Todays Sporting News – 14 October 2025

• For a second consecutive match, a Nadine de Klerk six clinched victory for South Africa in thrilling fashion as the Proteas sealed a three-wicket win over Bangladesh at the Women’s Cricket World Cup in India.
• Cape Verde qualified for their first World Cup. The West African archipelago, with a population of 600,000, are the second-smallest country in tournament history to qualify after Iceland in 2018.
• South Africa’s Tony de Zorzi scored an unbeaten 81 to take South Africa to 216-6 at stumps against Pakistan on the second day of the first Test, trailing by 162 runs.
• South Africa’s swimmers collected one gold and three bronze medals at the first stop of the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Carmel, Indiana, to finish 10th on the overall medal table after three days of competition. Nineteen-year-old Chris Smith produced a breakthrough performance to claim gold in the men’s 50m breaststroke, edging out the Netherlands’ Caspar Corbeau by just three hundredths of a second in a thrilling finish. Smith touched in 25.75 seconds, the fastest short course time in the world this year. Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich secured the bronze in 25.79. The young South African narrowly missed out on another final in the 100m breaststroke, placing ninth overall in 57.95 seconds – just five hundredths of a second shy of the top eight.
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• The Proteas women haven’t played their perfect game yet and they know it. Chloe Tryon believes they have enough time to fix things.
• Most teams would move mountains to have Erling Haaland, but the same man who once dubbed the Manchester City star a “burden” has clashed with Jude Bellingham’s dad
• Antoine Semenyo has picked up where he left off last season and the Bournemouth star remains on the radar of Premier League big-hitters including Liverpool and Manchester United
• Foreign investors have returned strongly to South Africa’s bond market, drawn by high yields, improved fiscal discipline, and lower inflation.
• With Liverpool facing a tough run, Mikel Arteta’s in-form Arsenal can tighten their grip on the Premier League title race if they avoid familiar slip-ups.
• With Liverpool facing a tough run, Mikel Arteta’s in-form Arsenal can tighten their grip on the Premier League title race if they avoid familiar slip-ups.
• Arsenal’s 2025/26 ‘Originals’ strip has been leaked with Adidas making some changes to the design for the Gunners’ new kit, which is part of a special ‘Originals collection’
• World champion Luke Littler was beaten by Beau Greaves on Monday and followed that up with another surprise reverse at the hands of Richie Edhouse.
• A number of Aston Villa players could be out of contract by the end of next season.
• Sixteen wickets fell on an absorbing third day of the first Test in Lahore that left the Proteas requiring 226 runs for victory with eight wickets remaining.
• Cardiff City have defended their pest control policy after a rat halted play during the second half of Wales’s World Cup qualifier against Belgium. The Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made an unsuccessful attempt to catch the rodent during Belgium’s 4-2 win on Monday night before the Wales substitute Brennan Johnson ushered the rat off the Cardiff City Stadium pitch. The rat then slipped past a ball boy and disappeared behind the referee review monitor and was not seen again.
• Shubman Gill on Tuesday won his first Test series since becoming India captain as his side beat the West Indies by seven wickets at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium for a 2-0 sweep.
• Cape Verde will play in the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini 3-0 to win its group in African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Monday.
• The Confederation of African Football’s general secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba, has been accused of running the organisation as his “proprietorship” and creating a toxic culture of fear where employees are fired for speaking out against him.
• Running tourism is booming and nowhere more so than in France where a 24km race around Nîmes doubles as a surreal, whistlestop sightseeing tour.
• The island nation of Cape Verde, located off the African coast, becomes the second-smallest country to qualify for the World Cup.
• Sweden’s faint hopes of qualifying for the World Cup were all-but extinguished as the 2018 quarter-finalists lost 1-0 against Kosovo in Gothenburg. Fisnik Asllani fired a first-half effort that allowed the Kosovans to complete a remarkable double over their opponents and boost their own hopes of booking at least a playoff place.
• The USA registered pocket maxi Lucky, formerly Rambler 88, has taken line honours in the Sydney Auckland Ocean Race – crossing the Tasman in in just 68hrs. Four yachts are still racing.
• After facing the effects of hurricanes in years prior, the River Romp Regatta is set to take place once again in Fort Myers on Oct. 18 and 19.
• The NSW 12 Foot Skiff sailing calendar has been announced and the program will be in full swing later this month, while the pot boiler 63rd Interdominion Championship between Australia and New Zealand, will open New Year’s racing in January 2026.
