# Tennis: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is through to the French Open semifinals for the third consecutive year. The 22-year-old Spaniard dispatched American Tommy Paul, 6-0, 6-1, 6-4. His victory sees him become the youngest player to reach seven semifinals in men’s singles Grand Slams since compatriot Rafael Nadal in 2008. Alcaraz will face Italian […]
# Cricket: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated the Punjab Kings by six runs to win their maiden Indian Premier League title. Virat Kohli top-scored with 43 as RCB posted 190 for nine in their 20 overs. In reply, despite Shashank Singh’s unbeaten 61, Punjab were restricted to 184 for seven. Kohli, who is the only […]
# Tennis: Iga Swiatek het na die halfeindronde by Roland Garros deurgedring na ‘n oorwinning in skoonstelle oor die 13de gekeurde Elina Svitolina. Swiatek het die voormalige wêreldnommer-drie met 6-1, 7-5 geklop en probeer om ‘n rekord van 102 jaar te ewenaar deur vier agtereenvolgende Franse Ope-titels te wen. Die vyfde gekeurde Pool sal teen […]
# Tennis: Triple-defending champion Iga Swiatek marched into the semi-finals at Roland Garros with a straight-sets victory over 13th seed Elina Svitolina. Swiatek beat the former world number three 6-1, 7-5 to continue her bid to equal a 102-year record by winning four successive French Open titles. The Polish fifth seed will face world number […]
# Rugby: ‘n Voormalige hoofafrigter van Engeland, Stuart Lancaster, is aangestel as die nuwe hoofafrigter van Connacht in Ierland. Die 55-jarige het ‘n tweejaarkontrak geteken, en sal in Julie toesig hou oor die voorseisoen-afrigting. Lancaster is in 2011 as Engeland se hoofafrigter aangestel, maar is weg by die span na ‘n treurige tuiswêreldbeker in 2015. […]
# Rugby: Former England boss Stuart Lancaster is the new head coach of Ireland’s Connacht. The 55-year-old has signed a two-year contract and will oversee pre-season training in July. Lancaster was appointed England head coach in 2011 before leaving following a dismal home World Cup in 2015. He was most recently head coach of French […]
# Tennis: Die wêreld se nommer een-speler, Aryna Sabalenka, het die Olimpiese kampioen Zheng Qinwen se wenstreek op die Paryse kleibaan beëindig met ‘n oorwinning in skoonstelle om ‘n plek vir haarself te verseker in die Franse Ope-halfeindronde. Die topgekeurde van Belarus het die agtste gekeurde speler van China in net minder as twee ure […]
# Rugby: Die Stormers-slot Ruben van Heerden is as die Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap se duikslagmasjien vir 2025 gekroon. Die toekenning vier die beste verdediger wat ten minste 150 duikslae gemaak het. Van Heerden is boaan die lys met 171 duikslae en ‘n sukseskoers van 98-persent. Die Haaie se losvoorspeler, Phepsi Buthelezi, is die volgende Suid-Afrikaner op […]
# Tennis: World number one Aryna Sabalenka ended Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen’s winning streak on the Paris clay with a straight-sets victory to seal herself a spot in the French Open semi-finals. The top seed from Belarus won 7-6, 6-3 against the Chinese eighth seed in just under two hours on Court Philippe Chatrier. The […]
