Lucas Herbert and Bryson DeChambeau picked up right where they left off at Royal Birkdale. Herbert, who has been the hottest Ripper GC in recent weeks, fired an 11-under 61 in the opening round of LIV Golf United Kingdom Presented by JCB at JCB Golf & Country Club. The bogey-free effort broke the course record of 62, set four years ago at an event when the layout also played to a par of 72. It's the lowest score relative to par in his LIV Golf career and a continuation of a s

Global corporate services, fund administration and private client specialist Amicorp (https://Amicorp.com) has received authorization from South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), marking an important milestone in the company's long-term investment in South Africa and its broader African growth strategy. Founded in 1992, Amicorp operates across more than 40 international markets, supporting businesses, funds, institutions and private clients with cross-border

Junior Springbok Women head coach Hayden Groepes has made several changes to his team to take on the USA Women’s Eagles U20s in Stellenbosch on Friday, in the second and last of their two-match series. The USA won the first match last Friday by 47-12 after a very commanding first half and Groepes has decided to make several tweaks to his starting team, that will again be captained by Chuma Isaac. Some injuries and giving exposure to the wider training squad also influenced se

The final countdown to the 2026 Pick n Pay Gold Cup has begun, with just 10 weeks to go until kick-off of the ‘FA Cup’ of South African community rugby. With 20 of the 32 teams now confirmed, the race to fill the remaining 12 slots is reaching boiling point in provincial leagues from Gauteng and Mpumalanga to North West and the Western Cape, where the current season’s results determine who qualifies. The action will be just as fierce in the coming weeks in those unions who us

LIFT now has two new ‘wings’ in the shape of the Vodacom Bulls and the Isuzu Bulls Daisies, as the airline announces its role as Associate Domestic Airline Sponsor for both teams. Fans can look forward to sharing the cabin with their familiar rugby heroes this season, alongside upcoming competitions and collaborative fan experiences. The partnership brings together two of Pretoria’s leading rugby teams under one airline partnership. The Bulls recently competed in the 2026 Uni

The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division shifts into the second round this weekend when four more intriguing games will be staged, while the Carling Currie Cup First Division champions for 2026 will be crowned on Friday evening when hosts DotSure SWD Eagles face Valke from 7.15pm at Outeniqua Park in George in what promises to be an exciting 2026 Carling Currie Cup First Division Final. The match will be broadcast live on SuperSport. The action starts in the Premier Division w

The Toyota Cheetahs are back at Toyota Stadium on Friday when they host the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV in Round 2 of the Carling Currie Cup. Kick-off is at 5pm, with the match broadcast live on SuperSport Rugby (Channel 201). Friday's fixture marks a special milestone for fullback Clayton Blommetjies, who will make his 150th appearance for the Cheetahs. Blommetjies made his debut for the Free State side in 2014 and has since become one of the union's most loyal players. His 150

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) has announced the two athletes that will lead Team SA at the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games officially get under way in Glasgow on Thursday. Bridget Herselman (lawn bowls) and Shane Williams (3x3 wheelchair basketball) will respectively carry the country’s flag and specially designed baton in what is South Africa’s ninth Commonwealth Games since returning

Scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer will captain the DHL Stormers XXIII in their Carling Currie Cup Cape derby against Sanlam Boland Kavaliers in Wellington on Sunday. There is just one change to the starting line-up for the clash at Sanlam Boland Stadium, which kicks off at 3pm on Sunday. Flyhalf Jean-Luc du Plessis has been ruled out with a minor knee injury, and his place is taken by Dominic Malgas, who impressed off the replacements bench in the win against the Suzuki Griquas last w

Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals will battle it out in a repeat of the Season 4 Final when the fifth season of Betway SA20 gets underway on Sunday, 17 January 2027 at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. The full list of fixtures announced today reveals a bumper month of non-stop cricket and entertainment, with all six stadiums around the country set to host the world's best T20 stars in action. Fans will be able to maximise their weekend entertainment with four blockbus

