Proteas Women captain, Laura Wolvaardt, expressed her side’s excitement at the prospect of playing in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 final against hosts India on Sunday in Navi Mumbai. The much-anticipated final will take place at the Dr DY Patil Stadium from 3pm local time (11.30am SAST) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport Grandstand (Ch. 201). Speaking during the pre-match press conference on Saturday, Wolvaardt shared her thoughts ahead of the grand finale aga

Can Dyche end Man Utd’s winning streak on home league debut? Sean Dyche’s first match in charge of Nottingham Forest, a 2-0 Uefa Europa League victory over Porto at the City Ground, was a phenomenal way to start the job and we should not pay too much attention to what happened next. AFC Bournemouth away is one of the most difficult matches in the Premier League right now, made even harder by the three-day turnaround from Forest’s last match. Dyche’s Premier League home debut

Goldrush Boland opened their 2025/26 T20 Challenge campaign with a nine-run victory over the Renault Potchefstroom North West Dragons at Boland Park on Friday evening. After being asked to bat first, Boland posted 148/9 in their 20 overs, with captain Clyde Reeves-Fortuin leading from the front with a composed 49, well supported by Gavin Kaplan’s 36 runs. For the Dragons, Alfred Mothoa was the standout performer with the ball, claiming three wickets, while his teammates kept

Prenelan Subrayen claimed five wickets in an excellent day two display as South Africa 'A' (SA 'A') bowled their way into a strong position at the halfway stage of the first unofficial Test against India 'A' at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Friday. After a solid opening day with the bat, the tourists followed that up by bowling the hosts out for 234 and earning a 75-run lead at the innings changeover with the Proteas spinner leading attack with his 5/61. Opene

Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi said it would be a massive mistake to underestimate Japan going into their opening clash in the November Internationals at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and stressed the importance of delivering on their own standards to start their five-match tour on a positive note. The teams will cross paths at the iconic stadium in London for the first time at 6.10pm on Saturday, with the match being broadcast live and exclus

A selection of Sunshine Tour professionals and an array of South Africa’s most iconic sports stars started arriving at Sun City on Friday, as well as guests from around the world. And the man they have all come to celebrate with on his 90th birthday – Gary Player – was out doing what he does best. He was on the golf course. South Africa’s greatest ever sportsman was quietly driving around his beloved Gary Player Country Club golf course casting an eye over the layout he desig

SOUTH AFRICA v JAPAN – WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON – KO 6.10pm (SAST) Referee Eoghan Cross (Ireland) Test debut: 18 December, 2021 – Netherlands 7-52 Spain Tests as referee: 7 Eoghan Cross will take charge of a team from the Six Nations or Rugby Championship for the first time. He has refereed Japan once before, a 55-28 defeat of Canada in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2024. Cross will also referee Belgium v Brazil in the RWC 2027 Final Qualification Tournament in Duba

Haotong Li. Getty Images After coming close to being the first male golfer from China to win The Open this year, Haotong Li has now set his sights on “Africa’s Major” where he’ll join a strong DP World Tour field at the Gary Player Country Club from 4-7 December. Li will make his sixth appearance in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player as he seeks to become the first Asian champion in the history of this tournament. The 30-year-old returns to a tournament where

The Renault Potchefstroom North West Dragons will shift their focus to Friday’s clash against Goldrush Boland after their opening T20 Challenge fixture against the Dafabet Warriors was abandoned without a ball bowled due to persistent rain on Wednesday. Dragons captain, Wihan Lubbe, says while the team would have liked to start their campaign at home on Wednesday, preparations remain on track and spirits are high ahead of their next encounter. “We would have liked to get goin

The SA Rugby Under-19 Academy squad wasted no time in settling into their European base after arriving in Paris on Thursday, marking the start of their three-week tour of France and Ireland. The 30-man touring party and team management have set up camp at the France High-Performance Centre (HPC) in Marcoussis, which is located approximately one hour’s drive outside of Paris. This modern, world-class facility, the heart of French rugby, provides the young South Africans with a

