Betway SA20 delivered an incredible set of results on Saturday that leaves three teams still in contention for the final Season 4 Play-offs berth. The excitement started at Kingsmead where Durban’s Super Giants captain Aiden Markram struck an electrifying career-best 108 off 58 balls (12x4, 5x6) to set up his team’s bonus point 58-run victory over Paarl Royals. The five points earned pushed DSG up to 19 points and into the fourth and final Play-offs berth ahead of Joburg Supe

The DHL Stormers secured their place in the Investec Champions Cup play-offs with a 39-26 win against Leicester Tigers at DHL Stadium on Saturday. It was an etertaining clash which saw the Stormers outscore the English Premiership side by five tries to four in front of an enthusiastic crowd. The home side started strong and struck first as Evan Roos powered his way over after a break from centre Jonny Roche had put them into the 22. They followed that up with a maul try in th

The Springbok Women’s Sevens are one victory away from their HSBC SVNS 3 objective at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai after winning all three their Pool A matches on Saturday in a commanding display of attacking rugby. By doing so, they qualified for the tournament semi-finals to be played on Sunday and they will face Poland at 9.28am (SA time), with a win over the Europeans securing not only a place in the finals but qualification for the HSBS SVNS 2 series to be played in the n

Here we identify the main talking points ahead of the weekend's matches Can Carrick inspire classic counter-attacking performance in derby? Every Manchester United fan is keen to see how new interim head coach Michael Carrick will approach the task of reviving the club’s fortunes. They may have to wait a little longer than Saturday. If his Middlesbrough tenure is anything to go by Carrick will bring a patient possession game to Old Trafford built around a 4-2-3-1 formation, y

Senyorita Chief Operating Officer Sherif El Nokaly (left) and Head of NBA Egypt Mohamed Motaleb-Abdel Soliman at the announcement of NBA Africa and Senyorita’s collaboration in Cairo, Egypt. NBA Africa NBA Africa and Senyorita For Food Industries, a leading manufacturer of snack foods in Egypt, through its chip brand Lion, announced a collaboration to launch the NBA’s first university basketball tournament on the continent and the largest Jr NBA/Jr WNBA tournament ever in Egy

The Final Draw has been concluded for the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026, with defending champions Nigeria placed in a tough Group C alongside Zambia, Egypt and debutantes Malawi for the tournament scheduled from 17 March to 3 April 2026. Record 10-time African champions Nigeria will be hoping to defend their title once again but face a tricky set of fixtures in the pool phase. Group C will be based in Casablanca, with matches to be played at the

Everything will be on the line today when Durban’s Super Giants host Paarl Royals from 1pm at Kingsmead before Joburg Super Kings and Pretoria Capitals lock horns at the Bullring with a 5.30pm start. There is no turning back for DSG as nothing less than a victory will keep them in contention for the one available play-off spot. A defeat will see DSG eliminated. Super Giants coach Lance Klusener lamented his team’s batting efforts this season and hopes they can rectify this si

World Rugby has confirmed the sport’s pinnacle annual men’s U20 competition will be rebranded from 2026 as the World Rugby Junior World Championship, an expanded 16-team tournament that builds on the proud legacy of U20 international rugby. The competition, previously known as the World Rugby U20 Championship, will take place in Georgia from 27 June to 18 July, with five rounds of action across Tbilisi and Kutaisi. Georgia will host the prestigious tournament for the second t

MI Cape Town have revived their Betway SA20 play-off chances with a three-wicket victory over Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Newlands on Friday evening. The defending champions collected four valuable points to lift them to 14 points with their all-important final round-robin fixture against Sunrisers at St George’s Park on Sunday remaining. MI Cape Town, however, missed out on the bonus point, which resulted in Pretoria Capitals (20 points) joining Sunrisers (24 points) and Paarl

Jason Rowles’ composed 98 off 93 deliveries proved in vain as South Africa U19 Men were bowled out for 238, going down by 28 runs to Afghanistan in their opening match of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup at the HP Oval in Windhoek on Friday. Chasing 267 for victory, Rowles anchored the South African innings, holding things together as wickets fell around him. Corne Botha, Daniel Bosman and Lethabo Phahlamohlaka provided late resistance with contributions in the twenties bu

