Luke Brown. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Luke Brown carried the momentum of his victory the week before and claimed the first-round lead of the FNB Eswatini Challenge played at the Ezulwini Golf & Country Club after signing for a nine-under par 63 on Thursday. Brown, the winner of last week’s Sunbet Challenge Time Square tournament, leads by two shots over the South African quartet of Daniel Cronje, Dylan Mostert, Altin van der Merwe and Keegan Mclachlan as well as Frenchman

Wits Rugby Stadium plays host to Round 5 of the Carling Currie Cup when the Fidelity ADT Lions welcome the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers from Wellington on Friday (3pm). Head coach Mziwakhe Nkosi’s side will be eager to maintain the winning record at home in the competition thus far, with hopes to remedy last week’s 31-19 stumble against reigning champions the Suzuki Griquas in Kimberely last week. With the business end of the competition well under way and play-off spots up for gr

Team South Africa’s Christiaan Maas, Daniel Bennett and Charl Barnard celebrate South Africa’s historic first victory in the Eisenhower Trophy at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships in Singapore with Team Manager Peet van Schalkwyk and captain Gavin Groves. South Africa triumphed on 29-under with a winning margin of eight strokes at Tanah Merah Country Club. GolfRSA South African amateur golf will stand proudly alongside the country’s leading sporting codes and athletes

The Vodacom Bulls have named a formidable side to host the All Blacks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday (7pm), blending Springbok class with returning firepower and rising Currie Cup talent as they aim to claim a famous scalp. Captain Marcell Coetzee leads a match-day squad featuring four capped Springboks, with Willie le Roux adding vast experience out wide. There is also a welcome return for loose forward Hanro Liebenberg, back on South African soil after a productive stint wi

With only three rounds remaining before the semi-finals, every log point is becoming increasingly valuable in the race for play-off qualification in the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division. This coming weekend sees two matches staged on Friday and one each on Saturday and Sunday. The Fidelity ADT Lions and Sanlam Boland Kavaliers kick off the round-five action when they meet from 3pm at Wits University on Friday. That clash is followed by the meeting in Kimberley between log

Following the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV decisive victory over the visiting Sanlam Boland Kavaliers on Saturday, there was a sense that the Carling Currie Cup campaign is definitively back on track with three rounds remaining. “This win keeps us alive in the competition,” said head coach Mike Vowles after his team had secured a 19-12 victory. “We knew how significant this week was in terms of a result and it sets us up with two home games. We’re determined to finish in the top f

Former Roses United and CPUT stalwart Jurick Lewis will make his 50th appearance for the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers when the Wellington side travels to Johannesburg to face the Fidelity ADT Lions. The match is scheduled to take place at the Wits Rugby Stadium on Friday at 3pm. Cornell Engelbrecht comes in for Domenic Smit on the right wing to form the back three with Jayden Bantom (fullback) and Xavier Mitchell (left wing). Both Domenic and Chris Smit are sidelined due to contra

Springbok utility back Canan Moodie said the Boks were ready to switch their focus to the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series presented by Castle Double Malt after returning to South Africa following their 17-10 victory against Argentina in Buenos Aires last Saturday. The travelling squad returned to SA’s shores in two groups on Monday night and Tuesday and had flush-out sessions at the gym following their return to recover from the long trip. The entire training camp squad

Babalwa Latsha will return to lead the Springbok Women in their second match against the Fijiana XV in Lautoka on Saturday, with Maria Tshiremba has been included at wing in what will be her Test debut for South Africa at Churchill Park. Latsha missed last weekend’s 55-12 win over their hosts in Suva but is back in the starting team, which shows four changes to the backline and two to the forwards for the second Test on this historic tour. The South African captain will start

There will be more than just bragging rights on the line when the Hollywoodbets Dolphins take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks in the latest edition of the Fin Cup, powered by Hollywoodbets, at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium on Sunday. The unique T20 showdown has quickly established itself as one of KwaZulu-Natal’s most entertaining sporting occasions, bringing together two of the province’s biggest sporting brands for a day of cricket, rugby rivalry and family entertainment. 202

