Mane believes Reds will be even better without him

Liverpoool attacker Sadio Mane says the Premiership side will not be too diminished once he joins up with Senegal for the African Cup of Nations.

• Shelvey handed five-game ban for racial abuse
• Ton-up Travis still working hard to tame super-talented foes
• I want to make City bigger than United, says Toure
• Mahachi is back but he’s on ‘trial’ again as Afcon beckons

From Allister to Eddie: The IOL 2016 rugby awards

Independent Media rugby writer Wynona Louw has selected to the most deserving teams, players, coaches and referees of the 2016 season.

• 'Retired' Springbok Goosen could make shock move Gloucester
• WP Rugby granted final liquidation order
• Eddie could have coached Stormers for a year
• Blitzboks to 'keep on going forward and go for glory'

India to end 2016 as top Test team

India will end 2016 as the number one side on the ICC Test Team Rankings after registering a 4-0 victory over England in the five-match series.

• Bavuma is ready to create new Test memories
• Cook dismisses captaincy talk after India mauling
• Sri Lanka end tour match with useful draw
• Jadeja skittles out England top order

Chipping in around the world

South Africans continue to soar on the world's fairways and greens but it was another barren year when it came to the Majors, writes Jacques van der Westhuyzen.

• A reminder of that 57 and just how good King Louis is
• Tiger's return, Palmer's goodbye, Olympic gold marked 2016
• Caddie dies after collapsing at Dubai Ladies Masters
• Tiger must prove he is over chipping yips - Jacklin