• America One Racing (A1R) has become a prominent program for American athletes with Olympic ambitions, and an alliance with the St. Francis Sailing Foundation (StFSF) seeks to bolster their efforts. StFSF, which has a long history of providing financial grants to aspiring Olympians, has launched a strategic partnership to provide both substantial financial and strategic assistance for AIR’s world-class athlete development program.
• Abu Dhabi will host the GKA Kite World Tour for the very first time, bringing back-to-back World Cups in Hydrofoil Big Air and Freestyle to Fahid Island, Abu Dhabi’s newest coastal wellness destination and the world’s first Fitwel-certified island.
• The 2025 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR), presented by ShopRite of Carteret, organized by the Storm Trysail Club supported by the Storm Trysail Foundation, welcomed 49 teams and 384 collegiate sailors for a weekend of spirited big boat racing.
• The Contessa 32 class has had a highly competitive season on the Solent with 23 boats competing in the annual points series which culminated in the class National Championship at Cowes in late September.
• Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, will make history this autumn as it hosts the GWA Wingfoil World Cup for the very first time, serving as the grand finale of the 2025 FreeFly Slalom season.
• The 2025 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR) on October 11-12, presented by ShopRite of Carteret, organized by the Storm Trysail Club supported by the Storm Trysail Foundation, welcomed 49 teams and 384 collegiate sailors for spirited big boat racing — and one very memorable forecast.
• Despite the wind predictions being light to nearly nothing, 15 teams rocked up at Blithfield for the final event of the season.
• The International Paint Poole Regatta is proud to announce Poole Lifeboat Station as its official charity partner for the event, scheduled from 22-25 May 2026.
• The LOMO Blaze Inland Championship event remains a fitting send-off to the Blaze season and in recent years has likewise played final fiddle to the Blaze Traveller Series.
• The 2025 Yachting Malta Coastal Race sets sail from Marsamxett Harbour on Wednesday 15 October, marking the traditional warm-up for the Rolex Middle Sea Race, which follows on Saturday 18 October.
• The 2025 ILCA Northern Series ended after a packed season of thirteen events across the region, showcasing some of the best single handed racing talent in the country.
• Park City lies east of Salt Lake City in Utah, and is best known for resort skiing and the largest independent film festival in the United States. The craggy Wasatch Range isn’t where people would think to go sailing, yet the local Jordanelle Reservoir is changing that. After hosting the 2025 U.S. Adult Sailing Championship at 6200 feet above sea level, the Park City Sailing Association is feeling pretty good about themselves.
• The 2025 2.4mR World Championship was held October 9-12 on Lake Garda, Italy. Topping the field of 55 sailors representing 17 nations was Jeffrey Linton (USA), maintaining his lead from the very first race.
• The 2025 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships were held October 7-12 in Cagliari, Italy, providing a preview for three Olympic events trialing a new format under consideration for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The skiff classes have become a strength for North America, and while USA teams fell short of the podium, Canadian sisters Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance won the 49erFX bronze medal to become the first-ever medalists from Canada at that competition.
• The Argo Challenge wants to participate in the 38th America’s Cup with an international sailing team composed of male and female athletes with physical disabilities. Heiko Kroeger, one of the best disabled sailors of all time, believes in the mission.
• Leinster backs coach Tyler Bleyendaal says it’s not easy to plan around Springbok lock RG Snyman. Snyman has returned to the Irish club ahead of their Vodacom URC clash against rivals Munster at Croke Park on Saturday having missed the opening rounds of the competition while helping the Springboks retain the Rugby Championship title.
• James “Bullet” Dalton and Ollie le Roux will square off in a charity boxing match in Bloemfontein on Thursday night. The former Bok front rowers – once roommates on tour – will face each other during President Steyn High School’s Boere October Festival Week, with proceeds going to the school.
• England and British & Irish Lions scrum-half Alex Mitchell agrees a new “multi-year” contract with Prem side Northampton Saints.
• The All Blacks have been forced into an early change to their end-of-year tour squad. New Zealand will go on tour without veteran lock Patrick Tuipulotu, who’s been ruled out due to a shoulder injury that will sideline him for six months.
• Jamie Joseph has named a 30-man All Blacks XV squad for the 2025 northern tour, featuring eight capped Test players and a strong mix of youth and experience.