There are five changes to the DHL Stormers XXIII for the Carling Currie Cup encounter with Airlink Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. Four of the changes to the starting line-up come in the forward pack, for the clash with the Mpumalanga side, which kicks off at 5pm on Saturday. In the only backline change wing Joel Leotlela makes his first appearance of the season, in place of Suleiman Hartzenberg who picked up a minor injury against the Toyota Cheetahs at Athlone St

Man-of-the-Match, All Black centre Jordie Barrett marked his outstanding game with a 59th-minute try that summed up the reward the All Blacks got for their superior approach to claim a 54-0 win over the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban on the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour. It came after the All Blacks, who led 14-0 at half-time, lifted their tempo to run the ball through multiple hands before Barrett finished the move. Then, from the restart, centre Quinn Tupaea, who was right

The SA Under-18 side maintained their impressive record at the U18 International Series with a convincing 51-15 victory (half-time 24-5) over Ireland in their second-round match at Boland Landbou outside Wellington on Tuesday. The SA U18s were on top in the first half, scoring four tries and two conversions to Ireland's solitary try. Although the Irish defence improved significantly in the second half, they could not contain the hosts' late flurry of tries as the South Africa

Springbok women’s star Jakkie Cilliers is heading overseas and she is not holding back her excitement. The Izuzu Bulls Daisies playmaker has been snapped up by Toulon in France, becoming one of the few South African women to crack the lucrative overseas market. “I’m really excited, and it’s quite a good, big step but it’s something that I really wanted to do for such a long time,” Cilliers said. “I think when I started playing rugby, even, this was already something I dreamed

UJ shattered the defending champions UWC’s hopes of reaching another final, securing a hard-fought 1-0 victory to book their place in the championship decider. UP-Tuks also had to dig deep in a tense Pretoria derby, eventually overcoming neighbours TUT on penalties to secure their spot in the final and set up an intriguing showdown against UJ. Elsewhere, Wits claimed Group A bragging rights with a narrow 1-0 victory over CPUT, while WSU fought back to edge UL in an entertaini

Radisson Hotel Group (https://RadissonHotels.com) today announced the launch of Long Stays by Radisson Hotels, a new global proposition designed to capture growing demand for extended-stay travel, while strengthening the Group's commercial offering for corporate partners. Bringing together participating hotels with apartment units across the Group’s portfolio, the initiative introduces a more unified and seamless approach to long stays – ensuring consistency in service, comfo

From free date changes to industry-first comprehensive travel insurance, Emirates (www.Emirates.com) continues to give customers greater flexibility and more choice, as well as the ability to tailor their travel plans for more peace of mind, from booking to the moment they arrive at their destination. Here are the latest measures at a glance: 1 Unlimited free date changes to Dubai From 10 August 2026, customers travelling to Dubai can change their travel dates as many times a

The South African Men’s selection panel has announced the 15-player squad for the white-ball tour to Namibia later this month. DP World Lions spinner Bjorn Fortuin will captain the side as the Proteas take on Namibia and Zimbabwe in a T20 International (T20I) Tri-series from 28 August-6 September at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. The squad will remain in the capital city for a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against the hosts from 9-13 September, which

An improved second-half performance paved the way for a 20-0 victory for the SA Under-18 ‘A’ side over a determined Georgia team in their second-round match of the annual U18 International Series at Boland Landbou on Tuesday afternoon. After struggling to adapt to the windy conditions in the first half, the South Africans delivered a much-improved performance after the break, adding two tries, a conversion and a penalty goal to their opening unconverted try to secure a comfor

Very few, if any, in the Springbok Women squad were as pleased as Aseza Hele after she made a successful return to the Test arena on Saturday in Suva, where South Africa delivered a commanding performance as they defeated Fiji 55-12. For Hele, who played in her 33rd Test, the return to the green and gold after injury was as good a feeling as making her international debut way back in 2018. She last played for South Africa in the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England almost a yea

