his travails at Liverpool and is focused on Africa Cup of Nations success with his national team, coach Hossam Hassan said on Sunday. Egypt’s talisman is at the tournament in Morocco on the back of a fiery outburst after being dropped by…
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Almost 30% of the players competing at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco were born outside the continent, reflecting the growing reliance many African countries have on players from the diaspora in Europe. Tiny Comoros, who kick off the tournament against Morocco in Rabat on Sunday, have…
South Africa’s Jayden Schaper in action. South African (SA) Jayden Schaper chipped in for an eagle on the second playoff hole to win the DP World Tour’s Mauritius Open on Sunday and continue his remarkable recent run of success. Schaper (64) beat American Ryan Gerard (66) in the playoff after both players finished the tournament…
Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams As Bafana Bafana prepares for their first Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) match against Angola in the Marrakesh Stadium in Morocco, captain Ronwen Williams says he believes the team will give a good account of themselves at the tournament. He has appealed to the football gods to bless Bafana Bafana…
Morocco dominated possession from the outset, circulating the ball with confidence and pinning Comoros deep inside their own half. Morocco got their Africa Cup of Nations campaign up and running with a 2-0 win over Comoros in their competition opener at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Sunday evening. After a goalless first half, it…
