Hurricanes 62Sunwolves 15 Heading into the Hurricanes’ clash against the Sunwolves in Napier, Kobus van Wyk was not a household name to local fans.In the space of 80 minutes, the South African winger made sure he changed that.In…
Month: February 2020
Cricket: Kyle Jamieson takes five-wicket bag against India as Black Caps impress on day one of second test
After his superb test debut last week, Kyle Jamieson warned that he was still “a long way off” from where he wanted to be.Spare a thought for the world’s batsmen then, because few New Zealand bowlers have started their test careers…
Super Rugby: Blues shine to eclipse Stormers in Cape Town
Blues 33Stormers 14 Time away from home has proved the perfect tonic for the Blues. Few, if anyone, predicted they would pull off an unbeaten two-match tour of South Africa. Having achieved exactly that feat, their season now has…
Rafael Nadal breezes into Mexican Open semifinals
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal remained on course for his third Mexican Open title by breezing past South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo 6-2, 6-1 in their …
Ethiopia marathon runner Yonas Kinde aims for spot on Refugee Olympic Team
A runner who fled Ethiopia nearly a decade ago is preparing for Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon with hopes of returning to Japan as a member of …
Miho Miyahara punches ticket to 2020 Olympics
Miho Miyahara earned a spot on the Japan national karate team on the opening day of the Karate 1-Premier League Salzburg, one of the last …
Yumi Kajihara pedals to world title
Japan was awarded a 2020 Olympic quota spot in the women’s omnium when Yumi Kajihara claimed gold at the World Track Cycling Championships in Germany …