South Africa rugby coach Heyneke Meyer named nine uncapped players on Saturday for a June quadrangular Test series. The Springboks play Italy in Durban on June 8, Scotland in Nelspruit …
Continue reading South Africa name nine uncapped playersRafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were supposed to be the French Open bill-toppers at Roland Garros on Saturday, but their thunder was firmly stolen by events away from the centre …
Continue reading Nadal, Djokovic win but outshone in ParisShane Watson scored a sparkling century as Australia beat the West Indies by four wickets in a Champions Trophy warm-up match in Cardiff on Friday. Watson’s magnificent 135, which came …
Continue reading Watson leads Australia to victorySouth Africa rugby selectors have included nine uncapped players in a 34-man squad for the four-nation tournament with Scotland, Italy and Samoa starting next weekend. Six of those newcomers hadn’t …
Continue reading 9 uncapped players in Springboks squadVirat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik both hit centuries as India warmed up the Champions Trophy with an impressive five-wicket win against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on Saturday. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s …
Continue reading Kohli, Karthik tons help India beat SLDefending champion Maria Sharapova and third-seeded Victoria Azarenka endured rocky rides at the French Open on Saturday as the United States boasted a nine-year Grand Slam high of four women …
Continue reading Sharapova, Azarenka in French Open last 16Tommy Haas needed 13 match points to defeat the marathon man of Tennis, John Isner, in the third round of the French Open on Saturday. The veteran German squandered 12 …
Continue reading Lucky 13 for Haas at French OpenSamantha Stosur’s French Open campaign ended after she surrendered a one-set lead to lose to Jelena Jankovic in the third round on Saturday. Stosur looked in control early before the …
Continue reading Stosur crashes out of French OpenMikko Ilonen takes a two-shot lead over Sweden’s Alexander Noren into the final round of the Nordea Masters as he seeks to end a six-year winless drought on the European …
Continue reading Ilonen leads by 2 at Stockholm EPGA eventJari-Matti Latvala seized the lead in the Acropolis Rally on Saturday as the Volkswagen driver took advantage of a puncture suffered by first day pace setter Evgeny Novikov. The Finn …
Continue reading Latvala takes control of Greek rallyRafael Nadal endured another slow start at the French Open tennis on Saturday before finding his form to defeat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-4 and qualify for the …
Continue reading Nadal into French Open last 16Coach Warren Gatland has defended the British and Irish Lions’ sloppy handling and the fixturing of their tour-opener after an Asian heatwave took the sizzle out of their 59-8 rout …
Continue reading Gatland defends sloppy Lions startThe Stormers overcame a typically robust performance from the Southern Kings to secure a 19-11 victory in a sodden Super Rugby encounter at Newlands on Saturday. With periodic downpours sweeping …
Continue reading Stormers beat Kings 19-11 in Super RugbySerbian eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic launched a foul-mouthed tirade at French Open fans on Saturday who he claimed were sabotaging his Roland Garros campaign. Tipsarevic lost 6-4 6-4 6-3 to …
Continue reading Tipsarevic in foul-mouthed clash with fansAmerican Bill Haas clung to a one-stroke lead over South African Charl Schwartzel after Saturday’s completion of the storm-interrupted second round of the $6.2 million US PGA Memorial tournament. Haas …
Continue reading Haas clings to PGA lead over SchwartzelSamoa were devoured 74-14 by the Golden Lions ON Saturday as they warmed up for a quadrangular rugby series in South Africa. After trailing 27-14 at half-time, the Pacific islanders …
Continue reading Golden Lions thump Samoa 74-14 in rugbyThe Board of Control for Cricket in India will hold an emergency meeting in Chennai on Sunday to discuss the spot-fixing scandal in the India Premier League that led to …
Continue reading BCCI calls meeting over IPL spot-fixingDefending champion Maria Sharapova and third-seeded Victoria Azarenka reached the French Open last-16 on Saturday, but piled up a combined 18 double faults and 65 unforced errors between them. World …
Continue reading Sharapova, Azarenka into last 16

