George Linde. The YesPlay Cobras secured a convincing nine-wicket victory over WSB Eastern Storm in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup on Tuesday. After restricting Eastern Storm to 130/7, Cobras made light work of the chase, reaching 134/1 in just 15.5 overs to claim their third victory of the 2026/27 Pro20 campaign. George Linde struck twice in the PowerPlay, removing Ronan Hermann for two and Kabelo Sekhukhune for 15 to leave the visitors 18/2. Christopher Britz (38) and Dewan Marais (

The countdown to the 2026/27 EPCR season is well and truly on, as players from all 24 Investec Champions Cup clubs gathered in Lyon on Wednesday (30 September) to celebrate the launch of a new campaign that promises greater jeopardy, more intense competition and more high-stakes rugby from the first whistle to the last. Hosted at Tour APICIL, the headquarters of EPCR partner Groupe APICIL, the Season Launch brought together some of the biggest names in club rugby alongside me

Fintan Gunne scoring Leinster Rugby's second try in pre-season fixture against Zebre Parma in the Laya Arena. Inpho Photography It will be the dawn of a new era for Leinster Rugby this weekend as they play their first URC game at the redeveloped Laya Arena. The league champions will welcome second-placed Cardiff Rugby to their new-look home at the Royal Dublin Society site on Saturday evening, with a bumper crowd expected for the landmark fixture. As a result of the redevelop

Ticket demand for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 has surged past the one-million mark, with more than one million applications submitted in less than three days since the ticket ballot opened on 1 October. Over 320 000 fans have already registered for the ballot, submitting applications for matches across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia as anticipation continues to build for the 14th edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The India v Pakistan fixture on 10 Octob

"Going once, going twice, sold!" It is a sound Betway SA20 fans know well, and one they will hear again at the Season 5 Player Auction live on SuperSport on Wednesday, 7 October at 5pm (SAST). A global cricket audience will tune in to watch four franchises spend a maximum of R35.025-million on 19 available slots to complete their squads. Durban's Super Giants and Paarl Royals have already finished their business after the salary cap was increased to R42m for Season 5. Outside

From left: Shehu Dikko, Chairman of Nigeria's National Sports Commission, and Mitchell Obi, Former President of AIPS Africa and author of this op-ed. Nigeria has approximately 26 stadiums. Four belong to the federal government. The rest are scattered across the states. They were built with public money, for public pride, at enormous cost. And only one of them, the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, meets the FIFA and CAF benchmarks required to host an international football mat

The Transformative African Leadership (TAL) programme has reopened applications for its inaugural 2027 cohort, following strong interest from professionals across Africa. Applications were received from West, East, Central, Southern and North Africa, showing the programme’s broad geographic reach. The 10-month programme begins on 1 February 2027 and will bring together a cohort of 25-30 participants. It combines online learning with two in-person residencies, in Nairobi from

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed the next steps for selecting the host of the 2036 Olympic Games by publishing a handbook for potential hosts who wish to be considered to organise this edition of the Olympic Games. The handbook sets out the full pathway towards the host election and the requirements for Interested Parties to be considered in order to pass through each stage of the selection process. The principles of the process were approved by the IOC

Ospreys Rugby and the Toyota Cheetahs are excited to announce that St Helen’s will host the Toyota Cheetahs’ two home fixtures for their 2026/27 EPCR Challenge Cup campaign. The South African side will make St Helen’s their European home for the 2026/27 pool stage, facing Welsh side Dragons RFC and French Top 14 outfit USAP. The Cheetahs will first take on the Dragons on Sunday 13 December 2026 at 1pm, before returning to St Helen’s to face USAP on Sunday 17 January 2027 at 3

NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) and Quest Water Global, a socially responsible water solutions company, announced a multiyear collaboration to build or renovate 55 full-size and 3-on-3 basketball courts across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by 2030 in honor of Dikembe Mutombo, the late four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer who served as the NBA’s first global ambassador following his retirement from the league in 2009. The colla

Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby at DHL Stadium isn’t just a rugby match. It’s a full day out for Cape Town – and the DHL Stormers want every fan through the gates to feel it from the first step onto the concourse to the final whistle and beyond. “Beyond 80 minutes” is exactly what it sounds like: everything that happens around the 80 minutes of rugby. It’s the city’s culture, food and music brought into the stadium precinct; it’s the build-up before kick-of

Michael Lowry on the attack for Ulster Rugby in Affidea Stadium, Belfast. Inpho Photography Ulster Rugby will be looking to get Belfast bouncing again when they head into a “huge” Irish derby against Munster Rugby this weekend. Richie Murphy’s team haven’t won any of their last five home games in the URC. Indeed, you have to go back to January to find their last league victory at the Affidea Stadium. The motivation to halt that barren run in the competition will be driving th

Furaha (www.FurahaFinancial.com) has announced that it has supported parents keep 100 000 Ugandan children in school through purpose-driven financing, marking a significant milestone for the technology platform and its approach to expanding access to education financing. That milestone reflects a broader challenge: UNESCO estimates that sub-Saharan Africa accounts for nearly 40% of the world's out-of-school children (https://apo-opa.co/3U7k4Wg). A significant driver remains t

African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGafrica.com), the leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Carlos Carrión to its Advisory Board. Carrión is Partner and Director of Sports & Entertainment at Senn Ferrero, one of the world's leading advisory firms in sports and entertainment. He

Michael La Sasso. Rising young American star Michael La Sasso will make his debut in the 10th anniversary edition of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Mont Choisy Le Golf from 10-13 December 2026, joining fellow young guns Casey Jarvis and Jayden Schaper in a field set to showcase the best young talent in the global game. The 22-year-old La Sasso made a dream professional debut this year when he became the youngest winner in LIV Golf history with his stunning victory in the

Cardiff Rugby's Tom Bowen. Inpho Photography Try machine Tom Bowen has a simple message for all smaller players in the game: “Back yourself”. At 5ft 7ins and 11st 11lbs, the Cardiff Rugby winger is dwarfed by some of the giants on the circuit but he is standing tall with his performances. He scored a brace of tries in last Friday’s 47-27 bonus point victory over Zebre Parma at the Arms Park, taking his tally to 13 from 21 appearances in all competitions for the club. Wales le

High drama came as standard in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup’s Round of 16, with nail-biting results and large crowds once again epitomising the community spirit of the ‘FA Cup’ of South African club rugby. The country’s pre-eminent knockout championship for non-university clubs – which is sponsored by the national retail chain for the second time as part of a four-year agreement that includes becoming Tier 1 sponsors of SA Rugby – is also supported by Northam Platinum, whose commi

The race for places in the SA Rugby U20 Cup semi-finals intensified over the weekend as the Vodacom Bulls, Fidelity ADT Golden Lions and Toyota Cheetahs all secured valuable round eight victories. Playing on Friday, the Bulls produced the most dominant performance of the round, defeating Hollywoodbets Sharks GEN 59-7 in Pretoria to further strengthen their position at the top of the standings. Also on Friday, the Cheetahs collected a crucial bonus-point win in a 14-try thrill

Prenelan Subrayen recorded a five-for as the Hollywoodbets Dolphins shot to the top of Pool B in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup, following a convincing victory over Wenbro Impalas on Sunday afternoon. Impalas won the toss at the Polokwane Cricket Club and chose to bat first but soon found themselves under pressure with both openers Trevor Trenoweth and Ernest Kemm dismissed in just the third over of the match with Subrayen clean bowling the pair. Reynard van Tonder top scored for the

Charlie O'Shea scoring Munster Rugby's third try against the Bulls on Saturday night. Inpho Photography The Hollywoodbets Sharks are the early pacesetters in the URC as the only team with maximum points after the opening two rounds of matches. The Durban-based side missed out on the play-offs last term but they clearly mean business this time time around. They recorded a second successive bonus point victory by beating defending champions Leinster Rugby 26-20 at Kings Park on

