Today, five years after the apartheid era ended with the inauguration of Nelson Mandela, Botha coaches youth soccer teams in an effort to keep kids away from crime. He proudly points to new power lines that have brought electricity to the shacks of Duncan Village. Last week he egged on a crowd that packed the township’s main street to welcome the African National Congress candidate to succeed Mandela, Thabo Mbeki....
Former WWE/F, WCW, and NWA Superstar George South’s son, George South Jr., debuted in tonight’s episode of AEW Dark in a tag team match. Shanna also returned to AEW after an 8-month absence. #1. Shawn Spears vs. KTB on AEW Dark Shawn Spears got hold of KTB’s wrist in the early goings of the match. They turned down the collar and elbow tie-up, and Spears managed to get KTB down to the mat....
The crowd inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was on its feet for the entire event. It had the same fire at midnight ET as it did when the show started around 7:30 p.m. ET. The night felt like a big boxing or MMA event, fitting for the Las Vegas setting. Page did everything in his power to retain his title, and he used all of his anger to make Punk stay down....
The Winter is Coming special episode was stacked already, and AEW followed that up with another newsworthy show this week. It seems like a new era was born after what happened in the previous episode. And the latest edition of AEW Dynamite seemingly confirmed that big things are going to happen over the next few months. How did NXT fare against AEW in terms of quality this week? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below....
At 62, the WCW Icon is amongst the rarest active veterans in the business, with a career spanning five decades. The face-painted star has captivated millions over the years and carved an unmatched legacy. After almost hanging up his boots from WWE six years ago, Sting stunned everyone by signing with AEW in 2020 and is now rewriting the final chapter of his career. While speaking with Riju Dasgupta of Sportskeeda Wrestling, Gunn said Sting still has an aura about him that appeals to die-hard wrestling fans....
Darby Allin in AEW On April 12, 2019, Darby Allin signed with All Elite Wrestling just after a week after he had departed from WWN. At AEW: Fyter Fest, Allin made his in-ring debut for the promotion and wrestled Cody Rhodes to a time limit draw. At Fight for the Fallen, Allin teamed up with Jimmy Havoc and Joey Janela and lost a six-man tag team match to the trio of MJF, Shawn Spears, and Sammy Guevara....
Just moments ago, AEW Executive Vice President and American Nightmare Cody Rhodes sent out the following tweet - as everything is announced on Twitter nowadays. It’s an interesting choice of a name, considering the last regular pro wrestling show to air on the cable network was WCW Monday Nitro. According to the press release sent out, “AEW is giving fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years....
The main event of the show saw Young Bucks & Kenny Omega take on the team of Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz. Kenny Omega was taken out by Jon Moxley midway through the match as both wrestlers brawled backstage. Moxley even put Omega headfirst through a glass table during the backstage brawl. Back in the ring, the heel team of Jericho, Ortiz and Santana had the numbers advantage over Nick and Matt Jackson....
Kingston and Jericho have been in each other’s throats for many weeks. On this week’s Dynamite, they faced off in the ring and traded verbal shots at each other. Kingston made fun of Jericho for milking his theme song. The latter responded that Eddie did not have what it takes to win the big one. The latter said that at Revolution, he did not want the mimosa match Jericho or the Jericho that got thrown out of the cage by MJF....
Max told a story about facing anti-semetism and bullying in his high school days. He revealed that pro wrestling was his only escape from those hardships and professed his admiration for CM Punk. He claimed he was heartbroken when The Straight Edge Superstar walked away from wrestling in 2014. Friedman’s promo sparked a massive stir on social media, with fans and veterans alike showering love and support on the 25-year-old....
The Indian national football team is likely to play Syria in a friendly on December 30, sources in the know said. The friendly will be the last preparation game for Stephen Constantine’s boys before the AFC Asian Cup in January 2019. Just before the Syria game, India will also lock horns with Oman on December 27 in Abu Dhabi. While the Oman game was confirmed last month by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Syria fixture has not been announced officially yet....
The glaring absentees from the list were Rahul Bheke of Bengaluru FC and Michael Soosairaj of Jamshedpur FC. While Soosairaj is still recovering from an injury, the omission of Bheke, who was incidentally named the Fans’ Player of the Month for November, was a puzzling one. Also read: Rahul Bheke gets worse than a raw deal Many felt that coach Stephen Constantine has included players who do not deserve to be part of the 34-man list, while leaving out Bheke, a prospect for the Playing XI at the right-back position....
32 teams across the West and East Zones are set to battle it out for the coveted honour again. This year’s edition is the 37th edition of Asia’s premier club football tournament and the 16th under the current AFC Champions League title. However, this year, there will not be a defending champion as holders Urawa Red Diamonds finished seventh in Japan’s J1 League and failed to qualify for this year’s edition....
They began their AFC Cup Campaign with a goalless draw with Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC and were also held 2-2 by Dhaka Abahani in their second game. Sitting third in the standings, the Warriors desperately need a win to get their Asian Campaign back on track. Manang Marshyangdi, also are suffering a similar fate as they lost both their opening games and desperately need a win as well....
The finishers went missing, the midfielders tried to take shots from long range, the full-backs failed to block crosses, it was a disappointing day for almost every player that started the match. Pritam Kotal came back into the side and was one of the few players who impressed on the night as his runs forward troubled the Afghanistan defense. Zelfagar Nazary opened the scoring on the night with a sweet strike on the cusp of half time....
Click Here for minute by minute Commentary & Live Score, follow the game live here on Sportskeeda The last away trip was a famous one for Indian Football, as a Sunil Chhetri-less India managed to take away a point off Asian Champions Qatar, in a hard-fought goalless draw. Head coach Igor Stimac knows, though, that for India to keep their faint hopes of qualification for the third round alive, nothing short of six points from the next two games will suffice....
“For anyone who needs reminding of how a lot of Republicans like me were raised and how we view the world. I love you Dad and I’ve never missed your leadership more,” McCain tweeted, alongside a video taken at a 2008 campaign rally for John McCain, who was then the Republican nominee for president. During a Q&A at that event, a McCain supporter told the candidate: “We’re scared of an Obama presidency, and I’ll tell you why....
Rajkot, Oct 6 (PTI) Kuldeep Yadav says his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket was a result of going back to the drawing board in his bid to improve as a red-ball bowler after being dropped from the Indian team during the England series. Kuldeep bowled only once during the five Test series in England, going wicket-less at Lord’s before being ignored for the final two Tests. Constantly switching between formats, Kuldeep came back home and bowled long red-ball spells under the watchful eyes of his personal coach before the two-match home A series against Australia....
Overnight ratings for the league’s four Saturday-Sunday wild-card playoff matchups collectively fell 11.5 percent compared with the same period last year. That’s worse than the 9.7 percent ratings drop for the recently completed 2017 regular season. The wild-card games were marred by lousy quarterback play (Jaguars-Bills) and bad officiating (Titans-Chiefs). The results weren’t pretty, according to the overnight Nielsen ratings compiled by Austin Karp of SportsBusiness Daily. All four games suffered double-digit ratings drops....
