Unbeaten half-centuries from Jordan Hermann and Zubayr Hamza guided South Africa ‘A’ (SA ‘A’) to a dominant eight-wicket victory over the England Lions in the first four-day match on Monday. The win at Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground puts the visitors 1-0 up in the two-match series. SA ‘A’ resumed the final day comfortably on 122/1, needing a further 92 to win. Lesego Senokwane (55) was the solitary wicket to fall, adding four runs to his overnight score before Eddie Jack

The Diamonds and the Sunbirds locked horns in a scintillating Telkom Netball League Power Week 2 clash on Monday morning, with both teams entertaining from start to finish. The Sunbirds were efficient from the outset, forcing turnovers and capitalizing on early opportunities but the Diamonds gradually settled into the game midway through the opening quarter and showed discipline to draw level 13 minutes in. A goal from Diamonds Goal Shooter Colene Dercksen, followed by a two-

There are just two teams left standing in the 2025/26 Uefa Champions League and Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal are now heading to Budapest's Puskás Aréna for the showpiece of European club football. Holders Paris are bidding to become only the second club in the Champions League era to successfully defend their title after Real Madrid, who won three in a row between 2016 and 2018. The Gunners, runners-up in 2006, are seeking to become the 25th club to lift the trophy and the

Montpellier Hérault Rugby produced a historic performance to defeat Ulster Rugby 59-26 in the EPCR Challenge Cup Final at San Mamés Stadium on Friday, recording the highest points tally ever by a team in a final in the competition’s 30-year history. The French side crossed for nine tries and added seven conversions, setting new Final records in both categories as they completed an unbeaten campaign in emphatic fashion to lift the trophy. The victory marks Montpellier’s third

Union Bordeaux Bègles secured back-to-back Investec Champions Cup titles this weekend with a clinical and captivating display, extending Leinster Rugby’s agonising wait for a fifth European star at Bilbao’s iconic San Mamés Stadium. In front of a sold-out crowd, with the Basque sun blazing down, the French side completed an unbeaten campaign in style to lift club rugby’s most coveted trophy for the second consecutive season. Led by captain Maxime Lucu, Bordeaux’s route to glo

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has once more made a number of rotational and injury-enforced changes to his match-23 for the second round of the Under-20 International Series against Fiji on Tuesday at Wynberg Boys’ High School in Cape Town. The match kicks off at 3pm and will be preceded by the encounter between Chile and Georgia at 1pm. Both matches will be broadcast live on YouTube. Following their emphatic 97-0 victory over Chile in the opening round at Rondebosc

An unbeaten half-century from Lesego Senokwane steered South Africa 'A' (SA ‘A’) one step closer to victory on the penultimate day of the first four-day match against England Lions in Arundel on Sunday. The opener struck a composed 51* off 113 balls (7x4) alongside Jordan Hermann (41*) as the visitors reached stumps on 122/1, requiring a further 92 runs to secure a positive result. Earlier, Asa Tribe and Ben Mayes both recorded centuries to propel England to 387, setting a ta

Global superstar Cheslin Kolbe will make a sensational return to Cape Town next season, after signing a deal to pull on the DHL Stormers jersey once again as Stormers Rugby continues to build towards an exciting new era through Project 2029. One of the most electrifying players in world rugby, Kolbe’s return is a major statement of intent. It brings one of Cape Town’s favourite sons back to where his journey began, adding world-class quality, championship experience and unmis

Mamelodi Sundowns won the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League for the second time after holding FAR Rabat to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the final in Morocco on Sunday night. The South African side completed a 2-1 aggregate victory at the Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Sunday, adding to their first-leg 1-0 win in Pretoria last week. Mohamed Hrimat gave FAR Rabat hope from the penalty spot in the 40th minute but Teboho Mokoena’s superb strike in first-half stoppage time restore

It was a final-day fairytale for Sunderland after they made history by qualifying for Europe for the first time in 52 years despite beginning the afternoon outside the qualification places. In a final day full of twists in the race for Europe, the promoted team sprang the biggest surprise, taking the lead against Chelsea in the 25th minute to climb into eighth – the final Uefa Europa League qualification place – above their opponents. When Brighton & Hove Albion fell behind t