Investec has announced an expanded commitment to women's professional golf in South Africa, including an increased prize purse for the Investec South African Women's Open, a renewed five-year partnership with the Sunshine Ladies Tour, and the signing of two new sponsored players. In 2027, Investec will increase the Investec South African Women’s Open prize purse by a further R1-million, reinforcing its belief in the continued growth and recognition of women’s golf, with the t

Some rivalries are measured by trophies. Others are measured by memories. For almost a century, whenever the All Blacks arrived in Durban, rugby seemed to stand still. Whether they are here to take on the Springboks ... or the Sharks Natal, if we are to be time-accurate. The fixture was bigger than 80 minutes. It was an occasion. The city came alive. Kings Park filled with expectation. And for one afternoon, Natal carried the hopes of an entire province against the team many

The SA Under-U18 and SA U18 ‘A’ teams both show wholesale rotational changes for their second-round matches of the U18 International Series against Ireland and Georgia at Boland Landbou on Tuesday. The SA U18 ‘A’ side will again open the day’s schedule against Georgia at 11.30am. That match will be followed by the England v France clash from 1.30pm. The final clash on the day is between the SA U18’s and Ireland, from 3.30pm. The games will be broadcast live on YouTube, by Sup

Suzuki Griquas jumped to the top of the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division standings following a powerful win over the Fidelity ADT Lions in Kimberley; the Airlink Pumas edged the Vodacom Bulls XV for an important away win in Pretoria; the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV overcame Sanlam Boland Kavaliers in KwaMashu; and the Toyota Cheetahs grabbed an important away win over the DHL Stormers XXIII in an exciting fourth round of the competition. The weekend’s action got underway on Sa

Lights to flag and not looking back, a dominant display from Raul Fernandez (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team) saw the #25 bag a second Grand Prix victory and a first of 2026 at Silverstone. Grabbing the lead from Turn 1 and leading unchallenged, the Spaniard made up for his Saturday blunder with victory ahead of Aprilia Racing dup Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi, the #89 extending his Championship lead over Bezzecchi in the standings. Out the traps, a perfect start from Fer

The SA Emerging Women delivered a dominant performance in the second T20 against Bangladesh Emerging, sealing a seven-wicket victory at Chatsworth Oval in Durban on Sunday. The Women’s Day triumph handed the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. A clinical bowling display, led by Caitlin Wyngaard’s figures of 2/13, saw Bangladesh restricted to 75/8 in their 20 overs before Faye Tunnicliffe continued her fine run of form with an unbeaten 41 off 29 balls, gu

A late try saw the DHL Stormers XXIII go down 31-26 in their Carling Currie Cup clash with the Toyota Cheetahs at Athlone Stadium on Sunday. The home side finished with two bonus points as they were denied in dramatic fashion in front of an enthusiastic crowd. The hosts made a strong start and were held up over the line twice before scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer finally got one down to take the lead. The Cheetahs hit back with a try from wing Prince Nkabinde and used their set-pie

AVBOB Griquas Women and the Griffons Women recorded significant victories in the sixth round of the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 2 on Saturday, while the Hollywood Foundation Pumas Women delivered yet another strong performance to remain unbeaten as semi-final hosting rights were locked in. Griquas scored 29 second half points at Greenhaven Stadium in Groot-Brakrivier as they overhauled a fast-starting SWD Eagirls side to win 29-26 in a dramatic afternoon in the Garden Rou

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was open that while their performance was far from perfect as they ground out a 17-10 victory against Argentina at Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires on Saturday, he was pleased with the character showed by the team, which marked the return of several injured players. The teams entered the break tied at 10 points apiece, before a try in the fourth quarter by Cameron Hanekom broke the deadlock and put the Boks in front on the scoreboard, whi

Hosts Morocco booked their place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over former champions South Africa on Saturday evening. The win not only sends the Atlas Lionesses into the last four of the continental showpiece but also secures their qualification for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027. Morocco made an enterprising start and almost opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Sanaa Mssoud

