Rested and ready to go again after their heroics in Dubai last month, HSBC SVNS 3 qualifiers South Africa, Canada, Argentina and Belgium join eight established sevens nations in Kenyan capital Nairobi this weekend at the start of a six-week, three-tournament continent and ocean-crossing quest to reach the HSBC SVNS Championship. South Africa, Spain and Argentina’s women are bidding to join their male counterparts later this year, while Canada and USA’s men are aiming to follo

A deluge of rain at Fancourt on Thursday has led to both the NTT DATA Men’s and Ladies’ Pro-Ams being shortened to 54 holes and 36 holes respectively. Heavy rain prevented a single ball from being hit on what was meant to be the first round of the men’s Sunshine Tour and HotelPlanner Tour co-sanctioned tournament on Thursday. Following repeated delays to the start of the round, it was eventually called off at 12.14pm. The men’s tournament is traditionally played over the thre

A maiden first-class hundred from Semal Pillay helped the Hollywoodbets Dolphins to an unlikely two wicket win over the Dafabet Warriors in the 4-Day Series at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium on Thursday. The home side were behind the game for the majority of the content but showed true grit as Pillay's fourth innings hundred helped guide his team to 370/8. The Warriors laid the early foundations with a substantial first-innings total of 380 after several key contributions th

Proteas Women captain Laura Wolvaardt marks her 10-year anniversary as an international cricketer this month, returning to the venue where she made her debut as the Proteas Women prepare to face Pakistan in the second T20 International (T20I) in Benoni on Friday. The clash will get underway at 6pm (SAST) at Willowmoore Park in Ekurhuleni, with live coverage on SuperSport Grandstand (Ch. 201) and SABC 3. South Africa lead the series 1-0 after a dream debut from all-rounder Kay

Ernie Els. Sunshine Tour Ernie Els has confirmed that he will play in the 115th Investec South African Open Championship at Stellenbosch Golf Club from 26 February to 1 March, adding his name to a strong South African challenge. Els, a five-time winner of the Investec South African Open, will join a local challenge that includes Charl Schwartzel, defending champion Dylan Naidoo and former champions Dean Burmester, Thriston Lawrence, Daniel van Tonder and Branden Grace. The mu

World Rugby has launched the Women in Rugby Careers Programme, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to strengthening leadership and career pathways for women across the global game. Building on the successful 2025 pilot delivered under the Impact Beyond 2025 legacy initiative, the programme has already supported more than 100 women from 56 countries to upskill and progress within rugby. The evolved programme will continue to offer targeted career development, skills training, a

The Springbok Women’s Sevens have a real belief and desire to reclaim their seat at the main table of HSBC SVNS and that commitment will be on display at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on Saturday and Sunday. That is the view of Liske Lategan, one of the stalwarts who has experienced all the ups and downs the team had gone through since her debut in 2019, when the world series combined the men and women’s circuit for the first time. On debut, at DHL Stadium in Cape Town, Lategan sc

The countdown to the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season is finally over as the clubs kick-off celebrations of 30 years of Super Rugby this weekend. With retro jerseys being unveiled, club legends coming together and a remarkable 22 players named to make their Super Rugby Pacific debuts, there are no shortage of storylines and an abundance of reasons for fans to get to a game or tune in. Kids under the age of 13 receive free entry as the Highlanders open the season with a showdow

World Rugby, in partnership with USA Rugby and TEG Rugby Live, has officially announced the full schedule for the Pacific Four Series 2026, the sixth edition of the annual intercontinental elite women’s rugby competition featuring Australia, Canada, New Zealand and USA. Five of the six matches in the 2026 edition will be hosted in the United States, with Sacramento (Heart Health Park), Kansas City (CPKC Stadium) and Chicago (SeatGeek Stadium) set to welcome fans across three

