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By Mandeep Sanghera. Liverpool have asked PGMOL for audio of discussions between the match officials in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Tottenham. The video assistant referee (VAR) did not overturn an incorrect decision to disallow a Luis Diaz goal for offside. PGMOL, the governing body for referees, said the decision to…
Staff Reporter. Cape Town Spurs have announced the latest addition to their technical team as they look to revive the struggling side post Shaun Bartlett's departure. Spurs suffered their seventh straight defeat on Saturday, losing 3-1 to rivals Cape Town City in the iKapa derby. The club announced Sean Connor…
By Michael Vlismas. Antoine Rozner has confirmed that he will defend his AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open title when this Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned tournament is played at the spectacular new La Réserve Golf Links from 14-17 December. The Frenchman said he was looking forward to returning to…
By Brenden Nel. The Springboks have confirmed that midfielder Lukhanyo Am has replaced Makazole Mapimpi in their squad for the rest of the Rugby World Cup. Mapimpi was ruled out of the tournament on Monday when it was confirmed he had a fractured eye socket and would need to return…
Staff Reporter. World No 3 Daniil Medvedev booked his place in the China Open men's semifinals with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 victory over France's Ugo Humbert in Beijing on Monday. An error-strewn first set saw a combined five breaks of serve but Medvedev edged ahead in the ninth game and…
Staff Reporter. Rassie Erasmus' gamble on drafting in experienced World Cup winner Handre Pollard as a replacement for injured hooker Malcolm Marx looks set to reap dividends as the fly-half gave a controlled display in South Africa's victory over Tonga. Pollard, who kicked 22 points to guide the Springboks to…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Premier Soccer League side Cape Town Spurs have announced the departure of Shaun Bartlett as head coach with immediate effect. The 50-year-old former Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach engineered Spurs' Premier Soccer League promotion at the end of the 2022/23. Spurs suffered a seventh straight defeat since the…
Staff Reporter. Simeon Biles made history on her return to the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, becoming the first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike vault. The move - now renamed the Biles II - helped the 26-year-old American into first place in all-around qualifying. Biles was competing internationally…
By Alastair Telfer. South Africa are on the brink of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after a bonus-point victory over Tonga in their final Pool B game in Marseille. The Springboks scored three first-half tries through Cobus Reinach, Canan Moodie and Deon Fourie against a much-improved Tonga. The vital fourth…
Staff Reporter. Veronika Kudermetova won her second WTA Tour title by beating Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-1 in the Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo. American Pegula fought back from 3-0 down to level the first set at 5-5, but served two double faults in a row at 6-5 down as…
Staff Reporter. Australia kept their slim hopes of reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals alive with a physical win over Portugal in their final pool match. The Wallabies beat an impressive Portugal 34-14 to go second in Pool C. But third-placed Fiji need just one point from their own match…
By Emma Sanders. Manchester United came from behind to beat an Aston Villa side who lost Kirsty Hanson to a red card in an enthralling match to start to the Women's Super League season. Scotland winger Hanson was shown a straight red card for a high tackle on midfielder Hayley…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Sekhukhune United booked their spot in the CAF Confederation Cup group stages for the first time with a 4-2 aggregate win over Saint Eloi Lupopo in the second preliminary round. After winning the first-leg clash 3-1 at home two weeks ago, Sekhukhune drew 1-1 with Lupopo at…
Staff Reporter. TS Galaxy surrendered an early lead to allow Richards Bay to claw their way into a match and force a 1-1 draw at Mbombela Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Rockets claimed an early lead via Sphiwe Mahlangu, but were quickly pegged back by the Natal Rich Boyz’s Langelihle…
By Ross Roche. New Zealand women opening batter Amelia Kerr scored a superb unbeaten century to lead her team to a six wicket win in the third and final ODI against the Proteas women at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead in Durban on Sunday afternoon. Kerr struck a boundary over the offside field…
By Michael Emons. Ten-man Nottingham Forest fought back from a goal down to draw with Brentford as Nicolas Dominguez's first goal earned the hosts a point. After a tame first half, the game sparked into life early in the second when Moussa Niakhate was sent off having stood on the…
