South Africa’s Aiden Markram in action Action. South Africa’s Twenty20 captain Aiden Markram wants his team’s promising young batsman to use the opportunity of limited overs tours to Australia and England over the next eight weeks to develop their careers and display their international potential. South Africa have high hopes for powerful teenage slogger Lhuan-dre…
Cricket ball and bat. Australia completed a 5-0 sweep of the West Indies in their Twenty20 international series with Ben Dwarshuis’s bowling paving the way for a three-wicket victory in Basseterre, Saint Kitts on Monday. Mitchell Owen top-scored for Australia with 37 off 17 balls, while Cameron Green (32), Tim David (30) and Aaron Hardie…
Pieter Coetze and Kaylene Corbett at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. South African swimmer, Pieter Coetze, has added a second world championship medal to his collection from the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this time silver. The 21-year-old University of Pretoria student came second in the 200-meter backstroke final in a new national…
Denmark’s Holger Rune plays a shot against France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard during second round play at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto, Canada on July 29, 2025. World number nine Holger Rune says his brief collaboration with Andre Agassi had given him a unique insight into how the eight-times Grand Slam champion viewed the game and hopes…
Team South Africa could not add to the one gold medal it’s won at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday. Teenager Chris Smith was the only South African in action in the evening session on day four of the swimming event. Swimming in lane two, the 19-year-old who qualified joint fifth fastest for…
Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus. The Springboks are bracing for a step up in physicality and competitiveness when they defend their Rugby Championship title in a few weeks time. Coach Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks’ meticulous planning is precisely to bridge the gap between tests against Italy and Georgia and being absolutely ready for their opponents…
FILE | Summer McIntosh of Canada celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Olympic record. Canada’s Summer McIntosh claimed her second title in two days at the world championships in Singapore with victory in the women’s 200 metres individual medley on Monday, while Chinese 12-year-old sensation Yu Zidi just missed out on a medal….
Jacky Ickx waves the chequered flag as McLaren’s Oscar Piastri wins the Belgian Grand Prix McLaren’s Oscar Piastri beat teammate and title rival Lando Norris in a rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix to stretch his Formula One lead to 16 points on Sunday. Charles Leclerc was a distant third for Ferrari, with teammate Lewis Hamilton finishing…
Pieter Coetze celebrates a win South Africa’s Pieter Coetze has won his country’s first gold medal at the World Swimming Championships in Singapore. The 21-year-old bettered his own South African and African record set at the World University Games in Germany just 10 days ago, winning the 100 metres backstroke title. He clocked a time…
A swimming competition South African swimmers, Erin Gallagher and Rebecca Meder, failed to qualify for their respective finals at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Gallagher finished sixth in her 100 meter butterfly semi-final and was 13th fastest overall, while Meder finished seventh in her 200 meter medley semi-final, and 10th overall. Germany’s Lukas Martens…
