Erik van Rooyen's spectacular finish secures victory in Mexico
South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen produced a spectacular finish to win his second PGA Tour title in the World Wide Technology Championship.
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Wydad Casablanca win first leg of African super league final
CASABLANCA : Wydad Casablanca substitute Anas Serrhat volleyed home a powerful shot from outside the penalty area to give the Moroccan club a 2-1 home victory over South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in Sunday’s first leg of the African Football League final.
Max Verstappen wins again as Fernando Alonso snatches third on the line in Brazil
SAO PAULO: Max Verstappen secured his 17th win in a record-breaking season on Sunday, resisting early pressure from Lando Norris to triumph in an accident and incident-hit Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Red Bull’s three-time world champion came home 8.277 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Norris on a sunlit afternoon at a packed Interlagos circuit. Behind them, Fernando Alonso snatched third for Aston Martin by just 0.053 seconds from Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull. Alonso and Perez provided a thrilling finale as they battled through the final laps before the Spaniard regained the podium position and held the Mexican at bay as they roared across the line. Lance Stroll finished fifth in the second Aston Martin ahead of Carlos Sainz of Ferrari, whose team-mate Charles Leclerc crashed out on the formation lap, and Pierre Gasly of Alpine. Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton finished eighth for Mercedes after a race-long survival battle against degrading tires ahead of Alpha Tauri’s Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon in the second Alpine. For Verstappen, it was his 52nd career win, lifting him one clear of four-time champion Alain Prost on the list of all-time winners. “It was really good,” said Verstappen. “A well-executed race by the team, perfect pit-stops and well done I think.
Cricket World Cup - Virat Kohli Deserves All Credit, Batting In Afternoon Was Very Difficult: Ravindra Jadeja
It was a special hundred by Virat Kohli not just because it was a historic milestone but also because the dogged century came in toughest of conditions that did not aid stroke-making, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said on Sunday. Jadeja said the Eden Gardens track offered more turn in the afternoon when the South African spinners bowled, compared to the evening when Indian bowlers operated.
UAE Pro League review: Al-Wasl storm to the top of the table after 3-1 win over Al-Ain
DUBAI: A sold-out crowd saw Al-Wasl fire themselves firmly into ADNOC Pro League’s title race in an epic “UAE Classico” with Al-Ain, while promoted Hatta gained their first points of the season at the expense of Andres Iniesta’s sinking Emirates Club in an enthralling matchweek seven.
Rassie Erasmus set to replace Jacques Nienaber as coach of world champion Springboks
Rassie Erasmus will return as coach of the world champion Springboks, a high-ranking South African Rugby Union (SARU) official told AFP on Sunday.
"Never Going To Be As Good...": Virat Kohli's Ultimate Tribute To Sachin Tendulkar After Equalling His World Record
For Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar has always been an idol. The respect that Virat Kohli has for Sachin Tendulkar has been expressed by the former many time. "Sachin Tendulkar has been carrying the Indian cricket team for so long, it's time we carried him on our shoulders," Virat Kohli had famously said after India had won the 2011 Cricket World Cup where both of them played. Despite building his own lofty peaks, Virat Kohli remains a fan of Sachin Tendulkar.
Cricket World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli Slams Record-Equalling 49th ODI Ton On 35th Birthday As Dominant India Crush South Africa
On his 35th birthday in one of the game's iconic venues packed with the most exuberant fans, Virat Kohli equalled his idol Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries with his 49th hundred, laying the foundation for India's 243-run pummelling of South Africa in the World Cup on Sunday. This, perhaps, was written in the stars. Entering the Eden Gardens after a run of seven successive wins by his team, Kohli was up against an in-form and ambitious South African side seeking to shed the choker's tag and win its maiden World Cup title.