The five-match Youth T20 International (T20I) series will go down to the wire after the Pakistan Under-19 Women claimed a six-wicket victory over the South Africa Under-19 Women in Karachi on Wednesday, levelling the series at 2-2. Pakistan successfully chased down the target of 110 after restricting South Africa to 109/8 in their 20 overs. An unbeaten partnership of 70 runs between Zoofishan Ayyaz (44*) and Fizza Fiaz (28) propelled the hosts to victory after a superb spell

Banyana Banyana are upbeat as they put final touches to their TotalEnergies CAF Women Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 preparations. Desiree Ellis’ team will face Tanzania in their opening match on 27 July. The 2022 African champions are gunning for their second continental title. The team has moved away from the disappointing campaign of 2024, where they finished fourth and still came back with the CAF Fair Play award. A 2-1 loss to their bitter rivals Nigeria means South

Runs often measure cricket scored, wickets taken and trophies lifted. But on Mandela Day, the North West Dragons proved that some of life's greatest victories are achieved far away from the cricket field. This past weekend, the North West Cricket and Dragons family traded bats and balls for paintbrushes, rolling up their sleeves to transform two classrooms at the Mosaic South Africa Centre in Ikageng, Potchefstroom. The initiative formed part of the organisation's Mandela Day

Louis Liebenberg Louis Liebenberg backed up his opening 68 with a second-round 69 on Wednesday to get his total to seven-under for the week, tying the lead with Charl Barnard ahead of the final round at Krugersdorp Golf Club. Liebenberg’s second round was characterised by four birdies and a solitary drop. “It was more of the same, I guess,” said Liebenberg, referring to how his second round was any different to his first. “Compared to yesterday, maybe I hit a few more greens

The Carling Currie Cup shifts to round two this weekend with the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV playing back-to-back away games, this time to the central region to take on the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday. The two teams occupy the top two spots on the log following their narrow, bonus point victories in round one, the Sharks seeing off the Airlink Pumas 26-24 and the Toyota Cheetahs also securing a two-point margin after defeating the Fidelity ADT Lions 29-27 on Sunday.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus adopted a strategic approach for the next leg of the international season by naming a group of 43 players who will gather in Johannesburg on Sunday to begin their preparations for the Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday, 8 August and the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series against New Zealand, while releasing five players for their franchise matches against the All Blacks. A total of 10 seasoned Springboks will make a welcome return f

Daniel Cronje was pleased to shoot a round of 67 in Tuesday’s opening round of the 6th Betway Big Easy Tour event at Krugersdorp Golf Club. “I’m very happy,” said Cronje after his round. “It’s been a while since I’ve had a good start so I am very happy with my performance today. I took a three-week break from the game; this is my first tournament back. “I was struggling and the game felt like it wasn’t in a good place; maybe I was over-golfed. A rest was needed and I feel mor

The Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) has congratulated Western Province players following a stellar showing at the CSA Pathway and Professional Awards held at the Sandton Convention Centre on Thursday evening. The prestigious awards ceremony, themed “Crowning Glory”' celebrated the country’s top cricketing talent, with Western Province players claiming seven accolades after an exceptional 2025/26 campaign. Leading the way was Western Province Women batter Faye Tunn

David Tait, CEO of the World Gold Council. The World Gold Council (WGC) (www.Gold.org) and the Government of the Republic of Ghana (GoG), acting through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, today announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on the formalisation of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), enhance supply chain integrity, and combat illicit finance and gold flows. The GoG and WGC share a vision of

Legion XIII is the hottest team entering this week but there are plenty of others who are trending nicely as the action nears at JCB Golf & Country Club. As the LIV Golf League heads to JCB Golf & Country Club for LIV Golf United Kingdom Presented by JCB, the stage is set for the 10th stop on the schedule. Last year, Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann claimed the individual title with a three-shot victory over RangeGoats Golf Club Captain Bubba Watson, while Legion XIII took h

