As he made his way off the track, knowing that he’d won Team SA’s first athletics medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Masala Makatu was caught up in a whirlpool of noise, backslapping and a media scrum as he negotiated his way through the mixed zone and into the safety of his support staff. For the 20-year-old from Limpopo, a product of the Rivoni School For The Blind, it was a slightly bewildering and definitely new, experience. He has had very limited vision in both eyes,

The 2026 Varsity Football Women's tournament kicked off on Saturday at the University of Pretoria and the opening day produced closely contested encounters as WSU and Wits played to a 1-1 draw, while newcomers UL marked their return with a goalless draw against CPUT. The UJ Orange Army were the only side to claim maximum points after edging TUT 1-0 in a repeat of last year’s semi-final, while hosts UP-Tuks were held to a 0-0 draw by defending champions UWC in the day's marque

Fittingly, it was the last athlete to compete in the track and field competition who brought an end to Team SA’s campaign at the Scoutscoun Stadium and with it a shiny silver medal. Kyle Rademeyer announced himself on the international stage with a huge performance to secure Team SA’s 28th and likely last, medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Still only 24, the pole vaulter cleared 5.70m in tricky, windy conditions, before being unable to clear 5.80m and leaving t

It wasn’t the medal that he wanted but it was a medal nonetheless and took Team SA’s total to 26 with the prospect of another couple more to come before the curtain drops on the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. There’s no way of sugar-coating it, Zakithi Nene had his eyes set on the 400m gold and given the form he had shown leading up to Glasgow he came in this week as the man they all had to beat. That target on his back was well earned – a 43.89 win in Paris at the end o

The SA Under-18 and SA U18 ‘A’ squads for the forthcoming U18 International Series, which will be staged in the Western Cape from 7 to 15 August, have been named. The two South African sides will take on their U18 counterparts from England, Ireland, France, and Georgia in three rounds of top-class international competition in the popular annual tournament at school venues in and around Cape Town. The series forms a key part of SA Rugby's successful Elite Player Development (E

The DHL Stormers XXIII scored five tries to claim a full five points from their Carling Currie Cup coastal derby against the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV at DHL Stadium on Saturday. In an entertaining game played in front of an enthusiastic crowd of over 14 000, the home side bounced back from last week’s defeat in Wellington with a 36-28 win. The visitors made a fast start, with winger Lyle Matthews going over for an early try. The Stormers XXIII hit back with some forward power