New Australia coach misses Sri Lanka tour start with Covid-19
New Australia cricket coach Andrew MacDonald has tested positive for Covid and was not on the plane on Wednesday as the country's T20 squad flew out to Sri Lanka.
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Faf latest World Cup-winning Springbok heading to Japan: 'I can't wait to get stuck in'
Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok Faf de Klerk will join Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles next season, the club said on Wednesday, in the latest big-name coup for the ambitious league.
Johnson joins SA's Oosthuizen, Schwartzel in $25m field for Saudi-backed LIV Golf opener
Former world number one Dustin Johnson will head the field for the inaugural $25 million LIV Golf Invitational Series event in England, the new Saudi-backed golf circuit said on Wednesday.
Nadal downs Djokovic in late-night epic to reach 15th French Open semi-final
Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semi-final.
Hope century leads West Indies to ODI win over Netherlands
West Indies opener Shai Hope struck his eleventh one-day international century to lead his team to a seven-wicket win over the Netherlands in Amstelveen on Tuesday, in a game reduced to 45 overs.
US trans swimmer says transitioning never for 'advantage'
Swimmer Lia Thomas, the first transgender athlete to win a top-tier US university title, insisted Tuesday that trans athletes don't transition to gain an edge in sports and voiced ambitions to compete in the Olympics.
Bulls' URC home flakiness against SA teams piques Du Toit's interest ahead of playoff
The Bulls may have lost seven United Rugby Championship matches this season, but it's the two defeats at Loftus Versfeld that have piqued Thomas du Toit's interest.
Zverev downs Alcaraz to reach French Open semi-final after thriller
Alexander Zverev beat Carlos Alcaraz in a dramatic four-set clash on Tuesday to secure a French Open semi-final meeting with either Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal.