Travis Head has offered an honest assessment of Australia’s collapse in Gqeberha in the second ICC World Test Championship Test against South Africa. While Head's slow-burn 121 in the second innings stood out as a highlight in Australia's heavy loss, it stressed on a persistent issue across recent matches - Australia’s dependence on lone-ranger batting performances rather than collective team efforts. "We've spoken as a group going into this series that we've sort of had one

VoxNexus (www.VoxNexus.ai) released VoxEdge, an on-device voice stack that brings speech recognition, translation and speech synthesis to affordable Android devices, entirely offline. VoxEdge supports speech recognition in 36 languages, translation in 103 languages and speech synthesis in 45 languages - all running with no connection, no data bundle and no cloud token bills. AI should work for everyone, not just for speakers of a handful of mainstream languages. Yet across mu

A brilliant spell of 4/12 from Ottniel Baartman proved the catalyst as the Hollywoodbets Dolphins demolished the Garden Route Badgers by 10 wickets in their shortened YesPlay Pro20 Cup clash at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium on Friday night. The match had to be reduced to eight overs a side after a significant rain delay during the Badgers innings forced the match to be shortened. Baartman’s spell meant the Badgers were always on the back foot throughout their shortened inni

Cole Stevens. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Cole Stevens held onto his lead in the Stella Artois Players Championship as he climbed to 12-under par at Glendower Golf Club on Friday. But he is now only one shot clear of the in-form Luke Brown heading into the weekend. Stevens signed for a second round of 70, which was a solid follow-up after his opening 62. Brown, his nearest challenger, posted a 67. And Deon Germishuys moved into contention on 10-under par with a 67 of his ow

SPAR Proteas Centre Karla Victor (contracted) and Luca Keun (training partner) against Malawi at the 2026 Africa Netball Cup held in Nairobi, Kenya. World Netball Following the retirement of two of our senior players within the national team set up, Netball South Africa wishes to confirm that the list of national contracted players has been adjusted accordingly. Karla Victor who was part of the initial pool of training partners has now been added to the group of contracted pl

The Springbok Women are well aware of their potential and how continued exposure to playing the best teams in the world are elevating them to new heights, both in performance and the official world rankings. To be a part of the recent growth – given her experience of the earlier struggles of the team – Yonela Ngxingolo feels humbled and honoured to play in her 50th Test for South Africa when they face Ireland in the WXV Global Series at Athlone Stadium on Saturday but the exp

The group stage of the 2026/27 YesPlay Pro20 Cup is set for an exciting conclusion this weekend, with six teams battling for the two remaining spots in the Super 8s. In Pool A, Momentum Multiply Titans have been the dominant force in this season’s competition, remaining the only unbeaten side after winning all six of their matches. They will be joined in the Super 8s by Dafabet Boland and YesPlay Cobras, who have both won five matches. The Paarl-based Boland side sit second

Can Spurs win the midfield battle against Chelsea? Tottenham Hotspur’s first Premier League victory of the season on Monday night could be the springboard for the Roberto De Zerbi era, not least because the 3-1 win over Coventry City included the return of James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski – as well as a brand new 3-1-3-3 formation. But the task of continuing their recovery away to rivals Chelsea is a difficult one. Spurs have lost each of their last six Premier League matc

This weekend sees a huge Irish derby in the URC with Leinster Rugby and Munster Rugby locking horns in Dublin. There’s sure to be a big turn-out at the Aviva Stadium for the clash between these two age-old arch rivals. Ahead of the game, former Irish internationals Alan Quinlan and Ian Madigan, who played for Munster and Leinster respectively, have been giving their thoughts during a URC Media Round Table. They covered a lot of ground and discussed a wide range of topics. Her

Branden Grace, a nine-time DP World Tour champion, officially announced his return to full-time competition on the DP World Tour for the upcoming season. ​The South African star and former world No 10, renowned for holding the record for the lowest single-round score in men’s Major Championship history, a 62 at the 2017 Open Championship, brings a wealth of experience and championship heritage back to the Tour. The 38-year-old ​Grace boasts 15 professional victories worldwide

