Sports Stormers beat Cardiff 44-21 in Cape Town to reach United Rugby Championship semifinal against Leinster The Stormers beat Cardiff Rugby 44-21 at DHL Stadium in Cape Town to secure a United Rugby Championship semifinal against Leinster. Powerful scrum pressure, maul dominance and six tries carried the hosts past Cardiff, who briefly cut the gap to five points before their historic playoff run ended in South Africa May 31, 2026 at 11:15 AM · Sports desk
Sports Svitolina beats Korpatsch at Roland Garros, 6-2, 6-3 win sends her into the women’s fourth round Elina Svitolina continued her strong Roland Garros campaign with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Tamara Korpatsch. The Ukrainian player controlled the match on the Paris clay, punished her opponent’s service problems and secured a place in the women’s fourth round May 31, 2026 at 11:14 AM · Sports desk
Sports Madison Keys survives Victoria Mboko thriller to reach Roland-Garros fourth round in Paris Madison Keys defeated Victoria Mboko 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in a dramatic third-round match at Roland-Garros in Paris. The American survived missed match points, a fierce Canadian comeback and a tense final-set finish to secure her place in the fourth round May 31, 2026 at 11:14 AM · Sports desk
Sports Naomi Osaka reaches Roland Garros fourth round after three-set thriller against Iva Jovic in Paris Naomi Osaka defeated Iva Jovic 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 in a tense Roland Garros match and reached the second week of the Paris Grand Slam for the first time. The clay-court battle featured two tie-breaks, Osaka’s powerful serve and strong resistance from the young American player May 31, 2026 at 11:14 AM · Sports desk
Sports Świątek vs Linette in Paris: Polish clash at Roland Garros and a straight-sets passage into the last 16 Iga Świątek defeated Magda Linette 6-4, 6-4 at Roland Garros to reach the last 16. The all-Polish match in Paris brought firm resistance from Linette, but the third seed controlled the key games better, used her return more effectively and confirmed form before a demanding meeting with Marta Kostyuk in the next round May 31, 2026 at 11:14 AM · Sports desk
Sports Anastasia Potapova stuns Coco Gauff at Roland Garros after dramatic comeback victory in Paris Anastasia Potapova delivered a major Roland Garros upset by defeating Coco Gauff 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in Paris. The comeback victory sent Potapova into the fourth round and ended the defending champion’s run at one of the season’s biggest Grand Slam events May 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM · Sports desk
Sports Bulls crush Munster 45-14 in Pretoria to reach United Rugby Championship semi-final The Bulls powered past Munster 45-14 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria to reach the United Rugby Championship semi-final against Glasgow Warriors. Embrose Papier scored twice, Handré Pollard was clinical from the tee and the South African side’s physical dominance ended Munster’s season in a one-sided quarter-final May 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM · Sports desk
Sports Leinster rout Lions 59-10 in URC quarter-final and reach Dublin semi-final with dominant nine-try display Leinster beat the Lions 59-10 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final, scoring nine tries in a forceful response after their European final defeat. The home side controlled the tempo from the start, reached the semi-finals, highlighted Sam Prendergast and James Lowe, and set up a meeting with the Stormers May 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM · Sports desk
Sports Melsungen beat Flensburg 37-30 to reach an all-German EHF European League final against Kiel MT Melsungen stunned SG Flensburg-Handewitt 37-30 in Hamburg to reach the EHF European League Men final against THW Kiel. Roberto Parrondo’s team broke the defending champions with a dominant second half, key saves from Nebojša Simić and a powerful scoring display by Dainis Kristopans May 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM · Sports desk
Sports Kiel reaches EHF European League final after dramatic win over Montpellier in Hamburg THW Kiel defeated Montpellier 29-28 in the Winamax EHF Finals semifinal in Hamburg and secured a place in the EHF European League final. Eric Johansson scored the decisive goal, while goalkeeper Andreas Wolff sealed the victory with crucial saves in the final seconds May 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM · Sports desk
Sports Scotland beat Curaçao 4-1 after Hampden Park comeback in key friendly warm-up before 2026 FIFA World Cup Scotland defeated Curaçao 4-1 at Hampden Park in Glasgow in a friendly that began with the visitors in front and ended as a convincing home comeback. Lawrence Shankland scored twice, Findlay Curtis netted his first international goal and Jürgen Locadia’s red card changed the rhythm of the match before the 2026 FIFA World Cup May 31, 2026 at 11:03 AM · Sports desk
Sports Elisa Balsamo takes pink jersey after Lorena Wiebes disqualification at Giro d’Italia Women opener Elisa Balsamo was confirmed as the official winner of the opening stage of the 2026 Giro d’Italia Women from Cesenatico to Ravenna after Lorena Wiebes, first across the line in the sprint, was disqualified over a bike-weight rule breach. The Italian rider took the first pink jersey ahead of Lara Gillespie and Chiara Consonni May 31, 2026 at 11:03 AM · Sports desk