Springbok lock RG Snyman was still in awe of reaching the significant career milestone of earning his 50th Test cap in the team’s 24-13 victory against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday night – his home ground for Irish club Leinster – and said it was an occasion he will always remember. The towering lock became the second player on the November tour to achieve a big career feat, with the other being Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, who played his 100th Test against Fran

Max Verstappen claimed an impressive victory in the Las Vegas Grand Prix, denying Lando Norris and reducing the McLaren driver's lead in the standings to 42 points as Oscar Piastri finished fourth. Verstappen was left in control of the 50-lap race on the streets of Las Vegas after the opening corners, passing poleman Norris when the Drivers' Championship leader ran wide through Turn 1 having initially chopped across his title rival off the line. Norris also slipped behind Geo

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus admitted on Saturday that although the Boks’ performance in their victory against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium was not perfect, they were pleased to break their 13-year winning drought in Dublin. The 24-13 victory marked the Springboks’ fourth win in a row on the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour but Erasmus, his skipper Siya Kolisi, and World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year, Malcolm Marx remained humble and gave credit to Ireland for their fighting

The Springboks maintained their winning streak on the 2025 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour when they outplayed Ireland by 24-13 (half-time 19-7) at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, in a performance that confirmed their No 1 ranking in the rugby world. The victory – their first in Dublin since 2012 – could not have come in a more commanding fashion, with the Springboks’ power too much for the home side, who paid dearly for their reply to the green and gold onslaught with a

Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx became the fourth South African to be crowned the World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year on Saturday in a historic occasion for South African rugby, with two Boks winning the award back-to-back for the first time in history. Marx’s teammate and fellow nominee Pieter-Steph du Toit became the first South African to scoop the title for the second time in history last year. The 31-year old hooker, who has been a key f

The second Test in Guwahati is a must-win match for India to avoid a home series loss against the current World Test Champions South Africa. For the Proteas, who already have one hand on the trophy after winning the first Test in Kolkata, the focus is on securing their first Test series victory on Indian soil in 25 years. The first ever Test match in Guwahati began with both teams refusing to loosen their grip on the ICC World Test Championship contest. With South Africa putt

Christiaan Burke. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Christiaan Burke fought against a difficult front nine and gusting winds to retain his place at the top of the leaderboard in the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final at the Pezula Golf Estate on Saturday but with Albert Venter joining him. Burke held the sole lead going into the third round but was two over par on the front nine. Then he rediscovered the form that has seen him lead since day one and played the back nine in five-under

Eastern Cape Iinyathi advanced to the final of the T20 Knockout Challenge with a solid 25-run victory over the Garden Route Badgers at Buffalo Park, East London on Friday night. Iinyathi set a competitive target of 155/4 in their 20 overs, with Nathan Roux setting a foundation of a magnificent unbeaten 68 runs off 47 balls (3x4, 4x6). Despite an early dismissal of Christian du Toit, Wian Ruthven and Jason Niemand contributed valuable runs, scoring 30 and 28 runs respectively.

Spurs potentially opening up the title race? Until Arsenal end their two-decade wait for a Premier League title, doubts will linger and the prospect of a wobble will never be too far away, no matter how well they are playing. The 2-2 draw with Sunderland prior to the international break was a perfectly reasonable result that ought not to change perceptions of Mikel Arteta’s side. However, the timing was unfortunate, because immediately after Regis Le Bris discovered a possibl

Glasgow 2026 has unveiled the official netball match schedule for next summer’s Commonwealth Games, with 12 of the world’s best teams set to go head-to-head over nine days from Saturday 25 July to Sunday 2 August 2026. Playing with the stunning backdrop of the iconic Hydro, at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), the 12 competing nations have been divided into two pools (World Netball (WN) World Rankings as of 1 September 2025 in brackets): Pool A: Australia (1), England (4), So

