SPAR Proteas head coach Jenny van Dyk and captain, KC Chawane during a media briefing held at the SPAR National Netball Championships at Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni on Monday. The SPAR Proteas travel to Malawi on Friday to defend their African Netball Cup title. The SPAR Proteas will wrap up the year with one final challenge as they head to Lilongwe, Malawi on Friday to defend their continental title at the Africa Netball Cup. The tournament gets underway o

World Rugby and Gilbert announced on Monday the unveiling of the official match ball design for the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia, alongside confirmation of a landmark extension to their long-standing partnership through to 2033. Under the agreement, Gilbert will remain the Official Ball Supplier for all World Rugby 15s competitions and Rugby World Cups, ensuring that the men’s and women’s tournaments in Australia (2027 & 2029) and the USA (2031 & 2033) will all be

A weekend of goals galore and comeback wins concluded with a fiercely-fought London derby that could not split leaders Arsenal and one of their main pursuers Chelsea. That result saw Manchester City leapfrog Enzo Maresca’s side into second place after they secured a last-gasp victory over Leeds United, while Aston Villa saw off Wolves to stay fourth. Liverpool, without the benched Mohamed Salah, earned a much-needed win at West Ham, Sunderland came from two goals down to beat

Thanks to Max Verstappen’s somewhat unexpected win in Qatar, Formula 1 is set for a spectacular showdown in the Abu Dhabi finale, with three drivers still in contention to become the 2025 world champion. It could have been nice and straightforward for Lando Norris, who would be victorious if he had won the Qatar Grand Prix but McLaren’s strategy error means that it is the first time since 2010 that more than two rivals have been up for the title going into the last round. The

The EPCR Challenge Cup returns this coming weekend for what promises to be a landmark 30th season, with action kicking off from 5 to 7 December. Clubs from France, England, Wales, Georgia, South Africa, Italy and Ireland will begin their pursuit of glory as the road to the 2026 Finals in Bilbao officially begins. The season opener will set the tone in emphatic fashion. On Friday Ulster Rugby host Racing 92 at the Affidea Stadium, as two European powerhouses prepare to bring a

The overnight flight from Dubai to Cape Town was more than enough time for the Blitzboks to reflect on their fifth place finish at the Emirates Dubai 7s tournament and upon arrival in the Mother City this morning, Springbok Sevens sweeper Ricardo Duarttee was ready for another bite at the cherry. That cherry will be the HSBC SVNS Cape Town, the second tournament of the 2026 HSBC SVNS, to be played at DHL Stadium on Saturday and Sunday. “We regrouped on Sunday already after th

Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former Springbok wing Hendrik Jacobus “Hennie” van Zyl, who passed away on Monday morning at the age of 89. At the time of his passing, Van Zyl – who was born on 31 January 1936 near Ventersdorp – was the second oldest living Springbok, after Frik du Preez, who celebrated his 90th birthday on 28 November. Van Zyl, who made his debut against New Zealand in Johannesburg on 5 June 1960 at the age of 24, was a wing with speed

The Springbok Sevens will face Dubai champions New Zealand, as well as Fiji and Great Britain on the opening day of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town on Saturday as the pool draw was confirmed following last weekend’s action in the desert. The first pool match kicks off at 10am on Saturday when the women’s teams of Japan and Canada go head-to-head, and the action will conclude shortly before 8pm. The Blitzboks’ three pool games are scheduled for 12.44pm (Fiji), 4pm (New Zealand) and 7.

The Springboks were congratulated by Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, on Monday for an outstanding 2025 season, which included the successful defence of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship title, as well as a second successive unbeaten Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to Europe. The Boks won 12 out of 14 Tests during the year, equalling the record for the most tries in a season with 81 (set in 2007 in a 17-Test programme) for a record average of 5.78 tries per Test. “On b

The Dafabet Warriors clinched the T20 Challenge title in a thrilling finish, emerging victorious in a super over against Goldrush Boland after the game ended in a tie. Batting first, Boland managed to post 142 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allocated 20 overs. Lehan Botha anchored the innings with a well-crafted 51 runs off 45 balls, including five fours and a six. However, consistent breakthroughs from the Warriors' bowlers, particularly Senuran Muthusamy, who cla

