Lock Salmaan Moerat will earn his 50th cap for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Emirates Lions at DHL Stadium on Saturday. Deon Fourie makes his return from injury and will captain the team in the South African derby, which kicks off at 15h45 on Saturday. Tickets are available
The European Union’s highest institution will open an “in-depth investigation” to determine whether the purchase of MotoGP by Formula 1 owner Liberty Media violates its antitrust framework. The European Commission, one of the EU’s decision-making bodies with executive power, is determined to closely analyse Liberty’s acquisition of Dorna, which holds the rights to the MotoGP
Rising MotoGP star Pedro Acosta feels “relieved” after visiting the headquarters of beleaguered Austrian manufacturer KTM, according to his manager. Acosta travelled to Mattighofen in Austria on Tuesday to understand how KTM’s dismal financial situation could have consequences for its MotoGP programme, now that he has become an integral part of its factory team. Latest
Photo: Getty On Saturday, two stalwarts in the Toyota Cheetah team were injured during the EPCR Challenge Cup match against Cardiff Rugby in Wales. Gideon van der Merwe injured his left ankle. He is going for surgery on Friday (20 December) and is expected to return to play after four months. Oupa Mohoje went for
Across five Formula E races in the second half of the 2024 season, Antonio Felix da Costa took four wins spanning Berlin, Shanghai and Portland – where he doubled up. Even after losing an earlier victory at Misano, due to an illegal throttle pedal spring that offered no tangible advantage, the Portuguese ended the campaign
Oliver Rowland became a genuine title challenger, Formula E’s dark horse of 2024, upon returning to the grid and rejoining Nissan. Along the way were two wins and a further five podiums, and he led the standings during the Misano weekend when Antonio Felix da Costa’s disqualification handed him victory. The Briton was a lap
The DHL Stormers take on the Emirates Lions in a festive Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby at DHL Stadium on Saturday. Here is all you need to know ahead of the game. The DHL Stormers will welcome five Springboks back from injury, while lock Salmaan Moerat will be playing his 50th game in the clash
Such was his speed, Sebastien Ogier was persuaded by Toyota to extend his partial campaign to an eventual 10 rounds. The Frenchman delivered his best to score three wins, including a record-breaking sixth Portugal triumph to surpass WRC great Markku Alen. Victories in Croatia and Finland also proved vital for Toyota, but paled next to
Sebastien Buemi’s latest appearance in this list isn’t just down to his heroics in the last knockings of a WEC campaign that secured Toyota the manufacturers’ crown. PLUS: How never-say-die Toyota salvaged WEC manufacturers’ glory in Bahrain The chance of a repeat of the 2022 and 2023 drivers’ titles for the Swiss and his team-mates disappeared
An insolvency administrator has put KTM’s shares in MV Agusta up for sale, as the Austrian company continues to reel in from a financial crisis. KTM’s parent company Pierer Mobility AG had acquired a 25.1 per cent stake in MV Agusta in November 2022, before taking over the majority of the company in March of
Kalle Rovanpera only contested seven WRC rallies in 2024, exchanging his title defence for a partial campaign to recharge his batteries and expand his horizons, but the two-time champion led them all. The 24-year-old won more events than anyone, surpassing the tally achieved in his 2023 title run, and could easily have racked up seven
Less than a lap-and-a-half separated Nick Cassidy from a maiden and deserved Formula E title, but he instead ended up third after snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The Kiwi hit the ground running upon joining Jaguar’s works team, taking three podiums from the off including victory in Jeddah. Another podium streak and another
