8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (306+ words) The first knockout game of the 2026 World Cup has arrived, as co-hosts Canada take on South Africa. Canada emerged from Group B in second place, thrashing Qatar 6-0 in between a draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina and a loss to Switzerland....

9+ hour, 46+ min ago  (938+ words) Among a lot of the most celebrated World Cup 2026 squads, coaches have already sought to ensure the intensity of training has gone up. There's a new edge that only knockout football, and especially World Cup knockout football, can bring. The…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (444+ words) The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is lauding as "fantastic" a new grant being made available to Olympians. The grant is being introduced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the wake of criticism about a lack of funding of athletes....

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (856+ words) HUNTER and Central Coast farmers are moving quickly to guard against and prepare for what experts say is the inevitable spread of avian influenza to poultry, dairy and cattle, as well as native birds and wildlife. Many will gather at…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (285+ words) History for South Africa and the most remarkable turnaround for Bafana Bafana to lock up a place in the knockout phase at a World Cup 2026 for the first time. From the humiliation at the hands of hosts Mexico, including two…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (540+ words) South Africa kept their World Cup campaign alive on Thursday as Teboho Mokoena's late penalty secured a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic in Atlanta, denying the Czechs a crucial victory after Michal Sadilek's sixth-minute opener. South Africa kept their hopes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (534+ words) Long before cities, agriculture or even written language, one discovery changed the course of human history. Now, researchers say that moment may have happened much earlier than scientists once believed. A new study has identified burnt animal bones in South…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (473+ words) Monday was a day of draws at the World Cup, with all four fixtures ending with a point apiece. Cabo Verde's 00 draw with Spain was a truly memorable moment and we saw spirited showings from the quartet of Saudi Arabia,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (857+ words) Almost a decade after an Islamist insurgency erupted in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province, few reports on the conflict are emerging from the region. This third instalment of Mozambique Exposed " an investigation coordinated by Forbidden Stories, to which RFI contributed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (348+ words) Mexico's World Cup-opening victory over South Africa saw goals from Juli'n Qui'ones and Ra'l Jim'nez, but it was an unexpected feathered friend who truly stole the show. Merlin, a two-year-old duck, swiftly became an internet sensation and the tournament's inaugural…...