African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGafrica.com), the leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Grégoire Ndjaka to its Advisory Board. Ndjaka is Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), the continental federation of Africa's national r

The 2026 Pick n Pay Gold Cup will crown a new champion on Sunday but irrespective of the result, the ‘FA Cup’ of South African rugby is set to be remembered as a watershed event in the annals of the community game. The country’s pre-eminent knockout championship for non-university clubs – which is sponsored by the national retail chain for the second season – is also supported by Northam Platinum, whose commitment to community aligns with the grassroots spirit of the Pick n P

The Hollywoodbets Pro Series heads into week four with an exciting fixture line-up over the weekend. The unbeaten Fidelity Titans take on the YesPlay Cobras in Tshwane, while the Garden Route Badgers return to action after two bye weekends to host the Warriors in Oudtshoorn. Entry to all Hollywoodbets Pro50 and Pro20 matches is free, with the encounters also streamed live on Cricket South Africa's YouTube channel. The Titans currently lead the standings in both competitions a

Antoine Rozner made two birdies in his final three holes to catch first-round leader Casey Jarvis as the pair head into the weekend of the Genesis Championship tied at ten-under par. The South African mixed four birdies with 14 pars to set the clubhouse target with a bogey-free 67, strengthening his bid for a third victory of the season that would lift him to second on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World. But Rozner produced one of the rounds of the day late in t

WXV Global Series SOUTH AFRICA v IRELAND – ATHLONE STADIUM, CAPE TOWN (3pm) The match will be streamed live on RugbyPass TV where no local broadcaster REFEREE NOTES Jess Ling (Australia) Test debut: 1 May, 2022 – Fiji 14-28 Japan Tests as referee: 9 Jess Ling will referee Ireland for the first time with this fixture. She will also referee their second meeting at this venue next weekend. This is the second time she will referee South Africa this year, having overseen their

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma believes the best is still ahead for his side as they search for a series victory over Australia and a spot at next year's ICC World Test Championship Final. Bavuma produced a Player of the Match performance when contributing a superb 179 during the Proteas' series-levelling second Test triumph over Australia in Gqeberha as South Africa stayed in touch with the World Test Championship pacesetters as they try and defend the mace they won at Lo

Cole Stevens. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Rookie Cole Stevens has made another strong push for a maiden Sunshine Tour title, while four shots behind him Luke Brown is challenging for back-to-back victories after a thrilling first round of the Stella Artois Players Championship at Glendower Golf Club on Thursday. Stevens opened with an impressive 10-under-par 62 and is challenging for a victory once again this season after finishing tied third in the Rwanda Open and second i

Travis Head’s defiant century provided stirring resistance but South Africa's relentless bowling attack dismantled Australia’s lower order on a blockbuster Day 5 to secure a comprehensive win by an innings and 31 runs in the second Test. The win in Gqeberha levels the three-match ICC World Test Championship series 1-1, setting up an exciting conclusion to the WTC series. After early weather interruptions disrupted the opening two days of the fixture, South Africa seized total

The YesPlay Cobras Women are preparing for an important weekend in the Hollywoodbets Pro Series as they take on Fidelity Titans Women at TUT Oval in Centurion, with the Pro50 scheduled for Saturday followed by the Pro20 on Sunday (both matches start at 10am). The Girls in Blue head into the weekend looking to build on the positives from their previous weekend against the DP World Lions, where they secured a T20 victory but suffered a defeat in the 50-over format. Captain Leah

The 10bet Lions shift their focus to Vodacom United Rugby Championship action this week where they will meet log leaders Edinburgh in the Scottish capital on Friday night. The Johannesburg-based side have endured a very difficult last few days with the tragic passing of teammate Hyron Andrews ahead of their Investec Champions Cup fixture against French giants La Rochelle. Despite the devasting loss of a dear member of the squad, assistant coach Julian Redelinghuys was appreci

