insert_link Sport Min Woo Lee sole leader at the Australian Open Min Woo Lee sunk an eagle at the 18th to surge into the sole lead at the Australian Open on Friday as he targets back-to-back DP World Tour titles, while major winner Shin Jiyai took charge of the women's event. Australia's hottest new golf star recovered from a bogey at the first to make six birdies before finishing with a bang on his way to a seven-under-par 64 to […] todayDecember 1, 2023
insert_link Sport Dominica pulls out of hosting 2024 Cricket World Cup The Caribbean nation of Dominica has withdrawn from the hosting of games at next year's T20 Cricket World Cup, the country's sports ministry said on Thursday. Dominica is one of seven Caribbean countries that were given games for the June tournament by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in September. Matches will also be held in New York, Florida and Texas in the United States, the first time a major […] todayDecember 1, 2023 20
insert_link Sport Aussie swimmers to miss Doha for Olympics Powerhouse Australia expect to take a team of fewer than 20 to the world swimming championships in Doha in February with the Paris Olympics the focus next year. Coach Rohan Taylor said the squad would be half the size of the one that collected 25 medals at the worlds in Fukuoka this year, including 13 golds. It was the first time since 2001 that a nation other than the United […] todayDecember 1, 2023 6
insert_link Sport Euro2024 draw tomorrow The draw for Euro 2024 takes place in the port city of Hamburg on Saturday when France, England and the other leading contenders will learn the path to potential continental glory that awaits them next summer. The Elbe Philharmonic Hall, overlooking the river which runs through Germany's second-largest city, will be the venue for the draw, just over six months before the start of the tournament which runs […] todayDecember 1, 2023 1
insert_link Sport Exciting English Premier League weekend fixtures ahead Arsenal are back on top of the Premier League with ambitions to stay there as they host Wolves this weekend while champions Manchester City play faltering Tottenham. Newcastle take on Manchester United in a clash of two teams with high ambitions of their own while Chelsea face Brighton, still searching for consistency. AFP Sport picks out three talking points ahead of the action. Arsenal's last-gasp 1-0 win at Brentford […] todayDecember 1, 2023
insert_link Sport NFA’s Shimooshili denies Benjamin’s job is in jeopardy Namibia Football Association (NFA) president, Robert Shimooshili, has denied rumours that the association is looking to replace the current coach of the senior national football team with a foreign coach. The Brave Warriors, as the national senior football team is affectionately known, is currently being coached by Collin Benjamin, who signed a five-year contract in July 2022 after the previous coach’s contract ended in 2019. Bobby Samaria was appointed […] todayDecember 1, 2023 5
insert_link Sport Uganda book their slot for the 2024 ICC T20 Cricket World Cup Uganda will make their first appearance at a cricket World Cup next year after qualifying yesterdayfor the T20 tournament to be hosted by the West Indies and the United States. A nine-wicket win over Rwanda secured Uganda second place in the African regional qualifying event, joining Namibia at the 2024 T20 World Cup while eliminating Zimbabwe from contention. Uganda bowled Rwanda out for just 65 and knocked off the runs […] todayDecember 1, 2023 6
insert_link Sport Paris 2024 already creating a more active nation The Olympic Games Paris 2024 are already providing tangible social legacies to all layers of French society, benefitting millions of people, businesses and communities throughout the country, an interim evaluation report of the Paris 2024 legacies says. The report has been produced by a group of experts from the Centre de Droit et d’Economie du Sport (CDES) of Limoges, the Pluricité group and the Phare Agency, and has been complimented by the Ipama and Sport 1.5. It follows new guidelines from the Organisation […] todayDecember 1, 2023 57
insert_link Sport IOC approves final Olympic event programme principles for LA28 Following the IOC Executive Board (EB)’s approval of the discipline programme and the IOC Session decisions taken in October 2023 on Organising Committee-proposed sports and pending sports, the IOC EB, meeting this week in Paris, approved the event programme principles for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. 30 November 2023 - The principles framework has been proposed by the IOC Olympic Programme Commission to assist and guide International Federations (IFs) in formulating proposals for their event programmes, in line […] todayDecember 1, 2023 4
