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Four-time champion Rafael Nadal was among those on the main draw entry lists revealed on Tuesday for the 2024 US Open after missing the event three of the past four years. The 38-year-old Spanish left-hander has a protected ranking of ninth to put himself into the field for the Flushing Meadows fort

Gareth Southgate said on Tuesday he was resigning as England manager, two days after they lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final. 'It's time for change, and for a new chapter. Sunday's final in Berlin against Spain was my final game as England manager,' Southgate said in a statement. Names immedi

Lock Salmaan Moerat will captain the Springboks for the first time when they tackle Portugal in a one-off Test in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus made wholesale changes to the team that played against Ireland, with seven uncapped players named in the match-day 23. </p

Former All Blacks hooker Norm Hewitt, who had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, has died aged 55, New Zealand Rugby said on Tuesday. Hewitt played 23 times for the All Blacks, including nine Tests, after he was first selected as an understudy to Sean Fitzpatrick for the 1993

South African golf legend Ernie Els won his first Major on the senior golf tour when he triumphed at the Kaulig Companies Championship in Akron, Ohio on Sunday. Els, who turns 55 on 17 October, has now won six titles on the PGA Tour Champions. On the regular PGA Tour, he won 19

Former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher has come out as gay. Ralf, who is the brother of seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher, shared on Instagram that he was in a relationship with a man. 'The most beautiful thing in life is when you have the right partner by your side,

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has announced the inclusion of five new players for their final Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Portugal, which will be held in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The 41-man squad now features seven uncapped players, as the team prepares for this c

There are several changes to the Junior Springbok team to face Argentina in the World Rugby U20 Championship on Sunday. The teams face each other to decide who will end in fifth place in the tournament. The match kicks off in Cape Town at 14:00.

Prince Harry received the Pat Tillman Award for Service at ESPN's Espy Awards on Thursday, saying he accepted it 'as a voice of the Invictus Games Foundation and the thousands of veterans and service personnel' who made them a reality. 'This award belongs to them, not to me,' said Harry