Charles Leclerc has claimed victory in a dramatic British Grand Prix, with Kimi Antonelli dropping backwards due to a car issue in the latter stages while a crash for Max Verstappen triggered a late-race Safety Car. Leclerc made a lightning start, the Monegasque and teammate Lewis Hamilton getting ahead of Antonelli off the line. While Antonelli eventually caught Hamilton for P2, Leclerc remained steady ahead, only losing the lead when he made his pit stop. That handed P1 to

Michael Hollick eagled the last to snatch his maiden DP World Tour title and deny fellow South African Hennie du Plessis at the 2026 BMW International Open. The 39-year-old rookie shared the overnight lead heading into Sunday's final round and was briefly three shots behind his compatriot with two holes to play at Golfclub München Eichenried. However, Du Plessis, who narrowly missed out on his first win at this level on three consecutive starts in Africa earlier this season,

The Dotsure SWD Eagles underlined their semi-final credentials in the penultimate round of Carling Currie Cup First Division league action with a commanding 87-17 victory over the Border Bulldogs at Outeniqua Park in George on Saturday, while Eastern Province moved into the top two with one round to go until the play-offs. SWD led 40-5 at half-time of their clash and eventually totally outplayed Border, while EP boosted their push for home a semi-final place with a composed 2

Llewellyn Classen (ball in hand) and Marlyn Williams of the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers against the DHL Stormers XXIII in a warm-up match ahead of the 2026 Carling Currie Cup competition. Sideline Frames/Kurshé-Lee Brandt In a pulsating pre-season Carling Currie Cup warm-up, the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers outplayed the DHL Stormers XXIII 54-26 on Saturday at the Boland Rugby Stadium in Wellington. An exciting display of hard-hitting South African rugby saw the Kavaliers run in eight

All three travelling teams returned home victorious after an explosive start to the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 2 competition on Saturday, with 36 tries scored in the three encounters. The Hollywood Foundation Pumas Women started the defence of their title on a winning note by outplaying Avbob Griquas Women 67-29 (36-10 half-time) in Kimberley; the Leopards Women outplayed Limpopo Blue Bulls Women 57-19 (38-5 half-time) in Polokwane; and the SWD Eagirls registered a stron

Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made six changes to the starting XV and two more on the bench for Tuesday’s crucial Junior World Championship Pool A clash against Wales in Tbilisi. The match at the Avchala Stadium kicks off at 4pm (SAST) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Four of the changes to the run-on side that defeated Georgia at the same venue last Thursday are in the backline. Alzeadon Felix moves from the bench to start at fullback in place of Akahluwa B

Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe, who joined the select group of players to earn 50 Test caps alongside his long-time teammate Damian Willemse against England on Saturday, remained as humble as always following the feat and said he hoped to continue improving as a player and contributing to the team. Making the occasion – a 45-21 victory in the first round of the new Nations Championship – even more memorable, Kolbe scored a try and slotted five conversions to contribute 15 point

Morgan Rogers is expecting “an occasion to remember” when England take on FIFA World Cup 2026 co-hosts Mexico in the round of 16. The Three Lions travel to Mexico City for Sunday’s game, with a place in the quarter-finals against Brazil or Norway up for grabs for the winners. El Tri have won all four of their tournament matches without conceding a goal on home soil, with three of those coming at a packed Mexico City Stadium. Rogers is relishing the opportunity to play at one

Four standout performers are in the running to be named Aramco Player of the Tournament at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Ellyse Perry (Australia) 185 runs @ 46.25 Four wickets @ 7.50 Perry has been a standout during Australia's unbeaten run to the final, with the talented all-rounder collecting three Aramco Player of the Match awards along the way. The first of those came against Bangladesh in Leeds when Perry collected two key wickets and added an unbeaten 19* to ensure the

The President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov, has inaugurated the Tamchy Special Financial Investment Territory (SFIT) (www.TamchySFIT.com), a new international jurisdiction on the shores of alpine Lake Issyk-Kul. The first residents of Tamchy, who joined during the launch ceremony, were companies from South Korea, the UAE, Hong Kong, Switzerland and Kazakhstan. Twenty companies from across the globe are in the process of establishing residency at Tamchy SFIT. The cere