The Cricket South Africa (CSA) Youth XI experienced a 31-run defeat against Zimbabwe in the sixth and final round-robin match of the Youth T20 Tri-Series at the Chatsworth Oval in Durban on Friday. Despite the loss, the CSA Youth XI progressed to the final, edging Zimbabwe on net run rate by a narrow 0.04 and will face the unbeaten South Africa Under-19 Women in the decider. In today’s clash, Zimbabwe recovered from a tricky start to post 120/5, with Salem Museka recording an

Blaauwklippen Wine Estate, South Africa’s oldest registered company, has been appointed Official Lifestyle Partner to the Sunshine Tour, alongside its partnership with the Investec South African Open, the country’s oldest professional golf championship. The partnership marks a strategic alignment between two institutions deeply rooted in South African heritage, and united by a shared commitment to excellence, legacy and the elevation of professional sport beyond the competiti

On Sunday the Toyota Cheetahs take on Racing 92 in a clash for pride at the iconic Paris La Défense Arena. Both sides enter the encounter in search of their first and only victory in the competition this season. The Free Staters face a formidable challenge against the hosts, who, despite sitting near the lower reaches of the Top 14 standings, have recorded seven wins from 14 matches and remain unbeaten at home this season. Racing 92 will be determined to protect that record i

The Hollywoodbets Sharks go into their Investec Champions Cup clash with Clermont at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday afternoon knowing that the outcome of their final pool match holds the key to their progression in the tournament. Clermont are winless to date, having lost all three of their Cup commitments and for Hollywoodbets Sharks prop Ox Nche, this match is something of a knock-out for his team who know the importance riding on the result. Despite the two away loss

Malcolm Marx, who was named World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year last year, is up against his Springbok teammates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese for the prestigious SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2025, while last year’s local winner, Nadine Roos, has been nominated again for the Women’s Player of the Year Award. SA Rugby announced the nominees – as voted for by members of the media and national teams coaching sta

Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu takes over the DHL Stormers captaincy for the Investec Champions Cup encounter with Leicester Tigers at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The Stormers will be aiming to secure a place in the knock-out stages of the competition when the Round Four clash gets underway at 5.15pm on Saturday. With regular captain Salmaan Moerat unavailable due to a family engagement and both Warrick Gelant and Damian Willemse ruled out by concussion protocols, Feinberg-Mn

The Lions will be looking to make it two wins in a row against French sides in the EPCR Challenge Cup when they take on Top 14 outfit Perpignan at Stade Aime Giral this Saturday in Round 4 of the competition. A bonus-point win for the Johannesburg franchise would boost their chances of entering the Round of 16 of the European competition. Speaking ahead of Saturday, Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen will be looking for a more polished performance from last week despite beating

Newlands is set to be abuzz with excitement when MI Cape Town aim to keep their play-off hopes alive in their all-important Betway SA20 clash against Sunrisers Eastern Cape on Friday evening. There is no hotter ticket in the Mother City with the grand old ground at the foot of Table Mountain having been sold out for weeks with the hospitality suites also overflowing with Cape Town’s social elite and sport stars. MI Cape Town will look to harness the roaring support of their h

As if the pressure of making it into the final of the HSBC SVNS 3 tournament at in Dubai this weekend is not enough, the Springbok Women’s Sevens team will also face three opponents with very different approaches to the game in Pool A on Saturday. But for SA coach Cecil Afrika, that added challenge is something they prepared for and apart from looking at what their opponents will do, their focus will also be inward to execute their style of play. “It is going to be an interes

It would be fair to suggest that James Coles would have been an unknown quantity to many South Africans when Sunrisers Eastern Cape coach Adrian Birrell raised his paddle for the young Sussex allrounder at the Betway Season 4 auction. But Birrell has long been an astute judge of talent and had been watching Coles’ trajectory ever since he made his first-class debut at 16 years and 157 days. Now 21, Coles is an established member of the England Lions squad after two successful

