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Carlos Alcaraz emerged as the victor of a five-set thriller against effervescent veteran Fabio Fognini in the opening round of Wimbledon on Monday.

Daniil Medvedev's woeful record at recent Grand Slams continued at Wimbledon as he slumped to an opening-round defeat to Benjamin Bonzi on Monday.

Springbok Women and Bulls Daisies kicking ace Jakkie Cilliers is looking forward to kicking at the Loftus Versfeld uprights this weekend.

Lloyd Harris advanced to the second round of Wimbledon following a gruelling four-set win over Zizou Bergs on Monday.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka started her Wimbledon campaign with a victory after powering to a 6-1 7-5 win against Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine.

The Springboks are bracing for a far tougher test against Italy than the one they faced against the Barbarians when the two teams meet at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola has said he understands Jurgen Klopp's fierce criticism of the newly formatted Club World Cup, which the former Liverpool manager recently labelled the "worst idea ever".

Sunderland have underlined their Premier League return by securing the signature of highly-rated midfielder Habib Diarra from French side Strasbourg for a club-record fee.

Stormers coach John Dobson revealed what is expected of new signing Ruan Ackermann in Cape Town next season.