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Who is Jayden Adams’ partner? Meet Aqueelah Adendorf who shared final photo with South Africa star

Who is Jayden Adams’ partner? Meet Aqueelah Adendorf who shared final photo with South Africa star

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South African footballer Jayden Adams’ partner Aqueelah Adendorf was among the last people to share a glimpse of the Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder before his sudden death at the age of 25. Adams’ death was confirmed after he had recently featured for South Africa at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (Instagram/ Aqueelah Adendorf) Adams, who recently represented South Africa at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, had shared a picture with Aqueelah online less than a day before news of his death emerged. His partner also posted a photo of the couple together on Friday, shortly before the announcement of his passing. The couple had largely kept their relationship away from the spotlight, with Adendorf occasionally sharing personal moments and showing support for Adams’ football journey. Who is Jayden Adams’ partner Aqueelah Adendorf? Aqueelah Adendorf was the longtime partner of Jayden Adams. While details about her personal life and career remain private, she was known to be a supportive presence throughout the midfielder’s rise in South African football. Adams, a nine-time South African international, also kept much …

Thierry Henry praises Cape Verde’s belief after World Cup heroics

Thierry Henry praises Cape Verde’s belief after World Cup heroics

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3 min readJul 4, 2026 01:45 PM IST The aftermath of Argentina’s 3-2 victory over Cape Verde in the World Cup Round of 32 game was all applause for the African nation, following an incredible showing against the defending world champions and for pushing them to the limit. French Legend Thierry Henry was full of praise for the World Cup debutants, considering how this small nation exceeded every expectation at their first World Cup. It required a goal and an assist from Lionel Messi, to take the Argentinians forward in the tournament and prevent one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. “You know what’s actually impressive? It is not so much on how they played and everything, which is impressive, but the number of people who live there,” said Henry on Fox Sports‘ post match show. The Arsenal icon heaped a lot of praise towards the Cape Verde’s players and manager, being impressed by their passion, grit and ever present ‘never give up’ mentality. Reflecting on the Cape Verdeans’ performance against the South …

Departing coach’s advice for South Africa

Departing coach’s advice for South Africa

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3 min readJun 29, 2026 03:29 PM IST History is written by winners and it will record that South Africa bowed out of the FIFA World Cup in the Round of 32 after a last-gasp goal from Canada. But for a team derided as probably the worst in the tournament after a game and a half, making it to the knockout rounds for the first time in its history was a creditable achievement in itself. Beating a pedigreed side like South Africa to advance was a result of the team punching well above its weight and making optimum use of its limited resources, but it couldn’t prevent the heartbreak in injury time. After the 0-2 defeat to Mexico – in which they had two players sent off – and the concession of the early goal against Czechia, one would have feared for them, but not only did they prevent any more Czech goals, but also fashioned a late equalizer to stay alive in the competition. ALSO READ | All-action hero Eustaquio nets injury time winner …

How can India qualify for T20 World Cup semi-final after South Africa beat Bangladesh?

How can India qualify for T20 World Cup semi-final after South Africa beat Bangladesh?

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2 min readUpdated: Jun 28, 2026 06:22 PM IST South Africa defeated Bangladesh by four wickets in the first match of the T20 World Cup double-header at Lord’s on Sunday, leaving India needing to beat Australia in the second game of the day to reach the semifinals. Both teams entered the final round of Group A fixtures on six points from four matches, but India held the advantage with a net run rate of +2.268, compared to South Africa’s +0.734. The Proteas chased down Bangladesh’s target of 118 with four balls to spare and moved to eight points and will now await the outcome of the India-Australia clash. They end their group stage with eight points in five matches, with a net run rate of +0.633. FOLLOW LIVE: INDIA VS AUSTRALIA WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2026  A win for India will send them through to the semifinals alongside Australia. A defeat, however, will see South Africa join Australia as the two qualifiers from Group A. Australia have lost just three of their last 27 matches …

Two debutants, born in South Africa and India, bring down world champions India

Two debutants, born in South Africa and India, bring down world champions India

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Two debutants born in India and South Africa performed the headline acts for Ireland with the ball as they humbled the world champions to a 34-run defeat in Belfast on Friday. After captain Lorcan Tucker and Gareth Delany brought Ireland back into the game scoring 50 and 49 respectively, it was debutant pair of Matt Hollard born in South Africa and Jai Moondra, born in Rajasthan’s Tonk, who shared five wickets between them to set up a famous win. Before they were united in the Ireland shirt, they have been playing together for Balbriggan Cricket Club’s first-tier team Leinster. Despite being amongst the oldest clubs in Dublin, Friday was the first time two players from the club happened to represent Ireland. The wait was purely worth it. The 27-year-old Hollard, who took the wickets of Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Washington Sundar, walked away with the Man of the Match performance. Born and raised in Boksburg, a city known for its gold, it is where the Cornish miners first set foot in South Africa. Though …

How can India qualify for T20 World Cup semi-final after South Africa beat Bangladesh?

