Sport

 World Moto GP champion Casey Stoner won the Spanish Grand Prix for the first time in Jerez on Sunday after holding off Jorge Lorenzo in a close race. The Yamaha rider - chasing his third straight Jerez Circuit victory -stayed on Stoner's

 The Lions were dealt a further blow ahead of their tour of Australasia when veteran Springbok flyhalf Butch James was banned for four weeks by a Sanzar tribunal. James was banned from all forms of the game after charging into a ruck in

Tottenham Hotspur revived their bid for Champions League football by returning to the top four of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers on Sunday. Spurs have got a better goal difference than Newcastle

 Maria Sharapova earned her first WTA title of the year on Sunday as she blasted her way past world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Stuttgart claycourt tournament. This was the 25-year-old Sharapova's 25th title of

 Jason Dufner two-putted from 60 feet for a birdie on the second playoff hole to defeat Ernie Els and win his first PGA title in 163 attempts by capturing the Zurich Classic on New Orleans. There was heartache for the Big Easy who closed

Wallabies scrum-half Will Genia has re-signed with the Queensland Reds until the end of the 2015 Super Rugby season in a dramatic turnaround after the club said he had joined the Western Force. Genia said he changed his mind several times over

Griquas secured top spot in the North Section of the Vodacom Cup yesterday when they thrashed the Valke 83-3 in Kimberley. It was 48-3 at half time. The overwhelming victory means Griquas have qualified for a home quarterfinal next weekend

In the SA under 21 men's hockey interprovincial taking place at the KC March Astro in Gelvandale, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Province thumped Wits by nine goals to nil yesterday. EP are contesting the minor placings, though and play KZN Raiders at

The defending champion Mecer NMMU Madibas bowed out of the National Club Cricket championships in Pretoria yesterday with a heavy loss to arch rival Tukkies. Winning the toss, Tukkies posted a useful 252 for 9 in their 50 overs. They then