Новости за 17.06.2018

BLOEMFONTEIN – The euphoria that has engulfed the country and the Springboks after their series-clinching win against England in Bloemfontein is but a small step in building a formidable team ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan, according to Bok hard man Duane Vermeulen.

ROSTOV-ON-DON – Brazil’s bid for a sixth World Cup got off to a slow start as Switzerland withstood an early onslaught to snatch a 1-1 draw in Rostov-on-Don on Sunday.

BRONNITSY, Russia – Argentina legend Diego Maradona issued a scathing assessment on Sunday of his country’s World Cup draw with Iceland, warning manager Jorge Sampaoli that he would not be welcome back home unless he changes his tactics.

Liberty has said that it had refused to pay the money demanded by hackers who infiltrated the group’s IT systems and extracted data from it.

CAPE TOWN - South African insurer Liberty yesterday said that it had refused to pay the money demanded by hackers who infiltrated the group’s information technology systems and extracted data from it. 

MOSCOW – Toni Kroos and Mats Hummels slammed Germany’s failings after the holders slipped to a shock 1-0 defeat against Mexico in their opening World Cup match on Sunday.

PARIS – Teenager Jordan Joseph inspired France to a 23-14 victory over England on Sunday to claim a maiden World Rugby Under-20 Championship title.

GROS-ISLET, St Lucia – Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal denied tampering with the ball by using a sweet in his pocket on Sunday before rescuing his team in partnership with Kusal Mendis on the fourth day of the second Test against the West Indies.

The Junior Boks secured their seventh bronze medal after beating New Zealand 40-30 in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship third-place playoff on Sunday night.

There are plenty of new things to love about the track-ready sedan that Aston Martin has announced it will start making later this year.

MOSCOW – Defending champions Germany crashed to the first defeat in their opening game of a World Cup since 1982 as Hirving Lozano’s clinical finish earned Mexico a shock 1-0 victory on Sunday.

Harry Kane has vowed that this England team will do their utmost to exorcise the ghosts of past tournaments and finally make the country proud of the national team.

JOHANNESBURG – SA Rugby have announced that the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) have fulfilled all the criteria required by the mother body to complete their transition out of administration.

DAKAR – When shy youngster Sadio Mane turned up in Dakar far from his home town, nobody imagined that one day he would become a globally renowned forward for Senegal and Liverpool.

DAKAR – When shy youngster Sadio Mane turned up in Dakar far from his home town, nobody imagined that one day he would become a globally renowned forward for Senegal and Liverpool.

Cape Town - Police in Gugulethu, Cape Town are searching for Sinovuyo Nodali, 32, who may be able to help them in connection with the disappearance of her friend’s two-month-old baby girl, Western Cape police said on Sunday.

SAMARA – Aleksandar Kolarov's brilliant second-half free-kick gave Serbia a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in their opening World Cup group match in Samara on Sunday.

Mismanagement, graft and declining fortunes are decimating local finances, while many people who can leave for opportunities in big cities.

Thomas du Toit, laughs when it’s suggested he will go down as one of Springbok rugby’s heaviest forwards. He is, after all, known as “Tank” to his team-mates and coaches.

“I definitely don’t weigh 137kg,” he says with a big smile, refuting some reports a while ago he was close to hitting the 140kg mark.

After last week’s sobering news that our economy had shrunk by 2.2% in the first quarter - the biggest contraction in almost a decade - other harsh statistics followed indicating a dispiriting drop in business confidence.

These news items were a harsh reminder that South Africa’s revival, following watershed leadership changes in December, would be a long slog that would require concerted and sustained effort from all stakeholders.

ROSTOV-ON-DON – Neymar makes his World Cup bow on Sunday as five-time winners Brazil kick off their quest for redemption while defending champions Germany launch their bid for back-to-back titles. 

JOHANNESBURG – England loosehead prop Joe Marler is set to start in the dead-rubber final Test against South Africa this Saturday after first-choice Mako Vunipola returned home.

Judge Pate on his malicious prosecution: “It’s a good judgment considering the difficulties I endured over four years.

Phnom Penh Cambodia — Former Cambodian Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh was seriously injured on Sunday in a road crash that killed his wife and injured at least seven other people, officials said.

INTERNATIONAL - Microsoft is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to Amazon.com’s automated grocery shop.

The software giant, which is developing systems that track what shoppers add to their carts, has shown sample technology to retailers across the world and has held talks with Walmart about a potential collaboration.