How can India qualify for T20 World Cup semi-final after South Africa beat Netherlands?

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Written by: Express News Service 3 min readUpdated: Jun 26, 2026 11:24 AM IST India head into the final round of Group A fixtures at the Women’s T20 World Cup with their semifinal fate firmly in their own hands. Harmanpreet Kaur’s side climbed to second in the standings after defeating Bangladesh on Thursday, leaving them one win away from sealing a place in the last four and ended the day on second place despite South Africa’s 88-run win over the Netherlands in Bristol. Australia have almost secured a semifinal berth after winning all four of their matches, leaving India and South Africa to battle for the remaining qualification spot from Group A. South Africa enter the final league stage clash with six points and a net run rate of +0.734 while India have the same number of points, but a far superior net run rate of +2.268. ALSO READ | India beat Bangladesh but concerns remain ahead of must-win game vs Australia Bangladesh, although still mathematically in contention, would require a remarkable sequence of results …

Thapelo Maseko: truck driver’s son who drove South Africa to the knockouts | Football News

Thapelo Maseko: truck driver’s son who drove South Africa to the knockouts | Football News

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4 min readChandigarhUpdated: Jun 25, 2026 09:41 PM IST From being ridiculed in some quarters as arguably the worst team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a game and a half, South Africa upset the odds by sealing their passage to the knockout rounds, a feat they hadn’t achieved in their previous three appearances, even when they hosted the tournament in 2010. And they did it without enduring the agony and suspense of the virtual contest among the third-place finishers in the 12 groups, advancing by right as the second-place finishers in Group A behind co-hosts Mexico. The hero in the 1-0 win over South Korea was Thapelo Maseko, the 22-year-old son of a truck driver. He grew up in Eatonside in Sebokeng in South Africa and the father still recalls the daunting journey to World Cup glory. “As the breadwinner, I sacrificed a lot for his career. I was actually the only person who was working. You had to get soccer boots and when they go to games, you had to organise their …

Joy on the streets in South Africa as Bafana Bafana make World Cup history | Football News

Joy on the streets in South Africa as Bafana Bafana make World Cup history | Football News

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3 min readJun 25, 2026 12:06 PM IST In the seconds after the final whistle blew in Monterrey, Mexico, people took to the streets thousands of kilometres away under dark skies in South Africa as their football team progressed past the group stage of a FIFA World Cup for the first time. The victory was made even sweeter by the fact that they had defeated the heavily favoured South Korea, who are placed 26 spots above Bafana Bafana in the world rankings. Thapelo Maseko scored in the 63rd minute to put South Africa ahead. After that, it was mostly South Korea with the ball but they struggled to create any clear cut chances and challenge South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. There was a late header from Park Jin-Seob that Williams saved and when the final whistle blew, the South Africans streamed onto the pitch from the bench while those who were playing sank to their knees. Social media was flooded with videos of people dancing on the streets back home in South Africa in the …

Warm air from Africa compressed in a dome: The ‘Omega block’ that’s causing Europe heatwave

Warm air from Africa compressed in a dome: The ‘Omega block’ that’s causing Europe heatwave

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Western Europe is in the grip of an early-summer heatwave that has shut schools, triggered red alerts across four countries and killed dozens of people. People cool off in the Trocadero fountain in front of the Eiffel Tower as temperatures rise in Paris during a heatwave affecting a large part of France. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor (REUTERS) France has linked more than 40 deaths to the heatwave, most of them drownings, as people sought relief in rivers, lakes and the sea. Temperatures have crossed 40°C in France and Spain, while Britain has issued a rare red heat warning — only the second in its history — for parts of central and southern England. Meteorologists trace the cause to a weather pattern called an ‘omega block’. Unpicking how it works explains why this heatwave is intense and why different parts of Europe are experiencing it so differently. The block The Omega block pattern takes its name from its resemblance to the Greek letter Ω: a bulge of warm, high-pressure air held between two pockets of cooler, low-pressure air, …

South Africa hands India their first loss

South Africa hands India their first loss

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India fell to their first defeat of the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, losing to South Africa by six wickets in Manchester on Sunday. Having opted to bat first in skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s 200th T20I, most of the Indian batters struggled to get going as they posted 158/7 in 20 overs. Opener Shafali Verma with a 15-ball 31 was the only batter who looked comfortable in the middle, while the rest struggled to put the South African bowlers away. Veteran pacers Marizanne Kapp (2-27) and Shabnim Ismail (2-28) starred for South Africa, scalping two wickets apiece. While Kapp’s victim included Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh, Ismail sent back Verma and Harmanpreet Kaur. With a partly total to defend, left-arm spinner Sree Charani waged a lone war for India, scalping three wickets for 24 runs including a double wicket maiden in her quota of four overs. India dropped Kapp twice in the innings as she went on to play a match-winning unbeaten 45-ball 81 to help South Africa to a comfortable victory with five deliveries …