Lando Norris has further extended his championship lead after claiming victory in a gripping Sao Paulo Grand Prix, with the McLaren driver leading Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli home while Max Verstappen put in a remarkable comeback to finish on the podium after starting from the pit lane. After making a good start from pole position, Norris continued to lead amid a hectic first few laps, with a Safety Car being deployed following a crash into the barriers for Kick Sauber’s Gabriel

Half centuries by Jordan Hermann, Lesego Senokwane, Zubayr Hamza, Temba Bavuma and Connor Esterhuizen helped South Africa 'A' (SA 'A') stun India 'A' by five wickets in the second unofficial Test to steal a share of the series late on the final day in Bengaluru on Sunday. Set an unlikely 417 for victory at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, the tourists started out day four on 25 for none with openers Hermann (91 off 123 balls, 13x4, 1x6) and Senokwane (77 off 174 balls, 11x4) go

Casey Jarvis and his caddie, Conrad Loubser, who received a Sunshine Tour medallion for the winning caddie. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Casey Jarvis won his maiden Sunshine Tour title in The Hyundai Open at the Ebotse Links on Sunday and after beating close friend Ryan van Velzen on a tough final day. “Winning is not easy and Ryan didn’t make it very easy for me. It’s hard beating a friend and he’s a close friend of mine. But I am very happy with my win today” said Jarvis,

It was perfection from start to finish from Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) who led every one of the 25 laps at Portimao for the Portuguese GP. A vital victory saw him move comfortably clear in the race for third overall in the Championship, although he’ll need just a few points to secure it next week in Valencia. Behind the Italian on the track, Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) resisted a late surge in pace from Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) with the po

Wilco Louw was still buzzing on Sunday from the team’s 32-17 victory against France at Stade de France in the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour but the big Springbok prop immediately turned his attention to Saturday’s clash against Italy in Turin, saying it would be another big battle. The Boks faced Italy twice during the Castle Lager Incoming Series in South Africa in July and won both matches (42-24 and 45-0) but he expected the team to face a charged-up Italian outfit at home, e

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi thanked the South African fans for their passionate support, as well as the coaching staff for the plans they made and the team for their gutsy effort as they both celebrated significant career milestones with a victory against France in Paris on Saturday night. The Boks, playing the entire second half with only 14 players, had to dig deep and scored three tries in the final 20 minutes to beat their hosts by 32-17 at the

Three tries in the final quarter by South Africa decided a pulsating reprise of the 2023’s breathless Rugby World Cup quarter-final with the 14-man Springboks stunning a Stade de France crowd, thirsting for revenge, with a 32-17 (halftime 13-14) victory to celebrate Siya Kolisi’s 100th Test in style. Replacements Andre Esterhuizen and Grant Williams as well as starting flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu added tries to a first half score by Cobus Reinach to record a ninth win i

The SA Under-19 Academy side will take some valuable lessons on board from their 20-12 defeat against France in their first tour match on Saturday, with Junior Springbok captain Riley Norton saying the players will work hard to make a step-up next week. The match was played in front of a passionate crowd of 8 000 spectators in Châteauroux, where the teams were tied 7-7 after a close-fought first half. France pulled away in the second half and ended up scoring two converted tr

Casey Jarvis. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour With the sun breaking through the clouds after two days of rain interruptions, Casey Jarvis made his intensions clear with a stunning 63 to earn him the lead in The Hyundai Open at the Ebotse Links. Jarvis closed off the second round, which had been suspended because of the weather, at the top of the leaderboard on 14-under par on Saturday, one stroke clear of Nikhil Rama who signed for a 64. Warwick Purchase was two shots off the l

The French U19s beat the SA U19 Academy side by 20-12 (half-time 7-7) in their tour opener played in slippery conditions in Châteauroux on Saturday afternoon, with the visitors playing in fits and starts and making too many unforced errors. Things were understandably scrappy in what was essentially the first steps for the Junior Boks’ “Class of 2026”, as the players didn’t have a lot of time together, coming off a short break after the provincial age-group competitions had en