For more than 120 years, Rolls-Royce has engineered solutions to some of aerospace’s most complex challenges. Aviation has been transformed: aircraft fly further, higher and more efficiently, while advances in materials, digital technology and manufacturing now deliver performance that would have seemed impossible 30 years ago. When every fraction of a percentage improvement counts, the fact that modern Trent XWB engines boast a 25% efficiency gain over their 30-year-old pred

The FIFA World Cup 2026 welcomed 10 African qualifiers, twice the number that competed in Qatar four years earlier. With that expanded presence came a greater platform for the continent’s football to shine and they duly delivered. Before this edition, African teams had recorded 37 victories across nearly a century of World Cup history. In 2026 alone, they added 11 more. Nine of the continent’s ten representatives made it out of the group stage, though not every side enjoyed t

ER Group, a leading Mauritian diversified group, has unveiled a new three-year strategic plan through 2029, centred on accelerating its expansion across East Africa and the Indian Ocean while strengthening its leadership at home. The plan was presented in Moka, Mauritius, before more than 450 senior managers and executives of the Group. ER Group’s new three-year plan builds directly from its ten-year strategic plan, unveiled earlier this year. The previous three-year plan del

The Namibia Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOGC) will return to Windhoek from 18-20 August 2026 with an expanded programme focused on the partnerships, investment and capabilities needed to advance Namibia’s petroleum sector responsibly. Bringing together government, operators, investors, service providers and local businesses, NOGC 2026 will examine Namibia’s transition from discovery to development, with a focus on supplier readiness, skills, infrastructure and long

Find out the position of each of the competing nations, ranked from 1-48, following the completion of the global extravaganza in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Spain have been crowned FIFA World Cup 2026 winners following their 1-0 victory over Argentina after extra-time in the final at New York New Jersey Stadium. England completed their best tournament since winning on home turf in 1966 as Bukayo Saka's hat-trick in a breathless end-to-end encounter with France at Mi

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced the SA Emerging Women’s and Men’s squads that will take on Bangladesh Emerging in an all-format inbound tour to be held across Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal from 29 July to 26 August, following the conclusion of this year’s CSA Emerging Academy. The SA Emerging Women’s squad includes seven Proteas Women-capped players: Faye Tunnicliffe, Nondumiso Shangase, Eliz-Mari Marx, Karabo Meso, Seshnie Naidu, Miané Smit and Leah Jones, who join a gr

The triumphant Junior Springboks were praised for their courage, discipline and skill when they returned to South Africa on Monday having retained the Junior World Championship title in Georgia on Saturday. The team and management were met and congratulated by Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union, following their 16-5 victory over France. The team retained the title they won in Italy 2025 when they defeated New Zealand 23-15. “The South African Rugby Uni

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins Ladies will head into the new domestic season with renewed energy and optimism after making targeted additions to their squad during the off-season. Following a campaign that showed flashes of promise and filled with lessons, head coach Angelique Taai believes the squad is now better equipped to challenge consistently across all formats. There has not been huge changes in the squad with the addition of a few players while a handful have moved on. Do

Casey Jarvis. Sunshine Tour Investec South African Open champion Casey Jarvis achieved a career-best finish in the Majors with his tied sixth place in The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Jarvis, who qualified by virtue of his victory in the Investec South African Open at Stellenbosch Golf Club earlier this year, produced a strong final round of 66 to finish as the leading South African on six-under par – four strokes behind champion Ryan Fox. “It was a lot of fun out the

Captain Mieke van Voorst delivered a crucial half-century to inspire the South Africa Under-19 Women to a 52-run victory over Pakistan in the third Youth T20 International (T20I) in Karachi on Sunday, giving the visitors a 2-1 lead in the five-match contest. Van Voorst was named Player of the Match after striking nine fours on her way to a 42-ball 57, helping South Africa post a commanding 158/6. Two wickets apiece from Miya Lalor (2/14), Respect Mabasa (2/9) and Melissa van

