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The first matches of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Finals Tournament are played in Windhoek today...this morning at 9h30, Kenya was in action against Rwanda at United, while Uganda played Tanzania at the same time at Wanderers. At 2h30 this afternoon, the second-ranked Richelieu Eagles take on the top ranked Zimbabwe Chevrons at Wanderers. All matches in the tournament can be watched on the official International Cricket Council […]

Phil 'The Power' Taylor has announced that he will retire from competitive darts at the end of the 2024 World Senior Darts Tour. The 63-year-old, who has won a record 16 World Championships, previously stepped away from the sport after reaching the World Championship final in 2018. Taylor is widely considered one of the greatest players to have ever graced the sport, dominating darts for nearly two decades and winning […]

There has been much said and written about the Las Vegas Grand Prix that was run last weekend. Many drivers, perhaps most obvously and vociferously Max Verstappen has blasted the event as "99% show and 1% racing". F1's much-anticipated return to Vegas got off to a bad start on Thursday when water valve covers were ripped up by Carlos Sainz' Ferrari and Alpine's Esteban Ocon, which halted FP1 after nine […]

Namibia's senior football team, the Brave Warriors, face the tiny West African country of Sao Tome and Principe in their second match in the qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup today.  The Group H clash is set to kick off in Agadir in Morocco at 6 pm tonight. The Brave Warriors lost their first match against Equatorial Guinea last Wednesday by 1 goal to 0. Sao Tome and […]

Australia’s most-capped captain Michael Hooper has signed on with Rugby Australia’s Sevens squad for next year.  Long-time Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is shifting his focus to rugby sevens from the 15-a-side game with a plan to play for Australia at next year’s Paris Olympics. A four-time winner of the John Eales Medal as Australian rugby’s player of the year, the 125-time capped Hooper will join the sevens program fulltime in […]

A record 1.25 million fans attended matches during the 13th edition of the World Cup, which concluded on Sunday with Australia beating hosts India for their sixth title, global body the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday. A total of 1 250 307 fans watched the October 5-November 19 showpiece event from the stands, surpassing the previous mark of 1.016 million set at the 2015 edition in Australia and […]

Reigning champions Italy secured their ticket for Euro 2024 last nifgt after holding on for a nervy goalless draw against Ukraine in their final qualifier, while the Czech Republic and Slovenia also clinched places at next year's finals. Italy only needed the draw in a game played in Leverkusen, Germany, in order to qualify but a defeat against their direct rivals in Group C would have left their fate to […]