Okuhle Cele took three wickets but South Africa 'A' were again defied by a Dhruv Jurel century as India 'A' enjoyed the better of the third day of the second unofficial Test at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Saturday. The hosts, who resumed on their overnight 78/3, scored an impressive 382/7 declared with Test batter Jurel recording his second century of the match after he scored 127* (170 balls, 15x4, 1x6). It followed his first innings unbeaten 132. For the t

Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, congratulated Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and head coach Rassie Erasmus on their special milestones in green and gold on Saturday evening in Paris. Kolisi will lead South Africa out against France in his 100th Test, joining eight other Springbok centurions, while Erasmus will be in charge as head coach of the Boks in his 50th Test. Alexander congratulated the Bok duo, who have been at the helm during a golden period for SA Rugby, i

The 11th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season could have a huge impact on the standings. Eight of the 10 fixtures will be played between two teams who are closely placed in the table, meaning there could be plenty of movement over the weekend. Here are 10 key questions ahead of the action. Will Frank lean into conservative football to lay a trap for Man Utd? The primary criticism being levelled at Thomas Frank's Tottenham Hotspur side, who have won just four points from

The 2025/26 T20 Challenge is in full swing, and the action is about to get better with the World Test Championship Mace tour, giving fans a special treat as the trophy makes its way around the country throughout the competition. At St George’s Park, hosts, Dafabet Warriors secured a six-wicket win against World Sports Betting Western Province on Friday evening. The visitors battled to 134/9 in their 20 overs, as Wesley Bedja (4/22) and Kerwin Mungroo (3/26) delivered the most

Captain Marques Ackerman led from the front with an outstanding century as South Africa 'A' were finely poised with India 'A' at the halfway stage of the second unofficial Test at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Friday. After bowling out the hosts for 255 on the stroke of stumps on day one, the tourists replied with 221, of which 134 (118 balls, 17x4, 5x6) came from the bat of the skipper. The left-hander stood man alone for his side, keeping them in the contest

Rowan Lester. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Haydn Porteous hadn’t even teed off his second round and still held the lead in The Hyundai Open as another wave of weather resulted in a suspension of play at the Ebotse Links on Friday. After the suspended first round was completed on Friday morning, the second round was also suspended because of weather and will resume at 7am on Saturday. Porteous, who held the overnight lead, was unable to tee off his second round and leads by o

Siya Kolisi said on Friday he was thrilled about becoming the ninth player in Springbok history to earn 100 Test caps and while the Bok captain thanked all the role players in his journey to get him to this point, he said a good performance by the team would make it a memorable occasion for him. Kolisi’s big day coincides with another significant milestone in the team, as Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will guide the side in his 50th Test match as head coach. The match at Sta

FRANCE v SOUTH AFRICA – STADE DE FRANCE – KO 10.10pm (SAST) Referee Angus Gardner (Australia) Test debut: 29 November, 2011 – Papua New Guinea 78-3 Vanuatu Tests as referee: 54 Angus Gardner will take charge of this fixture for the second time but first on French soil, having been in the middle for South Africa’s 35-12 victory in Johannesburg in June 2017. France lost their first four Tests with Gardner as referee, a 23-21 win over Argentina at Rugby World Cup 2019 the first

Laurian Johannes-Haupt. Two former Springbok Women’s players, Laurian Johannes-Haupt and Zenay Jordaan, are in line to complete the World Rugby Level 3 Coaching Course next week in Cape Town, where SA Rugby’s Participation and Development Department will be hosting the second phase of the programme for an array of coaches from South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Zambia and Namibia. The first phase was held in November 2024, with this initiative aiming to significantly incr

Bakehouse Silver Lakes has stepped back onto the scene with a fresh relaunch and a fresh uniform to match. The neighbourhood favourite’s team has officially chosen BooYaa Golf apparel as their day-to-day gear, bringing a little fairway swagger to the pastry pass. “We love seeing local businesses back themselves with a look that feels as good as it works,” says Chantelle van Greune, Global Marketing Manager at BooYaa Golf. “BooYaa is proudly South African and built for premium

