After an exciting semi-final weekend of the United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster has identified the top players from the semi-finals along with the overall top team and player performances from the entire season. Click Below To View URC Player Stats Click Below To View URC Team Stats Top Players From Semi-Finals Carries: 22 Caelan Doris (Leinster Rugby) Defenders Beaten: 7 Cameron Hanekom (Vodacom Bulls) Line-outs Won: 8 Alex Samiel (Glasgow Warriors) Metres: 123 Kyle R

It has been another busy year for European football, with unmissable action on the pitch matched by crucial collaboration and valuable progress off it. For Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin, the end of the season marks the ideal time to contemplate key achievements, from new competitions to closer ties between confederations and a greater voice for more of the game's stakeholders. In this wide-ranging and exclusive Q&A, President Čeferin discusses 10 years of leading Uefa, hi

More goals than ever before are guaranteed. The 23rd FIFA World Cup, indeed, will feature 40 more matches than any previous edition. One thing that’s far from a given is which player will score more times than any other. FIFA looks at the 10 men with the shortest odds to seize the adidas Golden Boot. Kylian Mbappe France 56 goals in 98 internationals 12 goals in 14 World Cup games Group I opponents: Senegal, Iraq, Norway FIFA World Cup Fantasy price: $10.5m If Thierry Henry a

Declan Rice has officially been named England’s vice captain by Thomas Tuchel after another brilliant season with Arsenal which ended with a Premier League trophy. Tuchel confirmed the decision to make Rice the vice skipper ahead of England’s friendly against Costa Rica on Wednesday, as the Three Lions continue to build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2026. “We have the leadership group of five or six players, if you want to call them captains without the armband,” Tuchel explained

South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt was quick to put a loss to New Zealand behind her and focus on the Proteas' clash against Australia at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Manchester on Saturday. The Proteas fell to a narrow five-wicket loss to New Zealand in their final warm-up fixture in Loughborough on Tuesday and now have three days to prepare to face the six-time T20 World Cup champions in what looms as a crucial fixture in Group 1 at the tournament. Wolvaardt knows the

New Zealand gave an early reminder of their strength as they saw off South Africa in the warm-up match ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Tuesday. Sri Lanka were also on the winning side as they cruised to a victory over the Netherlands. In the other games earlier in the day, Ireland beat Bangladesh and Scotland saw off Pakistan to gear up for the T20 World Cup in solid fashion. The Women’s T20 World Cup, which will take place across seven venues in England, begin