Todays Sporting News – 1 September 2025

• Experienced scrumhalf Faf de Klerk will join the Springboks in New Zealand for the second leg of their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign against the All Blacks, where they will play matches in Auckland and Wellington, as additional cover in the key position.
• Boks to show tactical hand in two New Zealand ‘finals’ in Auckland and Wellington.
• Chiefs continue stellar start in Betway Premiership: Flávio Silva announced his arrival in the Betway Premiership, scoring to give Kaizer Chiefs a 1-0 win over Lamontville Golden Arrows at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday.
• ‘We’ll send him back’: Bayern Munich on Saturday evening confirmed that a proposed loan deal for Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson had collapsed after the English club called off the deal. Jackson arrived in Munich on Saturday, set to sign a season-long loan
• Stoppage-time Fernandes penalty earns Man United dramatic win over Burnley: A 95th-minute penalty from captain Bruno Fernandes earned Manchester United a thrilling 3-2 victory over promoted Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. Looking to quickly forget their humiliating League Cup exit at fourth-tier Grimsby
• Champions League league phase fixtures by team: The second-ever UEFA Champions League league phase kicks off on 16 September and will conclude with 18 simultaneous games on 28 January.
• How can Raducanu close gap on top players?: On Friday, the British number one claimed just three games as she was demolished by 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the US Open third round.
• Manchester United 3 Burnley 2: Bruno Fernandes’s stoppage-time penalty ensured Manchester United go into the international break with a first win of the season, after edging Burnley 3-2 on a dramatic Saturday afternoon at Old Trafford.
• 2025-26 Champions League:The full fixture list for the league phase of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League was published on Saturday. Under the new format all 36 teams are in one league table. The league phase will stretch into January
• MANCHESTER, England — There was no great celebration from Ruben Amorim when referee Sam Barrott’s final whistle brought to an end Manchester United’s chaotic 3-2 win over Burnley. He shook hands with Scott Parker, got a hug from Joshua Zirkzee
• Jackson set for Bayern loan & Nkunku joins Milan: Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is set to join Bayern Munich on loan with an option to buy, while Christopher Nkunku has completed a £36m move to AC Milan. France forward Nkunku, 27, has signed a five-year contract with the Serie A side
• Jackson ‘angry’ as Bayern loan collapses after Delap injury: Chelsea have told Bayern Munich they have revoked permission for Nicolas Jackson to conduct a medical with them and have instructed the striker to return to London – having travelled to Germany to complete a loan move.
• College football is one of the most popular sports in the United States, drawing more than 30 million fans in stadiums each season and generating billions in annual revenue through ticket sales, media rights, and merchandising.
• Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Angels break a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
• Journalism, running for the first time against older horses, ran to a valiant second place in the $1-million Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Saturday. The winner was Fierceness, a multiple stakes winner who was the post-time favorite in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic.
• Wrexham boss issues update after star knocked unconscious and sent to hospital.
• Hull City set out transfer plan if star man leaves on deadline day.
• Leicester City’s Ricardo Pereira (right) celebrates scoring.
• Ricardo Pereira disagrees with Chris Davies after ‘very lucky’ Birmingham City decision.
• Ipswich Town’s Luke Woolfenden, seen here fending off Jamie Allen, has been the subject of a failed bid from Coventry City.
• Coventry transfer target left out of Ipswich squad as McKenna makes admission.
• Bok Women beat Italy to nail down historic first World Cup quarterfinal berth.
• ‘Cardiff City is in safe hands’ – Chloe Bamba salutes fans and boss as Barry-Murphy finds perfect words.
• Football – Liverpool ​went top of the Premier League after a win against Arsenal thanks to a wonder strike by Dominik Szoboszlai at Anfield. Elsewhere Brajan Gruda fired a late winner to help Brighton beat Manchester City, while West Ham gained a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest, scoring all three goals during the final eight minutes of the game.
• Formula One – Oscar Piastri won the Dutch Grand Prix and may have turned the course of the world championship after his title rival Lando Norris was forced to retire from second place just seven laps from the end.
• Tennis – Carlos Alcaraz continued his supreme form in New York as he returned to the quarter-finals of the US Open with an assured performance against Arthur Rinderknech. A 25-minute tiebreaker in the second set wasn’t enough for fan favourite Taylor Townsend to overcome Barbora Krejcikova.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced a staggering four-fold increase in prize money for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 to be hosted by India from 30 September to 2 November.
• An Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) convened to consider a sanction for Fiji’s Bitila Tawake as a result of a red card issued during the Scotland v Fiji Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool B match at the Salford Community Stadium on Saturday, 30 August.
• The Springbok Women made history by winning two matches at a Rugby World Cup for the first time, as well as a first quarterfinals spot, after a 29-24 win over Italy on Sunday.
• Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai struck a telling blow in the Premier League title race with a dazzling free kick late in the game, giving his side a 1-0 victory over rivals Arsenal in a cagey contest at Anfield on Sunday.
• South African Thriston Lawrence takes over at the top in Switzerland: Past champion Thriston Lawrence produced a brilliant burst of scoring on the front nine on Saturday to open up a two-shot lead at the weather-affected Omega European Masters.
• Red-hot Pirates secure hat-trick of wins at Chippa: Orlando Pirates made it three wins in a row in the Betway Premiership when they thrashed Chippa United 3-0 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
• Man Utd stars back Amorim – De Ligt: Matthijs de Ligt insists Manchester United’s players “stand behind” beleaguered boss Ruben Amorim and deserve the blame for the club’s calamitous start to the season. Amorim’s side needed a last-gasp penalty from Bruno Fernandes.
• Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has reportedly stayed in Germany in a bid to revive his aborted loan move to Bayern Munich after the deal was called off at the last minute.
