Christiaan Burke. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Christiaan Burke took the confidence of several weeks of good golf and turned it into the first-round lead in the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final at Pezula Golf Estate on Thursday. On a Pezula course that is in immaculate condition, Burke signed for a nine-under-par 63 to lead by one over Keenan Davidse, CJ du Plessis and Alexander Knappe. Teeing off the first, Burke turned in four under before his first and only bogey of the day

South Africa have been bolstered by the return of fast bowler Lungi Ngidi in their squad for the second Test match against India in a vital ICC World Test Championship tussle. The inclusion comes in as a precautionary backup for the injured Kagiso Rabada, who didn't participate in the Kolkata Test owing to a rib injury. The pacer though has travelled with the squad to Guwahati and is still under medical observation. Ngidi's return powers the Proteas' pace attack alongwith Wia

The Toyota Cheetahs will make history in the 2025/26 EPCR Challenge Cup as they prepare for their first-ever encounters against Exeter Chiefs, Racing 92 and Stade Français Paris. The team previously faced Ulster Rugby during their participation in the Guinness PRO14 from 2017 until the competition concluded in 2020. The northern tour begins on Sunday, 7 December, when the Cheetahs meet the Chiefs at Sandy Park Stadium in Exeter, kicking off at 7.30pm (SAST). From there, the t

Towering lock RG Snyman will join the select group of players to earn 50 Test caps for South Africa when the Springboks run out at the Aviva Stadium against Ireland on Saturday, in a matchday squad that reflects only two personnel changes to the team that defeated France 32-17 two weeks ago. With most of the players being rested last week against Italy to ensure that Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus could field a fresh team to match the hosts’ energy, he reverted to his tried a

Betway SA20 is proud to announce a significant three-year partnership with Suzuki Auto South Africa, who join the League as a Proud Vehicle Partner for the 2026, 2027 and 2028 seasons. The collaboration marks another major step in Betway SA20’s growing commercial stable and the Japanese automotive brand’s growing footprint in South African sport. Through the new agreement, Suzuki will benefit from high-impact exposure across all 34 Betway SA20 matches, local and international

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) on Thursday announced a squad of 91 athletes representing 12 sports for the upcoming African Youth Games in Luanda, Angola. These are the fourth such Games, and the third in which Team South Africa will be competing, after previously being staged in Rabat (2010), Gaborone (2014) and Algiers (2018). This year’s edition, from 10-20 December, are especially important as they serve as preparation fo

Wing Dylan Maart has signed a loan agreement that will see him join the DHL Stormers squad until the end of the year. The 29-year-old outside back joins as cover for the injured Seabelo Senatla, as part of the development agreement between Stormers Rugby and Griquas Rugby, which will also see Sako Makata and Keagan Blanckenberg join the Kimberley side on loan. Maart featured prominently for the Suzuki Griquas as they claimed the Carling Currie Cup title earlier this year and

The 2025 Cape Town Disabled Open brought the All Abilities Golf Tour season to a powerful close. Golfers with physical disabilities and deaf golfers from across South Africa, together with international competitors, took on firm greens and some of the strongest winds of the year at King David Mowbray Golf Club. As the final AAGT event of 2025, the tournament carried extra significance with season-long honours on the line and the crowning of our season’s Order of Merit champio

The Garden Route Badgers secured a convincing victory over Mpumalanga Rhinos in the T20 Knockout Eliminator, winning by 43 runs at the Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn. Badgers scored a competitive total of 152/6 in their 20 overs. Ruan Terblanche led the charge with an explosive innings, scoring 50 runs off just 29 balls (4x4, 4x6). His approach set a strong foundation for the innings. However, the Badgers faced a few hiccups as wickets fell at regular intervals. Heath Richards

The Olympic Truce Resolution was adopted today by the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The resolution calls for the observance of the Olympic Truce for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry and Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee President and IOC Member Giovanni Malagò welcomed the adoption, by consensus, in their addresses during the General Assembly.