Kimi Antonelli has taken victory in a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix and extended his championship lead to 43 points in the process, after Mercedes teammate George Russell was forced to retire on Lap 30 following a power unit issue on his car. The early stages of the race were dominated by a thrilling battle for the lead between Russell and Antonelli, with some contentious moments between them as the pair swapped positions on numerous occasions. But the duel came to an end in h

The Crinums completed a commanding double over the Kingdom Stars on Sunday afternoon at the Ellis Park arena in Telkom Netball League Power Week 2. After defeating the Stars 54-34 during Power Week 1, the Free State side once again asserted their dominance. The Stars settled quicker in the opening quarter and raced to an early three-goal lead. Both sides produced beautiful pieces of play in their shooting circles but some much needed intercepts from Crinums’ Centre Refiloe Nk

Richard Sterne hit one of the shots of his life to snatch his first DP World Tour win in 13 years at the 2026 Soudal Open. After fellow South African Zander Lombard had led comfortably for most of the day, Sterne timed his move to perfection with a stunning eagle - and almost an albatross - at the 17th. That took him to 18-under par and challenged the rest of the leading pack to respond over the closing holes - and it proved too much to ask as Sterne won his first title since

Ronald Brown has been forced out of the Springbok Sevens squad for the HSBC SVNS World Championship tournaments in Spain and France, with Ricardo Duarttee, also a sweeper and no stranger to the national setup, called up to the travelling group that departed for Europe on Sunday. Duarttee was a member of the victorious squads in Cape Town and Perth, where he kicked the match-winning conversion against Fiji, as the Blitzboks romped home in the HSBC SVNS Series. For Duarttee the

Few in the world of HSBC SVNS will know of Wegdraai, a town in the Northern Cape of South Africa with a population of 2 200 but come next weekend in Spain, those attending the second leg of the World Championship will catch a glimpse of one of the town’s finest exports. There won’t be any sultanas on display from the agricultural village on the banks of the Gariep River a full 11 300km away from Estadio Jose Zorrilla in Valladolid, but rather a new face in Vianca Boer of the

South Africa ‘A’ (SA ‘A’) captain Marques Ackerman delivered a batting masterclass to put his side in a strong position on day two of the first four-day match against England Lions at Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground on Saturday. The 30-year-old recorded a fluent 173 off 136 balls (25x4, 5x6), helping guide the visitors to 331 in response to the hosts’ first innings total of 157. By stumps, the Lions had fought back to reach 213/4, holding a slender 39-run lead thanks to an

George Russell resisted incredible pressure to hold on to the lead of the Canada Sprint, beating Lando Norris and a fiery Kimi Antonelli to victory after clashing with his Mercedes teammate. For the first time this season, Russell and Antonelli held position on the opening lap but it was far from a straightforward win for the Briton. He endured a tight battle with the 19-year-old, who repeatedly darted off track and was forced to settle for third place behind a rapid Norris,

An extra-time penalty by Danrich Visagie was the difference in a tense SA Cup final between Suzuki Griquas and the Airlink Pumas, as the visitors secured a 38-35 victory to successfully defend their crown at Suzuki Stadium in Kimberley on Saturday evening. The Pumas went into the break with a commanding 28-7 lead after outscoring the hosts by four tries to one. Griquas were also forced to play 20 minutes with 14 men after Dylan Maart was red-carded for a dangerous tackle. How

The Crinums delivered a statement performance against the Jaguars with the Ellis Park arena filled up with passionate netball supporters on the second day of Telkom Netball League Power Week 2. The Jaguars are renowned for staging comebacks, therefore only getting onto the scoreboard five minutes into the first quarter was not an immediate concern. Both shooting circles showed strong synergy but the Jaguars’ missed opportunities during the Telkom Super Shot proved costly as t