The Hollywoodbets Sharks are back in Vodacom United Rugby Championship action this weekend with a fourth-round clash against Cardiff in Wales on Friday evening. Head coach JP Pietersen has brought three of his Springboks back into the starting XV following their mandatory rest last week, Andre Esterhuizen returning as captain with Ethan Hooker and Edwill van der Merwe named on the wings and front rowers Ox Nche and ⁠Thomas du Toit named on the bench, having freshened up his m

The Springbok Women will take one Ireland in the first of two WXV Global Series Tests in Cape Town on Saturday with two new props, a new captain and a new wing from the side that beat Spain earlier this month, while Yonela Ngxingolo is in line to become only the second South African woman to reach 50 caps. With regular captain and tighthead prop Babalwa Latsha injured and ruled out of the two home Tests, Sizophila Solontsi takes over the captaincy and Xoliswa Khuzwayo the No

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann has made wholesale changes to his starting pack for Saturday’s Vodacom URC fixture against Ulster at Loftus Versfeld, with regular captain Marcell Coetzee back in place of Elrigh Louw, who shifts from openside flank into the No 8 jersey. The front row sees a complete overhaul from last week's win over Stade Français, with Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar and Francois Klopper all promoted from the bench to start, while Alu Tshakweni, Jan

Casey Jarvis has put himself in position to challenge for the Race to Dubai title after an opening six-under-par 65 earned him a one-shot lead at the Genesis Championship in South Korea. Fourth on the Race to Dubai Ranking Delivered by DP World, Jarvis birdied the final hole at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club to regain the outright lead from nearest challenger Sanghun Shin on day one of the final event of the regular season. Already a two-time winner this season, the 23-year-old

The four South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will do everything in their power this weekend to retain their places in the top eight as the cross-hemisphere showpiece strikes round four with most teams finding their momentum after the opening rounds. The Hollywoodbets Sharks and 10bet Lions are in action from 8.45pm (SAST) on Friday night – the KwaZulu-Natalians take on Cardiff in Wales, while the Gautengers face log-leaders Edinburgh in Scotland. Two matches

World Rugby has appointed Megan Rose as Managing Director of Men’s Rugby World Cup 2031, a landmark leadership appointment as preparations gather pace to deliver an iconic event in the U.S, powering rugby’s domestic and global impact. Rose will lead delivery planning for the sport’s biggest and most ambitious Rugby World Cup to date and the first in one of the world’s most important sports markets, creating an unprecedented platform to accelerate rugby’s global growth. The ap

The fourth day of the second ICC World Test Championship Test between South Africa and Australia saw the Proteas quicks come out all guns blazing, ripping through Australia’s batting line-up to secure a sizeable first-innings advantage. Starting the day at 3/1 after losing Nic Maddinson for a duck late on Day 3, Australia struggled to get their innings going from the outset. Scott Boland was the first to fall, with Ryan Rickelton and Marco Jansen combining to dismiss Australi

It will be a landmark occasion for the Ospreys on Saturday evening when they play their first URC match at their new St Helen’s home. The Swansea ground has been transformed over the past four months amid a major redevelopment with work taking place around the clock to get it ready for this weekend’s game against Dragons RFC. It will be very much a trip down memory lane as St Helen’s was an original home venue for the Ospreys when the region was launched back in 2003. They th

Platinum group metals, gold, nickel, copper, lithium and rare earth elements lie together in one mineral province in Kaduna State, which the Minister of Solid Minerals Development announced in June as world-class and the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency has verified. The Ministry opens its doors to global investors at Nigeria NOW!, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja on 19 and 20 November. Processing is following the discoveries, as lithium

Having crossed paths with almost every leading rugby nation in the world over the last five years has been a valuable opportunity for the Springbok Women to improve their game but Ireland will be an unknown factor for the South Africans when they clash in the WXV Global Series at Athlone Stadium in Caps Town on Saturday. Ireland is the only top 10-ranked side that none of the current crop of Springbok Women have played against. The only time the two sides have met, was 20 yea

