# Tennis: Veteran Frenchman Gaël Monfils plans to retire at the end of next year. The 39-year-old former world number six has won 13 ATP Tour titles throughout his career, the last in Auckland, New Zealand, in January, almost two decades after his first in Poland in 2005. Monfils reached two Grand Slam finals; the […]
# Cricket: India captain Shubman Gill says his team plans to grind down the opposition on turning pitches as they begin their home season with two Tests against the West Indies. The opening Test starts Thursday (play starts at 6am SA time) at the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. A young Indian team showed […]
# Rugby: Nuwe riglyne wat deur Wêreldrugby goedgekeur is, word geloof as ‘n mylpaal-oomblik. Dit beperk elite-spelers tot 30 volle wedstryde per seisoen ter wille van hulle gesondheid. Die nuwe reëls bepaal spelers sal geregtig wees op rusperiodes na toetse en ‘n af-seisoen van minstens vyf-weke. Wêreldrugby se voorsitter, Brett Robinson, sê die riglyne word […]
# Krieket: Krieket Australië gaan die gebruik van beserings-plaasvervangers toets in hierdie seisoen se plaaslike Sheffieldskild-kompetisie om uit te vind of dit op toetsvlak ingestel kan word. Dit sal met die goedkeuring van die Internasionale Krieketraad getoets word in die eerste vyf rondes van die rooibal-kompetisie, wat hierdie naweek begin. Spanne sal ‘n beseerde speler […]
# Tennis: Die wêreld-nommer-twee, Jannik Sinner, het die Chinese Ope die tweede keer gewen toe hy die Amerikaanse tiener Learner Tien (Tién) in die eindstryd in Beijing geklop het. Dit is die Italianer se derde titel van die seisoen en 21ste algeheel. Sinner het in 2023 in die Chinese hoofstad gewen, maar in verlede jaar […]
# Rugby: New guidelines agreed to by World Rugby that will limit players to 30 full games a season to protect their health, were hailed as a “landmark moment” for the sport. Under the new regulations, players will be entitled to rest times after international selection and at least a five-week off-season. World Rugby chairperson […]
# Cricket: Cricket Australia says it will trial injury substitutes in this season’s domestic Sheffield Shield to determine whether it is feasible to introduce at Test level. The trial, with International Cricket Council approval, will be conducted over the opening five rounds of the red-ball competition, which starts this weekend. Teams will be able to […]
# Tennis: World number two Jannik Sinner clinched the China Open title for the second time after he easily beat American teenager Learner Tien (Tién) in the final in Beijing. This was the Italian’s third title of the season, extending his overall tally to 21. Sinner also won in the Chinese capital in 2023 before […]
# Krieket: Die openingswedstryd van die Wêreldbekertoernooi vir vroue tussen die gasvroue, Indië en Sri Lanka, in Guwahati het ‘n bywoningsrekord vir ‘n openingsdag gestel. Die 22-duisend-843 toeskouers is die meeste wat nog ‘n groepswedstryd op enige Wêreldbekertoernooi bygewoon het. Die vorige rekord van 15-duisend-935 is opgestel gedurende verlede jaar se Groep A-wedstryd tussen Indië […]
