Spain and Manchester City's Rodri claimed his maiden Ballon d'Or award by beating Vinicius Jr. Real Madridi boycotted the event after they got to know that Vinicius Jr wasn't winning and even wasn't there to receive their Men's Club Award of the Year. All that and more in our Sports Wrap for today.
New Zealand hit India with a truck skittling them out for a paltry 46 in the first innings in the Bengaluru Test in overcast conditions. Only two Indian batters got into double digits while New Zealand got a lead of 134 runs on the second day itself.
South Africa are fifth on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points table with two wins, three losses and three drawn Test matches. Their PCT (Points Percentage System) is 38.89.
JP Duminy took the field of cricket during the South Africa vs Ireland 3rd ODI in Abu Dhabi. He rolled back the years with a sensational fielding effort during the fag end of Ireland's batting innings. Watch the special effort here.
South Africa are currently taking on Ireland in a three-match ODI series in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Proteas won the first match of the series by a staggering 139 runs as Ryan Rickelton and Lizaad Williams put on a show.
India began their Women's T20 World Cup campaign in style with a win in their first warm-up game against the West Indies. Jemimah Rodrigues was the only batter to spend time at the crease and smashed a fifty as India defended a low score of 141.
17 people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings in Lusikisiki, South Africa. Police have launched a manhunt for the suspects.
India started their home season on a high with a 280-run win over Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. South Africa registered a consolation win over Afghanistan in the third ODI chasing down 170 runs. All this and a lot more in today's India TV Sports Wrap.
South Africa defeated West Indies in the second Test of the Sir Vivian Richards Trophy to bag the series 1-0. The Proteas overcame a spirited fight from the Windies to win the second Test by 40 runs. They have now moved past Pakistan in the WTC points table.
After the opening day saw 17 wickets falling, the second day of the 2nd Test saw only eight wickets tumbling down. South Africa have kept their noses ahead of West Indies with a healthy lead of 239 and with five wickets still in hand.
Former South African pacer Morne Morkel has joined the Indian men's team's support staff as bowling coach. Morkel, who has been involved as a bowling mentor and coach with Lucknow and Durban's Super Giants and Pakistan's men's team, will be rejoining Gautam Gambhir for the Indian team.
Shafali Verma and Shubha Satheesh remained unbeaten in the meagre run-chase to take India home on Day 4 of the one-off Test between India and South Africa. The Women in Blue registered an emphatic 10-wicket win against a spirited Proteas side to win the one-off Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Quinton de Kock was the architect of South Africa's thrilling win over the defending champions England at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia. The southpaw scored 65 off 38 balls and made batting look extremely easy.
South Africa are at the top of the points table in Group 2 after their seven-run win over the defending champions England. The Proteas have already aggregated four points in their kitty and need a win more to make it to the semis without having to depend on the net run rate (NRR).
Smriti Mandhana started the home season with a century in the first ODI against South Africa at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. She scored 117 runs off 124 balls with 12 fours and a six to her name eventually winning the player of the match award.
This came after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years since ending apartheid in 1994. The situation forced it to partner with the opposition Democratic Alliance, once considered ANC's fiercest rival.
Nepal needed a win against South Africa to remain in contention for the Super Eight. Having already played three matches in the ongoing tournament, Nepal only have a solitary point by virtue of a washout against Sri Lanka.
Tabraiz Shamsi was the star for South Africa in the match. The left-arm wrist spinner accounted for four Nepal batters and conceded just 19 runs in his four overs. He bowled 12 dot balls in his spell.
South Africa have registered their third win on trot in the T20 World Cup 2024. They have all but confirmed a place in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup 2024. This is their ninth win over Bangladesh in T20Is in as many face-offs against them.
This marks the end of the African National Congress' (ANC) three-decade dominance after the landmark vote in 1994, which freed South Africa from apartheid and made Nelson Mandela the President. Voters had been frustrated with over joblessness, inequality and power shortages, among other issues.
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