Ottneil Baartman delivered a seam-bowling masterclass to claim a marvellous hat-trick that formed part of a brilliant five-wicket haul to drive Paarl Royals into the Betway SA20 play-offs at Centurion on Thursday evening. Baartman became just the second bowler in Betway SA20 history to grab a hat-trick after Pretoria Capitals seamer Lungi Ngidi achieved the feat just last week against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead. His victims were Andre Russell, Lizaad Williams and Ngid

The South Africa Under-19 Women maintained their perfect record in the Youth T20 Tri-Series, securing their fourth consecutive victory with a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe Under-19 Women in the fifth match at the Chatsworth Oval in Durban on Thursday. Melissa van der Merwe and Ziya Mohanlall led a dominant bowling performance with returns of 3/12 as the home side bowled out the tourists for 95 in the allotted 20 overs before Mieke van Voorst top-scored with a 40-ball 45 (6x4)

The South Africa Under-19 Women have enjoyed a perfect start to the ongoing Youth T20 Tri-Series against Zimbabwe Under-19 Women and the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Youth XI, currently taking place in Durban. Among the next wave of future stars preparing for next year’s ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal is 13-year-old KwaZulu-Natal Coastal batter Nobubelebesisa Zwane. Competing alongside and against players aged between 16 and 20, the youngster earned her m

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced Nestlé Bar One as its official snack partner in a multi-year deal. Nestlé is a leading global food and beverage company with a strong presence in South Africa. Its portfolio includes trusted local brands such as Bar One, a well-established confectionery brand known for its distinctive taste and enduring popularity among South African consumers. As the Official Snack Partner of CSA, Nestlé Bar One will deliver in-stadium fan experiences

Pretoria Capitals and Paarl Royals will be hoping to join Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the Betway SA20 playoffs when they meet at Centurion on Thursday evening (5.30pm). Two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape secured a fourth consecutive play-off spot after a comfortable victory over Joburg Super Kings at St George’s Park. The battle for the top two spots, with the prize being able to feature in Qualifier 1 at Kingsmead, is particularly hotly contested with Capitals (20) and

Springbok loose forward Evan Roos has signed a contract extension that will see him continue to play his rugby in Cape Town until at least 2028. The explosive No 8 has again been a central figure this season, scoring six tries as the DHL Stormers started the campaign with a run of 10 wins from 11 games. He burst onto the scene at the age of just 21, winning the Vodacom URC Players’ Player of the Season award in 2022 as his team took the title. The 25-year-old is known for his

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann has pressed the re-set button ahead of Friday night’s Investec Champions Cup match against Pau. In all, there are 11 changes from last weekend’s team: seven in the starting forwards, four in the backline, plus multiple bench rotations. Captain Ruan Nortje gets a rest among the replacements with Marcell Coetzee back in charge as captain. Two of the most exciting changes feature the return of Kurt-Lee Arendse and Cheswill Jooste, both on the

The DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks and Lions will have their work cut out in the final round of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions, where their play-off fate will be determined, while the Toyota Cheetahs will be looking to complete their campaign on a high note after being knocked out of the tournament last week. The Bulls will launch the Investec Champions Cup action for the domestic teams on Friday night when they line up again

Arsenal’s control of the title race leaves them in a battle with themselves The nervous energy that rippled around Emirates Stadium on Thursday night during periods of Liverpool possession threw into relief a theme we always knew would define Arsenal’s season. Handling the pressure of a title challenge is extremely difficult for any club looking to end a long drought - and it will be no different for Arsenal. There is a reason why almost every first-time Premier League winner

Sunrisers Eastern Cape became the first team to secure their place in the Betway SA20 Season 4 Play-offs with a resounding 63-run bonus point victory over Joburg Super Kings at St George’s Park on Wednesday evening. Sunrisers have reclaimed top position with 24 points, while JSK remain in fourth place on 17 points. The result also ensured that Durban’s Super Giants remain in contention for a play-off spot ahead of their final game against Paarl Royals at Kingsmead on Saturday

South Africa Under-19 Men’s head coach, Malibongwe Maketa, has expressed unwavering belief in his squad as they prepare to take on the world at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, hosted in Namibia and Zimbabwe. South Africa, drawn in Group D alongside Afghanistan, Tanzania and the West Indies, will be based in Windhoek, Namibia, for all group stage matches, with the later knockout rounds set to take place in Zimbabwe. Maketa emphasized that the squad was meticulously select