African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGafrica.com), the leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Dr Adesegun Adeosun Jr, widely known as Dr King SMADE, to its Advisory Board. Dr Adeosun is Founder of SMADE Group, the cultural enterprise powering African creativity worldwide, and Co-F

Paul de Villiers will captain the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Scarlets at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The Springbok flank stepped up last week when Ruhan Nel was withdrawn from the match squad for the Investec Champions Cup clash with Bristol Bears. He will continue in the captaincy role against the Welsh side, with kick-off at 4pm on Saturday. Tickets are available from stormers.co.za. De Villiers is joined by fellow former Junior Spri

The ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2027 will run from January 21 in Bangladesh and Nepal with 16 teams competing for the title. The third edition of the tournament, which was first hosted in 2023, will see four groups of four teams, with 41 matches scheduled to be played across four venues in the two countries - Bir Shrestha Shahid Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium (BSSFLMRCS) in Chattogram, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) in Sylhet, TU International

Round 4 resumes after a strong European weekend for URC clubs, with Edinburgh returning to league action as the only side to have won all three matches. Glasgow Warriors sit one point behind in second, with Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers completing the early top four. The weekend is headlined by Leinster and Munster at Aviva Stadium, while Ospreys and Dragons RFC meet again just two weeks after their 38-31 derby at Rodney Parade. Benetton and Glasgow open their Italian/Scotti

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins’ four-match winning streak came to an end in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup on Tuesday evening as the Dafabet Warriors secured a six-wicket victory at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium. The Warriors, who won the toss and elected to bowl first, restricted the Dolphins to 116 all out before chasing down the target in 15 overs. The Dolphins had entered the match as pool leaders but were left to reflect on a difficult batting performance after losing their top ord

Reeling at 97/5, South Africa put themselves in a commanding position on Day 3 of their second ICC World Test Championship match against Australia in Gqeberha. Skipper Temba Bavuma was central to their fightback, stitching together 179 runs off 334 deliveries, an innings laced with 18 fours and a maximum. It was the highest score for Bavuma in the longest format of the game, surpassing his previous best of 172 against the West Indies in 2023."Yeah, definitely one of my better

Dragons RFC's Elliot Dee. Inpho Photography For try-machine Elliot Dee, rugby these days is all about enjoyment and not overthinking things. The Dragons RFC hooker certainly looks to be relishing life given how he has started the season. He is the top try scorer in the URC with five, having demonstrated his expertise at the back of the line-out drives which are such a big weapon in the game at present. At 32, the 56-cap Welsh international is approaching the veteran stage and

Cardiff Rugby's Le Roux Malan. Inpho Photography As he lay on the Toulouse turf looking down at his horrifically damaged ankle, Le Roux Malan feared his rugby career was over. But three years on, that career is positively thriving as he prepares for a reunion with his former team. The 27-year-old centre is now plying his trade in Wales with Cardiff Rugby having made the move from the Hollywoodbets Sharks over the summer. As fate would have it, the URC fixture schedule has thr

Wyndham Clark. Getty/DP World Tour Reigning US Open champion Wyndham Clark and PGA Tour star Ben Griffin will make their debuts at the 2026 Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, with Africa’s Major returning to the Gary Player Country Club from December 3-6. Clark and Griffin join an already star-studded field that includes Justin Rose, Bryson DeChambeau, defending champion Kristoffer Reitan, Marco Penge, and a wealth of top South African talent in Thriston Lawrenc

Willem Strauss will continue his presidency of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union for a third consecutive term after being unopposed at the union elections, a remarkable show of confidence from the union’s executive in a president already well into his second decade at the helm. Having already held the position for eight years, the longest in the professional era, Strauss has earned a reputation for creating talent pipelines and ensuring the entire ecosystem in the union is not only

