SOUTH AFRICA NEWS

Pakistan seals spot in Women's Cricket World Cup after recording four straight wins

Pakistan has secured a place in the Women’s Cricket World Cup by beating Thailand for its fourth straight victory in the qualifying tournament

APRIL 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

India Unveils Women's Team for the Forthcoming ODI Tri-Series The BCCI named the women’s team for the tri-series against Sri Lanka and South Africa.

APRIL 8 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Cuba had record 26 players on opening-day MLB rosters and Japan had 12 for its most since 2012

Cuba had a record 26 players on Major League Baseball’s opening day rosters and Japan had 12 for its most since 2012

MARCH 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

2026 World Cup spot at stake: New Zealand, New Caledonia to meet in the Oceania qualifying final

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood has scored a hat trick of headed goals as New Zealand beat Fiji 7-0 to join New Caledonia in the Oceania qualifying final for the 2026 World Cu...

MARCH 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

British and Irish Lions to play a First Nations selection as part of 2025 tour to Australia

The British and Irish Lions will play a First Nations lineup in Melbourne as part of a nine-game tour of Australia that includes three test matches against the Wallabies

MARCH 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chris Wood backs automatic World Cup qualifying for Oceania minnows

Nottingham Forest striker and New Zealand captain Chris Wood has defended the decision to give FIFA’s smallest confederation, Oceania, direct qualification to the 2026 World Cup

MARCH 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Georgia winger Akaki Tabutsadze reaches 50 tries in test rugby

Georgia winger Akaki Tabutsadze has become the seventh man in international rugby history to score 50 tries after bagging three in the Rugby Europe Championship final in Tbilisi

MARCH 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MCG to host a night match between Australia and England to mark 150 years of test cricket

The 150th anniversary test between Australia and England will be held under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 2027

MARCH 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Africa's soccer president Danny Jordaan arrested on fraud and theft charges

South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan, who helped bring the first-ever FIFA World Cup tournament to Africa in 2010, has been arrested on fraud and theft charge...

NOVEMBER 13, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Egyptian club Al Ahly cancels tryout for South Africa's Mokoena over his support of a politician

Egyptian soccer club Al Ahly has canceled a trial for South Africa midfielder Teboho Mokoena over his support of a politician

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Williams does it again with 2 saves in shootout for South Africa to finish 3rd at Africa Cup

South Africa captain Ronwen Williams has done it again with two penalty saves in the shootout to beat Congo 6-5 on penalties for the Bafana Bafana to finish third at the Africa Cup...

FEBRUARY 10, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Africa keeper credits backroom staff for his record performance in Africa Cup penalty shootout

South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams says preparation was key to his saving four of the five penalties he faced in a shootout to help the Bafana Bafana reach the Africa Cup of N...

FEBRUARY 4, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Africa opens World Cup qualifying with 2-1 win over Benin

South Africa started its World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 home win against Benin on Saturday to take the early lead in Group C

NOVEMBER 18, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Africa's World Cup qualifying draw launches new format and at least 9 teams towards 2026 event

Nigeria and South Africa have been drawn in the same World Cup qualifying group in a re-shaped African competition that will lead to at least nine teams at the 2026 showpiece in th...

JULY 13, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup's 101 Most Memorable Moments: Siphiwe Tshabalala wows the world

Siphiwe Tshabalala made sure South Africa started the 2010 World Cup on the right — or should we say left — foot. This is memorable moment N...

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Giroud recalled by France and eyes Henry's scoring record

Olivier Giroud gets another chance to close in on France’s scoring record after being recalled by coach Didier Deschamps

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trial starts 8 years after South Africa soccer star killed

Testimony has begun in the trial of five men charged with murder in the shooting death of South Africa national soccer team captain Senzo Meyiwa eight years ago

APRIL 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protests by South Africa and Benin dismissed by FIFA

FIFA has dismissed protests by South Africa and Benin regarding incidents during last month's World Cup qualifying games

DECEMBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon in WC playoffs, Ivory Coast out

Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and Tunisia have qualified for the World Cup playoffs in Africa on the last day of the group stage

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Africa presses FIFA over World Cup elimination goal

South Africa’s soccer federation has formally complained to FIFA about a referee’s decision to award a penalty kick in a 1-0 loss that ended the team’s bid to qualify for the World...

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kenya wins final WC qualifier with its soccer body in crisis

Kenya has won its final World Cup qualifying game to provide a moment of relief from the crisis engulfing its national soccer federation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mali through to last 10 in WC qualifying, setback for Ghana

Mali has progressed to the final round of World Cup qualifying in Africa by convincingly beating 10-man Rwanda 3-0

NOVEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Williams reveals how he's keeping SuperSport United youngsters grounded ahead of Kaizer Chiefs duel ' Goal.com SuperSport United captain Ronwen Williams has revealed how he's keeping his younger teammates grounded ahead of the PSL duel against Kaizer...

OCTOBER 23, 2021 • GOAL.COM

'SuperSport United have to go out there and dominate Kaizer Chiefs' - Williams ' Goal.com SuperSport United captain Ronwen Williams says they aim to dominate their upcoming clash with Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday.

OCTOBER 22, 2021 • GOAL.COM