Ireland retained their Six Nations title with a gritty 17-13 win over Scotland at Lansdowne Road on Saturday. Tries by Dan Sheehan and Andrew Porter got the Irish over the line as the hosts were thwarted time and again by a magnificent Scottish defence. The title — in winning two in a row they emulate...
Hosts Qatar retained the Asian Cup with a 3-1 win on Saturday against surprise packages Jordan as Akram Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties. It was a fitting final act to a month of football that began with 24 teams and witnessed a series of dramatic games and plenty of goals. It will also help...
Orlando Pirates clinched back-to-back MTN8 titles after beating Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 on penalties at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. The Buccaneers’ goalkeeper Sipho Chaine saved three penalties to ensure Pirates break their hoodoo against a Brazilian side that had given them hard times in recent matches. Defending Wafa Wafa title Champions Pirates...
Staff Reporter ONGWEDIVA, Sept. 4 — Charles Shinima and Paulinus Ndjolonimus successfully defended their WBO Africa titles at the Ongwediva Trade Fair on Friday night, showcasing their boxing prowess. Shinima retained his welterweight title in a hard-fought battle against Tanzanian Idd Pialari, securing a unanimous decision victory. The judges scored the contest 117-111, 116-112, and...
Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine retained his world heavyweight titles with a ninth-round knockout of Britain’s Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland on Saturday. Victory meant Usyk kept hold of the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organisation and International Boxing Federation belts. It also extended his perfect professional record to 21 wins from 21 bouts. Dubois, however,...
Australia have retained the Ashes after the fourth Test against England ended in a rain-affected draw, with bad weather at Old Trafford washing out Sunday’s final day. The result ensured Australia, as the holders, kept the Ashes at 2-1 up with one match left in the series — regardless of the result of next week’s...