Новости за 05.06.2016

The death of Muhammad Ali was a sharp reminder of a glittering era of heavyweight boxing that contrasts starkly with the anemic state of the sport's marquee division today.

As a serial winner Serena Williams has broken records without a backward glance throughout her career, but since September there is one milestone that has loomed ever larger in halting her progress towards the game's pantheon.

President Jacob Zuma has made an impassioned appeal to ANC members who are unhappy about the party’s municipal candidates’ lists to accept that no changes will be done.

A loss in a populous Democratic stronghold like California could lend credence to Donald Trump's claim that Hillary Clinton is a weakened candidate.

Three people died and three were injured in a three-car crash on the N2 near Grabouw in the early hours of Sunday morning, Western Cape paramedics said.

France and Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud has fuelled speculation that Jamie Vardy is on his way to the Gunners by saying he has heard the Leicester City striker is keen to move.

Former prime minister John Major on Sunday accused the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union of misleading the public into voting out.

Thirty soldiers from Niger and two from Nigeria were killed in a Boko Haram attack on the southeastern town of Bosso close to the border with Nigeria.

Two rounds of gunfire have hit a bus carrying Czech tourists through southeastern France, injuring six passengers.

The City of eThekwini is failing to adequately and timeously deal with the dumping of medical waste on KZN beaches, the opposition party says.

George Foreman no longer wonders why a devastating defeat at the hands of Muhammad Ali in the fabled Rumble in the Jungle of 1974 proved the catalyst for an enduring friendship.

Wayne Rooney has to go back 10 years, to his second tournament, the World Cup in 2006, for the last time England won their opening match of a major tournament.

Duane Vermeulen is expected to report for duty for the Springboks in Cape Town on Monday morning, but his delayed arrival could see him playing off the bench in next Saturday’s first Test against Ireland at Newlands.

She obliterated the field once more in Rome this week, and now Caster Semenya is setting her sights on Olympic gold.

A day after former bouncer boss Andre Naudé offered a R50 000 reward for information about his alleged shooter, Weekend Argus received a series of bizarre messages.

Shocking details of how a Thai woman was imprisoned in a house in Pinelands, then forced to have sex with strangers, have emerged after she was rescued during a police raid.

Lungani Zama says Muhammad Ali’s greatest gift was to enrich the lives of even the most destitute with a single gesture.

The Sharks could top their Pool should they beat the Lions in what is shaping up to be one of the crunch matches of this year’s competition, at Ellis Park on July 2, when the competition resumes.

Andy Murray played the clay-court match of his life to reach the French Open final but the 29-year-old Scot may have to produce an even greater performance if he is to end Britain's 80-year wait for a male singles champion at Roland Garros.

A murdered leading gangster formed a crucial part of an investigation into one of the Western Cape’s most ruthless gangs.

In 2015, there were record investments in renewable energy, and record capacity was added, but fossil fuel still rules, writes Leonid Bershidsky.

How sad that this fantastic result is hollow, qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon next year already out of reach for Bafana Bafana - even via one of those best second-placed spots.

The Proteas slumped to just 188 all out in 46.5 overs against the West Indies in the Tri-series opener in Guyana.

Boxer Amir Khan has denied betraying his British upbringing after being criticised for saying he would represent Pakistan at the Rio Games.

The women’s 500m sprint canoeing final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be over inside two minutes. In fact, even within that two minutes, the difference between medals and honourable mentions will be a matter of milliseconds.