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The Proteas Women fell to a 40-run defeat against host nation England in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup semifinal at the the Oval on Thursday.

Spain booked their place in the last 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with an impressive 3-0 victory over Austria, extending their unbeaten run to 14 matches while maintaining their remarkable record of not conceding a goal in the tournament.

Alexander Zverev continued his impressive Wimbledon campaign with a commanding straight-sets victory over Valentin Royer on Thursday, cruising into the third round with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(3) win on Court One.

The Junior Springboks made it two wins from two at the U20 World Championships after beating host nation Georgia 33-5 in Tbilisi on Thursday.

Amanda Anisimova produced a determined comeback to defeat fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (10-3) and book her place in the third round at Wimbledon after a gripping all-American contest on Thursday.

Taylor Fritz produced another dominant performance at Wimbledon as the American sixth seed defeated compatriot Patrick Kypson 6-2, 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday to book his place in the third round.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek cruised into the third round at Wimbledon after a resounding 6-1, 6-3 victory against 2021 runner-up Karolina Pliskova.

Manchester City have completed the signing of England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest in a transfer worth 116 million pounds, making the 23-year-old the most expensive British player in football history.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has named his team to face the Springboks in the Nations Championship on Saturday, 4 July at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.