By Ali Stafford in Rome. Tommy Fleetwood secured the winning point for Team Europe as they overcame a final-round charge from Team USA to claim a dramatic 16.5-11.5 victory in Rome. Luke Donald's side dominated an unbeaten opening day and pulled further ahead during the Saturday foursomes, only for Team…
Staff Reporter. Carlos Alcaraz breezed into the China Open men's quarterfinals with a routine 6-2, 6-2 victory over Italy's Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday. The world No 2 overpowered Musetti and seized the first set when he forced his opponent to whack a baseline backhand into the net. The Spaniard then…
Staff Reporter. Darren England has been replaced as the fourth official for Sunday's Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Brentford after his error as the video assistant referee during Liverpool's defeat at Tottenham. England failed to overturn an incorrect decision on the pitch to disallow a Luis Diaz goal…
Staff Reporter. Cape Town Spurs coach Shaun Bartlett says he is determined to push on despite the threat of a sacking swirling overhead after his side lost a record-breaking seventh game in a row on Saturday. Spurs were beaten 3-1 by Cape Town City in their derby match at the…
Staff Reporter. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez defended his undisputed super-middleweight title by beating Jermell Charlo on points. Canelo, 33, secured a unanimous 119-108, 118-109 and 118-109 win over the American to retain his WBO, WBC, WBA and IBF belts at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Mexican knocked Charlo down…
By Daniel Gallan. South African batter David Miller believes his team can finally succeed and create history at the World Cup in India. A 3-2 series triumph over Australia that saw the side win the final three games on the bounce has injected a feel-good energy into South African cricket.…
Staff Reporter. Mamelodi Sundowns have clinched their spot in the 2023/24 CAF Champions League group stages with an impressive 2-0 victory over Bumamuru. Mothobi Mvala thrust the Brazilians ahead 11 minutes into the match before Teboho Mokoena doubled their advantage on 49 minutes. The home win saw Sundowns sealing a…
By Tom English. Rampant Scotland ran in 12 tries to thrash Romania 84-0 and set up a potential Pool B shootout with Ireland at the Rugby World Cup. Darcy Graham scored a hat-trick of first-half tries, with Hamish Watson, Ali Price and Matt Fagerson also crossing before the break. Chris…
Staff Reporter. Real Madrid outclassed Girona 3-0 on Saturday to return to the top of the LaLiga standings, thanks to goals from Joselu, Aurelien Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham. Real moved on to 21 points from eight games, one ahead of Barcelona, who beat Sevilla 1-0 at home on Friday. Girona…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Cape Town Spurs Football Club have appointed Sean Connor as the club's technical director with immediate effect. Connor is a UEFA pro license coach with extensive experience in various roles in the industry. This is not Connor's first time in South Africa and he had an undistinguished…
By Joe Nelson. Harry Kane's eighth Bundesliga goal inspired Bayern Munich to come from behind and earn a 2-2 draw at RB Leipzig. Kane has now scored nine goals in all competitions for the Bundesliga champions since his summer move from Tottenham Hotspur. Despite being defeated 3-0 by Leipzig in…
By Mantej Mann. Fiji came from behind to claim a narrow victory in an error-strewn Pool C game with Georgia to all but seal their place in the World Cup quarter-finals. Vinaya Habosi dived over to seal the win after Waisea Nayacalevu scored the game's opening try in the second…
By Phil McNulty. Joel Matip's own goal deep into stoppage time gave Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 victory over nine-man Liverpool in an eventful and contentious Premier League encounter. The Reds were compromised by two controversial red cards, the first given to Curtis Jones for a foul on Yves Bissouma after just…
By Peter Scrivener. Rory McIlroy was involved in angry exchanges at the end of a scintillating Saturday at the Ryder Cup that saw Europe move within four points of regaining the trophy. The Northern Irishman confronted Patrick Cantlay's caddie on the 18th green and was later ushered away from an…
By Matthew Howarth. Ollie Watkins scored his second hat-trick of the season as Aston Villa delivered a ruthless display to thrash high-flying Brighton 6-1 at Villa Park. Watkins gave Unai Emery's side an early lead, finishing coolly into the left corner after Matty Cash had picked out the forward with…
By Joe Rindl. Argentina secured a comfortable a win over Chile to boost their Rugby World Cup quarter-final hopes and set up a winner-takes-all tie with Japan. An eight-try 59-5 victory in Nantes means the Pumas return to second in Pool D, level on points with the Cherry Blossoms, who…
Staff Reporter. Duane Vermeulen was an interested onlooker in South Africa's defeat by Ireland in an epic World Cup Pool B match, sat next to Rassie Erasmus in the coaches' box for the nail-biting loss. As director of rugby, Erasmus, along with head coach Jacques Nienaber, actively encourage Springbok players…
