
Stokes and Moeen to coach Lions white-ball tour
England Test captain Ben Stokes and all-rounder Moeen Ali will be part of the England Lions coaching staff for their series against Pakistan Shaheens in the United Arab Emirates next month.
THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY 2026, 00:04

England Test captain Ben Stokes and all-rounder Moeen Ali will be part of the England Lions coaching staff for their series against Pakistan Shaheens in the United Arab Emirates next month.

BBC Sport pundits and former England internationals Fara Williams and Ellen White discuss the best next steps for some of the game’s biggest stars.

Northern Ireland appoint Kris Lindsay as interim manager for their first pair of 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifiers in March.

24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic says he felt “disrespectful” after being asked how he felt “chasing” Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, after previously “chasing” Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal during the early parts of his career.

South Africa’s Connor Doig and Bulgaria’s Dimitar Kisimov are into the quarter-finals of the junior boys doubles at the Australian Open.

Blitzboks captain Siviwe Soyizwapi will make his long-awaited return to the sevens stage in Singapore this weekend.

South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane was too good for Colombia’s Angelica Bernal in their first round Australian Open wheelchair singles match.

A well-known Springbok critic has suggested that overseas-based Bok stars are just there to ‘take the money’.

Kaizer Chiefs have a chance to move above Orlando Pirates in the Betway Premiership table when they face Marumo Gallants on Wednesday, 28 January.

Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiatek echo Coco Gauff’s concerns over the use of cameras away from the court at the Australian Open, insisting more privacy is needed for all players competing.

Nottingham Forest goalkeeper John Victor is ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Captain Kathryn Bryce shines with bat and ball as Scotland beat Ireland by 39 runs in Women’s T20 World Cup qualifying.

Against Magesi, Orlando Pirates are expected to go all out, with Relebohile Mofokeng and Oswin Apollis expected to start.

It’s a second match in three days. Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs are expected to reshuffle the pack against Marumo Gallants on Wednesday.

A France rugby star is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, which has forced him into immediate retirement.

West Ham midfielder James Ward-Prowse is expected to undergo a medical with Burnley on Wednesday as he closes in on a loan move.

Betway Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns are set to complete a deadline day signing: Jody Ah Shene from Cape Town City.

France prop Uini Atonio is forced to retire after he was admitted to an intensive care unit following a “cardiac event”.

Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid set up a quarter-final meeting in the men’s wheelchair singles before reaching the doubles semi-finals together.

As Mamelodi Sundowns pull away at the top, Orlando Pirates are left chasing momentum and answers in a tightening title race.

SA Rugby has revealed a bumper set of competition schedules for the 2026 season, which will be packed with action.