Daniel Cronje said he was relieved to finally cross the line after he claim his first Betway Big Easy Tour victory in the eighth event of the season held at Killarney Country Club this week. Cronje had come close to winning a few other times on Tour this season, even losing out in a play-off during the campaign. He was not going to fall short in Killarney this week. Despite weather-forced delays, Cronje was determined to etch his name in the list of winners this campaign and

Jemimah Rodrigues compiled a stunning century as India beat Australia to clinch their place in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Final. Scoring 119 off 93 deliveries, the innings saw India chase down a record down a record total in Women's ODI history. The 25-year-old put in a magnificent effort with the bat, scoring her first Cricket World Cup century in India's chase at Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Jemimah would stitch together a crucial partnership with skippe

Half-centuries by brothers Jordan and Rubin Hermann as well as Zubayr Hamza helped South Africa 'A' (SA 'A') to a sound start of their tour of India after they reached stumps against the hosts on 299/9 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Thursday. Opener Jordan top-scored with 71 (140 balls, 8x4) and shared in an excellent century stand with Hamza, who made 66 (109 balls, 9x4, 1x6). After a flurry of wickets, Rubin then hit 54 (87 balls, 6x4), before Tiaan van Vu

The well-rounded development journey continues, this time with the Telkom Future Cup, taking place from 1-29 November, in both the T20 and 50-over formats of the game. The Lions Cricket/Telkom partnership reinforces a shared commitment to bridging the gap between amateur and professional cricket through a robust, inclusive and all-encompassing pipeline programme: The Telkom Talent Acceleration Programme. Under this programme, talent is identified and accelerated; with lives a

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins have signed Proteas speedster Anrich Nortje for the upcoming CSA T20 Challenge starting on Saturday. The fast bowler, who was a critical part of the Proteas set-up both in red and white ball cricket, has been in the process of rediscovering his fitness and form and the Dolphins are excited to be a part of his return. Nortje hasn't featured in a professional cricket match since the IPL in May with his last match for the Proteas being the T20 World Cu

World Sports Betting Western Province Women are full of confidence after a successful weekend at home, having defeated the Fidelity Titans Women in both formats, as they head to Potchefstroom for round three of the Hollywoodbets Pro Series. The Girls in Blue will take on newly promoted North West Dragons Women at JB Marks Oval. Both matches, the Hollywoodbets Pro50 and Pro20 are scheduled to start at 10am and will be live-streamed on Cricket South Africa’s YouTube channel. Al

Japan holds a special place in the heart of Damian de Allende, who has spent a number of seasons playing club rugby in that part of the world, and the experienced Springbok centre said he was very excited to line up against some of his Wild Knights teammates in London on Saturday. The Boks face the Brave Blossoms in the opening match of their November tour at Wembley Stadium and De Allende – who was a member of the Bok team that won the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan – warned

Laura Wolvaardt’s magnificent century and Marizanne Kapp’s fiery five-wicket haul propelled the Proteas Women to a commanding 125-run victory over England in Guwahati on Wednesday, securing South Africa’s first-ever spot in an ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final. Wolvaardt produced a stellar knock of 169 off 143 balls, including 20 fours and four sixes, to help South Africa post their highest 50-over World Cup total of 319/7 before Kapp followed up her 33-ball 42 with a caree

Springbok centre Jesse Kriel is bracing himself for a tough Test against Japan on Saturday, when South Africa open their five-week November tour at Wembley Stadium in London and along with Grant Williams, emphasised the importance of delivering a high standard of rugby to set the tone for what will be a challenging trip. Kriel, who plays for Japanese club Canon Eagles, added the fact that some of the South African and Japanese players have been playing together for a few year

Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 lit up social and digital media across the globe. With cultural relevance and authentic personality at the heart of a deliberate strategy to grow rugby’s global impact, the tournament generated 1.1 billion social impressions, created a host of new stars and delivered a new fanbase for the sport. A joyous fan and player centric event, Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 surpassed all initial targets and reshaped the record books, becoming the seco