By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
South African cricketer Marco Jansen downplays his status as a world champion and the world’s best bowler and all-rounder, saying he is not even the best bowler in his team. IOL portrays him as a young man who remains attached to his roots in Klerksdorp, after his recent performances with the Proteas.
South Africa won the Test series against Australia 2-1 after a 176-run victory at Newlands in Cape Town, according to TimesLIVE, IOL, Daily Maverick and Scrolla.Africa. Australia were bowled out for 111 and Simon Harmer took ten wickets in the match. TimesLIVE and IOL describe it as a win in the second Test, while Daily Maverick places it in the third; the latter and Scrolla.Africa say South Africa now top the world Test rankings.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: TimesLIVE ·
South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in the third Test, winning the series 2-1 and taking the top spot in world cricket. Simon Harmer contributed to the Cape Town victory with 10 wickets, including six for 16 runs in the final innings, according to SABCnews.com.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SABC News ·
South Africa needs only three wickets to win its cricket series against Australia after an excellent start to the day by Kagiso Rabada. The bowler took three wickets in 30 minutes, while Australia still needed 288 runs, TimesLIVE reports.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: TimesLIVE ·
Brighton beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium through an 11th-minute goal by Yasin Ayari, handing City a second consecutive Premier League defeat, report Punch, TimesLIVE and Mwananchi. Mountakhab.net says Moroccan Ayyoub Bouaddi started and played 55 minutes before being replaced by Rayan Cherki. Mwananchi describes the win as revenge for Brighton’s League Cup elimination.
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Mosimane’s agent claims 1.25 million rand in South AfricaFootball agent Hamed Ghadiri is demanding 1.25 million rand from MT Sports Marketing and Management, a company run by Pitso Mosimane’s wife, Moira Tlhagale. He says he helped secure the coach’s move to Iranian club Esteghlal and is seeking banking and legal documents in proceedings before the Johannesburg High Court, according to the Sunday Times.
Lesotho selects four U20 tennis players for regional gamesThe Lesotho Tennis Association has selected four players for the African Union Sports Council U20 Regional Games in Maputo, Mozambique: Phuthi Leshoele and Lindiwe Nkanda in the women’s event, and Thabo Chimombe and Kamohelo Mathibela in the men’s. The competition will run from 4 to 13 December, and the players have begun preparations, according to the association’s public relations officer quoted by Sunday Express.The week in Africa
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