Tennis – WTA 500 – Pan Pacific Open – Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan – October 26, 2025 Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic celebrates winning her final against Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova. Belinda Bencic breezed past Czech sixth seed Linda Noskova 6-2 6-3 to win the Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday, erasing bitter memories of her straight-sets…
Manchester United’s Bryan Mbeumo celebrates scoring their fourth goal. Manchester United’s improvement under coach Ruben Amorim continued as Matheus Cunha, Casemiro and two goals from Bryan Mbeumo secured a 4-2 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, their third successive Premier League win. Looking to build on last weekend’s first victory at Liverpool since…
Sharks player The Sharks registered their first win of the United Rugby Championship (URC) season, after beating Welsh team Scarletts 29-19 at Kingspark stadium in Durban, Saturday afternoon. They have now moved to the 12th position for the time being with eight points in five matches. The Durban-based side will meet Connacht from Ireland away…
General view of boot and a soccer ball. Sunderland extended their strong return to the Premier League on Saturday when they dealt Chelsea a 2-1 home defeat with substitute Chemsdine Talbi curling in a winner deep into stoppage time. The visitors, who moved up to second place in the table, had gone behind in the…
New executive committee at Netball SA After weeks of uncertainty whether Netball South Africa’s quadrennial Elective Conference would be sabotaged by suspended President Cecilia Molokwane or not, democracy triumphed and the federation has a new president. Mami Diale, who served as acting president since Molokwane’s suspension by World Netball for financial mismanagement and professional misconduct…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ahead of practice. Max Verstappen’s championship charge hit a speed bump at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday as he qualified fifth and admitted his Red Bull had been “very difficult” to handle. The four-times world champion, sitting 40 points behind McLaren’s Formula One leader Oscar Piastri, made no attempt…
Proteas Women in action The South African Women’s Cricket team suffered another embarrassing batting collapse. This time in their final round-robin match of the ICC’s Women’s Cricket World Cup against Australia in Indore. The Proteas who were sent into bat, were skittled for a paltry 97 runs inside 25 overs. Leg-spinner Alana King was the…
Orlando Pirates striker Evidence Makgopa celebrates with teammates. Orlando Pirates will be looking to turn around what seems to be an impossible task when they host Saint-Éloi Lupopo in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League today at Orlando Stadium. The Buccaneers suffered a shock 3-nil defeat in the…
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson in action. Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says he hopes to continue playing until the 2027 World Cup as he prepares to make his return for his country in the three-match one-day international series against England, which starts on Sunday. The 35-year-old has not featured for New Zealand since the…
FILE | Banyana Banyana players. After facing an uncertain future without a main sponsor, Banyana Banyana have now averted a potential financial crisis. Global energy company, Sasol has eventually renewed its sponsorship of the national women’s football team, reaffirming its status as the longest-standing supporter of women’s football in South Africa since 2009. The previous…
