insert_link Sport Rudi Voeller extends deal as Germany sporting director until 2026 Rudi Voeller extended his contract as sporting director of the German national team until the end of the 2026 World Cup, the German football federation (DFB) announced Monday. "Rudi Voeller will remain director of the Germany men's national team until beyond Euro 2024," wrote the DFB in a statement on its website. "The 1990 FIFA World Cup winner's contract has been extended until the end of the next edition […] today9 April, 2024
insert_link Sport Tuchel wants Bayern to inflict pain on ‘amazing’ Arsenal Thomas Tuchel wants Bayern Munich to make "amazing" Arsenal suffer Champions League pain once again as the crisis-torn Bundesliga side try to salvage their season. Tuchel's team are on the brink of surrendering the German title for the first time in 12 years after a brutal domestic campaign. Bayern are 16 points adrift of leaders Bayer Leverkusen following four defeats in their last eight league games, with Tuchel set […] today9 April, 2024
insert_link Sport Matsuyama ‘preparing hard’ for another Masters crown Hideki Matsuyama, who snapped a two-year win drought in February, is pushing himself to peak this week at Augusta National, where he already owns a historic Masters title. World number 12 Matsuyama became the first Japanese man to win a major golf crown by capturing the 2021 Masters, edging American Will Zalatoris by a stroke. "To be able to win this tournament was a thrill beyond thrills," Matsuyama […] today9 April, 2024
insert_link Sport Frattesi late show pushes Inter close to title glory Davide Frattesi fired Inter Milan one step closer to the Serie A title with his last-gasp winner in Monday's comeback 2-1 victory at struggling Udinese. Italy midfielder Frattesi poked home the decisive goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time in Udine to maintain Inter's 14-point lead at the top of the table with seven matches left in the season. Inter looked to be heading for a draw as […] today9 April, 2024
insert_link Africa Africans showcase the continent’s athletic supremacy at the World Cross-Country Championships By Stephen Granger, SPNA If you want to get a sense of the level to which African runners dominate distance running right now, look no further than the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, held this year in Belgrade, Serbia. From Kenya to South Africa, Uganda to Ethiopia, different cross-country athletes from the continent recorded remarkable performances. Formerly known as the International Cross Country Championships, the annual event […] today8 April, 2024
insert_link Sport Clark dream over as S. Carolina down Iowa to win US college crown Caitlin Clark's dream of a fairytale ending to her record-breaking women's college basketball career ended in disappointment on Sunday as South Carolina overpowered Iowa 87-75 to win the US collegiate crown. In her final game in college basketball before she heads to the professional ranks of the WNBA, Clark finished with 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists at Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse arena. But it was […] today8 April, 2024
insert_link Sport Shelton beats Tiafoe to win U.S. Clay Court title Ben Shelton defeated 2023 champion Frances Tiafoe in three sets to clinch the ATP U.S. Clay Court Championship in Houston on Sunday. The 21-year-old Shelton triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in the all-American final to become the youngest winner at the tournament since 19-year-old Andy Roddick in 2002. The title is the second of Shelton's career and his first on clay -- the left-hander had arrived at Houston with a […] today8 April, 2024
insert_link Namibia Alex Miller and Jean-Marie Mostert dominate first leg of the 2024 Nedbank Namibia Rock and Rut XCO Series. Namibia’s Cross-Country (XCO) cyclists Alex Miller and Jean-Marie Mostert were yesterday crowned winners of the first leg of the 2024 Nedbank Namibia Rock and Rut XCO Series. The first Rock and Rut XCO race took place at the IJG Trails in Kleine Kuppe with exciting action in the different male and female categories. The elite male and Under-23 category was the highlight of the series and saw international cyclist […] today8 April, 2024
insert_link Sport Same but different as Bayern’s Kane returns to north London Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane returns to north London to face old foes Arsenal in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final and finds himself nursing a familiar problem. Once again, Kane will step onto the Emirates Stadium pitch as a shining light in a struggling team seemingly on course for a disappointing season without silverware. This time, however, Kane is wearing the red and white of Bayern Munich, a proud club […] today8 April, 2024
