The countdown to the 2026 Pick n Pay Gold Cup has begun in earnest, with just 100 days to go to kick-off of the hugely popular ‘FA Cup’ of South African community rugby. This year’s tournament celebrates a special milestone: it will be the 10th time that club players from across the country will compete for the priceless, 97-year-old nine-carat Gold Cup trophy, following the decision in 2013 to repurpose the old national club championship, which historically had included univ

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is set to celebrate an unforgettable year of cricket at the Annual CSA Pathway and Professional Awards 2025/26, to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre on 16 July under the theme, Crowning Glory. The gala event, which will once again be broadcast live on SuperSport, will honour the standout performers who defined the cricket season spanning 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026. It was a historic year for South African cricket on the global stage. The peri

India all-rounder Shafali Verma is hoping to match her heroics from last year's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Final against South Africa when her side take on the Proteas at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday. Shafali continued her excellent recent run of form when contributing 55 and taking three wickets as India maintained their unbeaten run at the T20 World Cup with an comfortable 95-run triumph over the Netherlands in Leeds on Wednesday to catapult the side to the to

Ruan Nortjé. Johan Rynners/Vodacom Bulls Ruan Nortjé’s remarkable journey with the Vodacom Bulls draws to a close this Friday in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final against Leinster, where this humble hard man of the game hopes he can help give this union a trophy as a sign of his own gratitude for what they’ve done for him. “For me, and I think all of us in this team, it would be really special to win the trophy for the people of Pretoria. We know we are up aga

The Carling Currie Cup First Division moves into its second round this weekend with three matches that should offer an early indication of which teams are ready to build momentum in a short but demanding competition. The second round starts with an Eastern Cape derby on Friday afternoon, when the Border Bulldogs host Eastern Province from 3pm at Police Park in East London. Both sides are chasing their first win after a difficult opening round, which should add and edge to the

The Springboks and SA ‘A’ teams’ matches against the Barbarians and Zimbabwe in Gqeberha on Saturday signal the start of the international season in South Africa, and Andre Esterhuizen and Luan Giliomee can’t wait to get going. The two versatile players are at different times in their careers but they told the media on Wednesday, after the teams wrapped up their main preparations for the week in Johannesburg, they are very excited about the challenges that await them at the N