Dutch too strong for SA hockey men
It was an improved performance from the SA men, who were thumped 11-1 by the Dutch in their opening encounter on Tuesday.
South Africa Sport News
France Stun India 5-2 In FIH Pro League Hockey
Olympic bronze medallists India dished out a shoddy performance to lose 2-5 against lower-ranked France in the second match of the FIH Hockey Pro League two-leg tie in Potchefstroom on Saturday. India started the match as clear favourites after having registered convincing wins -- 5-0 against France and 10-2 against South Africa -- in the FIH Pro League so far. But France had other plans on Saturday and got the better of their fancied opponents in aspects of the game. The Indians were slow to get off the blocks but gained in confidence as the match progressed.
IPL Auction 2022: Day 1 in numbers
IPL 2022 mega auction's first day here on Saturday: Total Money Spent by 10 franchises: Rs 3,88,10,00,000 (Rs 3.88 billion) Total players sold: 74 (Overseas 20) Biggest Buy at Auction: Ishan Kishan (India, Mumbai Indians) Rs 15.25 crore Chennai Super KingsAmount Spent: Rs 69.55 crore, Amount Available: Rs 20.45 crore Buys: 6, Retained: 4 MS Dhoni* (India wk-batter) Rs 12 crore Ruturaj Gaikwad* (India batter) Rs 6 crore Ravindra Jadeja* (India all-rounder) Rs 16 crore Ambati Rayudu (India batter) Rs 6.75 crore Robin Uthappa (India batter) Rs 2 crore Deepak Chahar (India pacer) Rs 14 crore Dwayne Bravo (West Indies allrounder) Rs 4.40 crore Moeen Ali (England allrounder) Rs 8 crore KM Asif (India pacer) Rs 20 lakh Tushar Deshpande (India pacer) Rs 8 crore Delhi CapitalsAmount Spent: Rs 73.50 crore, Amount Available: Rs 16.50 crore Buys: 9, Retained: 4 Prithvi Shaw* (India batter) Rs 7.50 crore Anrich Nortje* (South Africa pacer) Rs 6.50 crore Axar Patel* (India allrounder) Rs 9 crore Rishabh Pant* (India wk) Rs 16 crore David Warner (Australia batter) Rs 6.25 crore Mitchell Marsh (Australia allrounder) Rs 6.50 crore Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh allrounder) Rs 2 crore Shardul Thakur (India pacer) Rs 10.75 crore Kuldeep Yadav (India spinner) Rs 2 crore Ashwin Hebbar (India allrounder) Rs 20 lakh Kamlesh Nagarkoti (India pacer) Rs 1.10 crore Sarfaraz Khan (India batter) Rs 20 lakh KS Bharat (India batter-wk) Rs 2 crore Royal Challengers BangaloreAmount Spent: Rs 80.75 crore, Amount Available: Rs 9.25 crore Buys: 8, Retained: 3 Virat Kohli* (India batter) Rs 15 crore Glenn Maxwell* (Australia allrounder) Rs 11 crore Mohammed Siraj* (India pacer) Rs 7 crore Josh Hazlewood (Australia pacer) Rs 7.75 crore Dinesh Karthik (India
IPL Auction 2022: Avesh Khan becomes most expensive uncapped player, goes to Lucknow for Rs 10 crore
Avesh Khan was picked up by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 10 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Saturday. Avesh had his base price as Rs 20 lakh, and in the end, he was sold at Rs 10 crore to Lucknow and as a result, he has become the most expensive uncapped player in the history of the tournament. India pacer Basil Thampi was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh. On the other hand, Kartik Tyagi was acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 4 crore.
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By Karien Jonckheere
Dewald Brevis makes debut as Titans seal comfortable win over Knights
Johannesburg — While all the attention was on teenager Dewald Brevis, it was one of the Titans’s veterans, Heinrich Klaasen, who made the match-winning contribution with the bat in the CSA T20 Challenge on Saturday.
India's Ishan Kishan fetches US$2 million in IPL auction
BANGALORE: India's rising star Ishan Kishan fetched a whopping US$2 million in the auction for the Indian Premier League - the world's most valuable cricket tournament - on Saturday.
Major mindset gives Burmester shot at Dimension Data Pro-Am title
Dean Burmester has aspirations of becoming South Africa’s next major champion, and on Saturday in the third round of the Dimension Data Pro-Am he showed the kind of game and mental strength that will get him there.