Real Madrid Manager Xabi Alonso during a match. Real Madrid Manager Xabi Alonso faces mounting pressure ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League group-stage meeting against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, but the Spaniard was confident the team could turn their poor form around. Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Celta Vigo, in which Real were reduced to nine players…
[File image] The All Blacks will open their 2026 test season against France at the new One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch, more than 15 years after a devastating earthquake hit the city, New Zealand Rugby announced on Tuesday. The team have played only five times in Christchurch since the earthquake, which led to the…
Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup – UEFA Qualifiers – Group F – Hungary v Armenia – Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary – October 11, 2025 Hungary’s Daniel Lukacs during a water break. World Cup matches at the 2026 tournament will have three-minute hydration breaks midway through each half regardless of the weather conditions, FIFA has…
Atalanta’s Gianluca Scamacca in action with Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah. Atalanta sealed an important Champions League comeback victory, overturning Chelsea 2-1 at home on Tuesday through goals from Gianluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere. The win put the Bergamo side near the top of the Champions League table, giving them a major step toward direct qualification…
[FILE IMAGE] McLaren’s Lando Norris in action during a race Starting with tennis, Jannik Sinner wins the Australian men’s singles, Madison Keys the women’s title Jannik Sinner retained his Australian Open title with an emphatic 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev, breaking new ground for Italian tennis and leaving his German rival smarting after…
Kristoffer Reitan is the new Nedbank Golf Challenge champion. Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan has become the sixth successive foreign winner of Africa’s major, the Nedbank Golf Challenge, at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City. The 27-year-old captured his second career win on the DP World Tour and his second of the year, beating South…
Andrea Stella, Fernando, Oscar and Max line up to congratulate Lando. McLaren’s Lando Norris sobbed tears of joy and relief as he won the Formula One championship for the first time and ended Max Verstappen’s four-year reign with a nervy third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Red Bull’s Verstappen, who ended…
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with a gift from a fan after the match. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah said he had been “thrown under the bus” as he tore into the club over his treatment and signalled a potential exit after watching from the bench as they were held to a 3-3 Premier League draw with Leeds United…
Bafana Bafana players during a training session. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will attend the opening match of the tournament featuring Bafana Bafana and Mexico in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says his team will target a third-place finish in Group A in the tournament, which will take place in…
Orlando Pirates have beaten Marumo Gallants 1-0 to win the 2025 Carling Knockout Cup in Polokwane today. This is the Buccaneers second successive trophy of the season. The Betway Premiership log leaders, who were crowned MTN-8 champions in September, needed a goal in extra time to break down a gritty Marumo Gallants at the Peter…
