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India held off a strong New Zealand fightback to secure a four-wicket victory and win the Champions Trophy in Dubai. India, dominant throughout the tournament, got off to a strong start in their chase of 252 but found themselves in trouble after losing three wickets for just 17 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma, who scored 76,…
Springboks Damian Willemse and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu are set to return to the Stormers lineup for the United Rugby Championship tour north.Joining them in the touring squad will be former Junior Springbok sensation Suleiman Hartzenberg. The backline trio have been sidelined for months with various injuries, but have recently been participating in Stormers training. “They’ve been…
The stars have seemingly aligned for Junior Springbok Jurenzo Julius, who is going from strength to strength at the Sharks. Born in Namibia, Julius moved to South Africa as a child and picked up rugby at Paul Roos Gymnasium. After choosing to represent SA, he was snapped up by the Junior Boks for the World…
Cape Town City coach Muhsin Ertugral has conceded that some of his experiments in Saturday’s defeat to Marumo Gallants did not work.The Citizens have now gone nine games without a win and are starting to lose ground on hopes of consolidating a top-eight position on the Betway Premiership table. Gallants claimed all three points at…
Legendary India batter Virat Kohli has poured cold water on rumours suggesting he was considering retiring from international cricket. Kohli has not been in the best of form of late, particularly in the longer format of the game in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia before the ICC Champions Trophy. This has led rumours to develop…
Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro believes their 2-1 win over log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns was proof they are capable of taking the Betway Premiership title race to the wire. The Buccaneers got two quick-fire goals within the opening five minutes, through attacker Relebohile Mofokeng, forcing their rivals to spend the rest of the match fighting…
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus confirmed that Willie le Roux will likely get his 100th Test cap this season.Le Roux is a long servant of South African rugby, getting his first cap in 2013 where he directed the attack from fullback with aplomb. His creative flair played a vital role in the Boks’ attack in the…
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso says he will analyse the opening minutes of their 2-1 defeat against Orlando Pirates in detail as it was out of character for his charges.The Buccaneers gained advantage within moments of the much-talked about Betway Premiership clash at FNB Stadium kicking off, as attacker Relebohile Mofokeng scored twice in the…
Proteas all-rounder Corbin Bosch has been served a legal notice by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after pulling out of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to sign with the IPL side Mumbai Indians.Bosch had initially been picked by PSL side Peshawar Zalmi at the draft that was held in January but earlier this month was…
Annerie Dercksen has been rewarded for being named ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year by receiving her maiden Proteas national contract.The 23-year-old all-rounder replaces the Western Province duo of Lara Goodall and Delmi Tucker on the 15-player list. Led by captain Laura Wolvaardt and head coach Mandla Mashimbyi, the Proteas Women are gearing up…