One of the most storied rivalries in cricket will resume on Sunday as England take on Australia in the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026. Both the teams arrive at the hallowed Lord's Cricket Ground for the championship clash unbeaten. While Australia defeated West Indies in the semi-finals, England got the better of South Africa on Thursday to bag their sixth win on the trot. England have relished the opportunity of competing in a home World Cup and are now one step

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said that the memories of a former defeat at Ellis Park helped power his side to a seven-try to three, 45-21 (half-time 17-14) victory over England in an inaugural Nations Championship match at the same venue on Saturday. Eleven months ago, the Boks surrendered a 22-0 lead over Australia on the way to 38-22 defeat but this time there was no mistake. The Boks scored three tries in surging into a 17-0 lead over England after just 12 minutes but le

The Springboks rewarded the Ellis Park faithful with a seven try 45-21 victory (half-time 17-14) over England on Saturday, starting their Nations Championship with a convincing win. Rugby at the Park is not quite dead as was predicted earlier in the week, just ask the 52 790 that came out to support the world’s top-ranked team. The Boks did not disappoint, despite the best efforts of the English. The Springboks were forced into late changes before kick-off with both Siya Koli

Swys de Bruin rated the Springbok Women’s first half performance against the USA Eagles Women at Ellis Park as the best 40 minutes of rugby since he was appointed as head coach but admitted that their second half effort fell short of the same standard in a match they won 34-21. The first half effort yielded a 29-0 lead at the break but the visitors had much more parity in the second half and cut into the lead by the Springbok Women with three tries. “We played a brilliant fir

The Springbok Women beat the USA Women by 34-21 (half-time 29-0) at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, with a superb first-half performance all but sealing the deal as Swys de Bruin built on their recent good form. Although the Eagles Women came back strongly in the second half, it was the Bok Women's play before the break that would have had their fans smiling broadly. The first half belonged to the home team as they not only managed the game brilliantly but basically s

Western Province scored seven tries to down the Blue Bulls in the final match of the FNB U16 Girls Week staged at Kearsney College in Botha's Hill near Durban on Saturday. Province produced the best performance of their FNB U16 Girls Week campaign when they beat the Bulls 43-5 in the final round of the tournament in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday. Meanwhile, Boland, the Pumas, Griquas, South Western Districts, KwaZulu-Natal, Griffons, and Eastern Province all claimed wins on Satur

SA Rugby’s drive to improve women’s rugby will take a big step forward when the next two FNB Youth Weeks kick off in Gqeberha on Monday, as the Under-18 boys and girls will be in action at the same venue for the first time but at the conclusion of the week, history will be made with the announcement of two SA Schools Girls teams. South Africa’s leading schoolboys and girls will be on show at the FNB U18 Craven Week and FNB U18 Girls Week tournaments, when 32 provincial teams

SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND – 10BET ELLIS PARK, JOHANNESBURG – KO 5.40PM (SAST) ON SATURDAY REFEREE James Doleman (New Zealand) Test debut: 13 July, 2021 – Australia 26-28 France Tests as referee: 18 James Doleman will take charge of this fixture for the first time. South Africa have won all three Tests with Doleman in the middle, two of them coming last year when he oversaw wins over Australia (30-22) in Cape Town and Italy (32-14) in Turin. England have a W3, L1 record with the

SOUTH AFRICA v USA – 10BET ELLIS PARK, JOHANNESBURG – KO 1.30PM (SAST) ON SATURDAY REFEREE Zoe Naude (South Africa) Test debut: 19 September, 2024 – South Africa 36-19 Spain Tests as referee: 3 Zoe Naude will take charge of USA for the first time. This will be the second time she referees her own country, having made her Test debut with the Springbok Women’s 36-19 victory over Spain in a WXV 2 2024 warm-up. Naude made her Guinness Women’s Six Nations debut with England’s 8