Junior Springbok captain Riley Norton will lead an exciting-looking SA Under-19 Academy team against France when the two sides clash on Saturday in Châteauroux, approximately three hours’ drive south of Paris. Norton (lock) will captain a side featuring four more players from the Junior Boks’ World Rugby U20 Championship-winning team in the first of two internationals on their European tour. The tour also includes a match against their Irish counterparts next week in Cork. Th

Haydn Porteous. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Haydn Porteous is chasing his second title this season on the Sunshine Tour after opening with a 64 to lead Thursday’s incomplete first round of The Hyundai Open by two strokes at the Ebotse Links. After losing nearly five hours of play to a typical highveld thunderstorm, Porteous, the winner of the recent Vodacom Origins of Golf Gowrie Farm tournament, managed to finish his round with an eagle, eight birdies and two dropped shots

Tiaan van Vuuren claimed four wickets to help South Africa 'A' seize the advantage after the opening day of the second unofficial Test against India 'A' in Bengaluru on Thursday. The left-arm seamer grabbed 4/52 in 16.1 overs as the hosts were bowled out for 255 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. However, things could have been much better for the tourists had they not run into impressive India Test batter Dhruv Jurel. Batting at No 6, he helped the home side recover from a di

It was a moment of pure joy and relief for Juan James as he raised his bat to acknowledge his maiden T20 half-century at Boland Park on Tuesday. James’ 52 runs from 33 balls, was a milestone that had felt both elusive and inevitable for the young World Sports Betting Western Province batter. After several promising starts in his fledgling career, James finally converted his potential into substance with a composed and determined knock that spoke volumes about his growth and m

Siya Kolisi will become the ninth Springbok centurion when he leads South Africa out against France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, with Bok coach Rassie Erasmus – who will guide the side in his 50th Test as head coach – making six personnel changes to the side that defeated Japan last week. This massive feat for Kolisi and Erasmus adds to a string of remarkable achievements, which include winning back-to-back Rugby World Cups and Castle Lager Rugby Championship

Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman expressed his satisfaction with the progress of his squad’s HSBC SVNS pre-season preparations on Thursday, as they finished their final condition block before the 2026 season kicks off. The Blitzboks played in a local tournament, the Fast Forward Sevens, in Stellenbosch last weekend and then departed for a team building and culture session in Caledon. They will return to their Stellenbosch Academy of Sport base on Monday, with all foc

As Super Rugby Pacific prepares to celebrate 30 years, all 11 clubs have announced their squads for the 2026 season. Fan favourites will take the field once again, while a new generation of stars will emerge on the Super Rugby Pacific stage. Super Rugby Pacific CEO Jack Mesley says the 2026 season is shaping up to be a special one. “After a fantastic 2025 season, where the standard of rugby and the connection with fans reached new heights, celebrating 30 years of Super Rugby

The pressure was rising at the captains' photocall for the Men’s Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament on Wednesday in Dubai, and it had nothing to do with the fact that the photo was being taken at the Tattu Dubai Sky Lounge on the 81st floor of the Ciel Hotel in Dubai Marina, the tallest hotel in the world. The reason for the steep uptake in air pressure was the quartet of captains' proximity to the Webb Ellis Cup, a bold reminder of just what is at stake for these

Geordin Hill-Lewis, the Mayor of the City of Cape Town, has called on Capetonians and Western Capers to make it a weekend to remember by attending the must-see HSBC SVNS Cape Town, as the one-month-to-go countdown begins on Thursday. The 16 best sevens teams will descend on Cape Town for the annual HSBC SVNS event, with two days of action-packed rugby, high-class entertainment and more on the schedule at the DHL Stadium. Tickets, from only R250 per person per day, are availab

Always ready with a smile but tough as nails on the field of play, Oliver Reid’s exploits for the successful Junior Springboks have quickly cemented his reputation as one of South Africa’s most promising young front-row talents. Reid’s career trajectory so far has seen him rapidly progress through the national age-group structures and straight into the professional ranks of DHL Western Province and the DHL Stormers, who are both based in Cape Town. Shortly after his exploits

