Proteas Women seamer Masabata Klaas emphasised that the team is not looking too far ahead despite securing their place in the semi-finals, as they prepare for their penultimate ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 league match against Pakistan in Colombo on Tuesday. The encounter is set to take place at the R. Premadasa Stadium from 3pm local time (11.30am SAST) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport Cricket (Ch. 212). Following four consecutive victories after their opening

The Hollywoodbets Sharks claimed the SA Rugby Under-21 title on Saturday when they defeated the Fidelity ADT Lions 63-31 in a high-scoring final in Durban on Saturday, while the Vodacom Bulls edged DHL Western Province by 20-14 in the SA Rugby U19 Cup final staged in Pretoria on Friday. Playing at home in Durban, the Sharks showed their attacking pedigree as the came out tops by big margin of 32 points in the U21 decider, which delivered a total of 94 points. The Lions, who l

South Africa’s age-old north-versus-south provincial and franchise rivalry will play out at club level in Cape Town on Saturday when Western Province champions Villager host Bulls champions Naka Bulls in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup Final. This year’s tournament, which signals a bold new era for community rugby on the back of significant post-pandemic and RWC 2023-inspired growth in the club game, is also supported by Northam Platinum, whose commitment to community aligns with the

Former Junior Springbok prop and captain Zachary Porthen earned his first Springbok call-up on Monday as national coach Rassie Erasmus named a quality 36-man squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in November, which features four players who will return to the Bok set-up for the first time this season. Erasmus also placed 10 players on standby, including uncapped Ulster and former World Rugby U20 Championship Player of the Tournament, Juarno Augustus and Vodacom Bulls back

Max Verstappen has declared "the chance is there" to secure a fifth Formula 1 World Championship after his dominant victory in the United States Grand Prix helped slash Oscar Piastri's points lead at the top of the standings. Leaving Zandvoort in August, Verstappen trailed Piastri in the Drivers’ Championship by a seemingly unassailable 104 points. Four weekends later the Red Bull man is now just 40 points behind the championship leader courtesy of three Grand Prix wins and a

Munster Rugby. www.inpho.ie A Croke Park crowd of 51 859 saw Munster Rugby deliver a statement performance as they claimed a 31-14 bonus point victory over champions Leinster Rugby to maintain their flying start to the campaign. They outscored their arch rivals by four tries to two and backed that up with an immense defensive display to make it four wins from four in the United Rugby Championship this season. It was the first time at Croke Park for their new coach Clayton McM

Warwick Purchase with his caddie Charley Msiza, who received a Sunshine Tour medallion for the winning caddie. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour rookie Warwick Purchase withstood a few final-round challenges on his way to a maiden victory in the Fortress Invitational at Glendower Golf Club on Sunday. Purchase, who held a three-shot lead going into the final round, had to endure a strong charge from the experienced Kyle Barker and a weather delay before closing with

The DHL Stormers are still unbeaten in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, while the Vodacom Bulls bounced back in Ireland and the Lions recorded their first victory of the season in Johannesburg but the Hollywoodbets Sharks are still searching for that elusive maiden win. The Bulls had to dig deep to beat a spirited Connacht side in Galway on Friday night but they managed to hold on for a 28-27 victory despite being outscored by four tries to three. On Saturday afternoon,

A fifth different winner in a row, anyone? Raul Fernandez served it up for us with a flawless Phillip Island display to clinch his debut MotoGP victory in style, while also handing Trackhouse MotoGP Team their first win in the class too. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) came through from P10 on the grid to finish second, 1.4s away from Fernandez, while Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) passed Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) late on to climb on

Warwick Purchase. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour rookie Warwick Purchase turned up the heat on a cold day at Glendower Golf Club with a third round of 10-under par 62 that earned him a three-stroke lead in the Fortress Invitational. Purchase heads the field on 17-under par following a round which included a front nine of 28 and featured a total of nine birdies, an eagle and one bogey. His nearest challenger is Kyle Barker on 14-under par following his third round

