insert_link Sport Xavi : “Barca lacking in every way in Madrid thrashing” Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez criticised his team for their inadequate performance in a humbling 4-1 defeat by Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday. The Spanish champions were thrashed in Saudi Arabia by their bitter Clasico rivals and Xavi said his team gave a bad account of themselves. "We were lacking in every way and have to apologise to the fans, we did not show the […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 2
insert_link Sport Bulls wait anxiously on Wilco Louw injury diagnosis The Vodacom Bulls will have an anxious wait on the injury to powerhouse tighthead prop Wilco Louw, who was injured in Saturday’s Investec Champions’ Cup win over Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate. Louw left the field clutching his shoulder and coach Jake White later confirmed it was an AC Joint injury that will be looked at when he gets back to Pretoria on Monday. Either way it seems very […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 7
insert_link APO International The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2023 winners set to be crowned Ceremony to be held on Monday 15 January in London; Reshmin Chowdhury and Thierry Henry to lead The Best FIFA Football Awards™ (https://www.FIFA.com) presenting team; Extensive and democratic process implemented to determine award winners. Prominent British sports broadcaster and presenter Reshmin Chowdhury and FIFA World Cup™ winner Thierry Henry will present The Best FIFA Football Awards™ in London on Monday, 15 January 2024. The players, coaches, and other football figures […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Salah rescues Egypt as Nigeria draw and Ghana lose at Cup of Nations Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, while Nigeria were held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen getting on the scoresheet. Ghana were also in action in Abidjan and suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Cape Verde as three nations with 14 AFCON titles between them all failed to get off to winning starts at this […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 3
insert_link Sport Wimbledon champion Vondrousova sent packing from Australian Open Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova crashed out of the Australian Open at the first hurdle Monday, succumbing to Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska 6-1, 6-2. The Czech seventh seed pulled out of the warm-up Adelaide International last week with a hip injury and her court movement appeared to be impaired in Melbourne. She lost her opening service game and never got back in the contest as 93rd-ranked Yastremska took control on […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Veteran Wawrinka has no plans to retire after Australian Open defeat Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka said he has no plans to call it quits after losing in the Australian Open first round on Monday and hopes to be back next year aged 39. The Swiss star, who beat Rafael Nadal to win the opening Grand Slam of the year a decade ago, looked on course for an upset of fellow veteran Adrian Mannarino. But he lost 11 of the […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Eddie Jones wants Japan to be ‘fastest in world’ Japan need to obey the rules of physics and become the "fastest team in the world" in order to compensate for their relatively small size, new rugby coach Eddie Jones said Monday. "The game is about momentum. And one of key laws of life is Newton's second law, which is momentum equals mass times velocity," Jones said in Tokyo. Japan "are always going to be on the small size […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 2
insert_link Sport Royals hold their nerve to down Capitals Lungi Ngidi of South Africa celebrates dismissing Tom Curran of England during the First T20 International match between South Africa and England at Buffalo Park on February 12, 2020 in East London, South Africa. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) An excellent comeback with the ball handed the Paarl Royals an important Betway SA20 10-run victory over the Pretoria Capitals at Supersport Park in Centurion on Sunday. Having being sent in […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 2
insert_link Sport Villa held by Everton after Moreno strike ruled out Aston Villa's Premier League title challenge hit a roadblock as Alex Moreno's strike was controversially disallowed by VAR in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Everton. Unai Emery's side would have moved level on points with leaders Liverpool if they had won at freezing Goodison Park. But the decision to rule out Moreno's effort for offside forced Villa to settle for a point that leaves them in third place. The offside […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 2