HSBC SVNS 3 brings sevens rugby back to Dubai less than two months after the top-tier HSBC SVNS Series kicked off at the Sevens Stadium. This weekend, eight men’s and eight women’s teams will take to the field, aiming to make their mark and move closer to the HSBC SVNS Championship later this year. Women’s teams from Argentina, Colombia, Czechia, Mexico, Poland, Samoa, South Africa and Thailand, and men’s teams from Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Hong Kong China, Italy, Madagasca

The race for the top four play-off spots has intensified as Betway SA20 Season 4 enters the business end of the season. All six teams are currently still in contention for a play-off berth heading into the final rounds of the round-robin stage. Pretoria Capitals currently top the standings with 20 points from eight matches. Below the Capitals there is a log jam for positions with Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape tied on 19 points in second and third positions respectiv

Top position on the Betway SA20 log will be up for grabs when Sunrisers Eastern Cape meet Joburg Super Kings in Match 24 at St George’s Park on Wednesday. The Sunrisers (19 points) surrendered their position at the summit when Pretoria Capitals (20 points) leapfrogged the two-time champions after their bonus point victory over MI Cape Town at Centurion but they can reclaim it with a victory over JSK. Equally, the Super Kings can move back to the top for the first time since t

LIV Golf has announced that Stinger Golf Club has officially rebranded as Southern Guards GC, marking a significant new chapter for South Africa’s team on the world stage, just months before the league tees off on African soil for the first time. At the heart of the Southern Guards’s brand identity is an emphasis on culture, unity and resilience. Inspired by the principle of Ubuntu – “I am because we are” – Southern Guards GC is anchored by a collective strength built through

Sikandar Raza climbed deeper into the hearts of the Paarl Royals faithful when the Zimbabwean international struck a six off the final ball to clinch a six-wicket victory over Durban's Super Giants at Boland Park on Tuesday evening. Royals required six runs off David Wiese’s final over and the equation was reduced to two runs off the last delivery, when Raza held his nerve in this Betway SA20 clutch moment to send the Royals fans into a state of delirium. It also saw the Roya

Jezé Campher produced an outstanding all-round performance to guide the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Youth XI to an 18-run victory over Zimbabwe Under-19 Women in the fourth match of the Youth T20 Tri-Series at the Chatsworth Oval in Durban on Tuesday. Campher top-scored with a solid 37 off 25 balls to lead the invitational side to 134/7 in their 20 overs before starring with ball in hand, picking up impressive figures of three for 15 in her two overs to restrict Zimbabwe to 11

Newcastle Red Bulls' Boeta Chamberlain kicks a conversion. Already qualified, the team are looking to secure home advantage in the Round of 16. Round 4 of the EPCR Challenge Cup is almost here - and it's all to play for with the final chance for teams to qualify for the knockouts and secure home advantage. After this weekend’s Round 4 matches, the top four teams from each pool will progress to the knockouts, joined by four fifth-placed sides from the Investec Champions Cup p

Sale Sharks look to secure home advantage while the Hollywoodbets Sharks hunt qualification in Round 4. The Investec Champions Cup enters its final pool stage this weekend and every team has it all to play for across the 12 matches. With top ranking and home knockout spots, remaining qualification places, and EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16 qualification all up for grabs, it’s set to be a thrilling weekend of rugby action. Glasgow Warriors, Sale Sharks, Leinster Rugby, Harlequ

Durban’s Super Giants’ season is on the line when they travel to Boland Park to meet Paarl Royals in a crucial Betway SA20 encounter on Tuesday (5.30pm). DSG have played eight matches - two more than Royals - and have collected 14 points thus far, leaving Lance Klusener’s side in fifth place and one point adrift of their hosts. A victory over Royals would place DSG firmly in contention for the play-offs but defeat would leave them with a do-or-die final league fixture in the

