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Argentinas record-breaking win over Australia on Saturday kept alive hopes of a first ever triumph in the Rugby Championship, although they will have to upend world champions South Africa twice to win this years competition. The 67-27 thrashing of the Wallabies in Santa Fe, where Argent

Jessica Pegula played in her first Grand Slam final in Flushing Meadows on Saturday and despite getting downed by an opponent at the peak of her powers, the top American in women's tennis feels it will not be her last shot at a major title. En route to the runner-up finish in a 7-5 7-5

England's Declan Rice and Jack Grealish shrugged off their hostile reception in Dublin by scoring both goals in England's Nations League win over Ireland on Saturday and said they have nothing but respect for the opponents they once represented. Rice played for Ireland at youth level an

Undeterred by set piece malfunction the Springboks rolled up their sleeves in defence to record a hard-earned 18-12 victory over the All Blacks at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. They bagged the long elusive Freedom Cup and put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy in the process and

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket at age 37, the player told the Daily Mail in an interview published on Saturday. The Birmingham-born left-handed batter and right-arm spinner has played in 68 tests, 138 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 92 T20 Interna

Tenacious tiger-tattooed Aryna Sabalenka embodied the spirit of her favourite animal in New York this year as she clawed her way back from injury and disappointment to hoist the US Open trophy at last. The world number two retained her title at the Australian Open but suffered a back in

Australia coach Joe Schmidt was left to lament a lack of depth in his inexperienced Wallabies squad after seeing his team handed a record 67-27 loss by Argentina in Santa Fe in the Rugby Championship on Saturday. The Australians raced into a 17-point lead during the first half but suffe

Lying poolside on a sun lounger in the late afternoon, Im squinting through a set of binoculars and thinking how theres nothing quite as pleasant as an elephant. Make that 30 elephants and theyre simply delightful. Not that I need the binocs, mind you. Across the Crocodile River, about

Mpumelelo Mhlongo came fourth in triumph as he won the 200m bronze in dramatic fashion at the Paralympics on Saturday, taking Team South Africas haul to six medals. Mhlongo, categorised as a T44 athlete, was competing in the tougher T64 class, and he clocked a 22.62sec world record as h