A clash over the future of the Wimbledon tennis championships is being played out away from the manicured southwest London courts set to welcome the world's best players next week.

Nelly Korda hit an early speed bump in her bid for a third straight major title at the Women's PGA Championship, where Yoon Ina carded a record-equaling nine-under par 63 to grab the first-round lead.

The Proteas Women will need a convincing win over Bangladesh in their final Group One clash to strengthen their hopes of reaching the semi-finals.

Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has pledged a R5 million incentive for every match Bafana Bafana wins at the FIFA World Cup.

Dhananjaya de Silva’s assured 13th Test hundred anchored a determined Sri Lankan batting effort with the visitors dismissed for 308 just before the close of the first day of the first Test of the two-match series against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Thursday.