Pretoria Capitals delivered an inspired all-round performance to send MI Cape Town crashing to a 53-run defeat on balmy Betway SA20 evening at Centurion. The bonus-point victory propelled Pretoria Capitals to 20 points and top of the Betway SA20 table with Sunrisers Eastern Cape (19) dropping down to second. MI Cape Town’s play-off aspirations are hanging on by the barest of margins with only two matches remaining against Sunrisers Eastern Cape. A sold-out Monday night crowd

Mieke van Voorst starred with the bat as the South Africa Under-19 Women claimed a 20-run victory over the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Youth XI in the third match of the Youth T20 Tri-Series at the Chatsworth Oval in Durban on Monday afternoon. Van Voorst struck an unbeaten 56 from 32 deliveries, including six fours and two sixes, to guide the SA U19s to a commanding 152/5 in their allotted 20 overs. She was supported well by all-rounder Miya Lalor, who contributed 45 off 36 b

Union Bordeaux Bègles' Cameron Woki scores a try against Northampton Saints in Round 3. Round 3 of the Investec Champions Cup delivered incredible action on the pitch translating into strong numbers confirming the great momentum of the competitions as we go into a high-stakes Round 4 next weekend. It was an electrifying weekend of rugby, as the first clubs secured their places in the knockout stages. With just one round remaining, however, everything is still to play for, as

Stade Français Paris faced Exeter Chiefs in Round 3 of the EPCR Challenge Cup. Both qualified for the knockouts. Round 3 of the EPCR Challenge Cup delivered the first confirmed knockout qualifiers, and all eyes now turn to next weekend’s final pool matches, where qualification and home advantage hang in the balance on the road to the Bilbao Final in May. Please find below a comprehensive review including results, updated pools, key data and top performers. CLICK BELOW FOR ROU

Super Rugby Pacific has today launched the Legends XV, a fan-driven campaign to select the greatest players from 30 years of Super Rugby. Fans will get the chance to settle some of Super Rugby’s great debates. Brumbies' Adam Ashley-Cooper or Waratahs' Adam Ashley-Cooper? Is there room for both George Smith and Richie McCaw in one XV? And how much should winning a title influence who earns a place among the all-time greats? The campaign will run in two phases, kicking off in t

The Lions recorded their first victory of the European season when they beat Lyon in an exciting EPCR Challenge Cup clash in Johannesburg to keep their play-off aspirations alive but the Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks were beaten in the Investec Champions Cup over the weekend. Saturday started on a grim note in Pretoria, where the Bristol Bears fired more shots than the Bulls to win a high-scoring Investec Champions Cup clash by 61-49 on a sunny and warm

North meets South at Centurion on Monday evening in a pivotal clash in the quest for a place in the Betway SA20 play-offs. Both Pretoria Capitals and MI Cape Town will be buoyed by crucial victories over the weekend that has thrown the Betway SA20 table wide open heading into the business end of the season with all six teams still in contention for the knockout stages. Two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape suffered a setback at home to Durban’s Super Giants in their bid t

The confirmation of the squad of 12 to travel to Dubai was a tough decision for Cecil Afrika but the Springbok Women’s Sevens coach is confident that all the boxes have been ticked for this weekend’s HSBC SVNS 3 tournament at the Sevens Stadium. The South Africans depart for the Middle East on Monday evening knowing that they need to reach the final of this standalone tournament in the World Rugby Challenger Series on 17 and 18 January to qualify for SVNS 2, the next hurdle f

Betway SA20 served up yet another nail-biting encounter on Sunday with Durban’s Super Giants edging home by two wickets over Sunrisers Eastern Cape at St George’s Park. DSG’s victory with three balls to spare not only kept their play-off chances alive and kicking by moving past MI Cape Town into fifth place but it has also created a bun fight at the top of the League table. Only four points separate first-placed Sunrisers (19) and Paarl Royals (15) in fourth place, although t

The Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Durban’s Super Giants will attempt to go again when they meet in Match 21 of Betway SA20 Season 4 at St George’s Park on Sunday afternoon (3.30pm start). The two sides could only look on in despair on Friday evening when consistent drizzle washed out their first meeting at Kingsmead. But they should have no such problems with the sun set to blaze down in Gqeberha with temperatures set to peak at 32℃. It has certainly been shining on the Sunriser