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Oct 24 2023
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South Africa Bat Against Bangladesh As Bavuma Misses Out Again
South Africa's Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in a World Cup match in Mumbai on Tuesday as regular captain Temba Bavuma remained sidelined through illness. A Proteas spokeswoman said Bavuma had not fully recovered from the stomach problem that forced him out shortly before South Africa's crushing 229-run win over England in Mumbai on Saturday. Bavuma's
Barron'sJan 10 2024
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‘A Straight Political Hit Job’: South Africa Accusing Israel of Genocide Absurd, Rabbi Says
Israel is set to appear before the International Court of Justice this week after being accused of genocide. The South African government is bringing the case, alleging Israel has breached its obligations under the U.N. Genocide Convention in the war against Hamas. Will the move stop the war in Gaza? NTD spoke to Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the associate dean and director of the Global Social Action
NTDNov 16 2023
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Rain Looms As South Africa Bat Against Australia In World Cup Semi
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the second World Cup semi-final on Thursday with rain in the air. Bavuma said he is still not "100 percent" after the hamstring injury he suffered against Afghanistan but "it will have to be good enough". The winners of Thursday's game will take on undefeated hosts India, who knocked out New Zealand in
Barron'sNov 15 2023
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World Cup trophy safe after South Africa rugby offices burgled
Burglars have broken into South Africa Rugby Union's offices and touched the World Cup trophy they won in France but they did not steal it. The burglary took place on Monday in Cape Town's northern suburbs at the Tygerberg Office Park in Plattekloof. Videos have been shared by a local journalist on X showing men enter a room where the replica of the William Webb Ellis trophy is stored. The men
BBC NewsSep 06 2023
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Australia want ODI series success over South Africa
BLOEMFONTEIN, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Australia have set winning the five-match One Day International series in South Africa as their primary task as they use the games to hone their preparations for next month's World Cup in India, said captain Mitchell Marsh on Wednesday. Australia take on their hosts in the first match in Bloemfontein on Thursday where the wicket is expected to be flat like
ReutersMar 20 2024
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Climate Change Made an Early Heat Wave in West Africa 10 Times as Likely
A remarkably early, record-breaking heat wave hit the southern part of West Africa in mid-February. Climate change made this extreme heat 10 times as likely, according to a new analysis by an international team of scientists. It also pushed the heat index about four degrees Celsius higher than it would have been without the extra greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels.
New York Times (News)Oct 10 2023
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South Africa to appeal to CAS to keep flag flying at World Cups
CAPE TOWN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a possible flag ban at the on-going rugby and cricket World Cups, the country’s sports minister Zizi Kodwa said on Tuesday. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has set a deadline of Friday for the South African government to pass an amended Bill
ReutersOct 07 2023
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South Africa Record Can Be Beaten At This World Cup, Says Markram
South Africa's Aiden Markram confidently expects his record-breaking century, as well as his team's all-time tournament best total, to be broken before this World Cup is over. Markram smashed a 49-ball century while the South Africans piled up 428 to defeat Sri Lanka by 102 runs in their opening fixture at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. The 29-year-old Markram, who went on to make 106,
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