F1 will shut down loopholes quickly from 2021— Brawn

FORMULA One plans to change its governance structure to enable the sport to close quickly any loopholes in the 2021 technical regulations, making it harder for any one team to…

Brazilians seek cup revenge in Tshwane derby

MAMELODI Sundowns will go in search of revenge over SuperSport United when the teams meet in the last 32 round of the Nedbank Cup today. United famously defeated ‘Downs over…

Sterling out ‘for weeks’ with hamstring injury

MANCHESTER CITY forward Raheem Sterling will be out “for weeks” because of a hamstring injury, according to manager Pep Guardiola. The England international, 25, limped out of his club’s 2-0…

Barca in turmoil trying to make up for Messi’s lost time

LIONEL MESSI admitted in December he could soon retire but Barcelona’s frenzied attempts to make the most of his final years appear to be having the opposite effect. As Athletic…

Malawi leader lashes court order that quashed election win

Malawian President Peter Mutharika has slammed a decision by the Constitutional Court to annul his re-election but promised to run in a fresh ballot ordered by the judges. The southern…

Lesotho first lady freed on bail before murder trial

The wife of Lesotho’s prime minister has been released on bail before her February 18 trial for the murder of his previous wife, her lawyer said. Maesaiah Thabane was detained and…

Woman with 31 fingers, toes branded ‘witch’

A woman born with 31 fingers and toes has spent her entire life hiding at home after being branded a witch by cruel neighbours.  Kumari Nayak (63) has polydactylism —…

Trump takes impeachment victory lap over ‘vicious’ Democrats

President Donald Trump celebrated his impeachment acquittal on Thursday in a rambling, emotional speech raging against the investigations that have overshadowed his entire administration. Trump gathered scores of loyal Republican…

China virus crisis deepens as whistleblower doctor dies

Beijing — Li Wenliang, a medical doctor and one of the first eight people to warn the public about the novel coronavirus, has died late last night due to the…

SA court hunts doctor who issued Zuma’s ‘unclear’ sick note

A much-criticised sick note submitted to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court on behalf of former president Jacob Zuma is at the centre of a stayed arrest warrant issued against him. But…

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