Australia clinches T20 series against South Africa, 2-1

Australia’s cricket team clinched the three-match T20 International series against South Africa, 2-1. It came down to the final over, but the Aussies won the third and final match at Cazaly’s Stadium by two wickets with one ball to spare. South Africa were in some early trouble after being invited to bat first in the…

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Bethell to become youngest England captain in Ireland T20 series

England’s Jacob Bethell in action Jacob Bethell is set to become the youngest player to captain an England men’s team in an international match after the country’s cricket board (ECB) named him as the skipper for next month’s Twenty20 series against Ireland. The 21-year-old all-rounder has represented England in 29 matches across all formats and…

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Former Australia captain and coach Simpson dies at 89

Former Australia test captain Bob Simpson. Former Australia test captain Bob Simpson, who ushered in the country’s modern-day golden era of cricket as its coach, has died aged 89, Cricket Australia said on Saturday. Simpson played 62 tests between 1957 and 1978, scoring 4,869 runs, including 10 hundreds, and claimed 71 wickets with his leg…

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Injury rules out Jan-Hendrik Wessels for Australia clash on Saturday

Utility front-row forward, Jan-Hendrik Wessels Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was forced to make a late change to his replacement bench for Saturday’s opening Rugby Championship test match against Australia in Johannesburg on Saturday.  Utility front-row forward, Jan-Hendrik Wessels was forced to withdraw after he picked up an injury at training on Wednesday.   He will…

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Danny Jordaan, co-accused back in Palm Ridge court for fraud charges

SAFA president , Danny Jordaan South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan and his co-accused are back in the Palm Ridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday.   Jordaan and SAFA CFO Gronie Hluyo face charges of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud.  It’s alleged that Jordaan used the federation’s resources for personal gain, such as hiring…

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China’s ‘robot Olympics’ sees humanoids from 16 nations compete

Unitree Robotics humanoid robots compete in a kickboxing match at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games China kicked off a three-day long sports showcase for humanoid robots on Friday, looking to highlight progress in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries competing in the World Humanoid Robot Games. Robots will compete in sports such…

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Pirates’ coach under pressure ahead of Sundowns clash

Orlando Pirates Coach, Abdeslam Ouaddou says everyone will get their chance to play Orlando Pirates Coach Abdeslam Ouaddou is a man feeling the pressure. Ouaddou will be in the dugout when Pirates host the first leg MTN8 semi-final against defending league champions Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday afternoon. He says he understands the frustration of the…

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Christian Horner’s Red Bull tenure officially ends

Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner during a press conference. Red Bull Racing officially has severed all ties with Christian Horner, who formerly served as the team’s principal and CEO. His July dismissal from the team became a done deal on Thursday when his official termination date was listed as Wednesday in documents filed…

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Springboks’ legend Dawie Snyman dies at age 76

Former Springbok Dawie Snyman South African rugby has lost one of its greatest servants. Former Springboks utility back and Western Province coach Dawie Snyman, passed away at the age of 76 this morning.  Snyman was educated at Grey Kollege in Bloemfontein and studied at the University of Stellenbosch.  He was selected for the 1971 Springboks’…

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