South African sprinter tests positive for banned substance

Sri Lanka down the Netherlands to open World Cup account

Sadeera Samarawickrama’s unbeaten 91 has enabled Sri Lanka to earn their first win of the World Cup as they beat the Netherlands by five wickets and 10 balls to spare in Lucknow. Chasing 263 to win on Saturday, Samarawickrama enabled Sri Lanka to prevail with his patient knock off 107 balls, adding to his century against Pakistan, as they wrapped up the contest in the 49th over. The Netherlands had won the toss and opted to bat first but were soon on the back foot after Sri Lanka’s fast bowler

21 Oct, 2023

Springboks name unchanged side to face England in Rugby World Cup semi-final

South Africa have named an unchanged side to face England in their World Cup semi-final on Saturday in Paris. The Springboks beat hosts France?29-28 in an epic quarter-final last Sunday. With no changes made, half-backs Cobus Reinach and Manie Libbok retain their places in the starting XV, while fly-half Handre Pollard remains on the bench. Head coach Jacques Nienaber has opted again for a 5-3 split of forwards and backs among his replacements. Scrum-half Reinach, who Nienaber said was bette

19 Oct, 2023

Indian cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi dies aged 77

Indian cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi has died aged 77 after a prolonged illness. He was battling age-related illnesses and had undergone a few surgeries in recent years. Bedi, regarded as one of the world’s finest ever spin bowlers, captained India in 22 of his 67 Tests and took 266 wickets. He made his debut against West Indies in 1966 and played his last Test against England at The Oval in 1979. Bedi also played English county cricket for Northamptonshire and finished his career with 1,

23 Oct, 2023