The wait is nearly over for fans of international club rugby across Europe and South Africa, with just one month to go until the return of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. The journey to the 2026 Finals in Bilbao begins on Friday 5 December, as the clubs kick off what promises to be another unforgettable season of elite international rugby. The Investec Champions Cup opens under Friday night lights with two blockbuster fixtures: Sale Sharks v Glasgow Warrior

JC Ritchie. Sunshine Tour JC Ritchie and Daniel van Tonder will tee it up in Thursday’s first round of The Hyundai Open at the Ebotse Links still revelling in having secured their DP World Tour playing privileges for next season. Ritchie and Van Tonder are back on home fairways this week for The Hyundai Open, a new tournament on the Sunshine Tour schedule. They return home after an emotional Grand Final on the HotelPlanner Tour in Spain last week where they both took the oppo

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and FlySafair unveiled a bold new aircraft livery celebrating their partnership, featuring a design created by 22-year-old Gqeberha student Dinika Naidu. The reveal took place at FlySafair’s Johannesburg hangar, marking one year since the airline became the Official Domestic Airline Partner of the Proteas. The livery was selected from hundreds of entries in a nationwide competition launched when the three-year sponsorship was announced in November 2

SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year, Nadine Roos, is amongst the group of 18 players invited to a Springbok Women’s Sevens training camp in Pretoria, where the squad will step-up preparations for the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens championship in Nairobi, Kenya on 15 and 16 November. Cecil Afrika, who has been part of the coaching set-up since 2023, will travel with the team as coach in place of Renfred Dazel, who is assisting Blitzbok head coach Philip Snyman in the 2025/26 HSB

All you need to know from another thrilling set of games, including wins for Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool Another week, another Arsenal win and another clean sheet; the league leaders continue to look imperious at the Premier League summit after victory at Burnley. Wins for Manchester City and Liverpool give the top of the table a familiar look, putting the two most recent champions second and third respectively. City’s triumph over AFC Bournemouth saw the losers slip to f

Springbok No 8 Japer Wiese expected the Boks to face an emotionally charged French side at Stade de France on Saturday but said he and his teammates are up for the challenge and looking forward to it. The scars of the Boks’ 29-28 victory over Les Bleus in the 2023 Rugby World Cup are still showing clearly in the French capital and Wiese said the Boks had to be at their best to get the desired result. “I think they are still carrying a lot of hurt, and as you can see, they hav

Springbok lock Lood de Jager and flyhalf Manie Libbok on Tuesday said they are expecting a massive battle against France on Saturday and admitted that although the hype surrounding the game was intense due to the Boks knocking Les Bleus out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, their main focus was on trying to deliver a quality performance in Paris. The Test at the Stade de France kicks off at 10.10pm and will be broadcast live on the Grandstand and the SS Rugby channel

As part of Disability Awareness Month which runs from 3 November to 3 December, the City of Cape Town will once again host one of South Africa’s premier events in golf for people with disabilities. The Cape Town Disabled Open will be played over 36 holes at King David Mowbray Golf Club on 16-17 November. Presented by the South African Disabled Golf Association (SADGA), the championship forms part of the All Abilities Golf Tour (AAGT) and brings together golfers who show that

The Gary Player Country Club golf course will feature several changes to this iconic layout when it welcomes this year’s field of professionals for the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player. As part of the ongoing drive to enhance the player and spectator experience at “Africa’s Major”, Gary Player has personally overseen key strategic and aesthetic changes for the 4-7 December showpiece. “When it comes to the Nedbank Golf Challenge we’re synonymous with providing b

A busy netball year will come to a fitting close when the annual SPAR National Championships begin in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni in December. Over 2 200 players plus 196 umpires and technical officials will descend on at Dr EG Jansen High School, for a feast of netball, with the Under-21 championships being played alongside the senior tournament. 119 districts will compete for the senior A title, which is currently held by Johannesburg and national Under-21 honours, which Johannesb

Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote was very pleased with the SA Under-19 Academy side’s tough workout against their French counterparts late Monday afternoon at the French Rugby Federation’s High-Performance centre in Marcoussis near Paris, where they are based during the French leg of their European tour. The two sides are gearing up to face each other in an international friendly at Châteauroux on Saturday. Both teams got a good taste of what’s to come when they had a serie

Brandon Pieters. England’s Miles Gray and local veteran campaigner, Brandon Pieters will take a slim one-shot lead into the second round of the fifth and final Big Easy Blu Label Invitational after both players carded rounds of four-under 68 at Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate on Monday. Gray’s round of 68 featured three birdies, an eagle and a solitary drop while Pieters went round the Silver Lakes layout unblemished in the first round. “I’m really happy with my round,”

A thrilling rematch between reigning champions Pyramids FC of Egypt and Moroccan giants RS Berkane will headline the 2025/26 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage after the official draw was conducted at the studios of CAF Broadcast Partner SuperSport in Johannesburg on Monday. A star-studded field featuring seven former African champions and the reigning title-holders promises one of the most competitive group phases in recent memory. Group A headlines the narrative

The league phase of the 2025/26 Uefa Champions League reaches the halfway stage on Matchday 4 and there are plenty of intriguing storylines among the 18 matches to come. Here we take a look at the key facts and stats from every fixture. All matches kick off at 9pm CET unless stated. Tuesday Slavia Praha v Arsenal (6.45pm) The most recent meeting between these teams came in the quarter-finals of the 2020/21 Europa League. The first leg in London ended 1-1, before Arsenal won t

Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones was calm and collected on Monday ahead of Saturday’s epic clash against France at the Stade de France and dismissed the media hype around the hosts seeking revenge this weekend. Saturday’s Test in Paris will mark the first time the teams meet since the Boks’ dramatic 29-28 victory against Les Bleus in the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final at the same venue. Jones admitted that while there may be extra attention on this match following Fr

EPCR, organiser of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, is delighted to announce the appointment of John Barton as Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer. Barton joins from TEAM Marketing, where he led the commercial development and sales of sponsorship and licensing rights for Uefa’s men’s football club competitions. Bringing with him over 20 years of experience at TEAM Marketing, not only in sponsorship and licensing but also in media rights and event operati

Christo Lamprecht, South Africa’s latest PGA TOUR member, has confirmed his place in this December’s AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open as he looks to go one better than his runner-up finish here last year. Lamprecht will compete at the spectacular La Réserve Golf Links, Heritage Resorts, from 18-21 December having just secured his PGA TOUR playing privileges for the new season. The 24-year-old heads to Mauritius on the back of a groundbreaking debut season on the Korn Ferry Tour wh

BooYaa Golf, South Africa’s premier golf apparel brand, is coming in hot for year-end. First up is Black Friday on 28 November. For one day only, BooYaa is rolling out a Bargain Bin with selected shirts at R100 and R200. No gimmicks, just serious value for golfers who want premium style without the premium tag. “This year we wanted to give our community a proper win,” says Chantelle van Greune, Global Marketing Manager at BooYaa Golf. “The Bargain Bin is our way of saying tha

India beat South Africa by 52 runs to win the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 final at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, claiming their first-ever World Cup crown. Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma starred with both bat and ball to help India secure a tense win after South Africa had won the toss and elected to bowl. Chasing 299, South Africa looked in contention at one stage but Deepti’s breakthrough sparked a dramatic collapse. After she dismissed Annerie

World Sports Betting Western Province claimed a convincing four-wicket victory over the Renault Potchefstroom North West Dragons in their T20 Challenge encounter at WSB Newlands on Sunday. After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Western Province were made to chase a high total as the Dragons posted 186/5 in their allotted overs. Diego Rosier top-scored with a fluent 73, while Ludwich Schuld added an impressive 61 off 40 balls to help the visitors to a competitive t