The Sharks have confirmed that the Club and Bongi Mbonambi have mutually agreed to bring his playing contract to an end with immediate effect. The decision follows constructive discussions between both parties and has been reached on amicable terms. Both parties appreciate the support shown by Sharks supporters and the wider rugby community. Sharks CEO Shaun Bryans said: “Bongi is a Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok whose contribution to South African rugby speaks for itself.

Jayden Schaper. The 10th edition of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open will be a gathering of former champions at Mont Choisy Le Golf this December, with three past winners looking to make history in this Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned event. South Africa’s Jayden Schaper returns as the defending champion following his thrilling victory last year at La Réserve Golf Links, where he chipped in to beat American Ryan Gerard in a play-off. He will be joined by England’

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Wednesday named six uncapped players in a 37-man squad for the second leg of the Nations Championship in November, with Yaqeen Ahmed, Sebastian de Klerk, Luan Giliomee, Markus Muller, Riley Norton and Emmanuel Tshituka all earning their first national call-ups for the Boks’ last four Tests of the season. All six players have been involved in the Springbok set-up before. Ahmed, Giliomee, Muller and Tshituka represented the SA ‘A’ team against

An exciting day of cricket unfolded on the opening day of the third and final Test between Australia and South Africa in Cape Town. South Africa had a brilliant start with the bat but the Aussies turned the tide with the ball, courtesy Mitchell Starc's brilliance with the ball to nab a 20th career Test five-for. Australia suffered a setback ahead of the third and final Test against South Africa, with Steve Smith ruled out of the series decider due to a neck injury. Smith had

Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors remain the only unbeaten teams after four rounds, with the Scottish pair separated by a single point at the top of the table. Edinburgh carry a perfect 4-0 record into Treviso, while Glasgow return to Scotstoun after a dramatic comeback win over Benetton. Round 5 also brings two Shield contests: Connacht host Leinster in Galway and Ospreys welcome Cardiff to St Helen's. In South Africa, DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls look to build on top-four st

This festive season the Hollywoodbets Sharks have a trio of Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby matches lined-up at Hollywoodbets Kings Park against the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and 10bet Lions. After selling-out early bird tickets within 24 hours of sales opening, the Sharks have opened the upper tier stands for Sharksfest at Hollywoodbets Kings Park after phenomenal demand and are tracking to do so for the match against the DHL Stormers as well. With fans snapping up

Connacht Rugby head coach Stuart Lancaster. Inpho Photography Stuart Lancaster knows Leinster Rugby better than most and is well aware of just how tough it is to beat them. But that’s precisely what he will be aiming to do as he guides Connacht Rugby into what he says will be an “amazing occasion” in Galway this weekend. The former England head coach spent seven years working with the players at Leinster, helping them win four league titles and the Champions Cup. Now he’s at

The Springbok Women may not have been mentioned in two significant updates from World Rugby on Monday but with both, a quiet moment of celebration was shared within the team at their training base in Cape Town. That is according to Springbok Women inside centre Shiniqwa Lamprecht after the side completed another solid training session at the University of Cape Town as they prepare to take on Ireland in the WXV Global Series in what will be their final Test of the year. Lampre

Le Roux Conradie. The fourth Forward Faster Invitational Sevens wrapped up on Sunday at Markötter Fields in Stellenbosch, with Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS), Zelby's Perels and False Bay Primary School lifting the Cup. The South African Sevens Men's side played two exhibition matches against Germany on the opening day, showcasing some of the best players in the Sevens format. In the Seniors' competition, SAS beat Voetspore in the Cup division final while Gel Squad finis

With the CAF Women’s Champions League 2026 edition kicking off on Sunday football fans can now follow the full match schedule of the Competition. The CAF Women’s Champions League will kick-off in Ismaila, in Egypt on 1 November and the Final will be played on 15 November 2026. Eight Clubs have Qualified for the Competition and will be divided into two groups of four. Group A comprises FC Masar (Egypt), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), FUS Rabat (Morocco) and Lekié Football F

The Toyota Cheetahs thank the players leaving the team for their contribution to Free State Rugby and wish them success in the next chapter of their lives and rugby careers. Among those departing is veteran tighthead prop Aranos Coetzee, who has decided to retire from professional rugby. Coetzee reached the remarkable milestone of 150 matches for the Cheetahs earlier this year and will end his career with 169 appearances for the team. Coetzee has been a dependable front-row p

Edinburgh Rugby's Hector Patterson. Inpho Photography Hector Patterson has provided immediate confirmation of just what a coup it has been for Edinburgh Rugby to retain his services. The gifted 21-year-old scrumhalf was reportedly being targeted by English Prem and French Top14 clubs, with the situation complicated by him being qualified for England. But he ended all the speculation last week by signing a contract extension which will keep him at Edinburgh until 2028. He then

