Brave Sport News

Al-Hilal put up brave fight in 5-3 defeat to Real Madrid in Club World Cup final

RABAT: Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal gave Real Madrid a scare in a 5-3 thriller in Morocco in the FIFA Club World Cup final on Saturday, as the Spanish giants cemented their place as the best club team in the world.

Clinical Dutch sink brave SA women at indoor hockey World Cup

Brave Blitzboks overcome 2 yellow cards to beat NZ, face Ireland in Sydney Sevens QF

The Blitzboks showed a never-say-die attitude in their Pool B clash against New Zealand at the Sydney Sevens on Saturday as they ran out 17-14 winners despite two yellow cards. They will now face Ireland in a quarter-final clash which kicks off at 11:05 (SA time). Following a period when both sides had possession but made little progress, New Zealand opened the scoring after five minutes when Joe Webber stepped off his right foot to beat the Blitzboks' defence and speed away for a converted try under the uprights. A Shelton van Wyk try after the half-time hooter brought South Africa back into the contest, and Ricardo Duarttee levelled up proceedings at 7-all with a brilliant conversion from the right-hand touchline. The Blitzboks were on the back foot straight from the start of the second half when Jaiden Baron was sent to the bin for not allowing New Zealand to take a quick penalty. New Zealand made that extra man count by employing a kick-pass to find Roderick Solo, who beat Impi Visser to the ball and scored a converted try under the uprights for a 14-7 lead.

Sharks mentor Powell unclear on why Mapimpi was suspended, but will brave cold London weather

Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell said the footage they reviewed of Makazole Mapimpi's alleged contact to the eye in the Bordeaux game didn't give them any clarity of whether he was right or wrong.

Ekstrom edges Loeb to take opening Dakar prologue as nearly 800 brave elements

Sweden's Mattias Ekstrom drove his Audi hybrid to victory in the 13km-long prologue of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Starc to miss third South Africa test after Melbourne bravery

MELBOURNE :Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc's finger injury has ruled him out of the third and final test against South Africa in Sydney but it was not enough to prevent him playing a heroic role in the series-sealing win in Melbourne on Thursday.

Bravemansgame leads King George Chase field at Kempton

Bravemansgame heads nine horses still in contention for the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen's Day.

Runners brave the cold for Antarctic Ice Marathon

Courageous runners braved snow and freezing temperatures this week for the Antarctic Ice Marathon, won by Ireland's Sean Tobin who organisers said clocked a record time on the continent.