The opening round of the 2026 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division produced four tightly contested encounters, while the Dotsure SWD Eagles and the Valke progressed to the First Division final after easy victories in their respective semi-finals on a great weekend for provincial men’s rugby in South Africa. SWD will host the First Division final in George next weekend after they finished top of the log and recorded a by 59-10 victory over the Leopards at Outeniqua Park on Satu

Spain have become world champions for the second time in their history, Luis de la Fuente’s men beating Argentina 1-0 in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 final in New York New Jersey. Although Spain dominated the game from start to finish, they had to wait until the 106th minute to finally find a way past Emiliano Martinez. The Argentina goalkeeper had made 12 saves up to that point but he had no answer when Nico Williams nodded down a Pedro Porro cross at the far post and Ferran

Kimi Antonelli returned to glory with victory at a closely contested Belgian Grand Prix, narrowly beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as Max Verstappen settled for his third podium of the season in P3. The Dutchman got off to a sublime start as he stormed past Antonelli on the opening lap at Eau Rouge but couldn’t quite stay ahead of the Mercedes driver and quickly gave up the lead. While Antonelli clung on at the front, there was heartbreak for his teammate who fell behind bot

Kavaliers got the better of a spirited Vodacom Bulls XV 24-10 in a tight Round One clash of the Carling Currie Cup. The final match of the opening round was played in front of a packed Boland Rugby Stadium in Wellington. Tough conditions underfoot set up a battle of strengths as the teams kept possession tight among both packs of forwards. The home side were the first on the scoreboard after a relentless passage of attacking phases. Pressure mounted for the Bulls XV as they w

The Hollywood Foundation Pumas Women confirmed their credentials as the team to beat in this year’s Pick ‘n Pay Women’s Super League 2 after their 44-22 win over Leopards Women in Potchefstroom on Saturday left them as the only undefeated side in the competition. The result left the teams in first and second place on the log after three rounds of play while AVBOB Griquas and Griffons Women moved up the ladder with wins over Limpopo Blue Bulls and Valke Women respectively. Gri

England overcame France in the ultimate game of two halves in the bronze final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 asBukayo Saka hit a hat-trick and Jude Bellingham finally put an end to a comeback Kylian Mbappe had heroically inspired at Miami Stadium. England annihilated France in the first half. Declan Rice stylishly struck home the opener from outside the box and, after Saka had a goal ruled out for offside, Ezri Kosna made it two. Saka then bagged a quick-fire brace to send Thoma

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote paid tribute to his team's resilience, depth and unbreakable bond after South Africa were crowned Junior World Championship winners following a hard-fought victory over France in Tbilisi on Saturday evening. The SA U20s defeated France 16-5 after leading 6-0 at the halfway mark of this enthralling championship decider to successfully defend the title they won last year in Italy. The Junior Boks overcame fierce French resistance in a pul

Yaqeen Ahmed scored 11 points as the Junior Springboks beat the France U20 side 16-5 (half-time 6-0) in the final of the Junior World Championship Tbilisi on Saturday evening to successfully defend their world title. A powerful set-piece display, a flawless goal-kicking performance and a determined defensive showing contributed to the Junior Boks' victory at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium on Saturday night. Kevin Foote's charges became the first South African U20 side in history

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus turned his thoughts to the next assignment against Argentina in two weeks’ time after giving the Springboks a pass mark from a 43-0 (half-time 19-0) victory over Wales in a Nations Championship match in Durban on Saturday. Erasmus said a squad of 26 would be sent to South America while a group of 15 or 16 players remained behind with some coaches to prepare for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry against New Zealand in August and September. “To get 43 poin

The Springboks outplayed Wales 43-0 in their Nations Championship match in Durban on Saturday, scoring seven tries in the process and notching up an 11th consecutive win, while also keeping their clean slate in the new global competition, something that was never in doubt after they held a 19-0 lead at the break, despite not firing on all cylinders. The Boks will be the first to admit that they played in bursts but when they did get it right, it was beautiful to watch. They k

