Wesley Botton

1 day ago | citizen.co.za | Wesley Botton

Local athletes will take on a strong contingent of international visitors at the 98th edition of the Comrades Marathon, a ‘down’ run between Pietermaritzburg and Durban on Sunday. We take a look at five of the top contenders for the men’s and women’s titles. One of the country’s most consistent ultra-marathon runners, Dijana will target his third Comrades win after securing victory in 2022 and 2023.

1 day ago | flipboard.com | Wesley Botton

11 hours agoCovert strikes across Russia and beyond are reshaping a conflict that shows no signs of letting up. Ukraine’s daring drone attack against Russian air bases last weekend delivered “a serious slap in the face of the power … of the Russian Federation,” as Lt. Gen. Vasyl Malyuk, the head of SBU, …

3 days ago | citizen.co.za | Wesley Botton

As sad as it is to see Heinrich Klaasen stepping back from the international game, a little more than two years out from the World Cup on home soil, his timing might be perfect. In 60 ODI matches, Klaasen made 2 141 runs at an average of 43.69 and a strike rate of 117.05, and in 58 T20 Internationals he hit 1 000 runs at an average of 23.25 and a strike rate of 141.84. And he was in superb form in the latter stages of his international career.

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Wesley Botton

7 hours agoFive countries win seats on the UN Security CouncilUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Five countries won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday in uncontested elections and will start serving two-year terms in January on the U.N.’s most powerful but deeply divided body.

4 days ago | citizen.co.za | Wesley Botton

South Africa have had a good start to their final preparations for the World Test Championship final, according to head coach Shukri Conrad, despite the opening day of their only warm-up match being called off. Having last played a Test in January, the majority of the SA team had focused on limited overs cricket this year, giving them only a single four-day game against Zimbabwe in Arundel to fine-tune ahead of the clash against Australia in the global final.