Author: Prudence Makoge
France captain Antoine Dupont could miss his side’s blockbuster clash against the Springboks in Paris on 8 November. Dupont limped off the field in the 29th minute of Les Bleus’ Six Nations match against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday after Tadhg Beirne fell on his right leg at a ruck. The Irish lock appeared to have been pushed by prop Andrew Porter. Dupont reportedly heard a ‘snap’ when the injury occurred, which suggests an ACL rupture. The 28-year-old scrumhalf is yet to have an MRI scan, but if the diagnosis is confirmed, he will not only be ruled out for…
Over the last thirty years, the field of sport for development (SFD) – the intentional use of sport to achieve social development goals – has exploded at the national and international levels. The developmental potential of sport is recognised directly within the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, and a network of media, research and academic institutions has increasingly been built to support the field.At its core, SFD is animated by a belief that the popular, social and interactive nature of sport can be used to bring people together, foster skill development and tackle social challenges. That means that programmes often focus…
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Although Ireland only gave away six penalties, there were plenty more occasions when France were able to play with greater freedom thanks to a penalty advantage. If that was one way in which the visitors were able to get on such a roll, Ireland’s interim head coach Simon Easterby felt their dominance in the collisions was another.”They’re as good as anyone when they get behind you and they get on the front foot,” he said after his first defeat filling in for Andy Farrell.”It’s probably down a large part to the collisions that we weren’t able to put in place…
Two-try hero Siya Kolisi led from the front while Nick Hatton made a star cameo to help the Sharks clinch the 2024-25 SA Shield in the Vodacom URC. Skipper Kolisi dotted down either side of the break as John Plumtree’s men dug deep to deny a late comeback from the Lions in a 25-22 bonus-point victory at Kings Park. PLUS: Plum praises Siya after SA Shield win The No 8 powered over for the opening try, latching onto a short ball near the line. He struck again early in the second half, breaking through midfield after a sharp offload from…
One of the major repercussions of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was the curtailment of rights of women including the banning of all sports for women and girls in the country. (Spaaij 2024). The Afghanistan women cricket team was consequently also affected and the Afghanistan women cricketers first sought refuge in neighbouring Pakistan and then were granted emergency visas by Australia (Babar 2024).The plight of Afghanistan exiled women cricketers once again surfaced as they played an exhibition match with a Cricketer Without Borders XI on January 30, 2025 in Melbourne (Asija 2025). Tim Watts, the Australian Assistant Minister for Special Affairs,…
Frenchman Noa Auch-Roy almost lapped the field in the gruelling 36-hole finale to the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Mossel Bay Golf Club. Play was delayed by an hour in the morning after torrential rain, and the first games in the morning field from both the first and 10th tees went off in light rain. That gradually cleared up, and Auch-Roy was quick to take advantage of cool temperatures and a gentle breeze to tame the course and obliterate his opponents. The man who turns 19 in three days gave himself an early birthday present with a six-under-par…
WBO welterweight champion Mayer wrote on social media, external after the all-female card in London that she expects to fight Price this year.Mayer congratulated both Price and Jonas “for the rumble”, adding: “All the fights on the card were highly entertaining and it was a total WIN for women’s boxing!”I got a job to do March 29 but I fully expect to be sharing the ring with Price later this year.”Double Olympic champion Claressa Shields also congratulated Price on her victory over Liverpool’s Jonas and hinted she could share the ring with the Welshwoman at the higher weight of 154lb.That…
The Springbok Women’s Sevens were in impressive form on the opening day of the second tournament in the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town, with a commanding 45-5 win over Samoa in their first pool game before outplaying Poland 43-0 to top Pool C and qualify for the semi-finals on Saturday. They will meet Czechia for a place in the final at 14h56. The other semi-final is between Kenya, last weekend’s winners, and Colombia (15h18). For a second consecutive weekend, the South Africans started well, looking focussed and smooth on attack. They scored three…
Jacques Vermeulen is reportedly at the centre of a bidding war between the Vodacom Bulls and Stormers as the Exeter Chiefs loose forward weighs up his future. According to RugbyPass, the two South African franchises are eager to bring Vermeulen home when his contract with Exeter expires at the end of the season. The 29-year-old, who played over 50 games for the Sharks before moving to England, has also been linked with a lucrative deal in Japan. MORE: Forgotten Bok signs Sarries contract Vermeulen had hoped to switch his international allegiance to England under World Rugby’s residency rules but was…