PREVIEW-Soccer-Egypt’s Al Ahly seek to cement African club dominance
By Mark Gleeson
South Africa Sport News
Blitzboks fight hard to down Ireland at London Sevens
The Blitzboks have gone two from two in the London Sevens as they defeated Ireland in their second Pool B encounter at Twickenham on Saturday.
PREVIEW-Egypt’s Al Ahly seek to cement African club dominance
Cairo giants Al Ahly will be seeking to cement their place as the dominant force in club football on the continent when they meet Wydad Casablanca in Monday’s African Champions League final.
MotoGP Italian GP: Di Giannantonio takes shock pole after fiery Marquez crash
Having only scored one pole before in his entire grand prix career, Di Giannantonio guided his Gresini-run 2021-spec Ducati from Q1 to a maiden pole to lead an Italian 1-2-3 ahead of Valentino Rossi’s duo Marco Bezzecchi and Luca Marini.
IPL 2022 Final, GT vs RR: 'Titans' of Gujarat brace up for 'Royal' fight from Rajasthan's rockstars
IPL final between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals is about this and much more. When IPL started over two months back, nobody would have believed that two captains walking out for toss in the title clash will be Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson. 'Remember the Titans', a 2000 Hollywood film headlined by Denzel Washington is considered one of the best sports films on the proverbial underdog story, which always has a capital. It is not known if Titans skipper Hardik has watched it but for him and head coach Ashish Nehra, this journey of two months has been nothing short of spectacular. They have made a lot of people eat a humble pie because many, including experts, termed them a team of no-hopers post auction.
Blitzboks off to a much-needed winning start as they down top-seeded Pumas at London Sevens
After a weekend to forget at the Toulouse Sevens last week, the Blitzboks bounced back in London with a breathless 26-19 win over top-seeds Argentina.
St John's, Michaelhouse derby day cancelled after alleged racial slur during hockey match
The annual sporting derby day between two of South Africa's prestigious private schools, Michaelhouse and St John's College, has been cancelled after an alleged racial incident during a fixture.
IPL 2022: Playing every game has allowed me to settle in my role, says Gujarat Titans' David Miller
David Miller has become in IPL 2022. The South African’s cracking, 38-bal 68 not out turned the 189-run chase a cruise for the Gujarat Titans. It was the umpteenth time that Miller provided the perfect finishing touches to the Gujarat Titans innings this season. While the quickfire cameos have been plenty, his top score- a match-turning 51-ball unbeaten 94 against Chennai Super Kings at Pune - was a knock for the ages, as he bailed his team out of hail in the company of Rashid Khan. Enjoying by far the best of his nine IPL seasons so far, the 32-year-old South African has scored 449 runs in 15 games at an average of 64.14 to become the top run-scorer for Gujarat Titans in this edition. Playing at No 5, he’s looked far more dangerous than when he turned out for the Rajasthan Royals or Punjab Kings. His solid blows have been a massive factor in GT’s superb run to the final in the franchise’s first season itself.