The YesPlay Pro20 Cup Super 8s have been confirmed and exciting matchups lie in wait, with eight teams vying for a place in the final four. The eight teams each come into the new stage of the competition carrying the points from their round robin matches against the other three to have qualified from their pool, meaning they will only take on the other four from the opposite pool. DP World Lions have had a near perfect campaign so far having finished top of Pool B and will be

Cardiff Rugby's Scott Sio. Inpho Photography Scott Sio is hoping his move to Cardiff Rugby will help him achieve his dream of playing in a third World Cup. The Sydney-born prop was the first choice loosehead for Australia in the 2015 and 2019 tournaments, starting 10 matches in all, including the 2015 final at Twickenham. Now he is looking to represent Samoa in next year’s World Cup, which ironically enough is being held Down Under. With that in mind, he knows he needs to be

An AI filmmaking programme for African creators opens today in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and South Africa. Applications are live at (https://AkunaLearning.com). Akuna Learning, from The Akuna Group, chaired by Sir Idris Elba, today opened applications for From Script to Screen with AI, a free programme that equips eligible African creators to tell stories on screen leveraging artificial intelligence. Delivered in collaboration with Google and supported by $1-million

As Africa’s oil and gas sector continues to invest in digitalisation and operational resilience, proven industrial automation technologies are becoming increasingly critical to improving safety, efficiency and regulatory compliance. A successful deployment in Nigeria has demonstrated how a partnership between South Africa’s Adroit Technologies (https://AdroitSCADA.com/) and Nigeria-based Aril Technologies (https://ArilTechnologies.com/ ) is helping operators achieve these obj

England captain Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or at the 70th edition of the prestigious awards. The Three Lions striker and joint all-time appearance maker enjoyed a goal-laden season with Bayern Munich and England, scoring 73 times in 65 games – 61 of which came for his club and 12 for his country. He becomes just the fifth Englishman to win the award, after Sir Stanley Matthews (1956), Sir Bobby Charlton (1966), Kevin Keegan (1978 and 1979) and Michael Owen (2001). T

The league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Women's Champions League continues on Wednesday and Thursday with the third set of matches. Here we preview the action and highlight the key storylines and players to look out for, including Barcelona seeking to maintain the only perfect record and the chasing pack attempting to keep pace. The 18 teams compete over six league phase matchdays, with the top four progressing directly to the quarter-finals and the sides finishing between fifth

The Springbok Women may not have been mentioned in two significant updates from World Rugby on Monday, but with both, a quiet moment of celebration was shared within the team at their training base in Cape Town. In the first update, it was confirmed that South Africa had moved up to ninth spot on the world rankings, their best position ever, a year after they first broke into the top 10. That reflects on the stellar year enjoyed by the team in 2026, with eight wins in 12 Test

Betway SA20 has appointed leading event ticketing platform, Fever, the world’s leading tech platform for discovering culture and live entertainment, as the official ticketing partner for the League. With fans at the heart of the Betway SA20 experience, this appointment brings enterprise-grade ticketing technology and global expertise to the League. Fever will power online and on-site ticket sales and provide dedicated customer support, helping fans buy and manage tickets for

Eight outstanding players from six nations have been shortlisted in recognition of their exceptional performances and impact throughout the international season, reflecting the depth of talent and growing competitiveness of the women's game. The winners of both awards will be revealed this weekend, with trophies presented following the players' final WXV Global Series matches. The announcement also marks the opening of the fan vote for the IRPA Women's 15s Try of the Year 202

Gerald Coetzee is all set to return to the longest format of the game after almost two years, as he replaces Anrich Nortje in the South Africa side for the final match of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2025/27 series against Australia. The remainder of the side is the same as the one that featured in the brilliant innings win in Gqeberha. Coetzee made his debut against West Indies at Centurion in February 2023, taking three wickets and last appeared in November 2024,

Telkom will be the new official sponsor of the South African PGA Championship, reinstating one of the most iconic sponsorships in the history of South Africa’s second-oldest professional tournament. This new era of the Telkom PGA Championship will tee off at Country Club Johannesburg from 5-8 November, with a prize fund of R2.5 million and a celebration of a championship that has a list of former champions including Major winners and world number ones such as Gary Player, Ern

The Vodacom Bulls will face the Fidelity ADT Lions in the final of the SA Rugby U20 Cup (Saturday 1.15pm) after they beat the Hollywoodbets Sharks GEN and DHL Stomers Bolts, respectively, in their semi-final clashes over the weekend. The Bulls, who finished top of the regular league season, recorded a convincing 45-12 victory over the Sharks GEN in Pretoria on Saturday, while the Lions booked their spot in the final after defeating the Stormers Bolts 38-18 in Johannesburg on

Branden Grace. South Africa’s Branden Grace has an accomplished career in the game, and now he’s chasing one of the rare achievements in international golf – winning all four of the current Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned tournaments. Grace has already won the three played in South Africa. Now he wants to make a clean sweep of this and add the fourth – the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open – and will make his debut here at Mont Choisy Le Golf from 10-13 December. “I’m

