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Sundowns Ladies crowned winners of CAF Women’s Champions League
The reigning South African Hollywoodbets Super League champions finished the qualifiers undefeated during the COSAFA tournament and will be heading to Cairo in hopes of being the first African women club champions.
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Du Toit, Tuipulotu join Japan's Toyota Verblitz
Pieter-Steph du Toit, the 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year, recently underwent surgery for a shoulder injury.
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US tennis star Sloane Stephens shares abusive social media posts
'I am human,' Stephens said on Instagram a day after being inundated by more than 2,000 'messages of abuse/anger' following a third-round loss to Germany's Angelique Kerber at the US Open.
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New Zealand beat Bangladesh in third T20I
Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel claimed a career-best 4-16 as New Zealand bowled out Bangladesh for 76 in 19.3 overs after posting a modest 128-5 when they elected to bat first.
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Mthethwa hails Coetzee for pocketing another medal at Tokyo Paralympics
The marathon runner was also South Africa's closing ceremony flag bearer.
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Djokovic moves on at US Open as top-ranked Barty ousted
Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, taking his 17th consecutive victory over the Japanese star.
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Marathon golds decided as 'most important' Paralympics wrap up
The last day's action saw 14 gold medals up for grabs, starting with the early morning marathon events.
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'Out of this world' Paralympians hailed as records fall on day 11
The successful staging of the Paralympics during a pandemic has been lauded as "remarkable" as records tumbled in Tokyo.
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Ntando Mahlangu adds another medal to Team SA’s bag
Ntando Mahlangu not only added to Team South Africa's medal tally, but also to his own, having won gold in the men's long jump (T63) in the first week of the games.
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Ntando Mahlangu snatches another gold medal at the Paralympic Games
Although slow out the blocks, Ntando Mahlangu made the final stretch count to win gold in the men's 200m (T61) final on Friday at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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Cape Town Sevens cancelled for second straight year due to COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc with the global sporting calendar over the last 19 months and the cancelation is another big blow for SA Rugby financially, who had to host the recently concluded British and Irish Lions series without fans.
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Wenger calls for World Cup every two years
The 71-year-old Frenchman, who is now director of development at Fifa, also called for a single annual period of international qualifiers in a global football calendar.
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Wallabies bank on Kerevi, Rodda to make impact on All Blacks
Australia head into the clash at a sell-out Optus Stadium in Perth with the Bledisloe Cup already gone, having lost the opening two games in Auckland last month - first by 33-25, and then by a record 57-22.
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Medal rush in store as Tokyo Paralympics enters home straight
A whopping 55 gold medals were up for grabs on day 10 of the competition, including the men's and women's finals in goalball, one of the few Paralympic sports without an Olympic equivalent.
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Sweden beat Spain as European champions Italy held in World Cup qualifying
Elsewhere, Belgium thrashed Estonia, England thumped Hungary in a match marred by reported racist chanting and Germany claimed an underwhelming win against Liechtenstein in Hansi Flick's first match as coach.
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Djokovic wins at US Open, moves five matches from Slam
The 34-year-old Serbian cruised past 121st-ranked Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to book a third-round date with 2014 US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori of Japan.
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Front row changes for Western Province ahead of Currie Cup semifinals
Western Province snuck into the semifinals with a victory over the Sharks in their final group game of the Currie Cup last weekend.
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Final weekend of Paralympics: where to catch Team SA
South Africa have more opportunities to add to their medal tally on the final weekend of the postponed Paralympics.
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Sharks change two for Currie Cup semifinal against Griquas
Amongst the forwards, Dylan Richardson returns for James Venter on the side of the scrum and in the backline, the experienced Marius Louw takes over from Murray Koster at inside centre.
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Taekwondo makes Paralympic debut as Storey pedals to glory
Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi, who escaped Kabul after the Taliban takeover, competed in taekwondo's Paralympic debut in Tokyo on Thursday, as cycling queen Sarah Storey became Britain's most successful Paralympian ever.
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Tsitsipas rolls after another long US Open toilet break
The 23-year-old Greek third seed was booed after taking more than eight minutes between the third and fourth sets but dominated after his extended toilet trip to flush Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
