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An All Blacks side missing a number of their star Crusaders players have scrapped their way past Argentina in their opening Rugby Championship clash.

Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev was in hospital in suburban Washington after emergency brain surgery in the wake of a punishing loss in the ring.

Shane Lowry's stunning eight-under par round of 63 has given the Irishman a four-shot lead heading into the final round of the Open Championship.

Australia coach Michael Cheika refused to blame two disallowed tries in the first half for their defeat at the hands of South Africa.

South African star swimmer Chad le Clos has pulled out of the heats of the men's 50m butterfly on Day 1 of the FINA World Championships in Gwangju.

Ireland's Shane Lowry fired a stunning round to take a four shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood into the final round of the 148th Open Championship.

Australia coach Michael Cheika wants his side to play more with the ball in hand going into the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

An All Blacks side lacking several top players led 20-9 at halftime but failed to score in the second half and were indebted to their defence.

Algeria clinched the continental trophy after a 1-0 win in the final in Cairo thanks to an early deflected goal from Baghdad Bounedjah.

The Springbok coach gambled with an experimental side as he sent 13 players to New Zealand ahead of their clash in Wellington next week.

Jasmine Suwannapura and Cydney Clanton teamed up for an emphatic six-stroke win at the Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

France's Julian Alaphilippe leads the Tour de France by more than two minutes after stage 14, while Thibaut Pinot is proving to be the best climber.

Africa Cup of Nations champions Algeria arrived home Saturday to a hero’s welcome from a huge crowd of joyful supporters and a “water salute” for their plane at Algiers airport. “One, two, three, viva Algeria!” tens of thousands of flag-waving fans lining the road from the airport chanted as the players went on a victory […]

Rookie scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies scored two tries on debut as South Africa claimed a 35-17 bonus-point victory over sloppy Australia in their Rugby Championship clash at Ellis Park on Saturday. The post Rookie Jantjies completes dream debut as Boks thump Australia appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage […]

The South African netball team narrowly lost to Australia by just two goals in the semi-final of the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool. The post Proteas to play for bronze medal after narrow loss to Australia appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African […]

The gripping story of popular Bloemfontein Celtic and its staunch supporters has been documented. The post Retired sports editor writes books on Bloem Celtic fans and late owner appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Danish internationals Thomas Delaney and Jacob Bruun Larsen scored second half goals as Borussia Dortmund handed Liverpool a 3-2 defeat in the opening game of the Premier League giants pre-season US tour on Friday. The post Dortmund sink Liverpool in US tour opener appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, […]

Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi lauded his side's "incredible" Africa Cup of Nations triumph Friday as Baghdad Bounedjah's early goal earned a 1-0 victory over Senegal in the final. The post Algeria sink Senegal to claim ‘incredible’ second African crown appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all […]

History was on South Africa's side heading into the clash having lost just once in the last 10 meetings in Johannesburg.

United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær was full of praise for Greenwood after the game but cautioned against expecting too much.

Both teams got the ball rolling early as Sharks flyhalf Curwin Bosch and Province fullback SP Marais scored penalties to lock it up at 3-3 after five minutes.

The first-quarter set the precedent for the rest of the match. It was end to end intensity with the Australian defensive pressure being matched by the South Africans.

South Africa go into the clash off the back of a 58-47 loss to hosts England in what has been their only defeat of the tournament to date.

Algeria beat Senegal 1-0 at Cairo International Stadium on Friday night to secure the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations title.

Impi is often sung by SA sportspeople, and the song is especially liked in France

Home favourite McIlroy will need a miracle to make the cut

Wallaby coach Cheika goes with late arrival Johnson-Holmes

Rassie Erasmus wants to build momentum while trying to balance his squad

Amakhosi to play a friendly against Botswana's Township Rollers on Saturday

WP coach Dobson expects Sharks to adopt 'in your face' approach