Knight: Commonwealth Games can be cricket's showcase for Olympics
Heather Knight admits England's Twenty20 team can help push cricket towards being an Olympic sport again.
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Lock Arnold back for injury-hit Wallabies' Argentina tour
Towering lock Rory Arnold and uncapped back Jock Campbell were notable call-ups on Thursday to an injury-hit Australia squad for two Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina, who are coached by former Wallabies boss Michael Cheika.
Semenya falls well short in bold bid at world 5 000m: 'I am learning'
Caster Semenya's first appearance in a world championships in five years on Wednesday saw the controversy-mired South African fail to qualify for the women's 5 000m finals.
Caster Semenya falls well short in bold bid at world 5000m
Caster Semenya's first appearance in a world championships in five years on Wednesday saw the controversy-mired South African fail to qualify for the women's 5000m finals. In roasting mid-afternoon temperatures, Semenya finished 13th in the first of two rounds at Hayward Field, Eugene, in 15:46.12, more than 45sec off the 15th and final qualifying place. "Cooking!" said Semenya post-race.
Jeruto, Feng hammer out emphatic wins in steeple and discus at worlds
EUGENE, OREGON: Kenyan-born Norah Jeruto won world gold for Kazakhstan in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase on Wednesday while China’s Feng Bin threw a massive personal best to claim the discus title.
Olumo United FC boss urges Falcons to win WAFCON bronze medal
Despite players’ protest over match allowances and bonuses allegedly owed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Olumo United FC Chairman, Segun Solanke, has charged the Super Falcons to compensate themselves with the bronze medal at the ongoing Women African Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Seb Coe hits out at 'second-rate sociologists' over sport's gender eligibility rules
Seb Coe hit out at “second-rate sociologists” who question the sport’s gender eligibility rules on the same day that Caster Semenya flopped when returning to the global stage for the first time in five years, trailing in 13th place of 18 runners in the World Championships 5,000 metres heats.
CSK Chief Opens Up On Investing In New South African T20 League
Chennai Super Kings Limited, the owners of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), have made their entry into Cricket South Africa's upcoming T20 League. They will be owning the franchise based out of Wanderers, Johannesburg. Moments after the ownership was made official by the CSA, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan spoke to NDTV about the decision to make their entry into a foreign league and he also weighed in on whether CSK will look to enter other T20 leagues as well or not.