Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp joked Friday that he is not wishing Mohamed Salah too much luck at the Africa Cup of Nations as he prepares for a crucial spell of games without his top scorer.

Steve Borthwick is confident that England will head into the Six Nations with the right ‘foundation’ after their run to the World Cup semifinals.

Ratcliffe’s INEOS group will assume control of United’s football operations once the purchase of a 25 percent share in the Old Trafford club is ratified.

On Friday, the Stormers confirmed that Wandisile Simelane has joined the Cape franchise. This was part of a player exchange which will see Cornel Smit heading to the nation’s capital.

The AFCON prize money is 40 percent more than what Senegal pocketed for winning the last edition, in Cameroon two years ago.

Set to make 79 to win, India needed just 12 overs to secure the victory.

Rafael Nadal continued his impressive comeback by overpowering wildcard Jason Kubler 6-1, 6-2 to move into the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International on Thursday.

A 425-strong colourful caravanserai made up of cars, bikes, quads and trucks sets out from Al-Ula on a treacherous 4,900-mile odyssey around the Gulf kingdom with a 19 January finish in Yanbu on the Red Sea.

Scottie Scheffler, the 2022 Masters champion, became the first golfer to take Player of the Year honours in back-to-back seasons since 15-time major winner Tiger Woods won three in a row from 2005-2007.

Aiden Markram hit 106 off 103 balls before South Africa were bowled out for 176 shortly before lunch.

Marnus Labuschagne was on 23 and Steve Smith six in their team’s 116 for two before play was ended by bad light and rain before tea.

After being bowled out for 55 in the first innings, South Africa were 62 for three in the second innings at the close, still 36 runs short of India’s first innings total of 153.

After bowling out South Africa for 55, India were dismissed for 153, a lead of 98 runs.

India were 111 for four at tea, a first innings lead of 56.

Uncertainty and controversy over a potential merger with LIV Golf’s Saudi backers loom over the US PGA Tour as its 2024 season tees off Thursday in Hawaii.

Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday he was delighted to have prolonged his stay at Real Madrid until 2026, despite an approach to take over as coach of Brazil.

The home side was dismissed for a paltry 55 after choosing to bat in the New Year’s Test at Newlands.

Dupont will join 16 other seven-a-side players on Wednesday at the national Marcoussis centre ahead of his two world circuit sevens events in Vancouver in February and in Los Angeles in March with the Olympics starting 26 July.

On the eve of his 86th and final Test match, Dean Elgar said he was ‘sad’ South Africa would be sending a weakened team to play two Test matches in New Zealand in March.

The 22-time Grand Slam winner looked in superb touch with a clinical 7-5, 6-1 victory over the Austrian in front of a full house at Pat Rafter Arena.

Dean Elgar will bid to bring the curtain down on his Test career by skippering South Africa to victory in the second and final Test against an India side who are likely to make at least two changes.