Pictured at the pre-tournament press briefing of the 2025 SPAR National Netball Championships on Sunday are from left defending senior champions Johannesburg (Tinita van Dyk, captain and Dr Elsje Jordaan, coach), Mami Diale, President of Netball South Africa, Motlalepule Mmati, President of Ekurhuleni Netball Association, defending Under-21 champions Johannesburg, (Bongi Msomi, head coach and Phila Ntuli, captain). The tournament will take place at Dr EG Jansen Hoerskool in B

The Springbok Women's Sevens ‘A’ side will return from Dubai on Monday more mature, more experienced and with their coach Cecil Afrika, a happy man. The South Africans lost out on any silverware when they were defeated by Brazil in the semi-finals of the International Invitational tournament – which was eventually won by Australia ‘A’ – but they improved game by game, something Afrika was very pleased about afterwards. “We started a bit slow on day one to be honest but as the

Max Verstappen claimed a crucial victory in the Qatar Grand Prix from Oscar Piastri, with the title battle set to go down to the final round as championship leader Lando Norris could only finish fourth. Verstappen's unlikely win was courtesy of McLaren's alternative strategy which came as a consequence of an early Safety Car intervention and an enforced 25-lap maximum stint length on all Pirelli tyre sets. The Red Bull driver jumped Norris on the run to the first turn from P3

It wasn’t all doom and gloom for Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman after the Blitzboks’ fifth-place finish at the Emirates Dubai 7s on Sunday but he admitted that they did not perform to their own expectations. After dropping out of the title race on Saturday, the Blitzboks outplayed Great Britain 34-0 and Spain 21-12 for a strong finish on Sunday at The Sevens and Snyman said that there were some positives from the HSBC SVNS opener, despite their disappointing openin

It is part of the illustrious history of the Fitch & Leedes PGA Championship that this tournament changes lives. It shapes careers. It builds legends. It’s one of those enduring icons of South African professional golf. And on this Sunday at St Francis Links, Deon Germishuys became a part of this great story. With a final round of 69, Germishuys won South Africa’s second oldest professional golf tournament on 14-under par – one stroke clear of Samuel Simpson and Hennie du Ple

Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach was thrilled about earning his 50th Test cap in the Boks’ big victory over Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, which wrapped up their second consecutive unbeaten Castle Lager Outgoing Tour, describing the milestone as a “privilege” and “something I’ll always be grateful for”. It took Reinach more than 11 years to achieve this special career milestone after making his debut in 2014 and the Bok scrumhalf made no secret of

DHL Stormers celebrate first win at Thomond Park. Inpho Photography There is now just one unbeaten team left in the United Rugby Championship with the DHL Stormers having taken the spoils in an epic top-of-of-the-table clash with Munster Rugby. Both teams had won their opening five league matches, so something had to give at Limerick’s Thomond Park. It looked as though Munster were going to capitalise on home advantage when they led 21-6 at half-time after running in three tr

The DHL Stormers consolidated their spot at the top of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log after they pulled off a stunning comeback win over Munster in Limerick, the Lions beat the Vodacom Bulls in a Jukskei Derby in Pretoria and the Hollywoodbets Sharks’ struggled continue as they fell to Connacht in Galway. Playing with renewed energy after the international break, the Lions outplayed their Gauteng neighbours by 43-33 at Loftus Versfeld, with only a late flurry of tr

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus lauded his team for a “clinical performance”, paving the way for an emphatic victory against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, which saw the Boks complete the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour with a clean sweep of victories for the second year in a row. The 73-0 victory marked the Springboks’ 13th out of 15 matches this season for a win record of 86.7% and it also marked the most points scored under Erasmus’ guidance against Wa

The Springbok Sevens team’s love affair with the Emirates Dubai 7s seems to be on the rocks after the 11-time champions crashed out of the play-offs for a second consecutive year with Pool A defeats to Fiji and Argentina of the HSBC SVNS opener on Saturday. The Blitzboks started well by defeating France 15-12 in their opener, but successive defeats to Fiji (28-10) and Argentina (19-14) reduced them to also rans in the new format which clearly does not reward average. They wil