Sport

Cricket South Africa announced a 16-player squad for the Proteas Women's tour to India on Friday.

The ICC also sees the tournament as a launch pad towards the sport's return to the Olympics for Los Angeles in 2028, when the T20 format will be used. Major League Cricket, a T20 tournament, was launched last year and also stands to benefit from any growth in interest in the big-hitting, spectacular shortest form.

A Berlin court will on Friday start hearing an appeal by Alexander Zverev against a fine for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend, as the German tennis star competes at the French Open.

Aiden Markram has an advantage no other South African cricket captain has had before -- he led a team to victory in a World Cup.

A bid for wholesale reform of New Zealand rugby's governing body was rejected by heartland unions on Thursday.

Richie McCaw, who captained the All Blacks to back-to-back Rugby World Cup triumphs, called on all stakeholders to look beyond themselves.

The day however belonged to Charles Le Clerc who clinched a long-awaited win in Monaco with his Ferrari in front of his home crowd. Shortly after the race he took to X to share with his 3,1 million followers that it was the best day ever.

The Sharks became the first South African side to win a major European club rugby union trophy.