Sport

# Tennis: Second-seeded German Alexander Zverev is through to the Madrid Open last 16 for the ninth time. He defeated Frenchman Terence Atmane, 6-3, 7-6. Belgian Alexander Blockx stunned world number five Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, 7-6, 6-3, while Russia’s Daniil Medvedev beat Norwegian Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-3, 6-2. In the women’s draw, world number one Aryna […]

# Rugby: The Junior Springboks got their Under-20 Rugby Championship campaign off to a winning start, beating Argentina 48-21 in Gqeberha. A blistering first-half display saw the hosts surge to a 36-0 lead. Argentina mounted a second-half response, but it was not enough as the Junior Boks sealed a bonus-point win. In the other match, […]

# Cricket: Captain Laura Wolvaardt starred with the bat as the Proteas Women defeated India by 23 runs in Benoni in the fifth and final T20, wrapping up the five-match series 4-1. Wolvaardt scored an unbeaten 92 from 56 balls, guiding South Africa to 155 for six. In reply, Nonkululeko Mlaba and Nadine de Klerk took […]

# Tennis: Britain’s Cameron Norrie isn’t seen as the favourite in his match against world number one, Jannik Sinner, for the first time in his career today. They will meet in the round of 16 of the Madrid Open in Spain, where the Italian is gunning to become the first man ever to win five […]

# Athletics: The inaugural Simbine Classic begins today at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria, marking the country’s first World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting. South African sprinter Akani Simbine says the event gives local athletes a chance to earn ranking points and compete globally at home. He highlighted gaps in grassroots development to SABC News, urging […]

# Rugby: The Stormers’ Springbok scrumhalf, Cobus Reinach’s United Rugby Championship is over after sustaining a long-term knee injury against Glasgow Warriors on Saturday. Coach John Dobson says Reinach’s absence puts them under a bit of pressure, but they can still call on Stefan Ungerer, Imad Khan and Dewaldt Duvenage. The Stormers took over first […]

# Rugby: The Stormers, the Lions and the Bulls all still have a chance of securing home quarterfinals in the United Rugby Championship. The Stormers top the log after annihilating Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town on Saturday, while the Lions improved to third after beating Connacht in Johannesburg. The Bulls are currently in sixth position […]