Zimbabwe Chevrons in danger of not qualifying for T20 World Cup

Zimbabwe Chevrons in danger of not qualifying for T20 World Cup

Yesterday, Zimbabwe suffered a 5 wicket defeat to Uganda, their second loss in three games at the Africa Region Qualifier, has dealt a serious blow to Zimbabwe's hopes of reaching the 2024 men's T20 World Cup. Zimbabwe came into this game having lost their tournament-opener to hosts Namibia - a result their coach Dave Houghton had called "embarrasingly bad" - and won their second game against Tanzania by nine wickets. As […]

November 27, 2023 5

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De Chavonnes-Vrugt conquers the UTCT

Namibian runner Marietjie de Chavonnes Vrugt has finished 5th amongst women runners in the Ultra Trail Cape Town event which was held in Cape Town over this past weekend. The race, which has a “hunderd mile” distance, required runners to complete 166 kilometers around the Cape Peninsula – a distance that De Chavonnes Vrugt completed in 37 hours, 53 minutes and 38 seconds. The UTCT as this event is known, […]

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South Africa withdraw FIFA Women’s World Cup bid

South Africa have pulled out of the contest to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, citing fears they would have not be able to create a comprehensive bid document timeously and would have to deliver a “rushed presentation” to FIFA during December. The deadline for submitting comprehensive plans is 8 December 2023 – according to Reuters, South African officials believe it would be wiser to try and host the […]

November 27, 2023 2

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Italy wins the Davis Cup after a 47 year wait

Italy won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976 as Jannik Sinner crushed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 to seal a 2-0 win over Australia yesterday in Malaga. The world number four clinched victory in the second singles rubber after Matteo Arnaldi dug deep to beat Alexei Popyrin 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in the opening clash. Sinner, who remarkably beat top-ranked superstar Novak Djokovic twice in one day on […]

November 27, 2023 3

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Verstappen makes it 19 wins out of 22

Max Verstappen completed a majestic and record-breaking season in familiar style on Sunday when he cruised to a record-increasing 19th win of the year for Red Bull at an action-packed Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The three-time world champion came home 17.993 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc whose bold drive was not enough for the Italian team to claim the runners-up place in the constructors’ championship. That went, finally, to […]

November 27, 2023 11

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Upsets in the Debmarine Namibia Premier League

In the Debmarine Namibian Premier League, a number of upsets and surprises marked this weekend's matches. Young Brazilians scored what must be regarded as a famous win against the high-flying Eeshoke Chula Chula this weekend. The high scoring match, which was played in Karasburg, ended 4-3. Defending champions African Stars are top of the table again after a 1-0 win over UNAM. Young African drew 0-0 against Blue Waters, while […]

November 27, 2023 5

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Why is German football broken?

Recently, Germany lost a match to Austria 2-0. It was the first time that Austria beat Germany since 1986, just more proof that Germany’s men’s football team - the winner of four World Cups and three European Championships - has been in steep decline in recent years. With consecutive group-stage exits at the FIFA World Cup and ranking outside the top 10 for the last four years, the once-feared German football machine […]

November 23, 2023

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Davis Cup format has to change

Novak Djokovic is getting ready to play for Serbia at the 2023 Davis Cup Finals Final Eight, and he shared his views on the new format. Djokovic actually led Serbia to the trophy once many years ago, and it was when we had the signature Davis Cup format. Serbia hosted France in the final on Serbian soil and bested them thanks to largely Djokovic proving the hero in that tie. […]

November 23, 2023

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ICC OK’s “stop clock” testing

The International Cricket Council on Tuesday said it will trial stop clocks between overs in men's one-day and T20 internationals in a bid to speed up the game.The move, approved after a meeting of the ICC board in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, will be put to the test from December to April.If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the previous […]

November 23, 2023