Rugby
There was no Super Rugby this past weekend due the June Tests starting for the Southern Hemisphere countries. South Africa beat the World XV; the All Blacks edged out England and Australia crushed the French. Here are the results:
Wales tour warm-up: South Africa 47-13 World XV
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South Africa (18) 47
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- Tries: Habana, Botha, B du Plessis 2, Goosen, Le Roux
- Cons: Steyn 2, Goosen 2
- Pens: Steyn 3
World XV (13) 13
- Tries: Hargreaves
- Cons: O’Connor
- Pens: O’Connor 2
South Africa warmed up for two June Tests against Wales by comfortably beating a World XV in Cape Town. Lock Alistair Hargreaves scored an early World XV try and James O’Connor kicked the rest of their points. But scores by Bryan Habana and Toulon club-mate Bakkies Botha helped the hosts to an 18-13 lead at the break. Hooker Bismark du Plessis then twice went over along with Johan Goosen and Willie le Roux while Morne Steyn and Goosen kicked a total of 15 points.
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Australia 50-23 France:
Stephen Moore injury cannot halt hosts
Australia (29) 50
- Tries: Folau, Ashley-Cooper, Hooper, Toomua, Cummins, Beale, McCabe
- Cons: Foley 6
- Pen: Foley
France (9) 23
- Tries: Parra, Penalty
- Cons: Michalak 2
- Pens: Michalak 2
- Drop-goal : Michalak
Australia overcame the first-minute loss of captain Stephen Moore to a knee injury as they ran in seven tries against France in the first Test.
New Zealand 20-15 England:
New Zealand 20 (9)
- Try: C Smith
- Pens: Cruden 5
England 15 (9)
- Pens: Burns 4, Cipriani
Other Internationals:
USA 6 Scotland 24
Argentina 17 Ireland 29
Tonga 18 Samoa 18
Fiji 25 Italy 14
Internationals | FIXTURES
| June 2014 | ||||||
| 14 | New Zealand | v | England | Dunedin | 09:35 | |
| 14 | Australia | v | France | Melbourne | 12:00 | |
| 14 | South Africa | v | Wales | Durban | 17:05 | |
| 14 | Argentina | v | Ireland | Tucuman | 20:40 | |
| 14 | Canada | v | Scotland | Toronto | 23:00 | |
| 20 | Argentina | v | Scotland | Cordoba | 21:10 | |
| 21 | New Zealand | v | England | Hamilton | 09:35 | |
| 21 | Australia | v | France | Sydney | 12:00 | |
| 21 | South Africa | v | Wales | Nelspruit | 15:00 | |
| 21 | Argentina | v | Scotland | Cordoba | 21:10 | |
| 28 | South Africa | v | Scotland | Port Elizabeth | 17:00 | |
Tennis
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win ninth French Open title
The Spaniard, 28, coped better in hot conditions as he won 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 in three hours and 31 minutes.
Nadal is the first man ever to win a major title nine times, taking his Grand Slam total to 14.