Staff Reporter. Ons Jabeur won the fifth WTA title of her career with an emphatic victory over surprise-package Diana Shnaider in the final of the Ningbo Open in China on Saturday. The seventh-ranked Tunisian demolished the unseeded Shnaider 6-2, 6-1 for her first hardcourt title. Top seed Jabeur took a…
Staff Reporter. Chelsea have agreed a £40m-plus deal with United States-based sports technology firm Infinite Athlete to become the new front-of-shirt sponsor. They had started the Premier League season without such a sponsor after their previous agreement with communications company Three expired. The deal, for the 2023-24 season, covers both…
Staff Reporter. @AP. France captain Antoine Dupont has been cleared to return to action after an operation on a fractured cheekbone. Dupont suffered the injury during a 96-0 win over Namibia at the Rugby World Cup on 21 September. France face Italy next on 6 October and, if they secure…
By Peter Scrivener. Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg stormed to a record Ryder Cup victory that left world number one Scottie Scheffler in tears as Europe surged further ahead. Europe won three of the four morning foursomes in Rome to stretch their lead over the United States to 9½-2½. Hovland,…
Staff Reporter. World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz eased into the second round of the China Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Friday. The two men struggled to hold serve early on but Alcaraz notched the crucial break and secured the first set with a…
Staff Reporter. South Africa will have a familiar leader back at the helm when they take to the pitch in Marseille against Tonga on Sunday, Handre Pollard making his World Cup return as Springbok playmaker after a 13-month absence. After their 13-8 loss to Ireland, the Boks stand second in…
By Steve Sutcliffe. Illness has "spread" through the United States Ryder Cup team and contributed to their 6½-1½ deficit to Europe on day one, says captain Zach Johnson. Europe claimed a clean sweep of Friday morning's foursomes session for the first time ever to lead 4-0. And the fourballs concluded…
Staff Reporter. Borussia Dortmund battled past hosts Hoffenheim 3-1 on Friday with veteran Marco Reus on target for a third straight Bundesliga game as they provisionally climbed to the top of the standings. Dortmund's third consecutive league win lifted them to 14 points, one ahead of Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern…
Staff Reporter. Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos's own goal handed his old enemy Barcelona a narrow 1-0 win over Sevilla on Friday in La Liga. Ramos, back in Spain with Sevilla after a two-year spell at PSG, was playing a record 34th La Liga match against Barcelona. And the 37-year-old…
Staff Reporter. Moroka Swallows came from behind to secure a 2-1 win over AmaZulu FC in a DStv Premiership match at the Dobsonville Stadium on Friday night. The win elevated Amaswaiswai to the third spot on the league standings and they will be looking to make it two wins in…
By Josef Rindl. Superb New Zealand scored an incredible 14 tries and hit 96 points against Italy in Pool A to move to the cusp of the World Cup quarter-finals. Knowing a defeat would see them eliminated, the All Blacks raced into a pulsating 49-3 half-time lead. They ultimately ran…
Staff Reporter. Orlando Pirates have been knocked out of the CAF Champions League following a penalty shoot-out loss to Jwaneng Galaxy on Friday night. Defender Benson Mangolo was the match-winner for Galaxy, converting the fifth penalty for the visitors after teammate Goitseone Phoko had earlier saved from 18-year-old Relebohile Mofokeng.…
Staff Reporter. Siya Kolisi will captain South Africa for a 50th time in their must-win World Cup Pool B game with Tonga - something he "never thought would happen". The flanker, 32, led the Springboks to victory at the 2019 World Cup as the country's first black captain. Kolisi was…
Staff Reporter. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the world's undisputed heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia at a date to be decided, organisers said on Friday. Britain's Fury is the WBC world champion while Ukrainian Usyk holds the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts. Talks for a blockbuster…
Staff Reporter. Europe led the USA 6.5-1.5 at the Ryder Cup in Rome after saving three fourballs matches late on Friday to deny an American fightback. Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick were the only European pair to win, 5 and 3 against Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele. But three matches…
Staff Reporter. Iga Swiatek crashed to a 6-2 2-6 6-4 defeat by eighth seed Russian Veronika Kudermetova in the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Friday. The top seed, playing in her second match since a fourth-round defeat at the US Open that saw her drop to…
