Small was renowned for his speed on the pitch, earning 47 Test caps 1992 - 1997, and scoring 20 tries. He also became known as something of a ‘wildman’ in the sport due to his outspoken nature, becoming the first South African player to be sent off in a test match due to arguing with a referee.

Cricket came home on Sunday after England faced off against New Zealand on Sunday in the final match of the Cricket world cup. Seeing England defeat New Zealand and securing England as cricket world champions.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has publicly responded to criticism of the Copa America by Lionel Messi, captain of Argentina's football team.

The Cricket World Cup final went down to a Super Over after both teams tied on 242, with England scoring 15 from six deliveries, according to the Daily Mirror.

This was the longest final at Wimbledon ever, lasting 4 hours and 57 minutes, AFP reported.

Losing to Simona Halep of Romania during the Wimbledon final on Saturday, US tennis player Serena Williams missed the chance to win her 24th Grand Slam title.

On Saturday, the 24-year-old bantamweight fighter is set to take on former women's featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie in a five round fight broadcast on ESPN.

Griezmann, a 28-year-old French forward, last year rejected a move to Barcelona, signing a contract with Atletico instead. In May, the football player left the Spanish club.

Soccer player Jaelene Hinkle has been dubbed the top left defender in the US women’s team, with media claiming she “helped her team win the NWSL championship”.

New Delhi (Sputnik): The news comes as Indian sports lovers were left crestfallen over their team’s loss in the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.

The Naples-based club has been eyeing James Rodriguez’s transfer from Real Madrid, which has recently welcomed him back after he was temporarily loaned out to Bayern Munich.

The American team beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the World Cup finals on Sunday, becoming champions for the fourth time in tournament history.

Russian athlete Roman Khrennikov was barred from the Reebok CrossFit Games held in the US last year after the country’s authorities denied him entry. The story has now recently repeated itself after he qualified for the prestigious tournament in Madison, Wisconsin but was turned away by the US authorities.

26-year-old Paul Pogba, who is on the club's pre-season tour of Australia, Singapore, and China, said in June that "now could be a good time to move elsewhere" and that his potential transfer has indeed dominated Man Utd news in recent time.

New Delhi (Sputnik): As India took on New Zealand on Tuesday in the Cricket World Cup’s semi-final match, the Indian Twitterati were left surprised at seeing the team’s rising bowling sensation Mohammad Shami left off the team.

The decision comes as Williams prepares for a match against fellow US player Alison Riske in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Wimbledon tournament.

New Delhi (Sputnik): Feeling dejected since being dropped from an ongoing world cup match, Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik confirmed his retirement from One Day International Cricket on Twitter, just as Pakistan’s 2019 World Cup campaign ended in London.

Russian player Maria Sharapova is famous not only for her numerous successes on the tennis court, but also due to her extremely loud grunts while playing, with some claiming they are louder than a jet in flight.

The Argentinian star and his squad were stopped just one step away from the Copa America final by the Brazilian team, which later won the tournament. The striker was also sent off the pitch during the match for bronze and eventually lashed out at the organisers of the South American championship, blaming them for Argentina’s failure.

Along with the general controversy prompted by the US captain’s behaviour during the national anthem played prior to the games, the confident celebrations by Team America couldn’t help ending up in the crosshairs of the unhappy European fans, either.