Wales team announcement live updates as Gatland names side to play South Africa in final World Cup audition
Warren Gatland will today name his Wales matchday 23 to face South Africa on Saturday in his side's final World Cup warm-up.
New Zealand Sport News
Spain beat Sweden to reach first final as spy row overshadows Australia, England semifinal
Spain’s forward #09 Esther Gonzalez and Spain’s midfielder #06 Aitana Bonmati celebrate their team’s victory after the end of the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup semi-final football match between Spain and Sweden at Eden Park in Auckland on August 15, 2023. (Photo by Michael Bradley / AFP)
UAE's Aayan Khan grows in confidence after early success home and away
Not so long ago, the arrival of a side from a Test-playing nation to face the UAE in full international cricket was more or less unheard of.
Keith Earls 'proud and privileged' ahead of 100th Irish cap
It's just over three months since Keith Earls thought his season, and possibly even his career, was over.
'Sadness and disappointment' as Sweden bow out again in World Cup semis
AUCKLAND: Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson will try and lift his team for Saturday's (Aug 19) third-place play-off after the "huge disappointment" of yet another Women's World Cup semi-final defeat.
Auger-Aliassime bows out of Cincinnati Open in 2nd round with loss to Mannarino
There was good news and bad news for Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Cincinnati Open.
Sleeping giants Spain awaken at Women's World Cup
MELBOURNE : For a global soccer power boasting a men's world championship and thriving domestic leagues, Spain's long years in the wilderness of the women's game seemed a curious anomaly even as European rivals pushed hard for the major trophies.
On This Day In 2020, MS Dhoni Ended His Marvellous Journey In International Cricket
It was on this day in 2020 when World-Cup winning captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket. Dhoni, who was captain of the teams that won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2007, the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2011 and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15 in 2020. Taking to Instagram, the wicketkeeper-batter had shared a video and captioned the post, "Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired."