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Should the Lions ditch Ellis Park? 'Nothing more depressing than sea of red, empty seats'

Despite South African crowd attendance leading the way in this season's URC, the Lions and Ellis Park have struggled to attract a meaningful number of bums on seats. As a result, the debate over whether the franchise should still play all its matches at the iconic, 62 500-capacity stadium has been reignited. But lifelong Lions fan and News24 Sport reader, Andries Combrinck, believes it need not become a relic of the past.

Michael Jordan donates $10 million to Make-A-Wish Foundation, the charity's largest ever

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Sweden could be new favourite to host 2030 Olympics with support of lawmakers, voters

Sweden emerging as the front-runner in a troubled search for a 2030 Olympics host is as much a surprise in Stockholm as elsewhere.

Akshdeep and Priyanka Win Men's And Women's 20km Race Walk Gold

Unheralded Akshdeep Singh clinched the men's 20km event gold with a stunning national record time to qualify for this year's World Championships as well as the 2024 Paris Olympics on the opening day of the National Open Race Walking Championships in Ranchi on Tuesday. Women's 20km event national record holder Priyanka Goswami also won a gold to qualify for both the World Championships and 2024 Olympics. The 23-year-old Akshdeep, who hails from Punjab's Barnala district, clocked 1 hour 19 minutes and 55 seconds to obliterate the earlier national record of 1:20:16 which was in the name of veteran Sandeep Kumar of Haryana, who finished a lowly seventh on Tuesday with a time of 1:23.28.

Rachel Khoo's Tokyo

“I was ever so excited, somewhat nervous.” For globe-trotting food creative and TV presenter Rachel Khoo, visiting Tokyo for the first time was a dream-come-true moment.

Boycott of world championships grows over governance, Russia

Boxers from Sweden and Canada will not take part in the amateur world championships, joining a boycott led by the United States and Ireland over the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes and what some see as governance problems with the organiser.

J-League still setting the Asian standard after three decades

TOKYO : Yokohama F Marinos coach Kevin Muscat is convinced Japan's J-League is the strongest domestic club competition in Asia but says the standard of football needs to continue to improve in the 2023 season if it is to maintain its status.

Canadian women soccer players defiant in wake of shameful treatment by Canada Soccer

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Should the Lions ditch Ellis Park? 'Nothing more depressing than sea of red, empty seats'

Michael Jordan donates $10 million to Make-A-Wish Foundation, the charity's largest ever

Sweden could be new favourite to host 2030 Olympics with support of lawmakers, voters

Akshdeep and Priyanka Win Men's And Women's 20km Race Walk Gold

Rachel Khoo's Tokyo

Boycott of world championships grows over governance, Russia

J-League still setting the Asian standard after three decades

Canadian women soccer players defiant in wake of shameful treatment by Canada Soccer