By Neil Manthorp. Head coach Rob Walter took a pragmatic view after his team's opening warm-up match at the World Cup was washed out without a ball being bowled on Friday. The Proteas were due to face Afghanistan at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram but heavy rain made it obvious…
Staff Reporter. The United States started their bid to end a 30-year wait to win the Ryder Cup on European soil as Scottie Scheffler struck the opening tee shot in Rome, but it was the hosts who made a quick start on Friday morning. The 44th edition of the event…
Staff Reporter. Jose Mourinho says he is enduring the worst start to a season of his coaching career after Roma's defeat by Genoa. The 4-1 loss was Roma's third in six league games and left the club 16th in Serie A with five points. Mourinho has previously managed Porto, Chelsea,…
Staff Reporter. World No 3 Daniil Medvedev cruised into the second round of the China Open with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Tommy Paul on Friday. The Russian broke serve decisively in the fourth game and secured the opening set when Paul lofted a forehand long. Medvedev then peppered the…
Staff Reporter. Tickets for the 2023-24 MTN8 final between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns are officially sold out – just 18 hours after tickets were made available to the public. Match tickets went on sale at 15h00 on Thursday and were sold out by 09h00 on Friday. The MTN8 final…
By Shamoon Hafez. Vincent Kompany says the adversities he suffered early in his career are helping him keep Burnley calm on their Premier League return. The Clarets have just one point from their five games so far and travel to Newcastle on Saturday. In an emotional interview before the match,…
Staff Reporter. Napoli said they "never meant to offend or mock" Victor Osimhen in a social media post but stopped short of publicly apologising to him. The club shared a video on their TikTok account of Nigeria's Osimhen missing a penalty, dubbed with a high-pitched voice saying "gimme penalty please".…
By Emma Smith. England reached the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup thanks to a Japan win over Samoa which boosted the Brave Blossoms' own knockout chances. Japan saw off the Pacific Islanders with tries from Pieter Labuschagne, Michael Leitch and Kazuki Himeno, along with strong kicking by Rikiya Matsuda.…
By Patrick Compton. Skipper Laura Wolvaardt struck her fourth ODI century to lead South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket victory with 28 balls to spare over New Zealand in the second women's ODI at The Oval in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday. The win gives South Africa a winning 2-0 lead in…
By Mandeep Sanghera. Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have agreed to sell a minority stake in the club worth between £82m and £164m to global sports investment firm Dynasty Equity. The deal ends the search for new investment by FSG, who wanted to retain majority ownership of the Reds.…
Staff Reporter. Spanish police raided the offices of the referees' committee as part of an investigation into Barcelona's alleged corrupt payments to an official. Barcelona face charges of corruption over payments made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former vice-president of the committee, in return for favourable refereeing decisions. Uefa…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. South African Football Association (SAFA) have suspended match official Luxolo Badi following his controversial decision not to award Kaizer Chiefs a penalty in their MTN8 semi-final clash against Mamelodi Sundowns. In the game, which ended in a 2-1 win in favour of Sundowns, who made it to…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Harry Kane will look to continue his excellent start to Bundesliga life this weekend when German giants Bayern Munich face Supercup winner RB Leipzig. Kane has seven goals in his first five league appearances for the German giants and scored a hat-trick last time out against Bochum…
By Gavin Rich. The call up to Handre Pollard was largely expected as he desperately needs game time but the most significant part to the Springbok selection for their final Rugby World Cup Pool B game against Tonga on Sunday is the make up of the replacements bench. Of course…
Staff Reporter. The French World Cup winning legend Zinedine Zidane along with the majority of a packed house at DRV PNK stadium, came to the US Open Cup final hoping to watch Lionel Messi lift yet another trophy. But when the news filtered through that crocked Messi wasn't even on…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Orlando Pirates revealed that Jose Riveiro and his technical team are set to make a number of changes in the way the team lines up, with a number of players coming back from injuries. It is said that Riveiro isn't pleased with the way things have turned…
Staff Reporter. Manchester United will face Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup fourth round in a repeat of last season's final. West Ham host Arsenal, Bournemouth are at home to Liverpool and Everton host Sean Dyche's old club Burnley in three more all-Premier League ties. Fulham visit Championship side Ipswich…
