Stormers see off Bulls to cement top spot in SA's URC conference
In what was a North-South derby of narrow margins and high stakes, the Stormers were the fortunate 19-17 victors over the Bulls at a sunny Cape Town Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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Former England head coach Silverwood takes Sri Lanka role
Former England head coach Chris Silverwood has been appointed as the head coach of Sri Lanka's men's team for two years, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Saturday.
Former England head coach Chris Silverwood takes Sri Lanka role
England head coach Chris Silverwood has been appointed as the head coach of Sri Lanka's men's team for two years, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Saturday. The island country has been without a full-time head coach since South African Mickey Arthur stepped down late last year. "I am very excited to be on board with Sri Lanka and I cannot wait to get over to Colombo and get started," Silverwood said in an SLC statement.
India's Chahat Arora wins gold at Thailand Age Group Swimming Championship
Chahat Arora clinched a gold medal in the women's 50m breaststroke event at the Thailand Age Group Championship. The Chandigarh swimmer, who won two gold medals at the nationals last year, won the yellow metal after equalling her own previous best Indian time of 33.62 seconds in Samut Prakan, Thailand. The 24-year-old had won two gold medals in the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships in April last year.
Schoenmaker, Le Clos, Corbett earn Commonwealth Games spot in Gqeberha
Schoenmaker, who soared to gold and silver at last year's Tokyo Olympics, sealed her qualification time in the heats (2:25.16) and final (2:24.01) in the 200m breaststroke.
Tiger Woods Tees Off In Improbable Quest For Sixth Masters Title
Tiger Woods launched his improbable quest for a record-equalling sixth Masters title on Thursday, 14 months after a rollover car crash left him with injuries so severe he feared he would lose his right leg. The 46-year-old, who has fallen to 973rd in the world rankings, said this week he thought his game was good enough to win a 16th major championship. But he acknowledged his surgically repaired leg was an unknown quantity heading into his first top-flight competitive round in 17 months on the hilly, 7,510-yard Augusta National course. "You know, 72 holes is a long road, and it's going to be a tough challenge and a challenge that I'm up for," Woods said days before the tournament.
Zarco tops Texas practice as Marquez returns to form in sixth, Binder in 13th
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez, back in the saddle after recovering from double vision, was sixth fastest in opening practice for the Grand Prix of the Americas on Friday.