The match went ahead despite a suicide attack just a few miles from the stadium in the twin city of Islamabad, which killed at least 12 people and left several injured.

Bafana Bafana assembled in Johannesburg ahead of their friendly international against Zambia on Saturday.

The penultimate round of European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup takes place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Italy's Jannik Sinner got his title defence off to a solid start with a dominant straight sets win over ailing Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at the ATP Finals on Monday in Turin.

Ferrari left Brazil after slipping from second to fourth in the constructors' title race, and will be looking for a change of luck in the next race in Las Vegas.