Staff Reporter. Novak Djokovic has won three out of the four Grand Slams in 2023 and has no plans of slowing down at 36, but the world No 1 believes the future of tennis is in good hands with young gun Carlos Alcaraz leading the way. Djokovic's hopes of winning…
Staff Reporter. Head coach Rudi Garcia says Victor Osimhen is "invested 100%" in Napoli after the striker scored in the first game since he was mocked by the club on social media. Osimhen scored his side's second goal in a comfortable 4-1 win against Udinese, but made no attempt to…
By Phil Dawkes. Alexander Isak scored the winner as a largely second-string Newcastle came to life after the break to beat a much-changed Manchester City 1-0 and reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Newcastle, who lost to Manchester United in last year's final, made 10 changes from Sunday's…
Staff Reporter. Mamelodi Sundowns set a new record on Wednesday for the longest unbeaten run in the DStv Premiership as they came from behind to beat Stellenbosch 3-1 at a rain soaked Atteridgeville. It was their 32nd unbeaten match in the league, stretching back to September last year when they…
By Alastair Telfer. @AP. Uruguay beat Namibia in Lyon to record their first pool win at the Rugby World Cup and deny the African nation a first win in the competition. Two early tries from Gerswin Mouton and JC Greyling, along with the boot of Tiaan Swanepoel, put Namibia in…
Staff Reporter. Real Madrid eased to a 2-0 win over Las Palmas on Wednesday to overtake Barcelona and move second, but Catalan minnows Girona are the surprise LaLiga leaders after after a 2-1 win at Villarreal. Barcelona started the week top of the league but a 2-2 draw at Real…
Staff Reporter. Kaizer Chiefs were forced to come from behind against Sekhukhune United to claim a hard fought 2-1 victory at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Wednesday evening. Babina Noko broke the deadlock just before halftime via Elias Mokwana, but the Amakhosi put in a strong second-half performance and scored via…
Staff Reporter. Chelsea captain Reece James has been charged by the Football Association for an alleged incident in the tunnel after Saturday's defeat by Aston Villa. England defender James, 23, did not feature in the match because of injury. The FA said: "It's alleged that the defender used improper and/or…
Staff Reporter. World No 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic is a six-time winner of the Rome Masters but on Wednesday he swapped his racket for a set of golf clubs to appear in the All Star Match in the build-up to the 44th Ryder Cup. The Serbian, who claimed a…
Staff Reporter. Both Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have had games postponed next week to allow them a full week's preparation for the MTN8 final. Clubs officials have confirmed that Sundowns planned fixture away against Royal AM at the Harry Gwala Stadium in the DStv Premiership Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday, October…
By Brenden Nel. Less than a week after joining the Springbok squad after recovering from injury, flyhalf Handre Pollard has been named in the starting line-up to face Tonga in the Pool B final fixture in Marseilles on Sunday. Pollard, who replaced hooker Malcolm Marx after recovering sufficiently from a…
Staff Reporter. Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced. A joint East African bid from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania has also won the rights to hold the 2027 tournament. Morocco replace Guinea, who were stripped of the tournament in…
By Simon Stone. Manchester United winger Antony has flown back to England from Brazil and has agreed to meet Greater Manchester Police to answer questions about the serious allegations made against him. It is understood the 23-year-old is willing to surrender his phone to GMP to aid their investigation. His…
By Michael Vlismas. DHL Stormers captain Salmaan Moerat (right) and teammate Hacjivah Dayimani. Photo Credit: Carl Fourie. Salmaan Moerat says he will take a leaf out of former DHL Stormers captain Steven Kitshoff's book and let his actions speak louder than his words as he prepares to lead this team…
Staff Reporter. Victor Osimhen's agent Roberto Calenda has threatened to take legal action against Napoli after the club mocked the striker on social media. Napoli shared a video on their TikTok account showing the striker missing a penalty against Bologna, with a high-pitched voice saying ''gimme penalty please" dubbed over…
Staff Reporter. England captain Millie Bright said not having VAR available for their Women's Nations League game against the Netherlands in Utrecht on Tuesday was "mind-blowing" after TV replays suggested the hosts' first goal in their 2-1 victory was offside. Substitute Renate Jansen scored a 90th-minute winner for the Dutch…
By Simon Stone. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has admitted he has failed to get the best out of Kalvin Phillips since signing him from Leeds United. Phillips joined City from the Elland Road outfit in the summer of 2022. Despite his £45m fee, the 27-year-old will start for only…
