Matthew ‘Matt’ Sates has become World Champion, after his brilliant performance on Tuesday evening in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley (IM) Final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Matt won in 1:50.15. Watch below. It’s a new African record, and puts Matt only second on the all-time list behind American legend Ryan […]

The Springbok Sevens team were knocked out of the Cup competition at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens in one of the cruellest of ways as Samoa beat them by 10-7 with a golden penalty goal in extra time of their semi-final at the DHL Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Scores were level at 7-7 at the […]

South African golfer Ockie Strydom has today (Sunday) won the Alfred Dunhill Championship, his first DP World Tour title. It’s an emotional victory for Ockie and his family. He thanked his host (Brian) who has been amazing during the tournament, and said “my wife is probably crying at home. My parents are probably crying at […]

The Springbok Sevens team – the only unbeaten side left in the men’s competition at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens – safely qualified for the semi-finals at DHL Stadium with a 21-14 quarter-final win over Great Britain. The Blitzboks took revenge for last weekend’s pool defeat to the British in Dubai, although they ended up […]

DOHA (Reuters) – Morocco wrote World Cup history on Saturday night as the first African and Arab country to reach the tournament’s semi-finals, continuing their surprise run in Qatar with a shock 1-0 victory over the highly fancied Portugal. By Mark Gleeson. FIFA said: “A moment in time, A moment in history. The FIRST-EVER African nation to […]

Long after the final whistle had been blown the South African netball players were still celebrating their gold medal victory over Zambia at the Region 5 Games on Saturday. By GARY LEMKE in Lilongwe. Presentations were done to the backdrop of a noisy and appreciative crowd, while the Team SA players enjoyed the attention of […]

Five South African franchises will enter new rugby territory on Saturday when they take to the field in the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions in a watershed moment for SA rugby. The Emirates Lions will get their first taste of European action against the Dragons in their EPCR […]

Springbok rugby star Sbu Nkosi, who was reported missing over two weeks ago, has been found safe and sound! The Blue Bulls Company said they and the “Vodacom Bulls family” are happy to confirm that the contracted player has been located. Nkosi was found today (Monday 5 December) at 14h02, following the club’s lengthy and […]

AL KHOR, Qatar (Reuters) – England may have triumphed tonight on the field in Qatar, but it was Senegal that won the hearts of FIFA World Cup fans around the world. Even the BBC tweeted after the match, in which England won 3-0: “What a great run for the African champions!” England overcame a pedestrian […]

(Reuters) – Home favourite Thriston Lawrence held off a spirited charge from Frenchman Clement Sordet to win the DP World Tour’s South African Open by one shot in Johannesburg on Sunday. It was an emotional rollercoaster, with Lawrence admitting afterwards that it was “unbelievable, unbelievable. I want to cry. I’ve got no words.” The win […]

Springbok rugby winger Sbu Nkosi has been missing for three weeks. The Blue Bulls Company said in a statement that Nkosi, who signed with the Vodacom Bulls in May this year, “has been absent without leave for the past three weeks”. UPDATE 5 DECEMBER 2022: Missing Springbok rugby player Sbu Nkosi has been found safe […]

Gymnast Alejandra Morales Martinez is considered one of the brightest gymnastics talents in South Africa and she was given another accolade with the announcement that she would carry the flag for Team SA at the opening ceremony of the Region V Games in Lilongwe, Malawi, on Friday. The young gymnast celebrated her 14th birthday last […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show on Sunday 4 December in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 6 December if you’re abroad. Rugby Rumpus Intense and full of drama, rugby union is one of the globe’s biggest […]

Springbok flyhalf Damian Willemse and utility forward Franco Smith reflected on the positives from their Castle Lager Outgoing Tour as the Boks wrapped up their campaign with a strong 27-13 victory against England at Twickenham on Saturday, which saw them head back to South Africa with two impressive victories and two marginal defeats. After an […]

Award-winning bass-baritone Simon Shibambu filled South Africans with pride on Saturday night as he performed the South African national anthem, Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika, at Twickenham in London, ahead of the England vs South Africa match… and sang with his whole heart. SAPeople contributor Ronel van Zyl, who has been following Simon’s burgeoning career, said: “Just […]

Teenager Micheala Ohlson, from Ocean View, has been selected to play for South Africa at the All Africa Under-19 tournament in Mauritius next month. 18-year-old Micheala Ohlson from Ocean View has been selected to represent South Africa at the All Africa Under-19 tournament in Mauritius. Ohlson has been playing badminton since she was ten years […]

Hundreds of athletes from across the country gathered in Polokwane, Limpopo at the weekend to compete in this year’s National Special Olympics South Africa Summer Games. Founded in 1991, Special Olympics South Africa provides sports training and competitions for adults and children with intellectual disabilities. During the national games, athletes competed against each other in […]

Japan’s fans are making as much news around the world as their team did with its historic 2-1 win against Germany in the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday. Photos and videos have gone viral showing the disciplined Japanese fans cleaning up their mess in the stadium, before going out to party and celebrate. FIFA said: […]

They’ve never been in a Springbok team that have beaten England at Twickenham, and on Saturday Malcolm Marx and Damian de Allende will look to change that when the sides meet in what is expected to be an epic encounter in their final Castle Lager Outgoing Tour match. The last time the Springboks defeated England […]

Statistically – and for many Lionel Messi fans, emotionally – Saudi Arabia’s win today over Argentina in Qatar is the most unexpected and biggest World Cup shock ever. Data company Nielsen Gracenot has rated Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 victory in Al Rayyan, Qatar, as statistically the biggest shock in World Cup history since the United States […]

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A man jumped into a river in South Africa full of crocodiles to get tickets for 2010’s World Cup, a Uruguay player returned to the field just after suffering a heart attack and a Russian couple broke up after arguing over who was the better player, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. […]

Seven sensational second-half tries, with Kurt-Lee Arendse grabbing a brace in a Man of the Match performance, saw the Springboks record a 63-21 win over Italy in Genoa on Saturday, to get their first victory of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour this month. The big win was the Springboks’ first of their tour of the […]

An awesome South African, Theo Bierman, is taking on TWO full Ironman triathlon distances back to back, today (Friday 18 Nov) and tomorrow! And like Superman, he’s doing this epic feat – covering 452km in 2 days – to help make the world a better place. Theo is one of the co-founders of the beautiful […]

(Reuters) – South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been handed a two-game ban from all match-day activities by World Rugby after tweets he posted that were perceived to be critical of referees. Erasmus returned this month from a near year-long stadium suspension following his infamous 62-minute video critique of Australian referee Nic Berry […]

World Rugby this week unveiled the shortlists for the prestigious World Rugby Awards 2022, which will be presented in Monaco this Sunday, 20 November, with South African expat, Princess Charlene of Monaco, in attendance. South Africa’s Lukhanyo Am is one of the nominees, as well as Nomawethu Mabenge who is up for her try in […]