There were a lot of positives but as in any rugby match, things that did not go according to plan and will be a work-on before the Springbok Women’s next match in the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Kenya. That was the verdict of Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September after their opening match on Saturday in Nairobi, where the Springbok Women outplayed Madagascar 64-5. “We did a lot of good things and there are things that we also were not good at, but that was expecte

The Springbok Women scored 10 tries and showed glimpses of their growing repertoire of skills when they outplayed Madagascar 64-5 in the opening match of the 2026 Rugby Africa Women's Cup in Nairobi on Saturday. Although Madagascar scored the first try of the match, the Bok Women then stepped up a gear and dotted down four times before half-time to lead 26-5 at the break. Six more tries in the second half was a solid reflection of the dominance the Bok Women had on territory

Will Everton’s away form define the final-day relegation battle? It all comes down to this. After Arsenal won the Premier League title on Tuesday evening all eyes are on the fight for safety between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United. We have had many final-day relegation battles before but none quite as unexpected as this one. Both Spurs and West Ham play their homes games in stadiums with 60 000+ capacities. Both have won European trophies within the last three years. Ne

A four-wicket haul from Jason Smith and an unbeaten half-century from Marques Ackerman gave South Africa ‘A’ (SA ‘A’) the edge on a bowler-dominated opening day of the first four-day match against England Lions in Arundel on Friday. Smith returned impressive figures of 4/15, while Nqobani Mokoena picked up three wickets for 50 on debut to dismiss the hosts for 157 inside 45 overs at Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground. In reply, SA ‘A’ captain Ackerman led from the front with

The Gauteng Jaguars' big match temperament came to the fore in a hard-fought 42-35 victory over the Kingdom Stars. The game got off to a voracious start, with both teams showcasing their pedigree on day one of Telkom Netball League Power Week 2 at Ellis Park. The majority of the first quarter was an intercept contest as both sides remained disciplined, ensuring the error rate is kept at a minimal, ending the first 15 level at 11-11. Stars’ Goal Shooter Nomfundo Mngomezulu thr

Justin Walters. Sunshine Tour/EJ Langner Justin Walters not only had to wait 15 years for another title, he had to also dig deep to achieve it in winning the SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Boardwalk at Humewood Golf Club on Friday. Walters closed with a 72 to finish on 15-under par, one shot clear of Daniel van Tonder (67) and Jacques Blaauw (69) to become a three-time Sunshine Tour winner. He went into the final round with a four-shot lead but found trouble on the front nine

The Telkom Netball League Power Week 2 got underway on Friday morning at Ellis Park, with the Limpopo Baobabs locking horns with the Mpumalanga Sunbirds. It marked the first meeting between the two sides in this year’s competition, with only two points separating them on the Division Two standings. Both teams were riddled with unforced errors in the opening quarter but the Sunbirds shifted gears defensively to establish a five-goal advantage before the first Telkom Super Shot

The Springbok Women will leave nothing to chance and are determined to start the defence of their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title on the strongest possible foot when they play Madagascar in the first round at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday. That is the view of Springbok Women assistant coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt, who said the opening Test of the year will lay an inportant marker for their season, with Saturday’s encounter the first of 12 internationals plann

Morocco’s AS FAR will host Mamelodi Sundowns in the home leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 final in Rabat on Sunday (kick-off 8pm local time/9pm SAST), needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Pretoria. They will be buoyed by an excellent home record in the competition and, in front of a packed Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, will be confident they can get the required result. They have played 29 home games in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions

The excitement is building in Bloemfontein as the Toyota Challenge returns, bigger, bolder and more entertaining than before. International rugby, live entertainment, fan experiences and affordable family fun will combine to create a festival atmosphere unlike anything Bloemfontein has seen before. The Toyota Challenge will once again bring together the best of local and international rugby when the Toyota Cheetahs, Suzuki Griquas and Airlink Pumas take on three exciting inte

Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote praised his side’s maturity, squad depth and willingness to stay on task after South Africa opened the U20 International Series with a commanding victory over Chile at Rondebosch Boys’ High School in Cape Town on Thursday. While the 97-0 scoreline underlined the Junior Boks’ attacking class, Foote said he was especially pleased with how the team stuck to its plan and handled the occasion with composure. “I am happy (with the result) but for

