Springboks to play in blue as new Rugby Championship kits revealed
The Springboks have revealed their Nike-designed Rugby Championship jersey for the 2023 tournament.
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LIVE | Vermeulen to lead Springboks against Wallabies, Libbok starts
Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks for the third time in their opening Rugby Championship clash against Australia at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana Drop A Place Each In ICC ODI Batters Rankings
Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana dropped a place each to sixth and seventh respectively in the latest ICC rankings for batters in ODIs released in Dubai on Tuesday. Swashbuckling batter Harmanpreet has 716 rating points while Mandhana has 714. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu topped the chart with 758 points, the first player from the island nation to achieve the feat. In bowling, left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (617 rating points) and senior off-spinning all-rounder Deepti Sharma are placed eighth and tenth respectively in the list headed by England's Sophie Ecclestone, who has accumulated 751 points.
Watch: With Video Evidence, Ex India Star Calls Out "English Cricket's Hypocrisy"
Amid the uproar in the England cricketing spectrum over the controversial dismissal of Ben Stokes on Day 5 of the Lord's Test, there are many who have called out the team's "hypocrisy". As a number of fans share video evidence of occasions where Englan players had themselves inflicted dubious dismissals, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has also joined the bandwagon. Chopra reacting to a video from 2022, highlighted how England have themselves failed to lift the 'spirit of the game' themselves.
US fighting for record third straight women's World Cup win
NEW YORK: The United States will have a super-sized target on their backs when the women's World Cup kicks off later this month, with their opponents pulling out all the stops to derail their hope of an unprecedented third consecutive title.
Banyana stand-off: SAFA slams 'misleading' players union in contract row
The ongoing saga between Banyana Banyana and the South African Football Association (SAFA) has escalated after SAFA criticised the South African Football Players Union (Safpu) for making misleading public statements about reaching an agreement, while also questioning the union's legitimacy.
The 13 Man City players who are heading to the Women's World Cup
Manchester City is home to many talented international stars worldwide, 13 of whom have been picked to represent their nation in this summer’s Women’s World Cup.
Former champions Japan taking it one game at a time
SYDNEY : Japan have fallen on harder times since the golden age when they won the 2011 Women's World Cup and reached the final four years later but the Nadeshiko remain Asia's best hope of success in Australia and New Zealand.