• The Brumbies have locked in one of their brightest young forwards with a contract extension through to the end of 2027. But more importantly, the deal keeps 25-year-old Cam Cale in the Wallabies frame for the 2027 World Cup, as the national setup continues to solidify ahead of a highly anticipated tournament on home soil.
• A highly rated New Zealand forward is set to feature in the Vodacom URC. Fletcher Anderson, a 22-year-old No 8 from the Crusaders, will make the move to Llanelli’s Scarlets after an impressive 2025 season in Super Rugby and the NPC.
• Grant de Jager hopes to make enough of an impression with the Blitzboks to play in Cape Town in December. The Springbok Sevens are in full swing in their training schedule with 2026 world series looming large, with their defence of their SVNS Cape Town crown.
• Ex-Scotland captain Stuart Hogg, who pleaded guilty to domestic abuse of his ex-wife, says retiring to save his marriage was the “biggest mistake” of his life.
• Exeter boss Rob Baxter says he is frustrated his side were not able to win at Bristol in the Prem but will not overreact to the defeat.
• Teenage wing Tom Bowen is only thinking of Cardiff despite form that has sparked comparisons with Shane Williams and talk of a Wales call-up.
• England fly-half Marcus Smith marked his Prem return with 15 of Harlequins’ 20 points in a narrow victory over local rivals Saracens.
• Former Wales women head coach Warren Abrahams dies aged 43 while working with Belgium at a sevens tournament in Kenya.
• F2 title contender and Williams Racing Academy Driver Luke Browning will take part in the first practice session for the upcoming Mexico City Grand Prix, the Grove-based outfit have confirmed.
• USC lost its top two rushing threats and now must pivot to getting a depleted lineup ready for a formidable stretch starting at Notre Dame Saturday.
• Players arguing calls with referees has always been one of the defining characteristics of soccer, but why is it deemed acceptable in soccer and not in other sports?
• Brian Callahan, a former backup quarterback at UCLA, was fired Monday as the Tennessee Titans head coach after starting the season 1-5 and going 4-19 overall.
• The Lakers play a back-to-back game Wednesday night in Las Vegas against the Dallas Mavericks, Doncic’s old team, but it’s highly unlikely he plays in that game.
• Brian Branch of the Detroit Lions smacked Kansas City Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster hard across the facemask after their game Sunday. It didn’t end well.
• Rams coach Sean McVay says Puka Nacua is dealing with a sprained ankle and it’s uncertain whether the wide receiver will play against the Jaguars in London.
• Jon Rahm is taking a four-month break from golf, ending his 2025 season early.
• After one day of competition in Ohio, the Mizzou men’s golf team sits in first place of 14 schools at the Moraine Intercollegiate.
• Jon Rahm has confirmed he will not play again until the opening event of the 2026 LIV Golf season next February.
• For the second year in a row the ETHS golf squad tied for the team championship but had to settle for the second place trophy.
• Team South Africa’s Christiaan Maas, Daniel Bennett and Charl Barnard carved their names into golfing history on Saturday, capturing the nation’s first-ever Eisenhower Trophy with a resounding eight-shot triumph at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore.
• Bryanston Country Club has become the first golf club in South Africa to sign the GolfRSA Women in Golf Charter, marking a landmark commitment to greater inclusion, diversity and opportunity for women and girls in the sport.
• The 2026 South African Swing, a month-long celebration of world-class amateur golf that will bring together the country’s leading players and top international contenders at premier venues across Gauteng. The Swing will be headlined by three flagship events, beginning with the South African Amateur Championship at the prestigious Pretoria Country Club from 25-30 January, followed by the GolfRSA International Amateur Championship and the SA Women’s Stroke Play and Match Play Championships.
• The five rising stars selected for the GolfRSA National Squad – Class of 2025 are Logan Leisher, Judd Sundelson & Stefan Jacobs from Central Gauteng, Southern Cape’s Jordan Groenewald and Alex Frankel from Boland – an exciting group of emerging talents already making their mark on the amateur circuit.
• The winner of the 2026 Investec South African Open will receive an invitation to the 2026 Masters Tournament and a place on one of the most iconic stages in the game. The Sunshine Tour announced on Tuesday that Augusta National Golf Club has, as part of its 2026 qualifications, confirmed a place in its field for the winner of the 2026 Investec South African Open, which will be played at Stellenbosch Golf Club from 26 February to 1 March.