The Springboks recorded a 12th successive victory but had to fight all the way to overcome a feisty and unrelenting Pumas to record a 17-10 victory (half-time 10-10) on a sunlit but cold and blustery afternoon in Buenos Aires. The Boks’ kicking game failed to ignite in the buffeting breeze and the first half was not a vintage performance from the men in green and gold as the rust was knocked off for the five players in the starting XV, who were playing their first Test in eig

A host of errors by the visitors saw the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV outplay the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers for a 19-12 victory in Round Four of the 2026 edition of the Carling Currie Cup on Saturday at the Princess Magogo Stadium, in KwaMashu. Thurlow Marsh, captain of the Kavaliers, rued his side’s error-ridden performance following a second consecutive loss in as many weeks. Although the visitors made a fast start to take a 5-0 lead after just four minutes, it was the Sharks who

There were smiles all around the Springbok Women change room at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on Saturday as they earned a well-deserved victory over Fijiana XV in the first of two Test matches, with the second clash next Saturday in Lautoka. Both Bok Women assistant coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt and Libbie Janse van Rensburg, who made her debut as captain, were ecstatic after the 55-12 victory and applauded the South Africans’ team effort. Johannes-Haupt was most pleased about the

UP-Tuks produced the biggest result of the opening round of the 2026 Varsity Football season, coming from behind to stun defending champions UFS 4-2 at Shimla Park in Bloemfontein. At the Oscar Mpetha Stadium, DUT secured all three points with a convincing 2-0 victory over the University of Limpopo (UL). In the Gauteng derby, UJ claimed local bragging rights after edging TUT 1-0, while UWC and Wits were forced to settle for a share of the spoils following a hard-fought goalle

A final before a final. The football gods are out in full armour at the ongoing TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026 and have delivered a heavyweight stakes matchup. In a repeat of the WAFCON 2022 final, hosts Morocco take on winners four years ago South Africa, in a must-win encounter at the Moulay Hassan Stadium in Rabat on Saturday night. Banyana Banyana won 2-1 in a thrilling match back then and this time, this is a two-fold tie with a place in the semifi

Lions Cricket are proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA), marking the beginning of an exciting collaboration focused on accelerating the growth, development and advancement of cricket in Tanzania and across the African continent. As one of Africa's leading cricket unions, Lions Cricket have entered into the partnership with a shared vision of creating meaningful development opportunities that will benef

The Springbok Women opened their two-Test tour to Fiji in emphatic fashion on Saturday, outplaying the Fijiana XV 55-12 at in Suva, where their pack of forwards laid the foundation for the nine-try victory. The South Africans delivered a strong first half at HFC Bank Stadium, scoring five tries for a 27-7 lead and then added four more in the second 40 minutes for a historic win. Their pack of forwards delivered big time, especially in the first half, when numerous powerful pi

The DHL Stormers 26/27 home jersey was revealed on Friday night in the historic clash against New Zealand at DHL Stadium. The DHL Stormers took on the world’s second-ranked international team for the first time and marked the occasion by playing in their new home jersey, with replica jerseys set to go on sale to the public in early September. The Stormers rose to the occasion, going toe-to-toe with New Zealand for 80 minutes and pushing them all the way. The match was deadloc

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick sounded a strong warning to their charges after wrapping up their on-field preparations for Saturday’s match-up at Estadio José Amalfitani that they would be in for a massive battle against Los Pumas in front of a passionate home crowd in Buenos Aires on Saturday. The match – which will mark Kolisi’s first Test of the year, along with Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager (both locks), Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (flyhalf

The SA Under-18 side swept aside France U18 by 52-7 to record their biggest opening round score of the annual U18 International Series, which kicked off Friday at HS Durbanville in the northern suburbs of Cape Town. The South Africans led 21-7 at half-time and were unstoppable in the second stanza to maintain their impressive unbeaten record in the competition. The SA U18’s victory meant they are still unbeaten after they beat their age-group counterparts from France, Ireland

Luke Brown. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Luke Brown powered his way to a second Sunshine Tour title with a closing 64 to win the Sunbet Challenge Time Square Casino at Wingate Park Country Club on Friday. Brown finished on 19-under par overall following his round of six birdies and then a crucial eagle on the par-five 15th hole for a two-stroke victory. “One win is nice, but there is something special about being able to prove to yourself that you can do it more than once. I