Temba Bavuma and Ryan Rickelton shared a 52-run fifth-wicket stand as South Africa fought back from 40/4 but it was advantage Australia at the end of the second day, with a stunning catch by Matt Renshaw at first slip capping off a curtailed day when three wickets fell in just under 30 overs for the addition of 77 runs. With 3.2 overs left in the day, Renshaw pulled off a speckie to end Rickelton's innings in the dying light and leave South Africa fighting to stay alive in th

Prenelan Subrayen The Hollywoodbets Dolphins will look to continue their encouraging run of form when they host the Dafabet Warriors in a crucial YesPlay Pro20 Cup encounter at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium on Tuesday. A bonus-point victory over the North West Dragons in Potchefstroom last week has strengthened the Dolphins’ momentum heading into the closing stages of the competition, with head coach Quinton Friend pleased with the progress his side has made while remaining

Tommaso Allan. Inpho Photography After more than a decade of rugby wandering, Tommaso Allan is back in his homeland and determined to make the most of however long he has left in his career. Over the years, he has had spells playing in South Africa, France and England, as well as in his native Italy, while his 91 caps for the Azzurri have taken him around the world. Now he has returned to the country of his birth by signing for Zebre Parma which means yet more border-hopping

Scarlets' Alex Groves. Inpho Photography Alex Groves has more reason than most to feel fortunate that he makes his living as a rugby player. Two years ago, it wasn’t just his sporting career that was on the line but his life. In February 2024, he underwent eight-hour heart surgery after the discovery of an aneurysm - an abnormal bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Happily, the operation was a success and he was back playing before the end of the year, demonstrating his resil

Few pundits in the women’s game would argue with the statement that the Springbok Women had been very fortunate to have at least half a dozen hookers of international quality around over the last couple of seasons. In fact, in Lindelwa Gwala they have the most capped hooker in the green and gold; Roseline Botes and Luchell Hanekom played at the last two Women’s Rugby World Cups; and Mike Gunter is one of two Springbok Women plying their trade in England’s Women’s Premiership,

The UEFA Champions League hopefuls are in action for a second consecutive week, with Matchday 3 games taking place on Tuesday Wednesday. Here we take a look at the key facts and stats from every fixture as the league phase continues. All matches kick off at 9pm CET unless stated. All statistics are group stage/league phase to final unless stated. Tuesday Fenerbahçe v Slavia Praha (6.45pm) Fenerbahçe have lost only two of their last ten UEFA matches against Czech opposition (W

The Sunshine Tour has announced a strong start to 2027, with the new year set to tee off with four tournaments co-sanctioned with the HotelPlanner Tour as the Road to Mallorca begins on South African fairways. This is the largest number of tournaments hosted by a single country on the HotelPlanner Tour’s international schedule and creates yet another opportunity for Sunshine Tour professionals to play their way onto the DP World Tour. Last year JC Ritchie became the first Sou

Tribute to Hyron Andrews ahead of the Stade Rochelais v 10bet lions match. The Investec Champions Cup returned this weekend, with Round 1 delivering plenty of massive performances across Europe and South Africa. The opening weekend was also marked by an outpouring of respect for 10bet Lions lock Hyron Andrews, with pre-match tributes held before every Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup fixture in his memory. His passing brought a poignant dimension to the weekend,

The Vodacom Bulls U20 will host the Hollywoodbets Sharks GEN and Fidelity ADT Golden Lions U20 will take on the DHL Stormers Bolts this weekend in the two semi-finals of the SA Rugby U20 Cup, after the league phase was completed over the past weekend. The KwaZulu-Natalians clinched the last play-off slot thanks to their win over the Leopards in Potchefstroom, while the Toyota Cheetahs U20s came very close after a strong finish of the regular season. The Lions and Bolts clash

College Rovers will host Northam Rhinos in the 2026 Pick n Pay Gold Cup Final after both sides recorded impressive semi-final victories on Saturday in the ‘FA Cup’ of South African club rugby. The country’s pre-eminent knockout championship for non-university clubs – which is sponsored by the national retail chain for the second season – is also supported by Northam Platinum, whose commitment to community aligns with the grassroots spirit of the Pick n Pay Gold Cup. A new nam