By Peter Scrivener. Jon Rahm has been talking with Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia in the build-up to this week's Ryder Cup despite their ineligibility for the contest. Garcia is Europe's record points scorer with 28½ from 10 appearances, while Poulter won five of his seven starts. However, both ruled…
By Simon Stone. Holders Manchester United cruised into the Carabao Cup fourth round with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace in their all-Premier League encounter at Old Trafford. First-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Casemiro set United on their way to a place in the last 16, with the…
Staff Reporter. SuperSport United missed out on the chance to reclaim second place in the DStv Premiership after they were beaten 1-0 by Chippa United at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday night. Gavin Hunt's side looked set to hold on for a point with just 10 men before…
Staff Reporter. South African referee Abongile Tom and top assistant Zakhele Siwela have been named on the short list of match officials for next year's Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast. This comes even though Tom, who officiated at the U-20 World Cup finals in Argentina in…
Staff Reporter. Algeria has withdrawn from the race to host the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on the eve of the vote which will decide which countries are awarded the tournament in 2025 and 2027. The vote by Afcon organisers the Confederation of African Football (Caf) will resolve a much-delayed…
By Brenden Nel. While Manie Libbok has rightly come under scrutiny for his goalkicking during the Springboks' loss to Ireland last Saturday in Paris during their Pool B clash at Stade de France, the reality is that the Boks do not have a silver bullet when it comes to solving…
Staff Reporter. Arsenal's Bukayo Saka has joined the club's growing injury list and is doubtful for their next two matches, manager Mikel Arteta said on Tuesday ahead of a League Cup tie against Brentford. England forward Saka picked up a knock in the 2-2 home draw with Tottenham Hotspur on…
By Timothy Abraham. Ben Duckett made an unbeaten century but England were denied the chance to post a mammoth total against Ireland as the third one-day international was abandoned because of rain. Duckett was 107 not out off 78 balls as England reached 280-4 off 31 overs at the County…
Staff Reporter. Veteran South African batter David Miller holds an international cricket record he would prefer not to have. No one has played more international cricket without playing in a Test match than Miller. The hard-hitting left-hander has played in 274 white-ball internationals. The nearest contender for the non-Test record…
Staff Reporter. After 12 months out of one-day international cricket, New Zealand seamer Trent Boult is relishing a third crack at the 50-overs World Cup after bitter defeats in the last two finals. The 34-year-old is one of the world's best ODI bowlers, but spent the last year sidelined from…
Staff Reporter. Rugby World Cup minnows Uruguay and Namibia clash in Lyon on Wednesday in their own personal "final" where the winner takes home the glory and the loser faces four years of frustration. Plumped into a tough Pool A with three-time champions New Zealand, hosts France and Tier 1…
Staff Reporter. The last time Team USA attempted to break its drought on the European soil, Tiger Woods was leading the mission. The 47-year-old will not be playing at Marco Simone for Zach Johnson. He won't be a vice captain. He won't even be there. But his presence will still…
Staff Reporter. Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas signed a new long-term contract with the Premier League club on Monday. Tsimikas agreed a five-year deal when he joined the Reds from Olympiakos in 2020, but the length of the 27-year-old's new contract has not been disclosed. "I feel very glad to be…
Staff Reporter. Gymnastics Ireland has issued an unreserved apology to the family of a black girl who was not given a medal at an events ceremony in Ireland. The incident occurred at a Gymstart event in Dublin in March 2022, when a line of children were awarded medals but a…
Staff Reporter. Polokwane City held AmaZulu FC to a goalless draw in a Premier Soccer League assignment at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Monday afternoon. This public holiday clash saw Usuthu create the better opportunities, but they didn't quite do enough to claim a third straight league win. As…
Staff Reporter. Team World thrashed Team Europe 13-2 to win the Laver Cup for a second successive year in Vancouver. Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe beat Poland's Hubert Hurkacz and Russia's Andrey Rublev 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) in the doubles to triumph. Team World dominated the tournament and only…
Staff Reporter. Heavy rain has forced the abandonment of the CSA One-Day Cup match between Western Province and the Dafabet Warriors at a sodden Newlands in Cape Town on Monday. Not surprisingly, the rain deluge in the Western Cape has forced a no-result in the match with large areas of…