• Dutch GP: Piastri wins dramatic race after Norris retires – reaction: Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli spoke to Sky Sports on the incident with Charles Leclerc: “I’m disappointed, the race was looking good and the pace was good, I was feeling good in the car and just a shame to have missed out.
• Norris retires as Piastri wins chaotic Dutch GP: Lando Norris retired from second place with an oil leak as McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri took a controlled victory in an incident-strewn Dutch Grand Prix. The Australian’s seventh victory in 13 races this season.
• Smiling Gauff romps into US Open last 16: Coco Gauff shrugged off her early-round struggles to move into the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday with a straight-sets victory over Poland’s Magdalena Frech.
• Szoboszlai, Liverpool make 25-26 statement by beating Arsenal: LIVERPOOL, England- Dominik Szoboszlai scored one of the greatest free kicks in Premier League history to seal a 1-0 win for Liverpool against title rivals Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.
• Arteta’s cloak of caution ends in more Anfield misery for Arsenal: Arsenal flagged up the early heavyweight confrontation with Premier League champions Liverpool at Anfield with the social media message: “Make a statement.”
• Norris to ‘go for it’ after Zandvoort title blow: Lando Norris says that his retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix was a blow in his attempt to win the world championship – but insists he will “go for it” as he tries to recover his season. The Briton has fallen 34 points behind his McLaren team-mate.
• World Rugby has confirmed the destinations and dates for the HSBC SVNS 2026 Series, the top tier of a new three-division global sevens model.
• After 16 years of donning beige suits and holding inflatable microphones at Australian Test cricket matches, ‘the Richies’ – a group of fans who dress up as legendary commentator Richie Benaud – will be hanging up the grey wigs after the final Ashes Test at the SCG this summer.
• 114: The score recorded by the AFLW’s North Melbourne Kangaroos in their victory over Fremantle, who were kept to just 14 points. It marks the highest score by any team in the history of the AFLW. The win came at a cost for the reigning premiers, with star player Jasmine Garner injuring her ankle in the second quarter.
• Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan won the Sydney Marathon in a time of two hours 18 minutes and 22 seconds. Hassan, the Olympic women’s marathon champion in Paris, recorded the fastest women’s time ever on Australian soil. Ethiopia’s Hailemaryam Kiros won the men’s event in 2:06:06, the fastest ever marathon time in Australia, while marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge finished ninth.
• At the Women’s Rugby World Cup, Australia’s Wallaroos drew 31-all with Team USA in York. Fullback Caitlyn Halse scored twice and added two try assists, while replacement Eva Karpani crossed the tryline in the dying minutes to level scores and secure the draw. The result means that both teams’ quarter-final hopes will depend on the results of their final group stage matches next weekend. Australia are set to play England, while the U.S. will take on Samoa.
• Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard powered to victory in Stage 9 of the Vuelta a España with a solo push on the final climb to Valdezcaray. The two-time Tour de France champion clawed back nearly two minutes on the race Norway’s Torstein Traeen, whose overall lead has been reduced to 37 seconds. Jai Hindley remains the highest-ranked Australian in ninth position.
• Three Aussies starred for Northern Superchargers as they won their first Women’s Hundred title with a seven-wicket victory over Southern Brave at Lord’s. The Hundred is a UK summer cricket competition with a 100-ball format. It has both men’s and women’s tournaments. Nicola Carey was named the Player of the Match for her 35 runs off 25 balls, while Annabel Sutherland sealed the win with a six. Phoebe Litchfield, the tournament’s top run-scorer, was named tournament MVP.
• Liverpool have secured Swedish striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United in a deal worth around £130 million ($AU268 million). The eye-watering figure sets a new British transfer fee record. The move also brought an end to weeks of stalled negotiations and came just hours after the reigning Premier League champions edged Arsenal 1-0.
• Alex de Minaur is the last Australian standing in the singles draw at the U.S. Open, as we head into week two of the last grand slam of 2025.
• Oscar Piastri has extended his lead in the Formula One world championship to 34 points after a commanding victory at the Dutch Grand Prix. The Australian started on pole and held off early pressure to secure his seventh win of the season.
• Griquas got the weekend off to an exciting start on Friday evening with their 40-10 dismantling of the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein after the Free Staters had started the game as log leaders.
• In the first of three Saturday fixtures, the Lions overpowered an injury-ravaged Vodacom Bulls by 44-5 in a win that effectively ended the Pretoria outfit’s campaign.
• In the enthralling encounter between the Sharks XV and Sanlam Boland Kavaliers, which the KwaZulu-Natalians won 33-31 in dramatic fashion with the last kick of the match in Pietermaritzburg.
• The Pumas then finished the round in style by beating DHL Western Province 39-13 for another bonus-point win, which keep alive their chances of a playoff spot as the action moves towards the last round of league fixtures which will be staged next weekend.
• South Africa’s top talent and a host of international stars headline the Betway SA20 Season 4 Player Auction list announced today. Over 500 players will go under the gavel in Johannesburg on 9 September, as the six franchises finalise their 19-player squads ahead of Season 4 starting on 26 December 2025.
• José Soriano and two relievers combined for a two-hitter and Oswald Peraza hit his first home run since a trade from the Yankees to lead the Angels to a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
• The Chargers gave up the fewest points in the NFL last season (301) and will need that kind of stout performance again to get a firm foothold in the AFC West. They will be tested right away, as they open in Brazil against the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs — a team the Chargers haven’t beaten since 2021 — then face Las Vegas and Denver in the following two weeks. All three division opponents in a row.
• The Sparks won a critical game Sunday, defeating the Washington Mystics 81-78 to keep their slim playoff hopes alive heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.
• Hirving Lozano and Anders Dreyer scored, and San Diego FC spoiled the home debut of LAFC forward Son Heung-min with a 2-1 victory Sunday night.
• Sri Lanka have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the second ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday.
• Nic Dlamini puts brake on competitive riding to give back to the community that helped him.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