England’s Daniel Smith rallied from behind to claim his maiden Betway Big Easy Tour win, thanks to a final-round 70 at Akasia Golf Club on Friday. His total of seven-under-par 209 proved enough for the Englishman to walk away with a one-stroke win over Wandre Snyman. Smith’s final round featured five birdies and three dropped shots. “Today was stressful, actually,” admitted Smith. “I started the round a couple behind and then it got quite tight towards the end of the front ni

The Golden Lions overcame a 14-point deficit to beat the Blue Bulls in the final match of the FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week staged at Kearsney College in Botha's Hill near Durban on Friday. The three-day tournament came to a powerful climax on Friday, with the Lions, Leopards and Sharks XV winning their matches to finish the competition with a perfect record. Meanwhile, the Valke, Border Country Districts, Griquas, Free State, South Western Districts and Western Province all recor

A full round of matches in the Pick n Pay Women's Super League 2 will kick-off in Polokwane, Kimberley and Kempton Park this weekend, with defending champions, Hollywood Foundation Pumas Women, entering the Diamond City looking for a continuation of the golden run they had last year where they claimed their first silverware at this level. Elsewhere, the Valke Women will hope to use the altitude of the East Rand to diminish the threats posed by their visitors from the coast, t

England versus Australia. Few rivalries in world cricket carry as much history, intensity and prestige. Every meeting between the two sides feels bigger than the last, and the ICC Women's T20 World Cup has provided the perfect stage for some of their most memorable battles. As the unbeaten finalists prepare to renew hostilities at Lord's in the 2026 Final, they do so having already met seven times in Women's T20 World Cup history. Five of those encounters have come in knockou

There are few sterner examinations in age-group rugby than taking on Georgia in front of their own supporters but the Junior Springboks passed another important Junior World Championship test with distinction as they defeated the tournament hosts in Tbilisi on Thursday evening. The 33-5 victory, their second bonus-point win from as many matches, puts South Africa in a commanding position in Pool A and sets up a group decider against Wales onTuesday. While the scoreline reflec

A lot has been said and written about a certain loose forward who will run onto the hallowed turf of Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon, and the impact the player will have on the Test match about to start. A lot of anticipation awaits and come 1.30pm on Saturday, Logan Welman hopes to introduce herself to the wider rugby public when the Springbok Women take on the USA Eagles in an historic first Test between the two teams played in South Africa. The match between the 10th-rank

Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi on Friday said they are expecting to face a charged-up England outfit when the sides meet in their opening Nations Championship encounter at Ellis Park on Saturday and suggested it would be a proper grind of a game. The Springboks might be ranked first in the world and England sixth but both Kolisi and Stick said that would have no significance when the teams line up against one another in Johannesburg. The mat

South Africa coach Mandla Mashimbyi insists his side will learn valuable lessons from crashing out of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup to England in the semi-final stage. The Proteas were outclassed in a final four matchup at The Oval on Thursday, with the tournament hosts moving through to Sunday's title decider against Australia with an impressive 40-run triumph over Mashimbyi's charges. There were glimpses of South Africa's best as they made early inroads with three quick wic

England are one step away from glory at another home World Cup as they eased into the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 with a 40-run victory over South Africa at The Oval on Thursday. Returning from a calf injury, Nat Sciver-Brunt proved pivotal in the semi-finals as she helped her team rally from a shaky start and post 169/5. Despite a defiant fifty by Tazmin Brits, South Africa crumbled to 129/8 in their 20 overs. Sunday's final at the Lord's Cricket Ground pits

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote praised his team's composure and maturity after the SA U20s secured a 33-5 victory over hosts Georgia in a bruising Junior World Championship Pool A clash in Tbilisi on Thursday evening. While the five-tries-to-one scoreline suggested a comfortable win for the Junior Boks, Foote admitted afterwards that the match was far from straightforward. “It wasn't a pretty game by any stretch of the imagination," said Foote after the physical enco

