New Zealand have dropped veteran hooker Codie Taylor for the third Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday. The 35-year-old forward did not impress in the 33-26 second Test loss to the Springboks in Cape Town last Saturday. Several…
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Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis and Jamaica’s world 100m champion Oblique Seville headline the opening day of the two-day Diamond League finals in Brussels on Friday. AFP Sport looks at five stand-out events to watch: Men’s pole vault Double Olympic and triple…
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Malian singer and songwriter Salif Keita has cancelled his upcoming concerts in South Africa in response to anti-migrant protests in the country, his spokesperson told AFP. South Africa was rocked by a series of marches against illegal immigration earlier this…
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Carlos Alcaraz got off to a sluggish start but stormed home, and Aryna Sabalenka was in control all the way as the defending champions led a stream of contenders into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday. Spain’s…
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A Harry Kane double helped holders Bayern Munich come from a goal down to win 4-1 in their German Cup opener at second division Osnabrueck on Wednesday. Tom Bischof and Michael Olise also got on the scoresheet as Bayern struck…
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South Africa’s aviation regulator said Wednesday it was reviewing a low stadium flyover that has sparked international debate as the airline involved cancelled the next flypast because of poor weather. Dramatic images of two custom-liveried Airlink passenger jets swooping over…
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Matthew Brennan claimed his third win at this year’s Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday by triumphing in a sprint to take stage 11. Visma-Lease a Bike’s Brennan, 21, was followed by Bryan Coquard and Jordi Meeus, while overall leader Enric…
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Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced that he is stepping back from the national team, saying he felt “humiliated” by his exclusion and subsequent reinstatement after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The top scorer in the history…
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Premier League clubs shattered their transfer record of £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion) spent in one window as Manchester City splashed out £125 million to Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez and signed Iliman Ndiaye from Everton. City spearheaded a frantic final day…
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French rider Bastien Tronchon claimed Vuelta a Espana stage 10 victory as he edged a thrilling bunch sprint on Tuesday. The Groupama rider was followed over the line by Magnus Cort Nielsen and Thibau Nys, who edged Wout van Aert…
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Pitso Mosimane was confirmed as South Africa coach on Tuesday, 24 days after the national football association approved his appointment. On August 8, association president Danny Jordaan said, “we need to tie up some loose ends”, but the delay was…
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Lhuan-dre Pretorius top scored with 94 as South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 43 runs in Windhoek on Tuesday to reach the final of a Twenty20 tri-series which also includes Namibia. South Africa won the toss and posted 185-7 at one…
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