Christiaan Burke. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour There is probably no better example of the confidence with which Christiaan Burke is currently playing than the eagle he made at the last to retain his place at the top of the leaderboard in the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final at Pezula Golf Estate on Friday. Burke’s second round of 66 on Friday lifted him to 15-under par and still well on track towards claiming a maiden Sunshine Tour title. He is one stroke clear of Tyran Snyders

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and Irish-born assistant coach Felix Jones spoke highly of Ireland on Friday as the teams prepare to battle it out at the Aviva Stadium, with the Bok skipper saying they had to be at their best and use all their opportunities if they want to walk away with the result in Dublin on Saturday. Ireland have won two of their last three matches between the teams, dating back to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, while South Africa last won a match in D

The South African Men’s selection panel has announced full-strength squads for the upcoming white-ball tour against India. One-Day International (ODI) captain Temba Bavuma will lead the side in the three-match ODI series from 30 November-6 December, with matches in Ranchi, Raipur and Visakhapatnam. Aiden Markram returns to captain the T20 International (T20I) side in the five-match T20I series to be played across India from 9-19 December. North West batter Rubin Hermann, who

Yurav Premlall. Sunshine Tour Gary Player has extended a personal invitation to Sunshine Tour professional Yurav Premlall to make his dream debut in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City from 4-7 December. In writing to the 22-year-old professional, Player said: “I am delighted to personally invite you to participate in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City this year. It has been an absolute pleasure to watch the development of your career as you’ve gone from being one of G

South Africa have ruled Kagiso Rabada out of the second Test against India in Guwahati. The pace spearhead had missed the opening Test match in Kolkata after sustaining a rib-bone stress injury in the buildup. The injury has been closely monitored by the Proteas medical team and due to ongoing discomfort in the affected area, Rabada has been withdrawn from the remainder of the tour. The visitors, leading 1-0 in the two-match series, had earlier confirmed Lungi Ngidi's inclusi

Eleven players involved in their season-ending HSBC SVNS World Championship victory in Los Angeles in May will be part of the Springbok Sevens squad for the 2026 HSBC SVNS opener in Dubai next weekend, while Blitzbok head coach Philip Snyman added experienced stalwarts Christie Grobbelaar and Donavan Don to his team. Snyman tweaked his leadership group as well, with Impi Visser taking over the captaincy from Selvyn Davids, who will share vice-captain responsibilities with Zai

Springbok Women head coach Swys de Bruin expressed his satisfaction after a wider training squad completed a first alignment camp for the 2026 season in Stellenbosch on Friday. De Bruin said a number of objectives were met as the Springbok Women look towards the next Women’s Rugby World Cup cycle, while he was impressed with a number of new players invited to the camp. “It was great to see the players again that travelled to the World Cup with us, it was very easy to pick up

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced the Proteas Women’s T20 international (T20I) and One-Day International (ODI) squads for the upcoming white-ball tour against Ireland between 5-19 December across Cape Town, Paarl, Benoni, East London, Gqeberha and Johannesburg. With the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 less than eight months away, the Proteas’ preparation and selection processes remain firmly focused on achieving success at next year’s global event in England. Former Sou

IRELAND v SOUTH AFRICA – AVIVA STADIUM, DUBLIN – KO 7.40pm (SAST) Referee Matthew Carley (England) Test debut: 8 March, 2014 – Russia 34-18 Portugal Tests as referee: 48 Matthew Carley will take charge of this fixture for the first time. Ireland have won all four previous matches with the English official in the middle, all of them on home soil with their 17-13 defeat of Scotland in the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations the most recent. The smallest victory margin in the oth

After a weekend of mixed results, World Sports Betting Western Province Women’s batting coach, Linton Phillips is focusing on the lessons learned. The team fell to the Hollywoodbets Dolphins Women in the Hollywoodbets Pro50 on Saturday but showcased their resilience with strong victory in Sunday’s Pro20. As the Girls in Blue prepare to travel to Johannesburg to face the DP World Lions Women this weekend, Phillips says the team will use those bittersweet outcomes as motivation