Boland Rugby officially unveiled Umbro, AfriSam and Mama’s Pies as new sponsors at the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers and Sanlam Boland Dames' 2026 season launch, marking an important addition to the union’s growing commercial portfolio. The portfolio has grown substantially over the last three seasons, with existing sponsors continuing their backing of this proud union. Headline sponsor Sanlam, along with Santam, Vumatel, Rainbow Chicken and Heineken Beverages, have committed to ba

It may be Valentine’s Day on Saturday but there will be no love lost when South Africa’s top eight women’s provincial teams return to action as the wait is finally over for fans of this fast-growing sport, with the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 kicking off a new era for women’s rugby. The competition – now in a new guise thanks to the title sponsorship of Pick n Pay and associate partnership of Vodacom – will see the eight leading teams in the country face each other in a

Nine former Springbok Women’s players were included on a list of 24 elite coaches who will form part of SA Rugby’s new Women Coaches’ Transitioning Workshop, a critical initiative designed to bridge the gender gap in elite coaching. The workshop, which aligns with SA Rugby’s “Destination 2027” strategy, is scheduled to take place at Delsma Sports Farm in Riebeeck West later this month. It will serve as a formal prerequisite for nomination to the prestigious World Rugby Level

Courtney Kuhn’s skating story begins not with ambition but with shade. Growing up in Cape Town, her family sought refuge from the midday sun at GrandWest. Her brothers skated while she watched from the side. Then, at four years old, she stepped onto the main rink for five minutes at the end of a session. “That five minutes changed everything,” she says. “I begged my parents for lessons for three months straight.” At four and a half, she started private coaching. Years later,

Ripper GC’s Marc Leishman birdied The Watering Hole during a practice round Tuesday. It happened in relative silence, unlike the raucous party atmosphere that will envelop the par-3 12th during the four days of competition at LIV Golf Adelaide. But even when the stands are packed with fans lining the 165-yard hole, Leishman knows how to deliver at The Watering Hole. In nine previous competitive rounds at The Grange Golf Club, he’s birdied the 12th four times and made par the

After an exciting week at ROSHN Group LIV Golf Riyadh, the golf world's attention turns to Australia to play arguably the most anticipated event on the schedule in LIV Golf Adelaide. The tournament will be played at The Grange Golf Club for the fourth consecutive year. The course is a par 72 measuring 7 111yards. The first three editions of the event featured birdies in bunches. Last year, however, the course firmed up for a difficult test. Here are the power rankings for LIV

LIV Golf, the global golf league blending world-class competition with entertainment and culture to grow the game worldwide, has announced the renewal of its broadcast partnership with SuperSport, the largest sports broadcaster in Africa and a subsidiary of MultiChoice, a Canal+ Group company. The partnership allows SuperSport to deliver comprehensive live coverage of the 2026 LIV Golf League season, featuring 14 events across 10 countries and five continents, including event

Afghanistan's hopes of a back-to-back Super 8 appearance at the T20 World Cup were dented as they suffered their second straight defeat. But it wasn't for the lack of effort. The Asian side took South Africa to the brink, pushing them to two super overs before falling agonisingly short. The teams were tied for 187 in 20 overs, then for 17 in the first super over. The 2024 finalists hammered 23 in the second super over and held their nerve to restrict Afghanistan to 19/2, winn

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

Kayla Reyneke enjoyed a dream debut with bat and ball as the Proteas Women secured a five-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first T20 International (T20I) in Potchefstroom on Tuesday. The win handed the hosts a 1-0 series lead with two matches remaining. Reyneke produced the best bowling figures by a Proteas Women debutant, returning 2/13 in her four overs to help restrict Pakistan to 180/9, despite a career-best knock of 90 off 41 balls from Fatima Sana. The 20-year-old th

Flexbrands Knights secured the Division 2 4-Day Series title after their final against Eastern Storm ended in a draw at the Mangaung Oval, as Gihahn Cloete's double century led the way. The left-handed Cloete struck a formidable 210 off 367 deliveries that helped the Knights into a dominant position in their first innings. Patrick Botha added 96 as the pair put together 189 for the second wicket. Eastern Storm were first to bat but struggled to build sustained partnerships ag