Blitzboks reflect on poor Singapore form, vow to resurrect matters in Vancouver
After dominating the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit over the past year, the Blitzboks were left smarting after losing in the quarter-finals of the Singapore Sevens.
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Melbourne to host 2028 and 2040 Presidents Cup
Melbourne's famed sandbelt region will host the 2028 Presidents Cup, it was announced on Thursday, with a further commitment to return to the city again in 2040.
Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammad Rizwan make Sussex debut in County cricket
Cheteshwar Pujara and Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan on Thursday made their Sussex debut for the game against hosts Derbyshire in the County Championships Division 2 here. While Pujara has played first-class cricket in England in the past, it is the first outing for Pakistan wicketkeeper batter.
Namibian prop to bring up century for Cheetahs in WP clash
Namibian prop Aranos Coetzee will play his 100th match for the Cheetahs when they tackle Western Province in a Currie Cup clash in Cape Town on Friday.
Gary Kirsten singles out Graeme Smith and MS Dhoni as the best leaders he's worked with
Former Proteas and India head coach Gary Kirsten singled out ex-captains of those respective countries Graeme Smith and MS Dhoni as the two best leaders he has ever worked with in sport.
Watch Conor Benn vs Chris van Heerden press conference live stream for free
Conor Benn will be looking for a statement victory on Saturday night when he defends his WBA Continental Welterweight Championship against a tough opponent in Chris van Heerden at the AO Arena in Manchester. The South African has previously fought Errol Spence Jr and gave the American star a tough fight whilst being on a five win streak.
IPL 2022: What's going wrong? The big problem areas for Mumbai Indians this season
Mumbai Indians are staring at an early exit from this edition with five consecutive defeats. Winless this season, Rohit Sharma & Co. are languishing at the bottom of the points table. TimesofIndia.com here looks at some of the main problem areas for one of the most popular franchises in the IPL: Lack of big name match winners apart from the four retained players and Ishan KishanIt is often said that a captain is only as good as his team. In Rohit Sharma, MI have a very capable captain, who has taken them to a record 5 IPL titles. But this season, after the major reshuffle that happened ahead of the last player auction, Rohit's hands are tied a bit, in terms of the talent at his disposal. MI did retain four of their biggest match winners in Rohit, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard, but a team needs more than four players to consistently win.
"Great Early Signing": Michael Vaughan Lauds IPL Franchise For Buying Young Star
Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Wednesday lauded Mumbai Indians for buying Dewald Brevis, as the young South Africa batter has showed glimpses of his immense potential with his attacking batting in IPL 2022. Brevis was bought in the IPL mega auction by the five time champions for Rs 3 crore, up from a base price of just Rs 20 lakh.