The Junior Springboks have won their second round Junior World Championship match against Georgia, but the tournament hosts made the defending champions work very hard for their 33-5 victory (half-time 12-5) in Tbilisi on Thursday evening. The SA U20s had a sluggish start to the match, with a fired-up Georgian side playing their typical physical game and putting the South Africans under pressure in the process. Georgia's discipline let them down though - in the second half, t

The Blue Bulls and Western Province claimed important wins in the second round of the FNB U16 Girls Week at Kearsney College in Botha's Hill near Durban on Thursday and will meet in the main match on the final day of the tournament on Saturday. The Bulls, WP, Limpopo Blue Bulls and Boland racked up their second wins of the FNB U16 Girls Week tournament on Thursday, while KwaZulu-Natal, the Valke, Golden Lions and Leopards bounced back from their losses in the opening round. T

Ruan de Smidt produced a hard-fought one-under-par 71 in round two of the Betway Big Easy Tour 5 at Akasia Golf Club, taking his total to seven-under and two shots clear of England’s Daniel Smith ahead of the final round. Knowing that it was always going to be a challenge backing up his bogey-free opening round of 66, De Smidt was ready for the challenge. Things proved challenging indeed on day two as strong winds kept gusting for the entire second round in Pretoria. Staring

Ellis Park Stadium has unveiled 10bet as its official naming rights partner, marking the start of a five-year agreement. As part of the rebrand, the iconic venue will now be known as 10bet Ellis Park. The partnership marks the beginning of an exciting era for one of the world’s most recognisable sporting landmarks and its new global partner. With a shared passion for sport, community and memorable fan experiences, the agreement brings together two brands committed to celebrat

Babalwa Latsha, the most-capped Springbok Women tighthead prop, will not only anchor the South African scrum for the 41st time when they face the USA Eagles Women at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday but she has also been named as team captain for the 2026 season. The 32-year-old Latsha has led the Bok Women on 15 occasions before but following the retirement of long-standing captain Nolusindiso Booi at the end of last season, Springbok Women head coach Swys de Bruin has

Music, culture and sports will unite to provide an exciting end to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday. Two chart-topping global superstar acts will take the stage before and after the T20 World Cup final. Rita Ora will headline the closing ceremony, beginning at 2.30pm local time, bringing her electrifying stage presence and chart-topping catalogue to Lord’s, one of sport’s most iconic venues. That won’t be the end of entertainment on the day as multi-platinum elect

Two rounds remain before the Carling Currie Cup First Division moves into play-off mode, with qualification for the semi-finals and home ground advantage key as five of the six teams jockey for final positions. The Border Bulldogs have dropped out of the semi-final race and the Leopards must win this weekend to remain in contention but anything can still happen with the four other teams. As it stands, the Dotsure SWD Eagles are firmly in control of their own destiny and they

Springbok prop Zach Porthen, who has been named on the replacements bench to face England on Saturday, delved into the Bok scrum sessions and said both the excitement of the match and having the opportunity to scrum excited him. The Boks’ opening match of the inaugural Nations Championship at Ellis Park kicks off at 5.40pm and will be broadcast live on SuperSport. “It's almost safe to say that a scrum session (at the Boks) is tougher than what you'd expect in a game,” said Po

Have you lost count of the number of times Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo have entered major tournaments with pundits declaring it could be the last time we see these superstars on the biggest stage? The phrase "Last Dance" feels a little overused at this point, but what a remarkable story it would be if the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 clash between Croatia and Portugal at Toronto Stadium turned out not to be their final high-profile encounter. On the eve of the eagerl

Ruan de Smidt fired in a perfect six-under-par 66 opening round in this week’s fifth Betway Big Easy Tour event, taking a two-shot lead at Akasia Golf Club on Wednesday. Scheduled to start on Tuesday, this fifth event was moved to start on Wednesday, owing to the nation-wide protests which have been widely publicised. De Smidt started off with a birdie on one and then another on the third hole. He kept things steady in the next three holes, walking off with pars on all three

England survived a major scare as they came from behind to beat Congo DR and reach the last-16 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Atlanta. Thomas Tuchel’s team trailed from the seventh minute, when Brian Cipenga opened the scoring, until the 75th minute when Harry Kane equalised, with the England skipper then blasting a brilliant winner in a dramatic turnaround. England's reward is a Round of 16 meeting with co-hosts Mexico at the Mexico City Stadium on 6 July. This is the first t