Kimi Antonelli kept his composure to triumph at the United States Grand Prix and take another step towards clinching the Drivers’ Championship, edging out Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen in a strategic race. The Italian’s superb opening lap combined with Verstappen’s poor start to give him an early lead, which he held onto through an inspired one-stop strategy to secure his ninth Grand Prix victory of the season. While many of his rivals stopped twice, Antonelli delivered

Darryn Fortuin nailed a 77th minute long-range penalty to give Northam Platinum Rhinos a nail-biting 22-20 victory over C. Steinweg College Rovers in a nail-biting 2026 Pick n Pay Gold Cup Final at KP3 at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban on Sunday afternoon. Fortuin’s clutch kick handed Rhinos their first national title, a full decade after their 2016 tournament debut ended winless. For Rovers, who staged a great comeback to lead 20-19 with just three minutes left on the cl

Deon Germishuys. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour For a man who isn’t fond of play-offs, Deon Germishuys certainly looked at home in one as he pulled off an incredible shot to win the Stella Artois Players Championship at Glendower Golf Club on Sunday. Germishuys and Cole Stevens finished regulation play tied for the lead on 19-under par. Stevens led going into the final round, while Germishuys was five shots behind him. Germishuys surged through the field with a final round of

Munster Rugby on the attack against Leinster Rugby in the Aviva Stadium. Inpho Photography Leinster Rugby skipper Dan Sheehan has revealed how it needed a half-time “reality check” to secure a “massive win” over archrivals Munster Rugby at the Aviva Stadium in the URC on Saturday night. Reigning champions Leinster were trailing 13-5 at the break but turned the big Irish interpro derby around to secure a 24-18 bonus point victory in front of a 37 193 crowd in Dublin. Ireland h

The Fidelity Titans and the Garden Route Badgers both secured victories in the latest round of the Hollywoodbets Pro20 Series on Sunday, remaining the only unbeaten sides in the competition after Week 4. The Titans claimed a comprehensive nine-wicket win over the YesPlay Cobras following an unbeaten 78 off 45 balls (13x4, 1x6) from captain Anneke Bosch in Tshwane. In Oudtshoorn, the Badgers outmuscled the Warriors by five wickets in a low-scoring affair, with key all-rounder

The Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and DHL Stormers were forced to dig deep in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship round four matches over the weekend to register vital bonus-point victories which kept all three sides in the top five on the standings. However, the 10bet Lions could not hold up in the second half of their encounter and found themselves suffering a heavy defeat in Scotland, which ultimately saw them drop out of the top eight. The Sharks registered a 3

The Vodacom Bulls have signed Springbok loose forward Kwagga Smith on a three-year contract. The two-time Rugby World Cup winner brings a serial winner's pedigree and a fearless, abrasive edge to a franchise already rich in backrow talent. Smith (33) has been in two World Cup-winning squads, in 2019 and 2023. He is a ferociously talented ball winner who plays at No 6 and No 8. His athleticism and refusal to take a backward step have made him one of the most revered players in

The Springbok Women’s defeat to Ireland in Cape Town on Saturday was largely due to soft moments according to co-head coach Franzel September, who also believes that they can regroup and turn the tables when the two sides meet at the same venue again next Saturday. Ireland won the WXV Global Series clash by 40-27, outscoring the gallant South Africans by six tries to five in front of a loud and appreciative crowd at Athlone Stadium. “We did a lot of good things today but ulti

Cole Stevens. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Cole Stevens has a maiden Sunshine Tour title firmly in sight as he takes a three-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round of the Stella Artois Players Championship at Glendower Golf Club. Stevens signed for a 64 on Saturday – including an eagle two on the seventh hole – to lead on 20-under par. He made an incredible start to this third round as he opened with five birdies and an eagle in his first seven holes on his way to an astonish

Two late tries from Yaqeen Ahmed saw the DHL Stormers secure a 52-40 win against Scarlets in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter at DHL Stadium on Saturday. It was an entertaining affair played in perfect conditions in Cape Town, with both teams showing plenty of attacking intent throughout. It did not take long for the home side to hit their stride as a clever move at the front of a line-out in the 22 saw Zachary Porthen steam over in the corner. They backed th

Annerie Dercksen claimed a stunning five-wicket haul to propel the Garden Route Badgers to their first Hollywoodbets Pro50 Series victory of the campaign over the Warriors, while Lara Goodall anchored a successful YesPlay Cobras chase against the Fidelity Titans on Saturday. Dercksen recorded career-best List A figures of 5/44 to help the Badgers dismiss newcomers Warriors for 145 all out and wrap up a comfortable 98-run win at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn. In the firs

Ireland won an enthralling first of two WXV Global Series Tests against South Africa by 40-27 (half-time 21-17) on a sunny and breezy afternoon at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town. Ireland's composure and experience, coupled with their strong and direct running, as well as playing almost 60% of the Test in South Africa's half, were probably the main differences between the sides. The Bok Women will also be first to admit that they were guilty of making too many unforced errors at

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