adminChelsea lodge Uefa complaint over ‘abuse’
London – Chelsea said yesterday they have lodged a formal complaint with Uefa over alleged racist abuse aimed at one of their players during the closing stages of the 5-0…
Balotelli not fit enough to play for Italy: Coach
Milan – Italy coach Roberto Mancini said yesterday he overlooked Mario Balotelli for upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers because the Marseille player lacked fitness. Italy begin their campaign to reach the…
Africa bank pledges $25bn to climate programme
Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged $25 billion funding towards financing climate change mitigation programmes in the continent for the period 2020- 2025. AfDB president, Dr…
Everton sink Chelsea to upset their top-four plans
Maurizio Sarri admitted he is worried about his Chelsea team’s “mentality” after they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Everton that severely damages their hopes of a top-four finish in…
SA rugby faces mass exodus after World Cup
Cape Town – There could be a big exodus of South African rugby players after this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. Afrikaans newspaper Rapport indicated on Sunday that about…
Wales up to second in World Rugby rankings
Cape Town – Wales are up to second place in the official World Rugby Rankings – for the first time since September, 28, 2015 – following their 25-7 win over…
Afghanistan earn first Test win with seven-wicket success over Ireland
Afghanistan earned their first Test win after Rahmat Shah’s 76 and Ihsanullah Janat’s 65 helped them earn a seven-wicket victory over Ireland. Starting day four on 29-1 chasing 147 for…
Guardiola praying players return injury-free
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hopes his players return injury-free from the international break this month for a hectic run of fixtures that could define the Premier League champions’ season.…
Tribute to New Zealand victims at England game
A tribute will be paid to the victims of the Christchurch shootings before England’s match against the Czech Republic at Wembley on March 22. Fifty people died in an attack…
Messi given standing ovation after hattrick
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick of the highest quality as Barcelona avenged their defeat by Real Betis earlier in the season to move 10 points clear at the top of La Liga.…