# Tennis: The governing body of the men’s professional game, the ATP, will consider a formal heat rule after a string of retirements at the Shanghai Masters in China this week. World number two, Jannik Sinner of Italy, was forced to retire because of severe cramps, while players such as Norway’s Casper Ruud, Belgium’s David […]
# Tennis: Novak Djokovic banished exhaustion and played through an ankle injury scare to make it to the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters, beating Spain’s Jaume Munar 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. The victory keeps Djokovic on track as the favourite to take a record-extending fifth title in the Chinese financial hub, with other top seeds already […]
# Tennis: World number two Iga Swiatek enjoyed a victorious debut at the Wuhan Open on a scorching day that saw Emma Raducanu and Jelena Ostapenko both retire from their matches. Swiatek, who had an opening-round bye, eased past the Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzkova 6-1, 6-1. After her win, Swiatek called on organisers to take […]
# Tennis: A whopping 11.3-million-rand is on offer in a tournament between amateurs and high-profile players, including world number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, in Australia in January. The so-called Million Dollar One Point Slam will pit ten amateurs against 22 professionals before the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Participants will play ‘rock, […]
# Rugby: Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx says although they are delighted by their back-to-back Rugby Championship titles, hard work now lies ahead before their tour of the Northern Hemisphere. South Africa ended the competition on a high with consecutive victories over the All Blacks and two over the Pumas, but Marx says they still have […]
# Sokker: Engeland se kaptein, Harry Kane, oorweeg dit om aan te bly by Bayern Munich nadat sy belangstelling om terug te keer na die Premierliga afgekoel het. Kane het die seisoen op ‘n hoogtepunt afgeskop en 18 doele in tien wedstryde aangeteken om die Duitse kampioen se verdediging van sy Bundesliga-titel aan te vuur. […]
# Soccer: Harry Kane is considering extending his stay at Bayern Munich after the England captain claimed his interest in returning to the Premier League has cooled. Kane has made a fast start to the season at Bayern, scoring 18 goals in 10 games to fuel the German champions’ Bundesliga title defence. The 32-year-old, who […]
# Tennis: Emma Raducanu het haar bloeddruk en ander liggaamsfunksies laat toets voordat sy weens duiseligheid onttrek het aan haar eersteronde-wedstryd in die Wuhan Ope. Die Britse wêreld-nommer-30 was 6-1, 4-1 agter teen die Amerikaner Ann Li in die temperatuur bo 30 grade Celsius. Die organiseerders het die hitte-reël op die eerste twee dae van […]
# Tennis: Emma Raducanu had her blood pressure and other vitals checked before retiring from her Wuhan Open first-round match with dizziness when she was down 6-1, 4-1 to American Ann Li. The British world number 30 appeared to be struggling with the conditions as temperatures soared to 30 degrees Celsius, forcing tournament organisers to […]
