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Can Africa's footballers make an impact in MLS the way they have in the NWSL?
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (1262+ words) Watch the Game Highlights from LAFC vs. Inter Miami CF, 02/21/2026 (1:03) As the 2026 Major League Soccer season gets into action, ESPN looks at the new campaign to see what we can expect from the African players in MLS this year. The…...
Early-season Cape Town Test headlines SA's 2026-27 home season
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (560+ words) South Africa will host Australia, Bangladesh and England in a busy 2026-27 home season, with three Test series and multiple ODI assignments forming a crucial stretch in both the World Test Championship (WTC) and the build-up to the 2027 ODI World Cup....
Blessing and Brian - different paths, same destination, for Zimbabwe
20+ hour, 25+ min ago (905+ words) Carlos Brathwaite and Saba Karim on their impressive performances (2:24) It may seem like all Blessing Muzarabani, Zimbabwe's more-than-two-metre-tall fast bowler, needs is boots to get going, but when his career started, that was actually all he had. That, and the…...
South Africa lean on Quinton de Kock ahead of India challenge
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (193+ words) Sanjay Bangar and Varun Aaron join Yash Jha to preview Group 1 of the Super Eight (10:15) Some things in cricket seem to depend on physical skill or complicated calculations, others appear more instinctive, as though the person doing them was born…...
World Cup 26 - Super Eight Group 2 - PAK, SL, ENG, NZ: Who will make it? - ESPN Video
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (108+ words) Farveez Maharoof, Monty Desai and Gaurav Sundararaman preview Group 2 of this World Cup's Super Eight stage Clippers win as Murray misses late free throw MiLaysia Fulwiley gets career-high 26 points in LSU win LSU's Grace Knox is assessed a common foul…...
ESPN Africa launches digital series 'Jesse in Japan', starring Springboks star Jesse Kriel
4+ day, 4+ min ago (536+ words) ESPN Africa has launched the premiere episode of Jesse in Japan as part of an all-new original short form digital content series helmed by Springbok and Yokohama Canon Eagles star Jesse Kriel. Offering fans a relaxed and revealing look at…...
The past, present and future powering Zimbabwe's magical World Cup
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (736+ words) Farveez Maharoof, Gaurav Sundararaman and Monty Desai on Zimbabwe's win over Sri Lanka (4:40) "The feeling in the changing room, the feeling of all the players and staff, is that of elation and joy." Those were the words of Zimbabwe's Assistant…...
South Africa make four changes and ask UAE to bat
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (232+ words) Toss South Africa chose to field vs UAE South Africa have won the toss and chosen to bowl first against UAE in their T20 World Cup 2026 match on what captain Aiden Markram called a tacky pitch in Delhi. UAE captain Muhammad…...
Boomers team selected for World Cup qualifiers
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (365+ words) Stephen A. Smith goes in on the new wave of NBA stars for not stepping up to become the next face of the league. (2:27) An Australian Boomers team has been named for the next wave of FIBA World Cup qualifiers, where…...
Transformation, turmoil, triumph: a nation dances as Zimbabwe defy the odds
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (293+ words) They were dancing in the stands in Pallekele and you can be sure they were dancing in the bars and maybe even the streets in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare and Masvingo. There is no other way to celebrate Zimbabwe's progression to…...