Casey Jarvis. Getty The Old Course has a long memory. She’s seen a fair amount since golf was first played here in the 15th Century. She has watched quietly in this corner of Scotland as the Enlightenment came and went, the American and French Revolutions unfolded and World War I and II ravaged humanity. People were playing golf here before they could even photograph it. And she’s seen a few good golfers too. The great Old Tom Morris looked after her for many years. Seve Ball

Kyle Barker. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Kyle Barker overturned a nine-shot deficit and then won a play-off to claim his third Sunshine Tour title in the Limpopo Championship on Sunday. “This is the best moment of my life so far in my golfing career, seeing as I just became a dad three months ago,” a delighted Barker said as he held his first trophy since 2023. It was a roller-coaster final round at the Euphoria Golf & Country Estate, with the lead changing hands a few times. W

Anrich Nortje is eyeing a Test comeback and the South African quick says the groundwork began long before his recall. Nortje, who last played a Test in 2023, is in South Africa's 18-man preliminary squad for the three-match ICC World Test Championship series against Australia, which starts at Kingsmead in Durban on 9 October. "My prep from quite some time back has been red-ball," said Nortje, who has 70 wickets from 19 Tests. "It's been quite a bit of a focus for me to try an

Nicolien Janse van Rensburg and the Garden Route Badgers celebrate during their victory over YesPlay WP Cobras in Cape Town. CSA The Fidelity Titans and the Garden Route Badgers secured important wins, while inclement weather had the final say in the clash between the Warriors and the DP World Lions as the 2026/27 Hollywoodbets Pro20 Series campaign got underway on Sunday. The Titans cruised to an eight-wicket victory over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Tshwane, while the Gard

The Springbok Women delivered a solid 20-0 win over Spain in Seville on Sunday and for Franzel September and the rest of the coaching staff, it was a constructive day at the office in their final WXV Global Series tour match. September, who shares the head coaching responsibilities with Laurian Johannes-Haupt, said it was a productive day in many aspects of their play and although they didn’t use all their opportunities, they were pleased with the overall outcomes from the ma

The Springbok Women finished their WXV Global Series tour of Europe on a high note with a clean sheet in their 20-0 victory (half-time 10-0) over Spain in hot and humid conditions at the Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja in Seville on Sunday afternoon. Despite an error count that was higher than it should have been, the Bok Women would have been very happy with their defensive effort as the Spanish pace and ball-in-hand approach thoroughly tested them, but they held firm. There

The master of Motegi for the fourth time. And now, just two points away from the championship lead. The 2026 Motul Grand Prix of Japan delivered a scintillating double victory for Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), who battled past title rival Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) on Sunday afternoon to chop the standings lead back down to that ultra-slim margin ahead of a trip to Indonesia. It was the 2024 World Champion, Martin, who collected a vital 20 points to hold onto the titl

Max Verstappen converted pole position into victory during Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, which was impacted by heavy rain, featured an entertaining crossover from intermediate tyres to slicks, and saw overtaking from start to finish – as well as a dramatic late retirement for George Russell. After a delayed start and then a suspended start procedure, as several drivers struggled to maintain speed on the initial formation lap, the race eventually got under way in sl

The Hollywoodbets Sharks and 10bet Lions were victorious in their second round home clashes in the 2026/27 Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday, but unfortunately the travelling DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls both came up short in the Northern Hemisphere. The Capetonians lost 17-13 to Edinburgh in Scotland on Friday night, with a misfiring line-out in windy conditions not helping their cause. On Saturday, the Lions beat the Ospreys by 35-19 in Johannesburg, before th

Faye Tunnicliffe raises her bat after scoring a century for the YesPlay WP Cobras against the Garden Route Badgers in the HWB Pro50 in Cape Town. CSA Faye Tunnicliffe, Nadine de Klerk and Laura Wolvaardt all recorded centuries to help guide their teams to opening weekend victories in the Hollywoodbets Pro50 on Saturday. Getting the 2026/27 Hollywoodbets Pro Series campaign underway, the Fidelity Titans marched to an 86-run triumph over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Tshwane, w

Cole Stevens. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour A new young talent is on the brink of announcing itself on the Sunshine Tour, with 24-year-old Cole Stevens set to take a five-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round of the Limpopo Championship at the Euphoria Golf and Lifestyle Estate. Stevens, currently third on the Fortress Rookie of the Year standings, went into Saturday’s third round with a three-stroke lead and built on that. He signed for a 70 on Saturday to climb to 14-under par.

