# Rugby: Die Engelse flank, Tom Curry, en die Skotse senter Sione Tuipulotu is ingesluit in die Britse en Ierse Leeus se span vir Saterdag se eerste toets teen Australië in Brisbane. Tuipulotu is verkies bo Bundee Aki, terwyl Curry spelers soos Jac Morgan, Josh van der Flier en Henry Pollock laat terugstaan het. Marcus […]
# Tennis: ‘n Voormalige Wimbledon-naaswenner, Geni Bouchard, gaan later die maand uittree ná haar tuistoernooi, die Kanadese Ope. Die 31-jarige het ‘n promotorskeuse vir die hooftrekking aanvaar. Sy het in 2014 teen Petra Kvitova van die Tsjeggiese Republiek verloor in Wimbledon se eindstryd en die halfeindrondes van die Australiese en die Franse Ope gehaal. Bouchard […]
# Rugby: Die Springbok-vroue se afrigter, Swys de Bruin, het 32 spelers aangewys vir die wedstryde teen Nieu-Seeland op die 26ste van hierdie maand en die tweede van volgende maand. Ses spelers het aangesluit by die span wat in die reeks van twee toetse teen Kanada gespeel het. Vier spelers wat deel was van die […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has defended his team’s unconventional tactics in last weekend’s second Test against Italy in Gqeberha, asking who decides what is against the spirit of the game or not. This follows an outcry after centre André Esterhuizen deliberately moved in front of Manie Libbok at kick-off, forcing a scrum on […]
# Rugby: It will be a busy few days for two Scottish players who will represent their country before joining the British and Irish Lions in Australia. Loosehead prop Rory Sutherland and hooker Ewan Ashman were included in Gregor Townsend’s squad for tomorrow’s Test against Samoa in Auckland, New Zealand, from where they will travel […]
# Golf: Ten South Africans will tee off in the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland today. Among them are the 2010 champion, Louis Oosthuizen, and the country’s top-ranked player, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, with Dean Burmester, Erik van Rooyen and Thriston Lawrence also in the mix. Defending champion Xander Schauffele of America will play […]
# Rugby: The Springboks have decided not to appeal loose forward Jasper Wiese’s four-match ban after his red card in the second Test against Italy in Gqeberha. He will miss this Saturday’s one-off Test against Georgia in Mbombela as well as the first three Rugby Championships matches. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus praised the disciplinary process, […]
# Cricket: England was docked two World Test Championship points and fined 10-percent of its match fee for a slow over rate during the victory over India in the third Test at Lord’s. The International Cricket Council says captain Ben Stokes pleaded guilty and accepted the sanction, leading to England slipping from second to third […]
# Tennis: Tara Moore van Brittanje is vir vier jaar geskors nadat sy in April 2022 positief getoets het vir opkikkers. Die 32-jarige is in Desember 2023 vrygespreek nadat ’n onafhanklike tribunaal vasgestel het dat die toetsuitslag deur besmette vleis veroorsaak is. Die Internasionale Tennis-integriteitagentskap het egter teen die bevinding appelleer en het die saak […]