Afghanistan put on a superb batting and bowling display to hand Pakistan a stunning eight-wicket defeat in the Cricket World Cup on Monday. Chasing a 283-run target, Afghanistan were lifted by Ibrahim Zadran (87), Rahmat Shah (77 not out) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) as they scored 286-2 in 49 overs. Pakistan had made 282-7 in...
Handre Pollard broke English hearts as he landed a 49-metre penalty three minutes from time to book South Africa’s place in the World Cup final as they edged England 16-15 at the Stade de France on Saturday. The Springboks trailed from the second minute when Owen Farrell landed the first of his four penalties but...
A superb second-half chip from Julian Brandt sent Borussia Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga table with a 1-0 home win over Werder Bremen on Friday. Bremen-born Brandt, playing his 300th league match, broke the deadlock midway through the second half, dinking a composed finish over the ‘keeper to give his side the lead....
Bernardus Swartbooi, leader of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), has called on President Hage Geingob to send back the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Namibia. The LPM added its voice to that of various opposition parties in the SADC region that denounced the August 23rd and 24th Harmonised General Elections in Zimbabwe. According to preliminary reports by...
Swapo central committee member Hofni Iipinge has called on the Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation to send 20 Grade 11 pupils and those doing advanced subsidiary to Brazil or other countries to study courses related to oil and gas. Iipinge said this in his letter to higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi on Wednesday....
Fiji beat England for the first time with a 30-22 victory at Twickenham on Saturday as the hosts completed a woeful Rugby World Cup warm-up campaign. The Pacific islanders, 8-3 down at half-time, fully deserved their win as both teams scored three tries. The reverse means England head to the World Cup in France on...
Reigning champions South Africa completed their World Cup preparations with a record 35-7 rout of 14-man New Zealand as the All Blacks suffered their all-time heaviest margin of defeat on Friday. The Springboks scored five tries, through captain Siya Kolisi, wing Kurt-Lee Arendse, hooker Malcolm Marx and replacements Bongi Mbonambi and Kwagga Smith — all...
Staff Reporter WINDHOEK, Aug. 23 — The Vodacom Bulls have named a strong 25-man squad for their upcoming tour to Namibia, where they will take on the Welwitschias in a pre-season friendly. The squad features a number of new faces, including Deon Slabbert, Mpilo Gumede, Jaco van der Walt, and Sergeal Petersen, who have all...
Say what you want about Meta, but its WhatsApp department has been killing it of late. The most recent update, announced yesterday, adds the ability to send short video messages in a WhatsApp chat – described as an improvement of the voice note feature. That might not sound super cool, and that’s because it isn’t....