Casey Jarvis. Getty A year in which Casey Jarvis made his DP World Tour breakthrough and played in his first Masters and Open could become even more memorable, with the young South African chasing an Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title on the most historic course in the game. Jarvis, always a bundle of energy on a golf course, bounded around the humps and hollows of the famous Old Course on Saturday as he signed for a 65 to open up a two-stroke lead on 18-under par. It wa

A strong finish to their European tour is top of the agenda for the Springbok Women when they face Spain Women in the WXV Global Series in Seville on Sunday and according to SA captain Babalwa Latsha, that is exactly what they plan to do. Latsha spoke after the team completed their on-field preparations for the Test at Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja and said a strong finish is important. “We want to end the European leg of the tour well and tomorrow presents us with that oppo

Warriors Women spin bowler Aphilile Adonisi says that her team intends to compete in the Hollywoodbets Pro Series following their promotion from Division 2 last season, insisting they will not simply be making up the numbers in the 2026/27 campaign. Adonisi was named Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Women’s Provincial Player of the Year at this year’s CSA Pathway Awards, following a standout season in which she played a key role in helping her side secure promotion to the top div

Momentum Multiply Titans star batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius etched his name into the history books with a record-breaking 188, powering his side to a commanding victory over Flexbrands Knights in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup on Friday. In the final of three fixtures on day eight of the competition, Titans won the toss and elected to bat first at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. Pretorius wasted no time getting into his stride, contributing 98 runs in a 112-run opening partnership with Si

SPAIN v SOUTH AFRICA ON SUNDAY, 4 OCTOBER – KO 12PM (SAST) @ ESTADIO LA CARTUJA, SEVILLE The match will be streamed live on RugbyPass TV where no local broadcaster. REFEREE NOTES Bérénice Loubet (France) Bérénice Loubet will make her Test debut as a referee with this fixture. She was an assistant referee for four matches in this year’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations and also refereed the England v Ireland fixture in the U21 Women’s Six Nations Series. HEAD-TO-HEAD 2014-2025

The DHL Stormers came up short in difficult conditions against Edinburgh on Friday night, going down 17-13 in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round Two encounter in Scotland. Played in a howling wind which was right behind the home team in the first half, it was a tense and close match throughout, with neither side ever going beyond a converted try in the lead at any point. The first 40 minutes saw just one penalty from Edinburgh, with the Stormers defending admirably

The TUT Red Army come back from 1-0 down to clinch their fifth and record Varsity Football title with a 3-2 victory over archrivals UP-Tuks in a fierce Tshwane derby. The Red Army were the first to pose a threat with Akani Rathokoa and Lucky Raphala combining well, however Rathokoa could not capitalize. Tuks responded immediately with Risen Albert coming close to taking the lead. The home side then grabbed the lead in the 17th minute. Albert delivered a perfect cross, connect

Casey Jarvis. Getty Casey Jarvis has enhanced his growing reputation as a rising force in the game as he goes in search of his third DP World Tour victory this year while also leading the charge for more South African glory in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Jarvis’s 67 at Kingsbarns on Friday included six birdies in seven holes to the turn and lifted him into a one-stroke lead on 11-under par. He’s now looking to add to a breakthrough season in which he won back-to-ba

Cole Stevens. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour rookie Cole Stevens will take a three-stroke lead into the weekend of the Limpopo Championship as he chases a maiden victory on the Tour. Stevens signed for a bogey-free 65 at the Euphoria Golf and Lifestyle Estate on Friday, lifting him into the lead on 12-under par overall. Stevens, currently third on the Fortress Rookie of the Year standings, has some strong experience behind him though. His nearest challenger is Jacque

