insert_link Sport AFCON : ‘Too early to say’ as Egypt sweat on Salah injury Egypt coach Rui Vitoria said it was "too early to say" whether Mohamed Salah would play again at this year's Africa Cup of Nations after he sustained an injury in Thursday's 2-2 draw with Ghana. The Liverpool striker went off late in the first half of the Group B game in Abidjan after appearing to clutch the back of his left leg. "We don't know yet what is the […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 4
insert_link Sport A record number of players at AFCON 2023 were born in a foreign country and their presence in their origin country’s football teams is hailed as a win for the game on the continent. By Joel Omotto via bird story agency Twenty-four nations, divided in six groups, are competing at the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast but the most striking aspect is the large number of players born outside of Africa. The 2023 tournament has a number of global superstars setting it alight and of the 630 selected for the various nations, 200 were not born on the continent. […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Hazlewood leads Australia to huge win over West Indies Australian Josh Hazlewood produced an inspired spell of seam bowling as Australia crushed the West Indies by 10 wickets in the first Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. Bowling with almost metronomic precision, Hazlewood ended with 5-35 in the second innings after at one stage having figures of 4-2. Leading by 95 runs in the first innings, Australia dismissed the West Indies Friday morning for 120. They […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 1
insert_link Sport New Zealander Schmidt confirmed as new Wallabies coach Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt vowed to "build a way forward" for the Wallabies on Friday as officials confirmed he is taking over as coach to replace Eddie Jones. Jones acrimoniously quit in October after the team's calamitous World Cup campaign, just 10 months into a five-year contract, having won just two from nine Tests. He has since been hired by Japan. New Zealander Schmidt will coach the […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 3
insert_link Sport Sinner lays out title credentials with Australian Open romp Jannik Sinner reinforced his Australian Open title credentials with a straight-sets mauling of 26th-seed Sebastian Baez Friday, dropping just four games in the one-sided romp. The 22-year-old Italian fourth seed was in a different class from the Argentine, spending just one hour and 52 minutes on court for the 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 victory. It set him up for a fourth-round clash against either Russian 15th seed Karen Khachanov or […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 1
insert_link Sport Gauff waltzes into Australian Open fourth round US Open champion Coco Gauff eased into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday, demolishing fellow American Alycia Parks 6-0, 6-2. The world number four has yet to drop a set at the season-opening Grand Slam and looks capable of a deep run in Melbourne, where she has never been beyond the fourth round. "I'm really happy with how I played today," said Gauff, who highlighted her […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 3
insert_link Sport Munich’s Allianz Arena prepares for final Beckenbauer farewell Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena will bid a final farewell to Franz Beckenbauer on Friday as tens of thousands of people pay their respects to the German football legend. Beckenbauer died on January 7 in the Austrian city of Salzburg aged 78 and was buried in Munich five days later at a service attended by close friends and family Friday's commemoration, to be held at the 75,000-seat home stadium […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 2
insert_link APO International Orange eSport Experience launches special eFootball 2024 edition in Abidjan for Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 Orange (www.Orange.com), a major partner of eSport in Africa, is celebrating eFootball 2024 at the special edition 'Orange eSport Experience' on January 19 and 20, 2024 in Abidjan, bringing together 14 African countries. Since 2016, the Orange Group has been supporting the development of eSport in Africa through the organization of national and international competitions designed to bring to light young gaming talents from the region. Officially created […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 12
insert_link APO International Rugby’s Impact: Investing in Africa’s Development Future (By Gabriela Ramos and Herbert Mensah) By Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO, and Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa (http://www.RugbyAfrique.com) With a current population of over 1.4 billion, Africa is expected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050. By 2030, young Africans are projected to constitute 42 percent of the world's youth. Looking ahead, by 2100, nearly half of the world's children will be African, and Africa will then […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 6
