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Asharq Al-Awsat
3 days ago
- Health
- Asharq Al-Awsat
'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-Apologize-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 apologized 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, Reuters reported. "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-Apologize-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.
The Sun
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Taiwo Awoniyi breaks silence after horror injury as he posts health update after waking up from induced coma
TAIWO AWONIYI has posted on social media for the first time since coming out of his induced coma. The Nottingham Forest striker, 27, was forced to undergo an operation after suffering a worrying abdominal injury against Leicester last weekend. 2 After colliding with the post, Awoniyi was astonishingly allowed to continue before finally being taken off. The Nigerian went under the knife on Monday and was subsequently placed into an induced coma in order to regulate his heart rate and movement. Following successful surgery, Awoniyi is now out of his coma and recovering. Ahead of Forest's clash with West Ham today, the popular striker posted on social media. He wrote: "This season has been one of the most difficult of my career but through it all, I have felt the love. "With the grace of God, I am grateful to still be here, to still be fighting, to still be smiling, and to be in good spirits. "To my team-mates, coaches, staff and the entire Forest family, thank you for your well wishes, seeing you all on your visit to the hospital lifted my spirits more than words can say. "Wishing the boys the very best in these last two games, keep believing and keep pushing. I'm with you all the way and I can't wait to be back out there with the boys doing what I love. "To my family, friends and football fans, thank you for the support, and to everyone back home in Nigeria who has checked in on me, prayed for me and left kind words, thank you. I see them. I feel them. And I carry them with me every day as I recover. Come on you Reds." Awoniyi's Instagram post received plenty of supportive comments. Among them, Ademola Lookman wrote: "Speedy recovery bro." While Wilfred Ndidi, Neco Williams and Callum Hudson-Odoi all left heart emojis. Morgan Gibbs-White gave Forest a first-half lead at West Ham this afternoon. After doing so, the England midfielder rose an Awoniyi Forest shirt in solidarity with his injured team-mate. 2