Justin Walters. Sunshine Tour/EJ Langner Justin Walters’s focus on his short game has paid off as he takes a four-shot lead into Friday’s final round of the SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Boardwalk at Humewood Golf Club. Walters was in great form with the putter on his way to a 64 and the overall lead on 15-under par. “I putted really well during my round today but did not drive the ball as well as I did yesterday. It was very tricky with lots of cross winds but I am happy wi

Lindsey Jansen and Risima Khosa scored hat-tricks and Vusi Moyo kicked 22 points as the Junior Springboks showed their class with an emphatic 97-0 victory (half-time 52-0) over Chile in their U20 International Series opener at Rondebosch Boys' High School in Cape Town on a sunny but chilly Thursday afternoon. In what amounted to a one-sided affair, the South Africans put their best attacking foot forward as they ripped through their opponents' defence, scoring 15 tries that h

The Springbok Women’s Sevens squad named for the second leg of the HSBC SVNS World Championships have a much more settled look and given the additional time to prepare, Cecil Afrika (head coach) backs his charges for a positive performance next weekend at Estadio Jose Zorrilla in Valladolid. The South Africans suffered a rash of injuries before the first leg of the World Championship, in Hong Kong last month and with limited time to prepare for that event, finished 12th out o

World Rugby has launched a bold new six-year strategy to unite rugby and grow investment into the sport. A plan by the game, for the game, it sets out a clear, ambitious and realistic plan to ensure rugby continues to thrive within a rapidly changing global sports and entertainment environment. World Rugby’s vision for investing in rugby is built around three pillars: Iconic events Impactful investment Leadership and support of our members Each pillar includes measurable targ

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was satisfied that the necessary building blocks were in place for the international season as the team wrapped up their second and final alignment camp on Thursday, before their on-field preparations begin in June. The camp, which started in Cape Town on Tuesday, included a series of boardroom sessions presented by the coaches to ensure that the players are aligned on the structures, as well as a gym session before wrapping things up with a vis

DAZN, the world’s leading sports entertainment platform, has acquired global broadcast rights to the International Federation of American Football’s (‘IFAF’) flag football competitions under a new multi-year agreement. The partnership will see DAZN carry a wide selection of IFAF events, making them free-to-view for fans in more than 200 markets. The global agreement is a first for IFAF and targets soaring worldwide interest in the flag football discipline. The sport will make

Backline players Dewald Human and Gino Cupido have been included in the Springbok Sevens squad that will travel to Spain and France on Sunday to compete in the final two HSBC SVNS World Championship tournaments, in Valladolid and Bordeaux. The duo missed out on the first of the three World Championship events – won by the Blitzboks in Hong Kong last month – due to injury, but they have recovered and will have a specific role to play on tour, Bok Sevens head coach Philip Snyma

The race for EPCR qualification has an added layer of complexity this season due to the interaction between the United Rugby Championship table positions and EPCR title winners. Normally, the top eight teams in the final URC table qualify for the following season’s EPCR Investec Champions Cup. However, if a URC team wins either the Investec Champions Cup or EPCR Challenge Cup and has not already qualified through its league position, that club still earns a Champions Cup plac

Saturday’s SA Cup final in Kimberley feels less like a once-off decider and more like the next instalment in South African rugby’s latest compelling provincial rivalry, between Suzuki Griquas and the Airlink Pumas. These two sides – who faced off in the 2022 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division final – have contested the last two SA Cup finals, split those titles one apiece and repeatedly used their league meetings as previews of what was to come. With kick-off set for 6.30pm

Marcell Coetzee. Openfield As the Vodacom Bulls prepare for their fifth consecutive appearance in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Play-offs, Marcell Coetzee has a deep feeling within himself that this is a very special moment for his team. When he returned from Ulster to join the Bulls back in 2021, Coetzee was one of a handful of experienced players in a young squad. But those young players have since grown to become fathers and Springboks. And with Jake White having m