The Golden Lions and Blue Bulls extended their winning streaks in the second round of the FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week staged at Kearsney College in Botha's Hill near Durban on Wednesday and will meet in the main match on the final day of the tournament on Friday. The second day of the FNB U16 Grant Khomo tournament delivered its fair share of drama, with Griquas, the Leopards, Namibia, Border, Valke, Sharks, Iqhawe, Bulls, Sharks XV, Lions and Boland claiming victories. The Leop

It hasn’t been a smooth sailing for South Africa but the 2024 finalists have delivered in clutch moments to make it to the knockouts of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Captain Laura Wolvaardt knows the team will have to fire on all cylinders when they take on the hosts England in the second semi-final at The Oval on Thursday. While South Africa qualified as the second-placed team from Group A, England have been one of the most dominant sides in the competition, having won

Manie Libbok said the Springboks were bracing themselves for a testing encounter against England in their Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park on Saturday, with the Bok flyhalf adding that they are expecting the visitors to come out with a bang. While Libbok was pleased with his team’s preparations after wrapping up their main training block on Wednesday before their well-deserved rest on Thursday, he expected the match to be an epic encounter. “It's always a tough test

The countdown to the start of the 2026/27 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup officially began on Wednesday as the Pool Draws for the competitions took place at the Premier Sports studios in Dublin. Hosted by presenters Elma Smit and Benjamin Boyet (beIN SPORTS), the event featured Premier Sports pundit and former Ireland international Stephen Ferris as the official ball drawer, with Legal Consultant David Hurley serving as independent scrutineer. Fans around the gl

The Australian winning machine is showing no signs of slowing down as it heads into its eighth Women's T20 World Cup final on Sunday. While Australia progressed unscathed in the group stage, they were relentless against the West Indies in Tuesday's semi-finals, easing to an eight-wicket win. Through the tournament, every time the team has faced adversity, they have found players to shoulder responsibility and turn the tide. Australia are the most decorated team in the tournam

Tshandu Ramusetheli, CEO Maia Capital Partners. Maia Capital Partners (“www.MaiaCapital.co.za”) announced that they have provided R150-million mezzanine debt funding to the Nesa Power group (“Nesa”) a South African commercial and industrial ("C&I") renewable energy group delivering integrated solar, storage and energy solutions under long-term Power Purchase Agreements ("PPAs"). The mezzanine debt funding will be used by Nesa as growth capital to fund the acquisition of solar

Portugal and Croatia are set to square off at Toronto Stadium tomorrow with a spot in the last 16 at the FIFA World Cup 2026 on the line. The high-stakes showdown will be contested by a pair of European heavyweights led by veteran virtuosos whose mind-boggling physique is standing the test of time and then some: Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modrić. The Balkan nation’s evergreen talisman is poised to rack up his 202nd cap fresh from becoming the oldest player in FIFA World Cup h

The fourth edition of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOGC) returns to Windhoek from 18-20 August 2026 with an expanded programme focused on collaboration, local opportunity and Namibia’s evolving energy sector. Hosted by the Economic Association of Namibia (EAN), in partnership with the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), with strategic partners National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)

Super Rugby Pacific is pleased to confirm a revamped competition structure for the 2027 season, featuring an expanded regular season and a new high-stakes Finals Series. In 2027 the action will begin on Friday 12 February, with the competition's ten teams going head-to-head across an extended 17-week regular season. The extra week combined with a reduction in byes from two to one will see each team play 16 regular season matches - two more than 2026. The squads for the first-

England head into the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout stages when they take on DR Congo in Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon (5pm BST). The Three Lions squad touched down in Georgia on Tuesday evening ahead of the game, the day after fellow European nations Germany and Netherlands had exited the competition in penalty shoot-outs against Paraguay and Morocco respectively. So when head coach Thomas Tuchel and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford sat down to speak to the media in Atlanta, it di