• GolfRSA National Squad pair Astin Arthur from KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Province’s Johndre Ludick will represent South Africa in two world-class international events in Argentina in November 2025.
• India head coach also says Shubman Gill “has done phenomenally well” as Test captain.
• India’s current men’s head coach and former top-order batting star Gautam Gambhir celebrated his 44th birthday on Tuesday, with heartfelt wishes from across the cricketing fraternity.
• “Playing two Test matches back-to-back is always fun and bowling a lot of overs is something I enjoy,” Kuldeep says.
• India produced a composed and clinical display to defeat the West Indies by seven wickets in the second and final Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Chasing 121 for victory, the Shubman Gill-led side wrapped up the chase in 35.2 overs, finishing at 123/3.
• Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, aged 36, delivered a dominant performance in the two-match Test series against the West Indies, which India swept with a seven-wicket victory in the second match on Tuesday (October 14). Jadeja was deservedly named the Player of the Series.
• Test cricket continues to deliver enthralling moments as Pakistan and South Africa lock horns in the opening Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The match has seen a fascinating battle between bat and ball, with spinners finding ample assistance on a wearing pitch.
• Bangladesh‘s campaign in the Women’s World Cup 2025 suffered another heartbreaking twist on Monday (October 13) as they fell short by a narrow margin against South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
• Under pressure, Bangladesh dropped three catches – two towards the end – to let South Africa escape to a win.
• India’s pursuit of 121 runs to win the second Test against West Indies saw a moment of brilliance in the field when Shai Hope pulled off a remarkable one-handed catch at first slip to send Sai Sudharsan back for 39 on Day 5 of Delhi Test.
• The Ashes 2025-26 series is fast approaching, and anticipation is already building as Australia prepare to host arch-rivals England in what promises to be another fiercely contested battle. With the first Test scheduled at the Perth Stadium.
• The Australian cricket team faces early selection challenges ahead of the first One-Day International against India in Perth this Sunday, with key players ruled out. Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis remains sidelined as he recovers from a lingering calf strain, while star leg-spinner Adam Zampa will miss the opener.
• Australia’s selectors have still not locked in a consistent opening duo since David Warner’s retirement.
• Adam Zampa will remain at home with his pregnant wife but is likely to play the last two ODIs of the series against India.
• The 15th match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 will feature Sri Lanka Women taking on New Zealand Women at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday. This fixture holds significant importance for both sides as they aim to solidify their positions in the points table.
• Crystal Palace are facing a pivotal couple of transfer windows as they look to build on their FA Cup success and build on their return to European football, with Adam Wharton in demand.
• Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak disappointed again on Monday night as Sweden lost to Kosovo, dropping crucial points in their World Cup qualifying campaign.
• Chelsea take on Nottingham Forest after the international break with Blues head coach Enzo Maresca facing multiple tough decisions regarding how he will line up.
• Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim continues to remain a keen admirer of midfielder Kobbie Mainoo despite his lack of regular playing time this campaign, according to Fabrizio Romano.
• Chelsea are reportedly keen on landing Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo when the transfer window reopens in the New Year.
• Manchester United are keen on landing the signature of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton ahead of Real Madrid, according to Spanish website Fichajes.
• Liverpool have two key players injured ahead of the Premier League clash against Manchester United at Anfield this weekend.
• Manchester United have been handed a huge injury boost on Lisandro Martinez ahead of the season restart after the international break.
• Arsenal playmaker Martin Odegaard will be sidelined for seven games after his medial cruciate ligament injury against West Ham United in the Premier League.
• Head coach Craig Bellamy is proud of Wales’ efforts to try to find a vital win despite falling short in the 4-2 World Cup qualifying defeat to Belgium.
• Northern Ireland’s young squad were down but not out, as Michael O’Neill describes the 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Germany as “sore”.
• England boss Thomas Tuchel says there are “no limits” to Marcus Rashford’s potential, but warns the Barcelona forward not to end his career thinking “what could have been”.
• Notable tennis commentator David Law says 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic may retire at Wimbledon 2026.
• Senior Nayuma Subba and freshman Anna Maria Kurstikashvili posted impressive victories to highlight the play of the Sam Houston women’s tennis team.
• Benjamin Bonzi successfully blunted Reilly Opelka’s big-serving game for the second time this month.
• Four members of the IU Indy Men’s tennis team competed in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, this past weekend.
• Gabriel Diallo has fond memories at the Almaty Open, having reached his first ATP Tour final at the event last year.

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