South African Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi took on Swiss tennis star Roger Federer – briefly – at the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, today. Watch the video below. Yesterday Federer revealed the huge emotion he felt when South Africa won the Rugby World Cup. Rugby fans were blown away last year when […]

Tennis legend Roger Federer was in Namibia yesterday (5 Feb) where he spent time with learning groups and children who are supported by his Roger Federer Foundation. He also met with the Namibian President. Roger was in Namibia in his capacity as President of his Foundation, on his way to South Africa to play in […]

Tennis legend Roger Federer told a delighted press conference at Cape Town International Airport today that “Afrikaans is still on the to do list for me and my kids”. He revealed that he actually understands 20 to 30% of Afrikaans spoken! Although that’s not a huge surprise – Roger’s mother Lynette (nee Durand) is a […]

Tennis legend Roger Federer has arrived in South Africa, a country he loves since his mother is a South African expat and he grew up visiting the country. The Swiss sportsman is here this time for the much-anticipated ‘Match in Africa’ event in Cape Town, that will be held on Friday 7 February – when […]

With violent incidents taking place across South Africa and crime stats resembling those of a war-torn country, in this week’s episode of Carte Blanche the team examines personal safety and questions whether the State should limit a citizen’s right to own firearms. Tonight’s episode (Sunday 2 February) is available on DStv Now if you’re in South […]

Watch below as tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (number one in the world) speak about how they can’t wait to play at the Match in Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, on 7 February. Federer, whose mother is a South African expat, said on Facebook: “I am so excited to be playing my […]

South African comedian and host of the Daily Show, Trevor Noah, has tweeted a challenge to tennis star Roger Federer and businessman Bill Gates regarding the much-anticipated ‘Match in Africa’, to be played on 7 February in Cape Town, which will raise funds for children’s education on the planet. And he’s not joking! Trevor – […]

South Africa’s Natalie du Toit has made it through to the Second Round of the Laureus Sporting Moment category, thanks to South Africans and other fans worldwide voting for her. This award is based purely on votes. Ten of the original 20 moments have been culled, and Du Toit is now in a select group […]

American basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in California, USA. The sportsman – known as ‘Black Mamba’ – was 41-years-old. His 13-year-old daughter sadly also died in the crash, which reportedly killed eight people. (Updated 09h50 SA time.) The tragic news was first reported by TMZ. The helicopter crashed in the […]

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening day of the fourth Test against South Africa at the Wanderers… after he reacted to taunts from a South African spectator. Stokes was found to have breached Article […]

South Africa’s umbrella sports body, SASCOC, has responded to the news that Paralympian wheelchair tennis player Lucas Sithole has been suspended by the International Tennis Federation for two years. In a statement, the Acting President of SASCOC, Barry Hendricks said: ‘This decision comes at a crucial time with seven months to go to Tokyo 2020 […]

South Africa’s Olympic governing body, SASCOC, together with various sporting stakeholders in the country, have ushered in six months to go before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. A press briefing at Olympic House in Johannesburg, outlined SASCOC’s milestones in terms of their preparation to the world’s biggest multi-coded sporting event, the Olympic Games. Some of […]

Kevin Anderson lost his second round match in the men’s singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne, going down in five sets to the 29th seed, Taylor Fritz. Anderson, who is enjoying a strong start to 2020 after injuries resulted in his world ranking slipping to 122, had looked in control against the 22-year-old American, […]

CAPE TOWN – Pieter-Steph du Toit capped off a phenomenal 2019 season last night, adding the prestigious SA Rugby Player of the Year award to his World Rugby Player of the Year accolade, his third win in four years. Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks were also honoured for a brilliant 2019, when they won the […]

It might have been closer than expected, but South Africa’s Kevin Anderson won through to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Earlier, the other South African in the singles draw, Lloyd Harris, went down in straight sets to the 14th seed, Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina. […]

South African tennis player Lloyd Harris’ run of good recent form may have come to an abrupt halt – when he was beaten in the first round of the men’s singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday – but he leaves the tournament on a world ranking high of 72. To be honest, […]

South African bike riders Kirsten Landman and Taye Perry received heroes’ welcomes as they returned to South Africa on Sunday 19 January, the first women from Africa to ever complete the challenging Dakar Rally, which was held in Saudi Arabia from 5 to 17 January. UPDATE: Meet Kirsten and Taye on Carte Blanche tonight, 26 […]

South Africa’s Lloyd Harris claimed another big win at the ATP 250 event in Adelaide, Australia, when he reached the semi-finals to continue his strong run of form in 2020. The 22-year-old from Cape Town took out the No4 seed, Pablo Carrena Busta, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarter-finals and in doing so he looked like […]

Thabo Rateleki had never skied outside of South Africa before but he’s competing at the Youth Winter Games in Lausanne, Switzerland… and flying the flag high for Africa, being one of only two competitors from the continent at the Youth Olympics. In fact, Rateleki had never been on a plane before. But, standing at the […]

South Africa’s Lloyd Harris has continued his strong run of form in Australia by winning through to the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 event in Adelaide. The 22-year-old, who has risen to No91 in the world rankings, got past the No40-ranked player in the world, Laslo Djere, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in their second round match […]

When we’re watching the feats South Africa’s players pull off on-field, it’s hard to believe they’re human! Maybe they’re not … To kick off the Super Rugby season, our rugby heroes show their true colours when they dress in official Marvel kit for the matches on Super Hero Sunday. Showmax subscribers can watch these super-fun […]

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was honoured for his contribution to South Africa’s 2019 Rugby World Cup victory on Tuesday night, being awarded the prestigious Pat Marshall Memorial Award at the annual Rugby Union Writer’s Club dinner in London. Kolisi said it was an honour and thanked everyone for their support of rugby and South Africa […]

Former Paralympic medallist Natalie du Toit has been nominated for the Laureus Sporting Moment of the last 20 years. This year’s Laureus World Sports Awards will celebrate 20 years of the prestigious accolades being awarded to sports stars. In honour of its anniversary, Laureus has narrowed down 20 of the best sporting moments over the […]

Team South Africa has two athletes competing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics which are being held in Lausanne, Switzerland, until 22 January. In making the announcement, governing body SASCOC named Thabo Rateleki and Hanle van der Merwe to compete in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events. They will be accompanied by their coaches, Alex […]

South Africa finished their ATP Cup campaign in Brisbane as runners-up to Serbia in Group A after a comeback victory over France 2-1. Represented by Kevin Anderson, Lloyd Harris, Raven Klaasen, Ruan Roelofse, Kholo Montsi (who broke into the Top 12 IFP Rankings this week) and Jeff Coetzee (captain), the country needed to win 3-0 […]