RECORD CHASE All eyes on Gerda Steyn’s fifth title bid at the Comrades Marathon 5 min 0 By Annemieke Thomaidis
TAKING STOCK What went wrong for Bafana Bafana against Mexico and what they must change 5 min 4 By Yanga Sibembe
DISASTROUS START Bafana Bafana’s opening match drought in World Cups continues after Mexico horror show 5 min 2 By Yanga Sibembe
TEAM GUIDES — GROUP I French favourites to top ‘Group of Death’, while Norway, Senegal and Iraq pose threats 17 min 0 By Simen Stamsø-Møller, Vegard Bjelland, Luke Entwistle, Omar Kane and Hassanin Mubarak
INTO THE CATHEDRAL Echoes of the past: Bafana follow the footsteps of Pelé and Maradona 5 min 0 By Craig Ray
RACE READY Comrades marks 50th edition of ‘up run’ with big focus on safety 4 min 0 By Annemieke Thomaidis
BRING IT ON Bafana Bafana and Mexico ready for nostalgia-fuelled World Cup opener 5 min 0 By Yanga Sibembe
Team Guides – Group H Cape Verde make history, Spain and Uruguay aim for seamless knockout qualification 16 min 0 By Alasdair Howorth, Nadia Tronchoni, Luis Inzaurralde and John Duerden
OFFICIAL BAN US denies Somali World Cup soccer referee entry because of ‘security threat’ 4 min 1 By Reuters
TEAM GUIDES — GROUP G Belgium and Egypt lead the chase in Group G; Iran mired in geopolitical tension 16 min 0 By Ludo Vandewalle, Saher Ahmed, Benham Jafarzadeh and Maree Mahony
TEAM GUIDE Meet the Mexican Fifa World Cup 2026 squad that faces home pressure 16 min 0 By Jesús Valdéz
FUNDING GAP The complex world of anti-doping politics makes it harder to catch cheats 7 min 0 By Annemieke Thomaidis
TEAM GUIDES — GROUP E Germany and Ecuador should emerge top in Group E that contains minnows Curaçao 18 min 0 By Arthur Renard, Prince Akabla, Nico Horn, Oliver Fritsch and Francisco Limongi
TEAM GUIDES – GROUP F Japan favourites in tough Group F, with Holland, Sweden and Tunisia 16 min 0 By Takashi Ogami, Marcel van der Kraan, Samuel Parts, Ahmed Adala
GAME ON As the dust settles on off-field controversies, let the World Cup soccer begin 5 min 0 By Yanga Sibembe
UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP Bulls into URC final, while Stormers rue moment of madness and curious officiating 6 min 2 By Craig Ray
