Tennis champion Sinner has steroid case appealed by World Anti-Doping Agency

The steroid case involving top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the Montreal-based body announced on Saturday. WADA said it is seeking a ban of…

SA needs more power lines for green-energy plan

South Africa is running out of power lines to transmit electricity from new projects and also needs an updated plan to keep running the auctions that are responsible for getting…

ATLETICO HIT WITH STADIUM CLOSURE

ATLETICO Madrid were hit with a partial stadium closure for three matches on Wednesday after some supporters threw projectiles onto the pitch during the La Liga derby draw against Real…

McIlroy hopeful golf’s civil war will be over

Rory McIlroy is hopeful golf’s civil war will be over before the end of the year as major figures from both camps gather at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.…

UK gives sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

LONDON. – The United Kingdom yesterday announced it is giving up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that will secure the future of a key US…

Arab League condemns Israel’s ‘brutal scenario’ in Lebanon

CAIRO. –  The Arab League yesterday condemned what it described as Israel’s “brutal scenario” in Lebanon following escalation in hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah. Assistant Secretary-General of the League…

SA backs ex-staffer for AfDB presidency

South Africa’s National Treasury endorsed Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala, a former senior staffer at the African Development Bank, to become the next head of the pan-African lender. Tshabalala stepped down from…

Alcaraz runs from stadium to airport

CARLOS Alcaraz said yesterday he had no time to celebrate becoming the China Open champion thanks to the gruelling tennis schedule, rushing straight from the stadium to catch a flight…

SCHUMACHER COMMUNICATES ONE WAY

MICHAEL Schumacher only communicates with others by using his eyes after a life-changing accident more than a decade ago. The Formula 1 legend, 47, was skiing in the French Alps…

JAYAWICKRAMA BANNED FOR ONE YEAR

SRI Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been banned from all forms of cricket for one year, with the last six months suspended, for breaching the sport’s anti-corruption code, the International…