Month: August 2026

Nigeria’s D’Tigress are deep into preparations for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. The five time AfroBasket champions opened camp in Chicago, then head to Haikou in China for friendlies in early August before a training block in Tenerife, Spain, against Spain and Belgium. The World Cup tips off in Berlin in September.The squad blends WNBA and European experience, with former WNBA forward Amy…

Raphael Onyedika is joining Eintracht Frankfurt. Reports in Germany say the deal for the Super Eagles midfielder is done, and he will line up in the Bundesliga next season, a clear step up for a player who has grown into one of Nigeria’s most reliable holding midfielders.Onyedika’s game is built on protecting the back four, winning the ball, and keeping possession moving. Frankfurt have…

Victor Osimhen is again at the centre of the transfer market. Tottenham Hotspur are the latest Premier League club linked with the Super Eagles striker, and Arsenal have kept a long standing interest, yet Galatasaray hold the strong hand: Osimhen is signed in Istanbul on a contract that runs until 2029.No formal bid has reached Galatasaray, and the Turkish champions have shown no wish…

South African horse racing has handed owners a significant boost. Race Coast has approved a rise in annual prize money of about 20 percent, taking the combined investment to R270 million, one of the biggest increases the sport has seen locally in years.The current structure runs until 31 October, and a new one takes effect on 1 November, timed to open the Cape Summer…

Mamelodi Sundowns begin the 2026/27 Betway Premiership as favourites to win the title back. Orlando Pirates go in as defending champions, and a rebuilt Kaizer Chiefs under new coach Fernando Da Cruz are the next best fancied, setting up a three way fight at the top.Sundowns remain the benchmark. Their squad depth and continental pedigree make them the side everyone measures themselves against, and…

The 2026/27 Betway Premiership is under way. South Africa’s top flight returned on the weekend of 1 August, and Kaizer Chiefs made the perfect start, beating newly promoted Kruger United 3-1 at Mbombela Stadium in the first league game of Fernando Da Cruz’s reign.Chiefs supporters had waited a long time for an opening day like this. The new coach set his side up to…