Boxing gloves hanging from ropes. A prominent and top Gqeberha-based boxing trainer, Caiphus, has been producing boxing champions since 1999, when he established Caip Boxing Club at Joe Gqabi informal settlement under appalling conditions. Ntathe has developed over 100 amateur boxers and some have turned into professional trainers and managers, including four world champions. Top…
FILE | Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning Serbian seventh seed Novak Djokovic, chasing a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title and a fifth US Open crown, made light work of Learner Tien, beating the 19-year-old American 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2. The 38-year-old next faces another American, Zachary Svajda. American fourth seed Jessica Pegula, runner-up last year, swept…
Bok props Asenathi Ntlabakanye Springboks prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has tested positive for a non-performance-enhancing banned substance during random testing, South Africa Rugby said on Sunday. Ntlabakanye, 26, who made his international debut last month, provided “an adverse analytical finding” to the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) and will not be considered for…
Springboks women on a sports field. The Springbok women opened their Rugby World Cup campaign on a high note. They humiliated World Cup debutants Brazil 66-6 in a Pool D match in Northampton, England, on Sunday afternoon. The Brazilians have had the better of the Springboks in 7’s rugby, winning three out of four matches, but…
New Zealand’s Codie Taylor and teammates look dejected after the match. New Zealand conceded that Argentina dominated proceedings as the Pumas capitalised on a lack of discipline from the All Blacks to claim a historic victory in the Rugby Championship in Buenos Aires on Saturday. Argentina emerged as 29-23 victors at Estadio José Amalfitani to…
File: Gonzalo Bertranou (centre) of the Pumas kicks during the Round 4 Rugby Championship match between the Argentina Pumas and the New Zealand All Blacks at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. The race for the Rugby Championship title has been blown wide open with just two points separating the team at the top of the…
The #Springboks team to face Australia in Cape Town on August 23, 2025 Springbok captain Jesse Kriel says he and the rest of the team can’t wait to show their true worth, and they are counting down the hours to Saturday afternoon’s Rugby Championship match against Australia in Cape Town. The Mother City is the…
Corey Toole of Australia in action during Sevens Rugby Corey Toole has waited a while for his Wallabies debut but finally gets his chance to showcase his blinding pace on Saturday when Australia look to back up their stunning upset of the Springboks in last week’s Rugby Championship opener. A fractured jaw suffered by Dylan Pietsch in…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner in action. Defending champion Jannik Sinner, who has been recovering from illness, received a more favourable route to the US Open final than Carlos Alcaraz while Aryna Sabalenka will be tested in her bid to retain her title after the draw was made on Thursday. Top seed Sinner’s health has come into…
Australia’s Corey Toole in action with South Africa’s Ruan Nortje. Handre Pollard put in a commanding performance at flyhalf as a more pragmatic South Africa beat Australia 30-22 in their second Rugby Championship test in Cape Town on Saturday to reignite the defence of their title. Australia had stunned the world champion Springboks 38-22 in…
