2 minutes The Dusi Canoe Marathon returns to its traditional start line at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg in February next year. The roughly 120 km, three-day race from Pietermaritzburg to Durban is one of the premier canoe marathons in the country. KwaZulu-Natal Canoe Club chairperson Doug Gow says this comes after the previous two races…
A drone show is seen displaying the FIFA World Cup Trophy as Saudi Arabia is announced as the host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2034 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 11, 2024. 2 minutes Australia’s professional soccer players union has condemned the awarding of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, saying significant…
The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is pictured during an event at Summit at One Vanderbilt observatory in Manhattan in New York City, US, April 14, 2023. 2 minutes The 2027 edition of the Women’s World Cup for soccer will take place in Brazil between June 24 and July 25, global governing body FIFA said…
Newly elected Comrades Marathon Association chairperson Mqondisi Ngcobo 2 minutes The newly elected Comrades Marathon Association chairperson Mqondisi Ngcobo says he’s excited about the expertise and skills that the new members of the board bring to the iconic race. The new board is expected to rebuild the image of the association after it underwent a…
Manchester City’s Kyle Walker arrives at the stadium before the match. 2 minutes Manchester City have condemned the online racist abuse aimed at captain Kyle Walker following Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League loss to Juventus. The 34-year-old defender was subjected to racist abuse after City’s loss to Juve, which left the Premier League side languishing in…
SAFA House in Nasrec, Johannesburg. 1 minute Following reports that the South African Football Association (SAFA) is cash-strapped and cannot pay players’ salaries ahead of the festive season, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has decided to advance the federation with R5 million. Minister Gayton McKenzie wrote to SAFA to offer the advance with…
SAFA House in Nasrec, Johannesburg. 1 minute Following reports that the South African Football Association (SAFA) is cash-strapped and cannot pay players’ salaries ahead of the festive season, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has decided to advance the federation with R5 million. Minister Gayton McKenzie wrote to SAFA to offer the advance with…
Danny Jordaan, Trevor Neethling and Gronie Hluyo in the dock at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Palm Ridge. 1 minute South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan and his co-accused have failed in their attempt to have their case struck off the roll. Jordaan, SAFA Chief Financial Officer Gronie Hluyo and businessman Trevor…
3 minutes The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday said it will vote against FIFA’s awarding of hosting rights for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups by acclamation, adding that it had formally criticised the process in a letter to the world governing body. Votes are due to be held at FIFA’s virtual extraordinary Congress on Wednesday…
FIFA expected to confirm Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup hosts – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 11, 2024 General view inside the Saudi Arabia World Cup bid exhibition. 4 minutes Rights organisations strongly criticised FIFA on Wednesday after world soccer’s ruling body officially awarded the 2034 men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Hosting the…
