All over for Cavendish? ‘Yes, probably’

All over for Cavendish? ‘Yes, probably’

Mark Cavendish signed off on his record-setting Tour de France performance on Sunday by admitting he had "probably" competed in the final race of his career. The 39-year-old Briton achieved a record 35th stage win in this year's Tour which took him past the mark of Belgian icon Eddy Merckx. Asked at the finish line on Nice's Promenade des Anglais if the 2024 Tour had been his final […]

July 22, 2024 7

Sport

Cricket great Boycott back in hospital after ‘turn for worse’

England batting great Geoffrey Boycott was on Sunday readmitted to hospital after suffering a setback in his recovery from throat surgery, his family revealing "things have taken a turn for the worse". The 83-year-old was discharged from hospital only on Friday after a successful operation to remove a cancerous tumour. However, he has now developed pneumonia. "Thank you all for the well wishes, we've been blown away by […]

July 22, 2024 8

Sport

Italy fly-half Garbisi says ‘nothing serious’ after knockout

Italy fly-half Paolo Garbisi has brushed off being apparently knocked unconscious in Sunday's victory over Japan, saying it was "nothing serious". "Big bump but luckily nothing serious, now finally space for a bit of rest," Garbisi posted on Instagram a few hours after Italy's 42-14 win in Sapporo. The Toulon outside half was motionless on the ground after tackling Japan centre Dylan Riley in the 67th minute. The medical […]

July 22, 2024 28

World

Biden ‘absolutely’ staying in US presidential race: campaign chair

US President Joe Biden is "absolutely" staying in the race for the White House, his campaign chair said Friday, despite mounting pressure from Democratic allies to step aside over worries about his age and health. Jen O'Malley Dillon acknowledged there had been some "slippage" in support since the 81-year-old's disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, but insisted he would still win in November. "Absolutely the president's in this […]

July 19, 2024 22

Namibia

Witbooi urges Hardap councillors to address voter ID issues

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Lucia Witbooi, visited Mariental to discuss mass voter registration and how the lack of identification cards among residents hinders the election process. Witbooi said out of more than 94 000 identification cards printed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, an alarming 40 000 remain uncollected. “Uncollected identification cards are a big concern. I ask local councillors to work closely […]

July 19, 2024 22

Business / Economics

US airlines begin resuming operations after global IT outage

Multiple US airlines said they were beginning to resume operations Friday following a major worldwide computer systems outage that grounded or delayed thousands of flights across the country. The IT issue has wrought global havoc at airports, grounding flights in Europe and the United States, while also derailing television broadcasts in the UK and impacting telecommunications in Australia. At Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, Evyn […]

July 19, 2024 27

Sport

Experimental Springboks tackle Portuguese in historic Test

The last time world champions South Africa played in Bloemfontein a team showing 14 changes suffered a shock first home loss to Wales two years ago. They returned to the central city this week to prepare for a historic first, one-off Test against second-tier Portugal on Saturday, and once again the starting side has 14 changes. But the chances of history repeating itself and the Springboks falling to […]

July 19, 2024 37

Sport

Canada’s Silverman leads PGA Barracuda Championship

Ben Silverman fired 10 birdies with just one bogey to pile up 19 points and take a two-point lead over Kelly Kraft in the first round of the US PGA Tour Barracuda Championship in Truckee, California on Thursday. Canada's Silverman, seeking a first US PGA Tour title, shook off an opening bogey at the 10th hole of the Tahoe Mountain Club course, where he birdied seven of his […]

July 19, 2024 13

Sport

Australia hockey player amputates part of finger for Olympics

Australian hockey player Matt Dawson has made the ultimate sacrifice to be at the Paris Olympics by having part of his finger amputated in order to play. The 30-year-old, who was a member of the silver medal-winning team three years ago in Tokyo, recently broke the ring finger on his right hand, plunging his bid to compete at a third Olympics into doubt. Doctors advised him to put […]

July 19, 2024 20