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Late Dr. Nelson Mandela handing the Rugby World Cup to Pienaar in his days as President of South Africa. PHOTO; GettyImages
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US and Jamaica set up another women's sprint relay showdown
EUGENE, Ore. : The United States landed the first blow in the "phoney war" of the women's 4x100m relay on Friday as their shadow squad qualified fastest for the final, with perennial rivals Jamaica solid enough but with so much more to come.
US get baton home safely to reach men's 4x100 relay final
EUGENE, Ore. : The United States have a woeful recent record in the men's 4x100 metres relay at the World Championships but their quartet got the job done in Friday's heats despite the added pressure of running on the home track.
Ramaphosa wishes Banyana well ahead of Women's Afcon final: 'Win the Cup for SA'
President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished Banyana Banyana well ahead of Saturday's Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) final against hosts Morocco at the Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Now the chase is for a singles medal, says Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
For Sathiyan, it was just a stepping stone in his search for a singles medal at the CWG 2022. Talking exclusively to TOI before flying out to Birmingham, Sathiyan’s answers had the lucidity of his forehand drive and the nuances carried the spin of his backhand slice. Excerpts from the interview: How did the training camp in Portugal go?Training has been excellent in Portugal. We got to train in similar conditions like Birmingham, same butterfly tables, similar weather conditions, same time zone. It helps, you know. We had serious and satisfying sessions ahead of the CWG under the guidance of our coach Raman Subramanian. We also got to play a lot of doubles. We also had top class sparring partners. Certainly we had a very good preparation coming at the right time. Do you think your preparations for CWG has been satisfactory, confidence-wise?Yes. For the Commonwealth Games, we had one national camp in Bangalore followed by the one in Portugal and then we played some tournaments. It’s been excellent, a good mixture of both training and matches. The confidence is great. Of course, having a win against Darko (world No. 6) in Zagreb before the Games has given me a lot of confidence. So it’s looking good and the confidence level is on an upward curve. I am hoping I can take it to the Games.
Sadio Mane beats ex-Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah to African Footballer of the Year award
Sadio Mane has beaten former Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah to the African Footballer of the Year award for the second time. Mane enjoyed a brilliant domestic and international season, winning FA Cup and League Cup trophies with Liverpool while scoring the penalty that saw Senegal beat Egypt to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title. Ad/> He also led his country to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.
James Tavernier in major Rangers honour chance as door opens to Ibrox testimonial if new deal signed
James Tavernier is set to sign a new contract at Rangers that will see him become eligible for a testimonial.