insert_link Sport ‘We got that wrong’: NZ coach admits first Test mistakes New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said Monday he had misjudged the first Test wicket and regretted leaving out spinner Mitchell Santner after his side's heavy defeat to Australia. New Zealand were thumped by 172 runs at Basin Reserve in Wellington after winning the toss and asking Australia to bat on a green wicket that produced bounce and spin. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon took 10 wickets in the match while […] today4 March, 2024
insert_link Sport ‘World class’ Foden reaches new heights as Man City inflict more misery on Man Utd Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden has become a "world class" talent capable of deciding big games after the 23-year-old scored twice in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday. Marcus Rashford's wonder strike had fired United into a shock lead at the Etihad. Erling Haaland was then guilty of a miss that will go down in Premier League folklore when he fired over an open goal […] today4 March, 2024
insert_link Sport French blank Britain to capture LA Sevens rugby title France beat Great Britain 21-0 in Sunday's championship match to capture the World Rugby SVNS Series title at Los Angeles, completing a stellar debut for Antoine Dupont. Antoine Zeghdar's try and a conversion by Stephen Parez-Edo Martin in the seventh minute lifted France ahead 7-0 at half-time. Martin converted his own try in the ninth minute for a 14-0 French lead and Theo Fornier added a try in the 13th […] today4 March, 2024
insert_link Sport Australia take charge of first Test after New Zealand collapse Australia seized control of the opening Test Friday after a miserable day for New Zealand left the hosts 217 runs adrift in Wellington and with a mountain to climb to stay in the match. The visitors finished on 13-2 in their second innings with nightwatchman Nathan Lyon not out six and opener Usman Khawaja on five after Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne departed cheaply. Tim Southee bowled Smith with […] today1 March, 2024
insert_link Sport Hamilton admits ‘it’s a shock’ as Mercedes top Bahrain practice Lewis Hamilton warned his Mercedes team not to "get ahead of ourselves" on Thursday after unexpectedly topping the times ahead of team-mate George Russell in practice for this weekend's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion, who will leave Mercedes for Ferrari next year, said he felt much happier with the team's new 2024 car, adding that there is more performance "to extract". "It's a shock, but […] today1 March, 2024
Sport Williams brothers fire Bilbao into Copa del Rey final First half goals from brothers Inaki and Nico Williams sent Atletico Bilbao on their way to a 3-0 win -- 4-0 on aggregate -- over Atletico Madrid on Thursday and into the Copa del Rey final. Bilbao led 1-0 from the first leg in Madrid and quickly doubled that when Inaki Williams was teed up by his younger brother to put them one up on the night. Three […] today1 March, 2024
insert_link Sport De Minaur solves Tsitsipas puzzle to reach Acapulco ATP semi-finals Defending champion Alex De Minaur claimed his first career win over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP hardcourt tournament in Acapulco, Mexico. Australia's De Minaur had come up empty in 10 prior meetings against Tsitsipas, and it looked like more of the same when the Greek raced through the first set 6-1. But third-seeded De Minaur, coming off a runner-up finish to Australian Open […] today1 March, 2024
insert_link Namibia Oshakati Town Council avails N.dollars 90 000 for Mayoral Cup The Oshakati Town Council has invested an amount of N.dollars 92 000 in the hosting of the fourth edition of the Mayoral Cup. Oshakati Mayor Leonard Hango in an interview with Nampa on Thursday said this represents an increase of more than N.dollars 10 000 from last year’s amount. The tournament is slated for the 09 to 12 May 2024 at the Independence Stadium in Oshakati. “Preparations are […] today29 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Saudi football body suspends, fines Ronaldo over gesture Saudi Arabia's football governing body on Thursday suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for one game over a gesture he made on the pitch last weekend that was judged a "provocation". The Saudi Arabian Football Federation said the Al-Nassr captain and former Porto star was also fined a total of 30,000 riyals ($8,000) for the move, which broke rules against provoking the public during a match. The decision cannot be appealed. […] today29 February, 2024
