Sport | FIFA faces legal heat: Club World Cup schedule sparks backlash from leagues and players
Warned of legal action over their plans for the 2025 Club World Cup, FIFA said on Thursday they would guarantee player welfare in a harmonious schedule.
Warned of legal action over their plans for the 2025 Club World Cup, FIFA said on Thursday they would guarantee player welfare in a harmonious schedule.
Cricket South Africa announced the departure of long-serving Proteas women's coach Hilton Moreeng with assistant coach Dillon du Preez to take over the reins.
Bulls mentor Jake White believes World Rugby's amendment to free-kicks at scrums, which is perceived as a counter to a traditional Bok strength, is nothing more than a storm in a teacup.
Lando Norris is "100 percent" confident that McLaren can mount a challenge for the Formula One title next season as he celebrated his maiden Grand Prix win at the team's British headquarters on Thursday.
David Beckham has urged Manchester United's flops to prove they are motivated to play for the troubled club.
Austria's Dominic Thiem, former US Open champion, announced his retirement from the sport on Friday, ending a career plagued by a long-term wrist injury.
Herschel Jantjies has a heightened sense of responsibility on the vital current Stormers trek, writes Rob Houwing.
Tighthead prop Zachary Porthen regains the captaincy for the Junior Springboks' final Under-20 Rugby Championship match against Argentina at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina, Queensland on Sunday.
Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane are due to host Egyptian outfit Zamalek on Sunday in the CAF Confederation Cup final first leg against a background of off-field drama.
Quan Horn is back to reprise his role as the URC's "Iron Man" when the Lions play Cardiff on Saturday. The fullback will also continue laying claim to a place in the Bok team to play Wales in June.
To state that Franco Smith has the best win record of a South African coach in the URC is perhaps a tad liberal, but it still illustrates his growing influence at log leaders Glasgow.
Springbok loose forward Marco van Staden is the latest Bulls player to sign a contract extension with the Pretoria franchise.
Atalanta claimed the biggest win in their history on Thursday after sweeping aside Marseille 3-0 and booking a place in the Europa League final.
It's all too close for comfort as the Stormers - URC winners in 2022 and runners-up in 2023 - head into a two-game European tour with an awful lot to gain but also to lose. Lloyd Burnard reports.
Teams will no longer be able to opt for a scrum when awarded a free-kick as one of three law changes designed to make rugby union more entertaining, World Rugby announced Thursday.