Steve Borthwick blown away by 'groundbreaking' Felix Jones impact
Felix Jones is one of the hottest coaching commodities in rugby, and Steve Borthwick is bursting to see what the Irishman can do with England.
South Africa Sport News
Indian Men's Hockey Team Starts 4-Nation Tourney With 4-0 win Over France
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as Indian men's hockey team thrashed France 4-0 to begin its campaign in the Four-Nation Tournament on a rousing note in Cape Town on Monday. The Indian defence produced a resolute performance with France failing to get past veteran PR Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak at the goalpost. Harmanpreet (13th, 26th minutes) converted two penalty corners while Lalit Upadhyay (42nd) and vice-captain Hardik Singh (49) were the other goal-getters for India. India broke the deadlock two minutes from the first quarter through Harmanpreet's powerful dragflick. He doubled the lead in the second quarter, converting another penalty corner.
Perthshire golfer Gregor Graham gets early year boost from second-place finish in South Africa
Perthshire golfer Gregor Graham has started 2024 with a spring in his step after a wonderful year-opening performance in South Africa.
Denied NOCs For Foreign Leagues Pakistan Stars Contemplating Quitting National Team: Report
Some of the top cricketers are contemplating terminating their central contracts with the Pakistan Cricket Board after some were refused NOCs to go and play in foreign T20 leagues. According to sources in the team management, most of the centrally contracted players are upset with the board for not allowing them to play in foreign leagues despite being free from national commitments.
ICC ODI Team Of The Year: Rohit Sharma Named Captain, Virat Kohli Among 6 Indians Included
Rohit Sharma was on Tuesday named captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year, which featured five other Indians including star batter Virat Kohli and the pace duo of Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj. The team mostly included the World Cup finalists -- India (runner-up) and Australia (winner) -- besides players from semi-finalists New Zealand and South Africa, the ICC said in a statement. The top order includes openers Rohit and Shubman Gill. While the Indian captain accumulated 1,255 runs at an average of 52 last year, the latter struck a brilliant 208 against the Kiwis and also finished as the highest run-scorer (1,584) in the format.
India vs England: KL Rahul Will Not Play As Wicketkeeper Against England, Says Rahul Dravid
India head coach Rahul Dravid on Tuesday said KL Rahul will not be keeping wickets in the five-match Test series against England, and it will be a toss up between KS Bharat and Dhruv Jurel for the wicketkeeper-batter role. Rahul had kept wickets in the two-match series against South Africa recently, and produced a rather nimble effort behind the stumps. The series against England starts here on Thursday.
South Africa vs England U-19 World Cup, Live Score Updates
SA vs ENG U-19 World Cup, Live Updates: South Africa will be going up against England in their next Group B match of the ongoing Under-19 World Cup on Tuesday in Potchefstroom. The Proteas will be coming to this clash after registering a 31-run victory over West Indies in their opening match. England, on the other hand, defeated Scotland by seven wickets to starts their campaign with a win. Both the teams will now give their best to take the top spot in Group B points table. (Live Scorecard)
New Zealand vs Afghanistan U-19 World Cup, Live Score Updates
NZ vs AFG U-19 World Cup, Live Updates: New Zealand will be taking on Afghanistan in their next Group D match of the ongoing Under-19 World Cup on Tuesday in East London, South Africa. The Kiwis started off their World Cup campaign on a marvelous note as they thrashed Nepal by 64 runs in their opening match. On the other hand, Afghanistan faced a massive 181-run defeat against Pakistan. They will now aim to clinch their maiden victory of the tournament. (Live Scorecard)