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Reuters
5 days ago
- Health
- Reuters
'Life moves on' Rabada looks ahead to World Test Championship final after drug ban
May 31 (Reuters) - South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada said life moves on and he will never be "Mr I-Apologise-Too-Much" after serving a one-month ban for testing positive for recreational drug use at this year's SA20 competition. The 30-year-old Rabada can resume playing for his country in June, after being named in South Africa's squad for the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's from June 11 to 15. Having already apologised for his actions in May, Rabada said he wanted to move on from the incident. "I'm just glad to be playing again. The process was handled really well ... I think, as a player, and a man, people will have their different opinions. I can live with that," Rabada told media on Saturday before leaving for London. "There are some people who would have been disappointed and to those people I'm deeply sorry ... The people closest to me are the ones I felt I let down. "But life moves on. I'll never be 'Mr-I-Apologise-Too-Much'. But I'll never condone that action." Rabada said he has been speaking with team mates, adding that he plans to do more in the coming days to mend any rifts the incident may have caused. "I think I owe it to them (to talk about what happened)," he said. "They're my team mates. We've come from so far. "I've already spoken to them and I guess we can do so in more detail when we get together for an extended amount of time." Rabada is likely to lead the fast-bowling attack in the World Test Championship final with seamers Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi and Dane Paterson also in the squad. Keshav Maharaj and Senuran Muthusamy are the two specialist spin options.
CNA
5 days ago
- Health
- CNA
'Life moves on' Rabada looks ahead to World Test Championship final after drug ban
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada said life moves on and he will never be "Mr I-Apologise-Too-Much" after serving a one-month ban for testing positive for recreational drug use at this year's SA20 competition. The 30-year-old Rabada can resume playing for his country in June, after being named in South Africa's squad for the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's from June 11 to 15. Having already apologised for his actions in May, Rabada said he wanted to move on from the incident. "I'm just glad to be playing again. The process was handled really well ... I think, as a player, and a man, people will have their different opinions. I can live with that," Rabada told media on Saturday before leaving for London. "There are some people who would have been disappointed and to those people I'm deeply sorry ... The people closest to me are the ones I felt I let down. "But life moves on. I'll never be 'Mr-I-Apologise-Too-Much'. But I'll never condone that action." Rabada said he has been speaking with team mates, adding that he plans to do more in the coming days to mend any rifts the incident may have caused. "I think I owe it to them (to talk about what happened)," he said. "They're my team mates. We've come from so far. "I've already spoken to them and I guess we can do so in more detail when we get together for an extended amount of time." Rabada is likely to lead the fast-bowling attack in the World Test Championship final with seamers Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi and Dane Paterson also in the squad.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Making a difference through mentoring
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Eighth grader Angel Moreno and his mentor, Garth Caselli, meet once a week at Patrick Henry Middle School. The two were playing kings in a corner during a recent afternoon at school. Recycling in SF just got a whole lot easier 'When we first started I was horrible at it. I had no idea what I was doing on there. And then he showed me how to play and I'm better than him at it now,' Moreno said. That competitiveness is something these two have in common. It's one of the reasons they were matched with each other by the school-based mentoring program TeamMates of South Dakota. Caselli decided to get into youth mentorship after retirement. 'I had retired from a career where I'd had a lot of opportunity to teach and train and help develop people and I just really had a passion for doing something in the community civically,' Caselli said. He's been mentoring Moreno for a few years. 'It's very fun. It's one of the things I look forward to at school because I don't look forward to school that much,' Moreno said. More people like Caselli are needed to answer the call for mentors. 'We find that we have a lot of folks who are a little nervous about mentoring and just not sure that they would be a good fit, but truly, with our program, is just showing up to be present for a child,' TeamMates of South Dakota State Director Jess Karim said. TeamMates of South Dakota serves several communities including Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Pierre. Right now, the organization has a list of kids waiting for a mentor. 'A lot of our students in the schools that we serve see their friends have mentors that come into the building and share a lunch with them and see they have just another caring adult to talk with,' Karim said. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken, who currently mentors several young men, has advocated for mentorship during his time in office. 'You have statistical information that will say that kids who have mentors in their lives are less likely to commit crimes, they're more likely to graduate, they're more likely to have jobs while in high school,' TenHaken said. The mentees aren't the only ones who may benefit from mentoring. 'I learn so much about myself when I pour into someone else,' TenHaken said. 'If it's tugging at your heartstrings give it a try because it is so simple to make a difference and we need more people that will step up and just give it a try. Everyone I know that has done it has received the same thing I've received and it's well worth the effort,' Caselli said. While Moreno has picked up some card game skills from Caselli, he's also benefited from mentorship in other ways. 'In sixth grade, I used to be a little angry bird. I'd very lash out at people. He showed me there's a bright side to everything. It's not always like you have to lash out at people over things. You can talk it through, not freak out, tell an adult about it. I'd say he's very much helped me with that,' Moreno said. Moreno will move on to high school next fall, and his mentor will be there. Click the links below for more mentoring resources: LSS Sioux 52 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Thum: Over 250 kids in Sioux Falls looking for mentors
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Hundreds of kids throughout Sioux Falls are looking for a mentor. It's a topic that city officials have brought to our attention repeatedly, including at Wednesday morning's press conference at City Hall. According to Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum, over 250 kids in Sioux Falls are looking for a mentor. Britton backing Goedert on Sunday 'We are a city of 220,000. 250 kids in our community are without a mentor. You do the math. That's not a very big percentage of people who have to raise their hand, show up and say, 'You know what, I'll be there,'' Thum said. You might not see results right away. 'Think of us as the Home Depot. We give students the tools and guidance they need to build their houses. Their homes may not take shape immediately, but when the time comes, they'll reach into their tool belts. Whether it's through a conversation, a lesson, or even a simple game of UNO, they'll use that to build their future. That's mentorship,' Laura B. Anderson Elementary School dean of students Chris Bierle said. But the impact you can make by just giving about 45 minutes of your time per week is well worth the effort. 'I think having a mentor opens them up to new worldviews. It opens them up to new relationships. The neatest thing is that they're often times to people whose paths would likely never cross, so both mentor and mentee get a great experience in learning about other people,' LSS senior director of community services Michelle Madsen said. And as a mentor, all you have to do is be present. 'They're not looking for a therapy session. They're not looking for someone to solve all their issues, all their problems. They're looking for somebody just to show up, be their friend, provide guidance, be a stable adult influence in their life, and many of us have the capabilities to do that,' Thum said. You can sign up to be a mentor in Sioux Falls for programs such as Sioux 52, Lutheran Social Services and TeamMates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