1923 — The United States wins its fourth consecutive Davis Cup by beating Australia four matches to one.

1946 — Patty Berg wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title by beating Betty Jameson in the final round.

1971 — John Newcombe becomes the first top-seeded man to lose in the first round of the U.S. Open when he loses to Jan Kodes, 2-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-3.

1972 — American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer beats Russian champion Boris Spassky 12.5-8.5 in Reykjavik, Iceland; most publicized world title match ever played; Fischer 1st American to win title.

1973 — George Foreman knocks out Jose Roman at 2:00 of the first round in Tokyo to retain the heavyweight title.

1977 — Renee Richards, the 43-year-old transsexual who fought for more than a year for the right to play in the women’s singles of a major tennis championship, is beaten in the first round by Virginia Wade, 6-1, 6-4. Tracy Austin, at the age of 14 years, eight months, 20 days, becomes the youngest player to play in the U.S. Open, defeating Heidi Eisterlehner, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, in the first round. Austin’s mark is broken in 1979 by 14-year-old Kathy Horvath.

1984 — Willie Totten of Mississippi Valley State passes for a Division I-AA record 536 yards and nine touchdowns in a 86-0 rout of Kentucky State. Jerry Rice catches 17 passes for 294 yards and five touchdowns and breaks his own Division I-AA record for receiving yards.