The Hollywoodbets Sharks welcome the All Blacks to Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Tuesday evening (7.10pm) for an historic second tour match in South Africa, as Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry comes to Durban as part of New Zealand’s first full tour in South Africa in many years. The eight-match tour sees the All Blacks take on the four Vodacom United Rugby Championship clubs, alongside a four-match Test series against the Springboks. The tour gets underway this evening when New Zealan

There was Drama. There was thrill. There was last-minute suspense as Africa’s women’s elite Nations navigated their way from the Group Stages to the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026. The competition surprise package Malawi rose to the occasion while former champions Nigeria and South Africa secured a narrow passage. The competition now enters its knockout phase on 08 and 09 August, with the eight remaining nations bidding for

The Fidelity ADT Lions make the trip to the Diamond City this weekend for Round 4 of the Carling Currie Cup. Head coach Mziwakhe Nkosi’s men are on a winning momentum with victories in their last two fixtures, notably a convincing 42-19 victory over neighbours the Vodacom Bulls XVat the University of Johannesburg Stadium last week Saturday. The trip to the Northern Cape however is probably their toughest challenge yet. Poised as the ‘grudge match’, this top of the table clash

Injury woes have forced the Vodacom Bulls XV into making another raft of sweeping changes ahead of their Carling Currie Cup Round 4 clash against the Airlink Pumas at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon (3.05pm). Marking the fourth consecutive fixture where the coaching staff’s hands have been tied by personnel losses, the selection reshuffle comes as the Pretoria outfit searches desperately for a turnaround in fortunes. Currently propping up the Carling Currie Cup log afte

The significance of the moment is something to treasure but there is no doubt in the minds of the Springbok Women on what their job is when they face Fijiana XV in Suva on Saturday. Bok Women assistant coach Franzel September said everyone in the squad are aligned to deliver their best effort for team and country. The Springbok Women are on their first tour of Fiji, they will have a first-time captain in Libbie Janse van Rensburg and Shiniqwa Lamprecht will make her Test debu

The Toyota Cheetahs travel to Cape Town this weekend to face the DHL Stormers XXIII on Sunday at Athlone Stadium. Kick-off is at 3pm, with the match broadcast live on SuperSport Rugby (201 and 211). Three points separate the top five sides, with the Fidelity ADT Lions leading on 12 points, followed by Suzuki Griquas and the Toyota Cheetahs on 11, the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers on 10 and the DHL Stormers XXIII on nine. Reflecting on last week's performance, the head coach of the

CANAL+ confirmed a broadcast rights agreement with the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to show all matches in the Castle Double Malt Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour live in South Africa on SuperSport on DStv. The agreement will see SuperSport, Africa’s leading sports broadcaster, showcase all four Test matches between the Springboks and All Blacks, as well as the four matches against the Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams as New Zealand embark

ARGENTINA v SOUTH AFRICA @ ESTADIO JOSÉ AMALFITANI, BUENOS AIRES – KO 4PM (9PM SAST) REFEREE NOTES Christophe Ridley (England) Test debut: 18 November, 2017 – Portugal 45-12 Czech Republic Tests as referee: 16 Christophe Ridley has stepped in to replace Pierre Brousset as referee after the French official suffered an injury in training. Ridley will take charge of this fixture for the second time, having overseen Argentina’s 29-28 victory on his Rugby Championship debut in Sa

FIJI v SOUTH AFRICA @ HFC BANK STADIUM, SUVA – KO 2PM (3AM SAST) REFEREE NOTES Jess Ling (Australia) Test debut: 1 May, 2022 – Fiji 14-28 Japan Tests as referee: 7 Jess Ling will take charge of South Africa for the first time with this fixture. Fiji have a W3, L1 record with the Australian official in the middle, their solitary defeat coming on her Test debut in May 2022, 28-14 against Japan on the Gold Coast. Ling refereed all three of Fiji’s games in their Oceania Rugby