The hosts had made the final after beating defending champions Australia, ending their run of 15 consecutive match wins in the tournament.

After two runners-up finishes in 2005 and 2017, the Indian team finally became third time lucky as they defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final to lift maiden silverware.

South Africa's government on Friday criticized the U.S. refugee policy shift that gives priority to Afrikaners, the country's white minority group of Dutch descent. The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ceiling of 7,

Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma shone with their all-round performances as India defeated South Africa by 52 runs to clinch their first-ever Women's World Cup title.

The limited number of white South African Afrikaners signing up to relocate to the US was indication that they were not being persecuted, it added. On Thursday, the administration of US President Donald Trump announced its lowest refugee annual cap on record to just 7,500.

Babar Azam has made a triumphant return to T20 cricket, leading Pakistan to a series-clinching four-wicket victory against South Africa.

India beat South Africa by 52 runs to win their first Women's World Cup title in Mumbai on Sunday. Hosts India posted 298-7 and then bowled out South Africa for 246, with spinner Deepti Sharma taking five wickets in the final in front of a sell-out crowd at the DY Patil Stadium.

India women created history on November 2 by lifting their first-ever ICC trophy by beating South Africa women in Navi Mumbai during the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 final

A popular condiment found in South Africa has a really unappetizing name, and that name may be based on an equally disconcerting bygone medical procedure.

South African equities are on track for their longest monthly winning streak since early 2013, buoyed by optimism around the domestic economy, expectations of global monetary easing, and renewed appetite for emerging-market assets.

Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma starred with both bat and ball to propel India to their first Women’s World Cup title with a 52-run win over South Africa on Monday morning (AEDT).