SOUTH AFRICA v WALES @ HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN – KO 5.40PM (SAST) ON SATURDAY REFEREE Andrew Brace (Ireland) Test debut: 10 June 2017 – Canada 0-13 Georgia Tests as referee: 41 Andrew Brace will referee this fixture for the second time, having been in the middle for South Africa’s 52-16 victory in a RWC 2023 warm-up match in Cardiff. South Africa have a W6, L1 record with Brace in the middle, their only defeat coming at the hands of England, 27-26 in the 2021 Autumn

Had Michael Olise chosen a different path he could have been lining up for England against France in Miami in Saturday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 bronze final. After all, one of Les Bleus’ main attacking talents was born in London and had the chance of playing for England along with the countries of his parents, Nigerian father Vincent and French-Algerian mother Mina. “I actually come from four countries” is what winger Olise, now 24, told the Bayern Munich website in December 202

South Africa Under-19 Women went down by 47 runs in the second Youth T20 International (T20I) against Pakistan in Karachi on Friday, with the home side levelling the five-match series at 1-1. Player of the Match Ravail Farhan top-scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 68 off 64 deliveries, including nine fours and two sixes, to help the hosts post 125/4. Mahnoor Zeb then returned with leading figures of 3/21 as the SA U19 Women were dismissed for 78 in 17.1 overs. The touring s

One of greatest cricketers of all-time, West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers, who represented the country from 1954 to 1974 in the international arena, has passed away at the age of 89. Sobers played 93 Test matches and left a lasting mark on the game through his extraordinary skills in all disciplines of the game. Sobers, one of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game, scored 8 032 runs at a staggering average of 57.78 while also snapping 235 wickets in Tests at

The DHL Stormers XXIII claimed a last-gasp 25-19 win against defending champions Suzuki Griquas in their first-ever Carling Currie Cup match at DHL Stadium on Friday night. It was a grandstand finish as a late try sealed a hard-fought win for the Cape Town side, to make a winning start to their campaign. The Stormers XXIII started with real intent and took an early lead through a penalty converted by captain Jean-Luc du Plessis. The visitors converted their first visit to the

The USA U20 Women delivered a strong first half surge (33-0) to eventually outplay the Junior Springbok Women 47-12 at Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday. Five first half tries laid the foundation for the win, although the hosts rallied well in the second half but to be fair, they were never in the game after the first 40 minutes. The two teams will meet again at the same venue next Friday, with the SA coaches highlighting their second half effort in order to boost t

Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Pieter-Steph du Toit on Friday emphasised that they were preparing for their Nations Championship encounter against Wales in Durban on Saturday with the same seriousness and respect with which they approach all Test matches, and predicted a trying encounter. The Springboks may have a good track record against Wales in recent years but both Stick and Du Toit said previous results were insignificant going into this encounter

When Gareth Southgate was England manager, he reminisced more than once about the day he first watched a FIFA World Cup finals match. The date was 16 June 1982. Southgate was 11 years old and he raced home from school to turn on the television set just in time for the kick-off, scheduled at 4.15pm British Summer Time. Which is a good thing given how early the first goal arrived. The match in question was England v France. It was the opening group game for Ron Greenwood's team

Versatile loose forward Nama Xaba has been named captain of the Vodacom Bulls XV, which gets their Carling Currie Cup campaign started on Sunday against Boland in Paarl. The squad enjoyed a productive pre-season under coach Phiwe Nomlomo, who believes he has the manpower capable of mounting a serious title challenge for a title the franchise last won in 2021. There is a welcome return for experienced prop Dylan Smith, out for almost a year due to injury, who is back after mon

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers head coach Hawies Fourie stuck with tried and tested combinations in his backline, while lengthy returns from injury for Ashlon Davids and Gift Dlamini see them get the nod in the match-day 23 for the opening round of the Carling Currie Cup. Davids, who has recovered from a knee injury, last played for the Kavaliers in the 2025 Carling Currie Cup semi-final, while Dlamini sustained a serious leg fracture a few weeks prior, in the second-round encounter