Jari Turunen The global governing body of flag football - a new addition to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles - is marking 1 000 days to the Opening Ceremony on Saturday by unveiling new measures to improve gender equity on and off the field. A headline commitment by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) will see women make up at least 50% of all the International Technical Officials (ITO) appointed for the flag football tournament in Los Angeles, where the

Can Man Utd cause a shock at Anfield? The headline fixture of the weekend is arguably the single biggest match of the 2025/26 Premier League season so far. This is a north-west derby loaded with meaning, the fallout almost certain to dominate the news for the week after. Liverpool have spent the international break stewing on a run of three consecutive defeats in all competitions that culminated with a defeat at Stamford Bridge that knocked them off top spot. Losing on Sunday

South Africa openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits powered the team to a flawless chase in their ICC Women's World Cup 2025 clash against Sri Lanka, sealing a 10-wicket win in a rain-curtailed clash at the R Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo on Friday. The result was South Africa’s fourth consecutive win in the tournament, all coming through successful chases, as they delivered another fine performance to move to second on the points table with eight points from f

Daniel van Tonder. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Daniel van Tonder overcame a bee sting on the first tee to claim a share of the lead going into the weekend of the Sunshine Tour’s Fortress Invitational at Glendower Golf Club. Van Tonder signed for a second round of 69 on Friday to share a one-stroke lead with Christiaan Burke (67) on nine-under par overall. “On the first tee box, just before we teed off, a bee stung me on my right hand, causing a bit of swelling. My hand was

The United Rugby Championship has advanced its player-welfare collaboration with med-tech company PolarCool into a fully ratified academic research project led by Leeds Beckett University. The new COOLHEAD study, published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, will independently examine whether the PolarCap® - a head-and-neck cooling device - can improve recovery outcomes for players following a diagnosed concussion. Following an initial feasibility phase across five URC tea

Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen’s charges are back at Ellis Park this Saturday for Round 4 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship where they will lock on horns with the Scarlets from Wales. Returning from a challenging three-week tour where they faced Cardiff Rugby, Zebre and Benetton in the opening three rounds, the men from Johannesburg are backing themselves to register their first win of the international season against their opponents from Llanelli. Lions assistant co

Springbok fullback Warrick Gelant will make his first appearance of the season for the DHL Stormers in their United Rugby Championship encounter with Zebre Parma on Saturday. There are four changes to the starting line-up for the clash with the Italian outfit, which kicks off at 8.45pm on Saturday at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma. With Gelant at fullback, Damian Willemse shifts to inside centre to join captain Ruhan Nel in midfield. In the forward pack, Adré Smith joi

Ross Moriarty. www.inpho.ie It’s taken some 15 years but Ross Moriarty has finally made it back to his home region as his career comes full circle. He grew up in Swansea and was part of the Ospreys Academy age-grade set up as a teenager. However, a move across the border to Hartpury College saw him link up with Gloucester, where he made his name, ahead of spells with the Dragons and French club Brive. But now, at 31, the 54-cap Welsh international back rower has returned home

Four will become two on Saturday when the semi-finals of Pick n Pay Gold Cup – the ‘FA Cup of South African rugby’ – will be contested at two iconic club grounds situated more than 1 500 km apart in the Western Cape and Limpopo. This year’s tournament, which signals a bold new era for community rugby on the back of significant post-pandemic and RWC 2023-inspired growth in the club game, is also supported by Northam Platinum, whose commitment to community aligns with the grass

Cecilia Molokwane. Netball South Africa has noted the press conference held by suspended President Cecilia Molokwane on Thursday and the federation would like to categorically state that this press conference was not sanctioned by Netball South Africa. “To our knowledge, Cecilia Molokwane remains suspended under the directives of World Netball. We have not received any communication indicating otherwise. We are aware of the utterances regarding her resuming her role as Presid