Southwestern Districts were crowned champions of the 2026 Hollywood Foundation Iqhawe Week for U15 teams, which concluded at HTS Drostdy in Worcester on Thursday, after the Eagles edged Border by 10-7 in front of a crowd of players, coaches, parents and supporters. Along with SWD, the Griffons – who also won all three their matches – as well as Western Province and Border proved to be the powerhouses of the tournament. Sixteen teams from all of SA Rugby’s provincial unions we

The Toyota Cheetahs will conclude their Toyota Challenge campaign in Tbilisi when they face Black Lion on Sunday, with kick-off at 6pn South African time. SuperSport will broadcast the match live. The Cheetahs arrive at their final match of the away series with one win and one narrow defeat from their opening two encounters. They defeated Lusitanos 38-26 in their first match before going down 22-19 to Iberians in a closely contested encounter. Sunday's match against Black Lio

Babalwa Latsha is back as captain and tighthead prop for the Springbok Women’s Test against Spain in Seville on Sunday, while Xoliswa Khuzwayo (prop) and Patience Mokone (wing) have also been included in the starting team for the final match of the team’s 2026 WXV Global Series tour to Europe. Springbok Women co-coaches Laurian Johannes-Haupt and Franzel September opted for continuity from last weekend’s team but they also tweaked the bench from the side that beat Italy in fr

In its first full financial year, ended 30 June 2026, and the first since the merger of ENL and Rogers, ER Group (https://ERGroup.mu/) recorded revenue of MUR 46.3-billion and profit after tax of MUR 5.4-billion, excluding non-recurring items. The Group exceeded the operating profit target announced during the year and reduced its gearing. This financial strength is translating into concrete progress in Mauritius, from tea cultivation to electric mobility and sustainable fina

Casey Jarvis. Getty The sun shone on the links of Scotland in Thursday’s first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and the South Africans soaked it up. A group of seven South Africans are lined up behind joint leaders Michael Stewart of Scotland and Jack Buchanan of Australia on seven under par. Reigning Investec South African Open champion Casey Jarvis had a back-nine run of four birdies and an eagle in succession on his way to a six-under par 66 at Carnoustie. “C

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. The tournament begins on 2 October with the commencement of the three-team Super Series in Windhoek, which will decide the final Group Stage team. The 12 remaining teams at the tournament will be split into two groups of six. CWC 2027 Groups Group A Group B India New Zealand Australia South Africa Pakistan Sri Lanka...

Jacques Blaauw. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour A fresh outlook on his game earned Jacques Blaauw the lead in Thursday’s opening round of the Limpopo Championship. Blaauw signed for a six-under par 66 to lead by one shot over Cole Stevens in a tournament he finished runner-up at in 2024. “This is a tournament I like. I really enjoy the challenging course and I’m looking forward to the next couple of days,” said Blaauw. Blaauw was able to keep the bogeys off his scorecard on day one

Cardiff Rugby's Callum Sheedy. Inpho Photography Callum Sheedy has pretty much seen and done it all during his playing career but there has been a real first for him this week. The Welsh international flyhalf went viral following his header during Cardiff Rugby’s 21-15 URC victory away to the Scarlets last weekend. https://x.com/Cardiff_Rugby/status/2104602699953996079?s=20 Clips of the unusual incident have been watched more than 800 000 times on social media and have provok

https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20261001hfiB9I7A With the countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2027 in full swing, LIQUI MOLY South Africa is beginning its journey to the tournament with the launch of “Keep Driving the Gees”, a campaign built around the people whose passion, commitment, and energy drive the things they care about every day. LIQUI MOLY is built around a simple belief: For the Drivers - recognising and supporting the people who keep things moving forward. Not only t

Munster Rugby's JJ Hanrahan. Inpho Photography One of the URC’s most seasoned campaigners has described the South African opposition in the competition as “unbelievably challenging” but “a great addition”. This is the sixth year that the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks and 10Bet Lions have been involved in the multi-nation tournament. Overall, they have claimed 162 wins in North v South matches, compared with 94 northern wins. They began the new season by re