WTA roundup: Alycia Parks, Lin Zhu win first singles titles
Alycia Parks won her first WTA singles title, defeating No. 1 seed Caroline Garcia 7-6 (7), 7-5 at the Open 6eme Sens Metropole on Sunday in Lyon, France.
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French rugby in 'sad' place off the field before Six Nations - Les Bleus great Magne
Former France back-row Olivier Magne said off-the-field problems bedevilling the country's rugby are "sad" to see as Les Bleus prepare to start the defence of their Six Nations crown on Sunday.
Bulls primed to blood another new Springbok wing in 'The Rocket Man'?
Have the Bulls taken a step towards completing a hat-trick of producing Springbok wingers from relatively humble beginnings?
Depay joins Atletico Madrid from Barcelona
The 28-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Atletico after an injury-hit spell at the Camp Nou.
Gunnarsdottir wins FIFA claim against Lyon on pregnancy pay
French club Lyon were ordered by FIFA to compensate former player Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir for an effective pay cut during her pregnancy. The 32-year-old on Tuesday hailed the ruling as a guarantee of financial security for all female players, in an open letter published in The Players' Tribune. Global players' union FIFPro also hailed what they called "a landmark ruling", a decision passed down by the FIFA football tribunal in May 2022. Lyon, record eight-time Women's Champions League winners, put Gunnarsdottir on maternity leave in 2021. FIFA said clubs must pay pregnant players their full salary and ruled against Lyon. Gunnarsdottir joined from Wolfsburg in 2020. She helped Lyon win the French title and also scored in their Champions League final win over Wolfsburg.
Bulls mentor Jake White discharged from hospital: 'Slowly, but surely getting better'
Bulls president Willem Strauss has announced that franchise's director of rugby Jake White has been discharged from hospital.
Bournemouth owner Bill Foley buys stake in French club Lorient
American businessman Bill Foley, who recently bought English Premier League club Bournemouth, has purchased a stake in French outfit Lorient, the Ligue 1 side announced on Friday.
Genial Nollis and Bulls philosophical about SA's flight blues: 'We know what to expect now'
Bulls assistant coach Nollis Marais has become the latest voice in the local rugby fraternity to highlight the "challenge" of South African teams' exhausting and arguably unsustainable travelling arrangements between Africa and Europe.