1987 — Fifteen-year-old Michael Chang beats Paul McNamee, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, to become the youngest man to win a match at the U.S. Open.

1989 — Chris Evert becomes the first 100-match winner in 108 years of U.S. tennis championships. Evert, playing her final U.S. Open, beat Patricia Tarabini 6-2, 6-4.

1993 — Goran Ivanisevic and Daniel Nestor play the longest tie-break in the history of the U.S. Open (38 points). Ivanisevic wins the first-round match 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (18).

2007 — Appalachian State 34, No. 5 Michigan 32. Julian Rauch’s 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds left puts the Mountaineers ahead of the Wolverines and Corey Lynch blocks a field goal in the final seconds to seal one of college football’s biggest upsets.

2012 — Eureka (Ill.) College quarterback Sam Durley passes for 736 yards in a 62-55 victory over Knox to break the NCAA single-game passing record. Durley completes 34 of 52 passes and throws for five touchdowns, including two in the final two minutes as the Red Devils close the Division III game with 17 unanswered points.

2014 — Kei Nishikori outlasts Milos Raonic in a five-set marathon that ends a 2:26 a.m., tying the latest finish in U.S. Open history.

2015 — Indiana’s Tamika Catchings scores 13 points, and the Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 81-51 to reach the playoffs for a WNBA-record 11th straight season.

2021 — Cristiano Ronaldo breaks the world record for goals scores in men’s international football with his 110th and 111th goals for Portugal in a 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over the Republic of Ireland.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY:

1906 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 in 24 innings. Jack Coombs of the Athletics and Joe Harris of the Red Sox pitched all 24 innings. Coombs fanned 18.

1930 — Wes Ferrell of Cleveland beat the St. Louis Browns 9-5 for his 13th straight victory.

1931 — Lou Gehrig hit his third grand slam in four days as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1.

1945 — The Philadelphia Phillies, behind Vince DiMaggio’s grand slam, beat the Braves 8-3 in Boston. It was the fourth grand slam of the year for DiMaggio to tie a major league mark.

1958 — Vinegar Bend Mizell of the St. Louis Cardinals set a National League record by walking nine batters and tossing a shutout. Mizell beat Cincinnati 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.

1963 — Curt Simmons of the St. Louis Cardinals allowed six hits, drove in two runs with a triple and stole home plate in a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Simmons’ steal of home is the last by a pitcher.

1967 — Cincinnati’s Bob Lee walked Dick Groat with the bases loaded in the 21st inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 1-0 victory at Crosley Field.

1975 — Tom Seaver struck out Manny Sanguillen in the seventh inning to become the first pitcher to strike out at least 200 batters in eight consecutive seasons. Seaver recorded 10 strikeouts in the Mets’ 3-0 triumph over Pittsburgh.

1986 — Oddibe McDowell and Darrell Porter of Texas hit back-to-back pinch hit homers in the ninth inning off Boston reliever Steve Crawford, but the Rangers fall to the Red Sox 6-4.

1998 — Mark McGwire broke Hack Wilson’s 68-year-old National League record for home runs in a season, hitting his 56th and 57th in the St. Louis Cardinals’ victory over the Florida Marlins.

1999 — Twenty-two of baseball 68 permanent umpires found themselves jobless, the fallout from their union’s failed attempt to force an early start to negotiations for a new labor contract. Under the deal mediated by U.S. District Judge J. Curtis Joyner, the union agreed the 22 “will provide no further services.”

2002 — Miguel Tejada hit a game-ending three-run homer to power Oakland to a 7-5 win, Oakland’s 18th straight victory, over Minnesota.

2007 — Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in his second major league start, just hours after being called up by the Boston Red Sox. Buchholz struck out nine, walked three and hit one batter to give the Red Sox a 10-0 victory over Baltimore.

2008 — Arizona’s Stephen Drew and Seattle’s Adrian Beltre became the first players to hit for the cycle on the same day since Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers and George Burns of the New York Giants did it on Sept. 17, 1920.

2014 — Cole Hamels and three Philadelphia Phillies relievers combined to pitch a no-hitter, beating the Atlanta Braves 7-0. Hamels pulled after six innings. Relievers Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and closer Jonathan Papelbon each pitched a hitless inning to finish off the fourth no-hitter in the majors this season.

2018 — South Korea wins its third straight baseball Gold in the Asian games as they beat Japan 3-0.