A dazzling century by Lhuan-dré Pretorius and a Rivaldo Moonsamy ton ensured South Africa A ended their tour of India with a comfortable 73-run win over their international counterparts in the final One-Day match at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday. Rising teenage Proteas star plundered six sixes and nine fours in a dashing 98-ball 123, putting on an opening partnership of 241 with Moonsamy, who made 107 off 130 balls (13x4, 2x6). The pair proved key for the t

Achraf Hakimi claimed the CAF Men’s Player of the Year award and compatriot Ghizlane Chebbak the CAF Women’s Player of the Year prize in a double triumph for Morocco at the CAF Awards 2025 in Rabat on Wednesday, as Africa’s best performers of the year were honoured. The star-studded ceremony was attended by players, coaches and legends from across the continent and beyond, in a celebration of excellence in African football as the game continues to make major strides on the in

World Rugby and USA Rugby, in partnership with TEG Rugby Live, have announced New York as the host of the HSBC SVNS series leg in the United States. From 14-15 March, 2026, the world’s premier sevens competition will take centre stage at Sports Illustrated Stadium. The announcement comes as anticipation builds ahead of the new-look HSBC SVNS 2026 series kicking off in Dubai on 29-30 November. With star power, gender equity and global representation to the fore, across the sea

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins have a big week of CSA T20 Challenge action ahead of them as they look to secure a spot in the competition play-offs. They have two big matches coming up this weekend on Friday and Sunday with the first being a trip to SuperSport Park to take on the Momentum Multiply Titans. Their final match of the competition is a home clash with the DP World Lions on Sunday which will hopefully be a match to determine where they finish on the log. The Dolphins st

Herman Loubser. It’s rare that two brothers find themselves as winners on the Sunshine Tour in the same season. But that was the case this year for the Loubser brothers – albeit in different areas of the game. In August, Herman Loubser won the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys Golf & Country Estate. Then in November, younger brother Conrad Loubser caddied for Casey Jarvis when he won The Hyundai Open at the Ebotse Links. And both brothers are in action again this week in the V

Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe emphasised the importance of capitalising on their point-scoring opportunities when the Boks line up against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, if they want to break their 13-year losing run against the Irish at the Aviva Stadium. Matches between the teams have been very close in the last few years and Kolbe admitted that the Boks’ inability to make the most of their chance in the last outing between the teams in Dublin in 2022 came at a high price –

BooYaa Golf, South Africa’s premier golf apparel brand, has launched its first Lifestyle T-shirt range featuring six fresh tees that take the BooYaa feeling off the fairway and into everyday life. Each shirt carries that confident BooYaa identity, cut from a soft cotton blend (95% cotton, 5% elastane) and finished with clean, high-impact prints. The shirts retail at R599 per tee. “This isn’t just golf. This is BooYaa,” says Chantelle van Greune, Head of Marketing at BooYaa Go

The Knights sealed their place in the T20 Knockout Final, winning by three runs (DLS method) over Eastern Cape Iinyathi in the rain-affected Qualifier 1 encounter at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein. After being put in to bat first, Iinyathi ended on 140/7 after 20 overs. The innings saw a series of struggles as the Knights' bowlers applied pressure early on. Nathan Roux was bowled out by Mbongi Mhlanga after eight runs. Lihle Sizani, another early casualty, managed only nine befo

Men’s Rugby World Cup Australia 2027 (RWC 2027) has confirmed a star-studded talent line-up who will lead fans through the RWC 2027 Draw, an eagerly awaited milestone following the announcement of all 24 teams now qualified for the tournament. World Rugby Chair and former Australian international Brett Robinson, All Blacks legend and two-time RWC winner Dan Carter, former Wallabies captain and Australia’s most-capped player James Slipper and Olympic gold medallist and former

Samoa have secured qualification for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 after drawing with Belgium 13-13 in the last match of the Final Qualification Tournament in Dubai, UAE, on Tuesday. After two opening wins against Brazil and Namibia, Samoa needed a draw against Belgium to win the tournament and clinch the last qualification place available and complete the line-up of the next expanded edition. Samoa’s triumph in the competition sees them become the 24th and final team to book th