Springbok captain Siya Kolisi declared in the early hours of Monday morning that they knew it would take something special to beat France in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday, and both him and Bok head coach Jacques Nienaber lauded the team’s character to pull through the victory to book their place in the semi-final.
Kaizer Chiefs’ hunt for elusive silverware goes into another season as they take aim at the Carling Knockout trophy, a competition that has been restored to the Premier Soccer League calendar this campaign after an absence of three seasons.
The Springboks remained on course to retain the Rugby World Cup following a thrilling 29-28 victory over hosts France at the Stade de France on Sunday.
Owen Farrell played a crucial role in helping England reach the Rugby World Cup semi-finals following their 30-24 victory against Fiji in Marseille.
England suffered a shock 69 runs defeat at the hands of Afghanistan in their Cricket World Cup clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Italy kept the pressure on England after they cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Malta in their Euro qualifier at San Nicola in Bari.
Julian Nagelsmann began his reign as Germany's manager with a thrilling 3-1 victory over the USA in an international friendly played at the Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
England won the toss and decided to bowl first in the World Cup encounter against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.
India cruised to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in a one-sided Cricket World Cup clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Ireland's journey in the Rugby World Cup came to an end after they suffered a 28-24 defeat to New Zealand in the quarter-final at Stade de France in Paris.