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.

The 16-year-old will play 2018 winner Rob Cross in a last-four clash at Alexandra Palace.

Jurgen Klopp’s team should have run out even more convincing winners as Martin Dubravka saved Salah’s first-half penalty among 10 stops.

The 26-year-old was on court at the Brisbane International for an hour and 47 minutes before finally seeing off gallant German Tamara Korpatsch 6-3, 7-6 (11/9) on Pat Rafter Arena.

Kenyan police said on Monday they had arrested two people in connection with the weekend stabbing to death of Benjamin Kiplagat. Local police said “the two suspects are known criminals who have been terrorising the members of public”.

The Kenyan-born Kiplagat, 34, had represented Uganda internationally in the 3,000m steeplechase, including at several Olympic Games and World Championships. His body was found in a car on Saturday night.

KG is literally taking wickets at a rate never seen before — a scalp every five-and-a-half overs

2023 showed a glimpse of Bafana Bafana’s capabilities as they qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Despite the team having a difficult campaign leading up to France, the Springboks reclaimed their championship in the 2023 Rugby World Cup after besting the All Blacks 12-11 in the final.

Arsenal missed out on the chance to return to the Premier League summit on Thursday, losing 2-0 to West Ham as Tottenham went down in a six-goal thriller at Brighton.

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad revealed his frustration on Thursday over his players being under-rated following an innings-and-32-run win over number one ranked India in the first Test in Centurion.

The 23-year-old started in a Premier League match against Liverpool on Tuesday, but South Africa have heeded the advice of Burnley manager Vincent Kompany and did not choose the forward.

India crashed to 131 all out in their second innings after conceding a 163-run first innings lead.

South Africa were 392 for seven at lunch, a first innings lead of 147.

Manchester City came from behind to beat Everton 3-1 on their return from the Club World Cup on Wednesday, moving five points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.