Golf
Zambia Sugar Open | LEADERBOARD
| Pos | Player | Score | Thru | Today | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | Rnd3 | Rnd4 | Tot |
| 1 | Lyle Rowe | -13 | F | -5 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 68 | 279 |
| 2 | Neil Schietekat | -9 | F | E | 70 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 283 |
| 3 | Peter- Henric McIntyre | -7 | F | E | 69 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 285 |
| Ulrich van den Berg | -7 | F | +2 | 71 | 67 | 72 | 75 | 285 | |
| 5 | Jared Harvey | -5 | F | +2 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 287 |
| Haydn Porteous | -5 | F | +3 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 76 | 287 | |
| 7 | Matthew Carvell | -4 | F | +2 | 78 | 66 | 69 | 75 | 288 |
| 8 | Ryan Cairns | -3 | F | -2 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 289 |
| Trevor Moore | -3 | F | -1 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 289 | |
| Adilson Da Silva | -3 | F | -1 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 289 | |
| Toto Thimba | -3 | F | E | 73 | 76 | 67 | 73 | 289 | |
| Frederik Nortje | -3 | F | +2 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 289 |
Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity | LEADERBOARD
| Pos | Player | Score | Thru | Today | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | Rnd3 | Rnd4 | Tot |
| 1 | Mikael Lundberg | -12 | F | -7 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 65 | 276 |
| 2 | Bernd Wiesberger | -12 | F | -3 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 276 |
| 3 | Joost Luiten | -11 | F | E | 72 | 67 | 66 | 72 | 277 |
| 4 | Lee Slattery | -10 | F | -6 | 70 | 66 | 76 | 66 | 278 |
| 5 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | -8 | F | -5 | 70 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 280 |
| Fabrizio Zanotti | -8 | F | -1 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 280 | |
| 7 | Eduardo De La Riva | -7 | F | -3 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 281 |
| Daniel Im | -7 | F | -8 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 64 | 281 | |
| 9 | Simon Wakefield | -6 | F | -1 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 282 |
| David Horsey | -6 | F | -1 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 71 | 282 | |
| Sihwan Kim | -6 | F | -1 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 71 |
282 |
Soccer
2014 FIFA World Cup:
Group A
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Thursday 12th June
Brazil 21:00 Croatia -
Friday 13th June
Mexico 17:00 Cameroon -
Tuesday 17th June
Brazil 20:00 Mexico -
Wednesday 18th June
Cameroon 23:00 Croatia -
Monday 23rd June
Cameroon 21:00 Brazil -
Monday 23rd June
Croatia 21:00 Mexico
Group B
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Friday 13th June
Spain 20:00 Netherlands -
Friday 13th June
Chile 23:00 Australia -
Wednesday 18th June
Australia 17:00 Netherlands -
Wednesday 18th June
Spain 20:00 Chile -
Monday 23rd June
Australia 17:00 Spain -
Monday 23rd June
Netherlands 17:00 Chile
Group C
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Saturday 14th June
Colombia 17:00 Greece -
Sunday 15th June
Ivory Coast 02:00 Japan -
Thursday 19th June
Colombia 17:00 Ivory Coast -
Thursday 19th June
Japan 23:00 Greece -
Tuesday 24th June
Greece 21:00 Ivory Coast -
Tuesday 24th June
Japan 21:00 Colombia
Group D
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Saturday 14th June
Uruguay 20:00 Costa Rica
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Saturday 14th June
England 23:00 Italy
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Thursday 19th June
Uruguay 20:00 England
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Friday 20th June
Italy 17:00 Costa Rica -
Tuesday 24th June
Costa Rica 17:00 England
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Tuesday 24th June
Italy 17:00 Uruguay
Group E
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Sunday 15th June
Switzerland 17:00 Ecuador
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Sunday 15th June
France 20:00 Honduras
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Friday 20th June
Switzerland 20:00 France
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Friday 20th June
Honduras 23:00 Ecuador
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Wednesday 25th June
Ecuador 21:00 France
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Wednesday 25th June
Honduras 21:00 Switzerland
Group F
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Sunday 15th June
Argentina 23:00 Bos-Herce
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Monday 16th June
Iran 20:00 Nigeria
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Saturday 21st June
Argentina 17:00 Iran
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Saturday 21st June
Nigeria 23:00 Bos-Herce
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Wednesday 25th June
Bos-Herce 17:00 Iran
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Wednesday 25th June
Nigeria 17:00 Argentina
Group G
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Monday 16th June
Germany 17:00 Portugal
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Monday 16th June
Ghana 23:00 USA -
Saturday 21st June
Germany 20:00 Ghana
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Sunday 22nd June
USA 23:00 Portugal
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Thursday 26th June
Portugal 17:00 Ghana -
Thursday 26th June
USA 17:00 Germany
Group H
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Tuesday 17th June
Belgium 17:00 Algeria
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Tuesday 17th June
Russia 23:00 South Korea
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Sunday 22nd June
Belgium 17:00 Russia
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Sunday 22nd June
South Korea 20:00 Algeria
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Thursday 26th June
Algeria 21:00 Russia
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Thursday 26th June
South Korea 21:00 Belgium
Grand Prix
Ricciardo takes his first F1 win in Canada
Red Bull’s Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Canadian Grand Prix for his first Formula One victory on Sunday. The race brought the first defeat of the season for Mercedes, who had championship leader Nico Rosberg finish second. Red Bull’s quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel was third in a race that ended behind the safety car.
