For Switch Schools SA20 Player of the Tournament Tshepiso Motswi cricket really is a blessing. The talented allrounder from Nkowankowa Hub hails from a village in Nwamitwa in rural Limpopo. She had never left her province before coming to Pretoria for the Switch Schools SA20 Finals held at Cricket SA’s High Performance Centre last week. But instead of being over-awed by the occasion, not least with the competition being broadcast on SuperSport Schools, Motswi thrived under th

Jasper Mocke. A new wave of young ocean talent is set to rise with the launch of South Africa’s first national Schools Surfski Series, powered by ForexPeople SA in partnership with the South Africa Surf Ski Academy in Durban. The initiative aims to introduce hundreds of schoolchildren to the exhilaration of surfski paddling, build healthy outdoor habits and create a credible national pathway for junior athletes. Surfski is one of South Africa’s great sporting success stories

Jeppe High School for Boys are the new champion of the Switch Schools SA20 competition. The team from Johannesburg defeated St Andrew’s School of Bloemfontein in the final at the Tuks Oval in Pretoria by six wickets. Last year, Diocesan College of Cape Town was crowned the inaugural champions of the competition. The team from the City of Roses was the only undefeated side left in the tournament before the final. Jeppe suffered only one defeat against Selborne College of East

The title of champions of the Switch Schools SA20 Final Showdown Volume 2 will belong to either St Andrew’s School of Bloemfontein or Jeppe High School for Boys from Johannesburg. These two sides will face each other in the final of the tournament On Saturday at the Tuks Oval in Pretoria. Saints enter the final as the only undefeated side after their convincing semi-final victory of 98 runs according to the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. The team from Bloemfontein blasted the

After a heavily rain-affected second day of the Switch Schools SA20 Final Showdown Volume 2, only St Andrew’s School of Bloemfontein is left unbeaten. Saints’ final pool match against Paarl Boys’ High ended in a no result after rain interrupted play with the team from Bloemfontein struggling at 7/3. They will face Selborne College in one of the semi-finals tomorrow. In the other semi-final Jeppe High School for Boys will take on Cricket South Africa’s Hub Invitational-side. J

The Nkowankowa Hub and Queens High recorded wins over Chatsworth Hub and Saints Christian School in their first matches at the Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two Final Showdown in Pretoria on Wednesday. Both matches were played on the Tuks C Field. Motlalepule Joan Sebele claimed a sensational 4/4 in four overs to put Nkowankowa on the path to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Chatsworth. In a nail-biting contest, Koketso Mokgara scooped up three wickets to help Queens Hi

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is pleased to announce the South Africa Under-19 Women’s participation in the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Women’s T20 International (T20I) Invitational tournament in Lagos from 18-29 March. As part of their preparations for the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal in January next year, the SA U19 Women will face senior national sides Rwanda, Ghana, Sierra Leone and hosts Nigeria in a league phase format. All matches will take p

The stage is set for an anticipated finish to Switch Schools SA20 Volume 2 as Phase 3 brings the #BestOfTheBest to the University of Pretoria from 4-7 March. After months of incredible action across the country, 14 outstanding school teams – eight boys’ and six girls’ – will converge on Tuks in pursuit of national glory. Adding to the intrigue, new champions will be crowned as neither defending champions Bishops Diocesan College (boys) nor Steyn City School (girls) have quali

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced the establishment of the Retshegofetse Sennelo Bursary Fund at Krugersdorp High School (KHS) to honour the life, talent and promise of Retshegofetse Sennelo, a gifted young cricketer whose life was tragically cut short. Retshegofetse was a Grade 12 learner at Krugersdorp High School and a key member of the school’s first cricket team. A talented all-round sportsman, he had already achieved provincial recognition for his cricketing abil

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has named an exciting 31-man squad to travel to Tbilisi for a three-match tour of Georgia later this month, with four members from last year’s Junior Springbok squad selected for the trip. The SA Rugby U20 squad are scheduled to leave for Georgia on Sunday and will return home on 28 February following the completion of three matches, two of which will be internationals against the hosts. The selection follows an intensive three-week pre

With the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) now firmly on the horizon, preparations for Dakar 2026 are translating into visible momentum across Senegal, according to the latest progress report presented to the 145th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session Access Multimedia Content Dakar 2026 has entered the delivery phase, with venue works and operational readiness advancing as the Games year begins. Preparations are supported by strong national coordination, growing public enga

South Africa U19 Men concluded their ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup journey against Sri Lanka at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, on Thursday after a challenging campaign. SA had opted to bat first, with a classy century from opener Jorich van Schalwyk, who struck a composed 116, laying a solid foundation alongside Adnaan Lagadien (46). The pair added 96 runs for the opening wicket before Lagadien was dismissed by V. Akash in the 19th over. Van Schalwyk continued to anchor the

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has expressed his satisfaction with the SA U20 training squad’s trajectory as they intensify preparations for their forthcoming tour of Georgia. The Junior Boks had a high-tempo hit-out against the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Monday afternoon. They are currently deep in the trenches of their pre-season programme, fine-tuning their technical and tactical preparations and game model for the 2026 season. Central to this preparation ha

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has underlined the importance of mental freshness and strong technical foundation as he prepares to welcome a 42-man training squad to Stellenbosch on Wednesday, 21 January, with a number of last year’s SA U18 players invited to the camp. The camp marks a major step in the SA U20s’ campaign for 2026, with the squad featuring a strategic mix of battle-hardened regulars and exciting talent graduating from the successful SA U18’s, while 13

Another commanding performance from Jason Rowles, backed by skipper, Muhammad Bulbulia, ensured South Africa U19 Men set the second-largest winning margin in an ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup and the biggest ever recorded by a South African U19 side in the tournament. After being sent into bat, SA posted a mammoth 397/5 in their 50 overs. SA U19 openers, Jorich van Schalwyk (47) and Adnaan Lagadien (32) laid a solid foundation but it was Bulbulia (108) and Rowles (125*) who

The South Africa Under-19 Women clinched the Youth T20 Tri-Series title with a five-wicket victory off the penultimate delivery of the final against the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Youth XI at the Chatsworth Oval in Durban on Sunday. Ashleigh van Wyk grabbed three wickets for 24 runs as the SA U19s restricted the Youth XI to 114/8 in their 20 overs before Mieke van Voorst expertly led the chase, scoring a measured 42 off 41 balls, including three fours, to help get her side ov

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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

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