# Cricket: South Africa will look to bounce back against Australia in the second Test at St George’s Park in Gqeberha, starting at 10 this morning. Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is available again after recovering from a hamstring injury that ruled him out of the first Test, which Australia won by 214 runs. Captain Temba […]
# France has been rocked by some of its worst rioting in decades, as protests over rising living costs and declining public services turned violent in cities across the country. More than half a million people took part in demonstrations on Saturday, although most marched peacefully. Violent groups set fire to public buildings, looted shops […]
# Pope Leo the Fourteenth has returned to the Vatican, four days after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. The 71-year-old pontiff walked unaided from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday and greeted patients and well-wishers. Doctors say his recovery is progressing well and that he is fit to resume normal daily […]
# US President Donald Trump is blaming senior aides for his Republican Party’s weakening prospects ahead of next month’s midterm elections. Trump has questioned campaign spending, candidate choices and efforts to redraw voting districts, as polls suggest Democrats could win control of the House of Representatives. Tensions have grown between Trump’s political advisers, including campaign […]
# Tennis: Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Rafael Jodar will contest an all-Spanish final at the Shanghai Masters after beating top seed Alexander Zverev and former world number one Daniil Medvedev. Davidovich Fokina fought back to beat Germany’s Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, while 20-year-old Jodar defeated Russia’s Medvedev 6-3, 6-4. Jodar has reached his first […]
# Tennis: Poland’s Maja Chwalinska has beaten compatriot Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 to reach her first WTA 1000 final in Wuhan, China. Six-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek was hampered by a left thigh injury after leading 5-3 in the opening set. Chwalinska won ten of the next eleven games to seal victory. She will face […]
# Rugby: The Stormers have opened their Champions Cup campaign with a convincing 49-12 victory over Bristol Bears in Cape Town. The hosts scored seven tries, with Leolin Zas and centre Jonny Roche each crossing twice. Seabelo Senatla, Warrick Gelant and André-Hugo Venter also scored, while fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converted all seven tries. The Stormers […]
# Rugby: The Lions have lost 31-14 to French side La Rochelle in their European Champions Cup opener but delivered a courageous performance in honour of their late teammate Hyron Andrews. Players fought back from an early deficit to level the scores at 14-all, with tries from Henco van Wyk and Morne Brandon. La Rochelle […]
# Rugby: The Bulls have launched their Champions Cup campaign with a commanding 56-20 victory over Stade Français in Pretoria. Twenty-year-old wing Cheswill Jooste scored a hat-trick, including the opening try after just 20 seconds. Cobus Wiese, Cameron Hanekom, Marco van Staden, Jeandré Rudolph and Jan-Hendrik Wessels also crossed the line. Fly-half Handré Pollard converted […]
