Tottenham survived two calamitous errors from stand-in goalkeeper Fraser Forster on Thursday to beat Manchester United 4-3 and set up a League Cup semi-final against Liverpool, staying on track for their first trophy since 2008.

New Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso faced a baptism of fire in his first week with matches against Raja Casablanca and Stellenbosch FC. He explains how he was able to get positive results.

Pakistan’s loss of several Champions Trophy matches underlines India’s dominance of cricket — and that “stranglehold” could tighten with an Indian now heading the global governing body.

Whether the Lions finally buck up their derby fortunes will have a big say in the URC’s SA Shield bragging-rights battle, says Rob Houwing.

India will play next year’s Champions Trophy matches on neutral ground after refusing to visit tournament hosts and arch-rivals Pakistan, the International Cricket Council said Thursday following weeks of wrangling.

With Wiaan Mulder still in doubt, Proteas Test coach Shukri Conrad handed Titans all-rounder Corbin Bosch his maiden national call-up for the two-match Test series against Pakistan.

Liverpool moved into the League Cup semi-finals as the holders won 2-1 against managerless Southampton, while Gabriel Jesus ended his goal drought with a hat-trick in Arsenal’s 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

The SA teams losing all of their Champions Cup clashes last weekend felt like the bad old Super Rugby days. Where they fixed the Super Rugby issues then, it hasn’t felt the same with the Champions Cup.

Denis Onyango rolled back the years to remind Mamelodi Sundowns that their second-choice goalkeeper is no slouch, helping the Brazilians beat Stellenbosch FC 1-0 at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday.

The Lions’ chase for a first-ever playoff spot in the United Rugby Championship will be tested as their season moves into the phase where they will be involved in six local derby games.

Red Bull announced Wednesday that Mexican driver Sergio Perez has departed the Formula One team.

Proteas wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen admits disappointment and believes South Africa underperformed with the bat following Tuesday’s loss in the opening ODI in Paarl.

India’s off-spinning great Ravichandran Ashwin announced his immediate retirement from international cricket following the third Test against Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday.

Famed Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones said Wednesday he is “certainly not guilty” of alleged historical sex crimes, after his first court appearance.

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and third-ranked Rory McIlroy combined to give the PGA Tour a 2.5-0.5 victory over LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in Tuesday’s Showdown match-play exhibition.

With the return of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Frans Malherbe, Deon Fourie and Ben-Jason Dixon, the Stormers’ woeful luck with injury may be changing ahead of Saturday’s URC derby against the Lions.

Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a doping test, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, as reports stated the Ukraine international has been provisionally suspended.

Former Olympic silver medallist Pietie Norval has been appointed as South Africa’s new Davis Cup tennis captain.

The 2025 Dakar Rally, which kicks off on 3 January, will see crews race across nearly 8 000km of Saudi Arabia’s toughest terrain. It promises to push teams and their machines to the limit.

New Zealand tore through England’s batting Tuesday to crush the visitors by 423 runs in the third Test and send Tim Southee into retirement on a triumphant note.

As the Proteas’ series with Pakistan is about to shift to the ODI’s, according to skipper Temba Bavuma, the team will prioritise load management.