Two powerful Springbok forwards will miss the team's first game of the international season. Boan Venter and Thomas du Toit cannot join the squad on time for the June 28 match against the Barbarians at Cape Town Stadium. International rules prevent them from arriving earlier at the training camp. Both players will reach the squad during the following week at different times. They should be ready for the later matches against Italy and Georgia.
Coach Rassie Erasmus wants his players to adjust from their club teams back to the Springboks setup. The players completed fitness tests and attended team meetings this week. Earlier alignment camps helped prepare them for the national team's playing style. Erasmus feels confident that everyone...
Nigerian striker Etiosa Ighodaro just received his South African permanent residence permit. This changes everything for Mamelodi Sundowns and teams that wanted to sign him. The club planned to release him but decided to keep him as a local player instead.
Sundowns sources confirm Ighodaro will join pre-season training after the Club World Cup. He still has a contract until June 2026 with the Brazilians. The permanent residence status means he counts as a local player rather than a foreign one.
Kaizer Chiefs showed interest in signing Ighodaro when he seemed available for free. Other clubs like Orlando Pirates and AmaZulu also wanted the 23-year-old forward. Russian team FC Baltika expressed interest as well.
Ighodaro joined Sundowns...
South Korea pushed back against US calls for higher military spending on Friday. The country's Defense Ministry said it already spends more on defense than most American allies. Officials pointed out that South Korea puts 2.6 percent of its total economic output toward military costs. Britain spends 2.3 percent and Germany only uses 1.9 percent of their economies for defense.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants all allies to spend 5 percent of their money on military budgets. He told senators that countries need to do more to protect themselves. Hegseth said America cannot care more about other nations' safety than they do. He made similar comments at a security meeting last month.
The spending debate will likely cause arguments...
Netflix brings a new animated movie called KPop Demon Hunters to screens this Friday. Three actresses voice the main characters who are K-pop stars that fight demons using their music. Arden Cho, May Hong and Ji-young Yoo play the speaking roles for Rumi, Mira and Zoey.
The voice actors worked separately from the singers who performed the actual songs. Recording artists EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI handled all the musical numbers. The actresses felt amazed when they saw their animated characters dancing and fighting on screen.
Directors Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang learned that animated dance moves need extra energy compared to real life. They made every gesture sharper and more dramatic to work better in cartoons. The team...
Chelsea has won the battle to sign South African teenager Camden Schaper from Manchester City. The 13-year-old striker will move to the London club for more than £700,000 in what could become the most expensive deal ever for someone his age.
Schaper used to play for SuperSport United before moving to England. He joined Blackburn Rovers where he made quite a name for himself last season. The young forward scored 45 goals and made 65 assists for their Under-14 team.
The teenager caught attention early when he was just nine years old. Sporting Lisbon invited him for a trial back during that time. His performances showed he had special talent that top European clubs wanted.
Manchester City also wanted to sign the promising player but...
Bolt has spoken out after South African entertainer Simthande Myeza was allegedly kidnapped during a ride through their service. The e-hailing company expressed sadness about the incident and promised to work with police on the investigation.
Myeza was traveling in a Bolt car around Umbilo in Durban when things went wrong on Tuesday. His family says the driver took a strange route and refused to turn around when asked. Two men suddenly appeared and forced their way into the vehicle.
The attackers blindfolded Myeza and tied up his hands before taking him to a secret location. They accessed his phone and emptied his bank accounts completely. The criminals also demanded money from his family and friends as ransom payment.
The kidnappers...
Tech experts recently discovered a completely fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor that fooled a customer who bought it from Amazon. The counterfeit chip looked real from the outside but contained no actual computer parts inside.
Gamers Nexus investigated the suspicious processor after a user reported problems with their purchase. The team noticed several red flags right away. The heat spreader had different fonts and markings compared to genuine chips. The substrate showed a different color and had larger cutouts than real processors.
The investigators decided to remove the heat spreader to see what lay underneath. They heated the chip to 160 degrees and carefully took off the top metal piece. What they found shocked them - absolutely...
Kenneth Omeruo moved to Romanian team CFR Cluj without paying any transfer fees. The Super Eagles defender left Turkish club Kasimpasa back in February after his contract ended. He becomes the sixth Nigerian player to join the eight-time Romanian League winners. Another Nigerian named Philip Otele already plays for CFR Cluj.
Coach Dan Petrescu wants his team to capture the league title after missing out last season. Omeruo brings years of experience that should help the club achieve their goals. The center-back knows how to handle pressure during important matches. His defensive skills will strengthen CFR Cluj's backline for the upcoming campaign.
CFR Cluj won the Romanian Cup last season but wants more success. The team hopes Omeruo...
Rinsola Babajide feels thrilled about making the Super Falcons squad for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Coach Justine Madugu picked 24 players for his final team on Friday. Babajide joins 11 other first-time players who will compete for Nigeria. The 27-year-old player will represent her country at a major tournament for the first time ever. She used to play for Brighton & Hove Albion before getting this chance.
The excited footballer shared her joy on social media after learning about her selection. She posted on X about going to her first senior major tournament. Babajide called it the greatest honor to represent Nigeria at the African Cup of Nations. She thanked everyone who supported her journey up to this point. The player...
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