The race for Europe is heading for a thrilling finale, with nine teams battling for four remaining places in three European competitions. Here, we explain the state of play and look at what's at stake ahead of the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday. Champions League spots Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa are guaranteed a top-five finish and will all play in the Uefa Champions League - Europe's elite club competition - next season. Usua

US Team Captain Brandt Snedeker announced today that Jim Furyk and Keegan Bradley have been tapped as captain’s assistants for the 2026 Presidents Cup, which will be played at Medinah Country Club’s Course No 3, September 22-27. “I’m thrilled to have Jim and Keegan join me as captain’s assistants for the 2026 Presidents Cup,” Snedeker said. “Both guys have incredible experience as leaders representing the United States and they’ve each earned the respect of players across gen

Kyle de Beer. Sunshine Tour/EJ Langner Hometown favourite Kyle de Beer certainly looked comfortable as he made the perfect start in challenging conditions to lead the SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Boardwalk at Humewood Golf Club on Wednesday. De Beer opened with a bogey-free eight-under par 64 to lead by one shot over Justin Walters. The round had to be suspended because of darkness but only one group was unable to complete their first rounds and will do so on Thursday morni

The Breaking Down Borders Africa Tour kicks off with a slate of 10 new African countries, almost a decade after the tour’s acclaimed first outing, with acclaimed poet Botlhale Boikanyo become the programme’s face. Boikanyo made history as the only poet to win South Africa’s Got Talent. Since her win Botlhale, has established herself as a national treasure with leading roles on shows including e.tv’s ‘Scandal’ and award-winning films ‘The Deal’ and ‘What About the Boys’ in a r

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has made sweeping rotational changes to his side for their opening-round clash of the SA Rugby Under-20 International Series against Chile at Rondebosch Boys’ High School in Cape Town on Thursday. The match kicks off at 3pm and will be preceded by the clash between Fiji and Georgia at 1pm. Both encounters will be broadcast live on YouTube. Only eight members of the match-23 that were named to face New Zealand in the closing encounter of

Dian Forrester is accustomed to taking the more adventurous route to his ultimate destination. At just 14 years old, the Proteas, Joburg Super Kings, and newly recruited Chennai Super Kings all-rounder had to pack his bags and leave his hometown of Pietersburg (renamed to Polokwane in 2002) to make the great trek to South Africa’s national capital, Pretoria, to further his cricket career at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies). It was a bold move, considering the prestigious in

With nine uncapped players in the squad, the anticipation amongst the Springbok Women was palpable as they departed Cape Town for Nairobi, where they will defend their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title, earlier on Wednesday. A halfway stop at Victoria Falls airport will add to the continental flavour for those participating in their first African tournament this weekend, where the Springbok Women will face Madagascar in their first of three matches in Kenya. Although Alichia Arr

David Evans, Commercial Director at URC (left) and Peter McAuley, Founder of Nomadic Watches (right). The United Rugby Championship is proud to announce a new partnership with Nomadic Watches, who become the league’s first-ever Official Timing Partner. The collaboration brings together two organisations united by a shared appreciation for precision, performance and moments that matter. In a sport where outcomes can be defined by the finest margins, timing has always played a

Thrashing the third-placed Blues for their first win at Eden Park since 2019, the Hurricanes extended their lead to five points in DHL Super Rugby Pacific with two rounds left before the play-offs. The record 47-24 loss by the Blues left them vulnerable, especially with their bye next week and their last game against the second-placed Chiefs, in the hunt for a home play-off berth. The Chiefs maintained their hold on second place with a comfortable 42-12 win, which almost fini

Arsenal are the 2025/26 Premier League champions, winning the title for the first time in 22 years. Manchester City's 1-1 draw at AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday night leaves them four points adrift of first place in the Premier League table, so they are unable to catch the Gunners on the final day of the season. Arsenal's success follows three consecutive seasons in which they finished as runners-up, including in 2023/24 when Man City pipped them to the title by an agonising marg