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South Africa World Cup midfielder Adams dies at 25
Johannesburg: South African midfielder Jayden Adams, who represented his country at the ongoing World Cup, died Saturday at the age of 25, Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said.
"It is with profound shock and a heavy heart that I have learnt of the passing of Jayden Adams," McKenzie said in a statement. tbzikra.com
The minister did not disclose a cause of death.
"South African football has lost one of its brightest young talents," he said.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also paid tribute, saying on X: "Football has lost one of its own."
Police said they had opened an investigation after the body of a 25-year-old man was found at a house in Schotschekloof, a suburb in central Cape Town, on Saturday morning.
"Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation," Western Cape police spokesperson FC van Wyk told AFP.
Adams played in all three of South Africa's group-stage matches at the World Cup, as Bafana Bafana reached the Round of 32 for the first time, but did not feature in the knockout defeat by Canada.
He was also part of the South Africa squad that finished third at the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
Born in Cape Town, Adams came through the Stellenbosch FC academy and became the club's first youth graduate to sign a professional contract in August 2020.
He went on to make 139 appearances for the Cape Winelands side and helped them win the Carling Knockout in 2023 before joining Mamelodi Sundowns in January 2025.
At Sundowns, the midfielder added a Premiership title and a CAF Champions League crown to his list of honours.
His death comes less than a month after the passing of his grandmother, on the eve of South Africa's Group A match against Czechia at Atlanta Stadium.
"Jayden started in the match against Czechia and gave his all while carrying the burden of losing his grandmother," the South African Football Association said at the time.
Badminton underdogs enjoy 'amazing' 16 minutes of fame in Japan
Tokyo: Two badminton veterans enjoyed 16 minutes of fame at the Japan Open on Wednesday when they appeared in the main draw of a high-level tournament after a lifetime of trying.
Fifty-year-old Kar Lung Chun and his 40-year-old partner Karen Yun Qiao Feng were drafted in to compete in the mixed doubles in Tokyo after a slew of withdrawals.
The pair, who represent England, had never competed together and have spent their careers slogging it out in badminton's lower-level tournaments.
Chun has won only five matches in his international career, while Feng's sole victory came in a walkover.
They were no match for their opponents at the Japan Open, losing 21-2, 21-6 to Denmark's European champions Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje in just over a quarter of an hour.
Chun said it was "an amazing experience" to play in a Super 750 tournament -- the second-highest level on badminton's world tour.
"We couldn't sleep well when we learned we could make the main draw," said the bespectacled Chun, who was born in Hong Kong and lives in Liverpool.
"This is such a big tournament. We feel so happy."
Both Chun and Feng devote themselves full-time to badminton and do not have other jobs.
But their lives are very different from the sport's top stars such as South Korea's women's number one An Se-young.
Feng said she and Chun did not expect to win any games in Tokyo and that she entered the competition "to challenge myself".
"It was a dream to try this kind of level," she said.
Chun said he plans which tournaments to enter each year when the calendar comes out at the start of a season.
Even though success has proven difficult to come by, he says staying motivated is not a problem.
"You have to always talk to yourself - 'you can make it, you can make it'," he said.
"If you don't give up, anything can happen. Now we've proved that."
Al Ahly Terminate Trezeguet Contract Ahead of Anticipated Move
Al Ahly have officially ended their contract with Mahmoud Trezeguet by mutual agreement, clearing the winger to complete a move to Al Riyadh.
Al Ahly have terminated Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet’s contract by mutual agreement, clearing the Egypt international to complete his expected move to Saudi Pro League club Al Riyadh.
The Cairo giants said the decision followed “amicable discussions and a financial settlement reflecting the exceptional relationship between the player and the club,” without disclosing the terms of the settlement.
Similarly, the 31-year-old later thanked the club’s board and officials for their support and expressed his appreciation to Al Ahly’s supporters.
Al Riyadh have been negotiating with the winger and Al Ahly during the summer transfer window. Earlier reports said the Saudi club wanted to sign him on a two-year contract.
Trezeguet returned to Al Ahly in 2025 after playing in Europe and the Gulf. He had previously come through the club’s academy before leaving Egypt in 2015.
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Ton-up Buttler takes new No 1 England to T20 series sweep of India
Southampton, United Kingdom: Jos Buttler's first international century in three years powered England to an emphatic 56-run victory over India at Southampton on Saturday as they took over at the top of the T20 world rankings after completing a 4-0 series clean sweep.
Buttler had gone 18 matches in the format without reaching 40 but the 35-year-old, one of England's most outstanding white-ball batsmen of all time, was in superb form as he struck eight sixes in a blistering innings of 131.
Buttler's second T20 international hundred occurred during a remarkable England record partnership in the format of of 233 with captain Harry Brook, who made 95 not out as the hosts made 257-3 -- their second-highest total at this level.
India's hopes of avoiding a whitewash, in a match where the start was delayed after the tourists got stuck in traffic, were all but over at the break between innings.
Ishan Kishan made 56 but India ended on 201-8 after left-arm swing bowler Sam Curran took 3-36 as England completed another commanding win over the T20 world champions.
The teams will now contest a three-match one-day international series starting in Birmingham on Tuesday in what could be a last campaign in England for India batting great Virat Kohli, who has already retired from Test and T20 international cricket.