The Competition Tribunal has agreed to support the acquisition of MultiChoice Group by London-listed Groupe Canal+, removing a major hurdle to their deal being consummated. The tribunal approved the proposed transaction, subject to conditions agreed earlier this year by the merging parties. “As was previously disclosed, the agreed conditions include a robust package of guaranteed…
This year, the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust has recognised not one, but two exceptional scientists in their fields, and is granting each of them its most prestigious honours: the R2.5m Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award. Supplied image: Wits University physicist Professor Andrew Forbes (left) and University of Cape Town paediatric neurosurgeon Professor Anthony Figaji (right), presented with…
TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations reigning champions, South Africa produced a dominant display to brush aside Mali 4-0 and seal top spot in Group C, securing their place in the knockout stages in style. Banyana Banyana started brightly and wasted no time in asserting their authority. Just five minutes in, Lebohang Ramalepe opened…
ATLANTA — Seattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round Monday night. The Mariners breakout slugger nicknamed Big Dumper advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by less than an…
Zimbabwe’s senior men’s rugby team, the Sables sent a resounding message to their rivals at the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup on Tuesday, dispatching Morocco with a dominant 43-8 victory in a quarter-final showdown at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Nambole, Kampala. The win not only confirmed Zimbabwe’s place in the semi-finals but reinforced their…
Zambia will face Senegal in their second Group A fixture at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024 at the El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia on Wednesday (kick-off: 17:00 local time / 16:00 GMT). The two nations previously met in the quarterfinals of the 2022 edition, where the match ended 1-1 after…
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HOUSTON — Mexico beat the United States 2-1 on Sunday night for its record 10th CONCACAF Gold Cup title, with Edson Álvarez scoring a tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute after a video review reversed an offside call. Chris Richards put the U.S. ahead in the fourth minute, heading in a Sebastian Berhalter free kick…
Kylian Mbappe was among the scorers as the French forward continues comeback in Real Madrid’s 3-2 win against Dortmund. Kylian Mbappe’s spectacular bicycle kick was among three goals in the second-half stoppage time, as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a Club World Cup quarterfinal match. The drama was not restricted to the late…
The far-right, nationalist Reform UK party would be Britain’s largest political party if a general election were held now, a major new poll shows, putting its founder, Nigel Farage, on a potential course to become the country’s next prime minister. Reform would win 271 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, with the…
