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Dates, kick-off times, results and match reports for the third weekend of June international matches.

England captain Owen Farrell has urged his side not to be too desperate as they go in search of a much-needed win at Newlands.

Vereniki Goneva was both hero and villain as Pacific Nations Cup champion Fiji suffered a surprise loss to Tonga.

Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson declared his side were still in the race for a place in the World Cup last 16 despite Friday's 2-0 loss to Nigeria.

Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov has granted honourary citizenship to striker Mohamed Salah at a banquet held to say goodbye to Egypt's World Cup squad.

Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic says that politics and football should "never mix" as two players celebrated goals with political gestures.

Winter in South Africa has a special meaning for sailing enthusiasts in South Africa:it's time for the annual Lipton Cup Challenge

Xherdan Shaqiri and his Swiss teammates flipped the script on Friday night when they beat Serbia with a gutsy come-from-behind effort

The Durban race will be the third of six legs of the Spar Women’s 10km Challenge

Friday's ICC decision means that the original decision of the ICC Match Referee Mr Javagal Srinath will stand

In reaching the elite 800-win club, Djokovic joins top-of-the-list Jimmy Connors as well as Stefan Edberg, Roger Federer among others

Light Heavyweight champion Dalcha Lungiambula will be in action against Andrew van Zyl as the main card bout on Saturday

Germany play Sweden in a World Cup Group F match on Saturday. Where: Fisht Stadium, Sochi Capacity: 48,000 When: Saturday June 23, 20:00 local Key stats: *If Germany lose to Sweden and Mexico earn at least one point against South Korea then the reigning world champions will have been eliminated in the group stage for […]

Two goals each for Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard and one for Michy Batshuayi swept Belgium to a 5-2 victory over Tunisia on Saturday that put them in command of World Cup Group G... The post Two each for Hazard and Lukaku as Belgium thump Tunisia 5-2 appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium led Tunisia 3-1 at halftime in their World Cup Group G game on Saturday. The post Lukaku scores twice as Belgium lead Tunisia 3-1 appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Germany's phenomenal World Cup consistency means the reigning world champions have not been eliminated in the tournament's group stage for the last 80 years - but that could all change on Saturday. The post Preview: Eighty years in the making, Germany’s stellar record in peril appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, […]

A thunderous strike by Granit Xhaka and a superb last-minute breakaway goal by Xherdan Shaqiri gave Switzerland a dramatic 2-1 win over Serbia in a swashbuckling World Cup Group E match on Friday. The post Shaqiri snatches last-minute win for Swiss over Serbia appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, […]

Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio will take charge of his side for the 50th time when they side face South Korea at the World Cup on Saturday and his past record suggests there is every chance he will field his 50th different line-up. The post Preview: Mexicans wait to see what Osorio will pull out […]

Olympic 100 metres champion Elaine Thompson was pleased with the win after an injury-hit start to the season.

The Swiss looked in danger of being over-run when Serbia went ahead with an Aleksandar Mitrovic header after five minutes to the delight of their fervent supporters at the Kaliningrad stadium.

Mexico defended exceptionally well against Germany, however, they should not go into the game against South Korea over-confident.

Ahmed Musa showed his worth with two outstanding strikes that put the Africans back in contention for a second round place.

Lewis Hamilton complained about his car’s handling over the radio but still put in a best time of one minute 32.231 seconds.

Brazil got two goals in stoppage time to give them a deserved 2-0 win over Costa Rica in a tense World Cup Group E encounter on Friday.

Seabelo Senatla‚ Cecil Afrika and Kyle Brown are out, with coach Neil Powell saying ‘the next couple of weeks will be about player management’

Cyclist’s crew say French legend has his facts wrong about Briton’s wrangle over permissible asthma drug levels

Aged 19, Mbappe claims his place in the French soccer record books

Cipriani replaces George Ford in the No 10 jersey

Erasmus starts Jantjies, Gelant, Kriel, Esterhuizen and Ralepelle in Test

The Proteas Test batsman handed new on-field leadership responsibility with Rassie van der Dussen