Springboks women on a sports field. South Africa’s national women’s team has been knocked out of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England at the quarter-final stage. The Springbok Women lost to New Zealand in the first quarter-final clash of the tournament at Sandy Park in Exeter. The Black Ferns ruthlessly scored 15 points in…
MTN8 Trophy. Spectators have started arriving at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga for what promises to be a thrilling MTN 8 final match. The clash between Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch is scheduled to kick off at 6 pm on Saturday. These are some of the supporters who adhered to the call to arrive early at…
South African hurdler, Marione Fourie at the World Championships, in Tokyo South African hurdler, Marione Fourie, has shrugged off the effects of a 10-week injury layoff to advance to the semifinals of the women’s 100 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships, in Tokyo. The 23-year-old finished second in her heat in 12.86 seconds, almost…
Simbine comfortably won heat seven in 10.02 seconds Sprinters Akani Simbine and Gift Leotlela proudly flew the South African flag on the opening night of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Both qualified for Sunday’s semifinals of the 100 metres. 27-year-old Leotlela from Phuthaditjhaba upstaged his vastly more experienced countryman, winning his heat in a…
South Africa’s Siya Kolisi celebrates after a match. Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi, has squashed talk of putting pressure on the team to try to beat the All Blacks in round four of the Rugby Championship. The Springboks take on the All Blacks in Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday morning. The Boks need to win to…
Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has said he will appeal his two-week ban for shoving a doping control official and criticised the process for a “lack of facts”. Hewitt was charged in January for engaging in offensive conduct towards a doping control official after he pushed a 60-year-old volunteer anti-doping chaperone following Australia’s semi-final loss to…
[File Image] Proteas win against England in London. After having beaten England 2-1 in the three-match One Day International series, the South African men’s cricket team will want to replicate those performances in the T20 International series against its host. The Proteas are still not firing on all cylinders in the shortest format of the…
Team South Africa relay team member Bayanda Walaza South African sprinter Bayanda Walaza has been withdrawn from the national team for the World Athletics Championships starting in Tokyo this weekend. Following a comprehensive medical evaluation, Athletics South Africa has determined that Walaza’s hamstring injury, sustained during his race at the Diamond League Final in Zurich…
Springboks team Cheslin Kolbe scored a brace of tries as a battered South Africa ran riot in a second half blitz to claim a record 43-10 win over New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday and throw the Rugby Championship wide open. Reeling from backline injuries in a chaotic second half, the Springboks trailed 10-0 after…
The Australian rugby team. Argentina flyhalf Santiago Carreras punished an undisciplined Australia with 23 points off the tee as the Pumas held on grimly for a 28-26 win in Sydney on Saturday to breathe new life into their Rugby Championship campaign. A try-fest beckoned in afternoon sunshine at Sydney Football Stadium but Argentina needed only…
