Новости за 06.01.2019

WASHINGTON – Former England and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was arrested last month for being drunk and swearing in public and paid a $25 fine on Friday, according to multiple reports on Sunday.

Fourth-tier Newport County beat Premier League high-flyers Leicester City 2-1 to record a memorable upset win in the third round of the English FA Cup on Sunday.

Half-centuries by Colin Ackermann and Gihahn Cloete put the Warriors in a strong position after the third day of their 4-Day Domestic Series encounter against the Titans in East London on Sunday.

BLOEMFONTEIN – A maiden first-class century by Dane Piedt highlighted the penultimate day of the 4-Day Domestic Series encounter between the Knights and the Cape Cobras in Bloemfontein on Sunday.

SEVILLE – A stunning free kick goal from Antoine Griezmann earned Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against Sevilla in an entertaining game between La Liga’s second and third-placed sides on Sunday, which weakened both sides’ pursuit of leaders Barcelona.

CAPE TOWN – Every morning Faf du Plessis wakes up, someone is moaning about the state of the pitches in South Africa.

LONDON – Premier League champions Manchester City began their FA Cup campaign with a 7-0 thrashing of Rotherham on Sunday, but Fulham, battling to avoid relegation from the Premier League, were beaten 2-1 by fourth-tier Oldham.

The Kenya Revenue Authority initially sought to raise 1.69 trillion shillings in the year through June 2019, Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich said.

The Cheetahs earned a hard-fought 27-12 victory over Zebre in a PRO14 match in Parma, Italy on Sunday.

POLOKWANE – Black Leopards emerged victorious 2-1 over Baroka FC in the Limpopo derby at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday.

DURBAN – It never rains but pours for Maritzburg United as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat against Lamontville Golden Arrows at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Sunday.

SYDNEY – India’s disciplined unit of fast bowlers have been instrumental in the success of the tour of Australia but, with their maiden series triumph Down Under all but secured, it was spinner Kuldeep Yadav who grabbed the spotlight on Sunday.

The new app will help consumers get a more accurate assessment of what their skin needs.

“Are you not entertained?” General Maximus famously bellowed in the hit film Gladiator.

If we are being honest as a South African cricketing public, the answer has to be not quite. Winning is fun and all, but how cool is it to observe a thrilling –and even – contest between bat and ball, where the skills of the home team still shine through.

Judas Modala has successfully completed his Bachelor of Education Diploma with distinctions - 20 years after he lost his eyesight.

Three people have been arrested after SAPS officers came under attack from an unruly mob and some were injured in Shallcross.

CAPE TOWN – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been suspended for one Test and fined 20% of his match fees, while his players have been fined 10% of their match fees, for maintaining a slow over-rate during South Africa’s nine-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Cape Town Test, which ended on Sunday.

CAPE TOWN – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been suspended for one Test and fined 20% of his match fees, while his players have been fined 10% of their match fees, for maintaining a slow over-rate during South Africa’s nine-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Cape Town Test, which ended on Sunday.

Malaysia's King Muhammad V has resigned, the first time a monarch has stepped down from the throne before completing their five-year tenure.

Jurgen Klopp set the Liverpool bounceback in motion within 48 hours of their first Premier League defeat of the season at Manchester City.

A girl was critically injured and her dad was seriously injured when a bus collided with their car as they were turning in to the Garden Route Mall.

The combined companies will have annual sales of $720 million and more than 2,500 customers.

Over the long weekend of December 14-17, I was privileged, along with others, to be invited to attend an intriguing yet fulfilling event in King William’s Town. We had been invited to attend the inaugural First Black Consciousness Movement Reunion, which was organised by the Steve Biko Foundation, under the stewardship of his first-born son, Nkosinathi Biko.

A new study shows that alcohol is the most harmful drugs affecting society, more so than heroin and crack

THE festive season might have ended, but Durban’s coffers are in good shape after a bumper holiday in which the city raked in R2.3billion in tourism revenue.