Following World Rugby’s announcement that Rassie Erasmus and SA Rugby will face a misconduct hearing, the organisation said in a statement that it has “noted the charges brought by World Rugby and will respond through the designated channels”. SA Rugby said it will issue no further comment until the process is complete. While the Springboks […]

Wayde van Niekerk has expressed his extreme disappointment at exiting the men’s 400m at the semi-final stage at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics… writes Gary Lemke in Tokyo. Van Niekerk said in the immediate aftermath: “Obviously I’m very disappointed with the run. I expected more from myself, but it didn’t work out how I’d like it […]

Four-hundredths of a second, how quick is that? Literally the blink of an eye? And that’s what separated Akani Simbine from winning a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics… writes GARY LEMKE in Tokyo. Afterwards, Simbine took to social media and tweeted:  “4th place. Probably one of the worst places to finish in a race. […]

The Springboks rebounded in impressive fashion at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, beating the British & Irish Lions 27-9 to draw level in the Castle Lager Lions Series. The convincing win by South Africa, in which they outscored the Lions two tries to nil and improved vastly in their aerial game, means that next weekend’s […]

Akani Simbine is right where he wants to be. In lane four in his heat later on Saturday as he starts his build-up to be crowned the fastest man on earth on Sunday evening… by GARY LEMKE in Tokyo. Thinking that Simbine might win the men’s 100m gold medal at these Tokyo 2020 Olympics is […]

His name stands for perfection, fighting spirit and passion – Michael Schumacher is still widely considered to be the best racing driver of all time. He went from humble beginnings to the top of Formula 1 and dominated it for many years – with seven world championship titles and a total of 91 victories. The […]

Gold for Tatjana Schoenmaker in a world record time in the women’s 200m breaststroke final. The day won’t get better than that. (Full story and interview with Tatajana on her win here.) The photo above features the moment her fellow South African teammate, competitor and Tuks training partner Kaylene Corbett congratulated her. The look in […]

South Africa’s golden girl Tatjana Schoenmaker has won the 200m Breaststroke final in a world-record breaking time of 2min 18.95sec. “What. A. Moment.” said the Olympics. “An unbelievable swim and a new World Record from Tatjana Schoenmaker in the women’s 200m breaststroke, handing #RSA their first gold medal of #Tokyo2020!” A Golden Girl Who Does […]

SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus has posted a few of his thoughts about the refereeing in the first Test of the British & Irish Lions Tour which the Springboks lost 17-22 in Cape Town, South Africa. In an hour-long video, uploaded by Darren Carlson to YouTube, the former Springboks coach aired his grievances […]

Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett both won their women’s 200m breaststroke semi-finals at the Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday to clinch their spots in the final on Friday… making it the first time since 2000 that South Africa has had two swimmers in any Olympic Final! Former SA Olympic swimmer Penny Heyns said: “Well done girls!! […]

Tatjana Schoenmaker did it again today (Wed 28 July)  – winning her 200m breaststroke heat in 2:19.15, a new Olympic record, at the Tokyo Olympics. A few days ago Schoenmaker unexpectedly broke an Olympic record in her heat for the 100m breaststroke… and went on to win SA’s first Silver medal in the final. In […]

South African surfing champion Bianca Buitendag, who this week won Silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan, has dedicated her medal to her mother in a heartwarming and personal message on social media… as she bids farewell to professional surfing. With the Olympics over, Bianca is bowing out of the competitive sport, after spending […]

Chad le Clos finished fifth in the men’s 200m butterfly final in Wednesday action, while Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio came eighth in the women’s cycling time-trial. Elsewhere, the men’s rugby sevens team will play off for fifth and sixth place later. In women’s hockey, the Netherlands beat Team SA 5-0. CYCLING Women’s Individual Time Trial: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio […]

What turned out a grey day after inclement weather rolled into Japan turned out to have a silver lining for Team SA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Two silver linings in fact, as Tatjana Schoenmaker and Bianca Buitendag opened the country’s medals tally… writes GARY LEMKE in Tokyo For the fifth time in the last eight […]

It was Silver for South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympics in Japan today, while Bianca Buidendag continued her fine form when she reached the final of the women’s surfing… and is now guaranteed Gold or Silver. And SA won their Rugby 7s pool. SWIMMING Tatjana Schoenmaker won […]

Here is a breakdown of all Team SA’s representatives in action at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Tuesday. (All times in brackets denote SA times.) Updated through the day. RUGBY SEVENS Men’s Pool C, South Africa 17 USA 12: South Africa made it a clean sweep of wins in their group when they beat the USA […]

South African surfer Bianca Buitendag is loving the role of being underdog at the Tokyo Olympics, where she has cruised into the quarter-finals. Under the radar, she has come to town without a care in the world, armed with a ready smile, and an attitude that has had her punch a deep hole in the […]

In action on Monday, Tatjana Schoenmaker continued her winning ways to qualify fastest for the final of the women’s 100m breaststroke. Yesterday Tatjana broke an Olympic record in a heat for the 100m. Bianca Buitendag advanced to the women’s surfing quarter-finals. In the men’s triathlon, 2016 Rio bronze medallist Henri Schoeman withdrew during the 10km […]

South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker just unexpectedly set a new Olympic Record in her Women’s 100m Breaststroke heat! From the disappointment of not making the Olympic swim qualifications five years ago for Rio, she has broken a record in her very first swim at an Olympic Games!  “I didn’t expect that at all,” Tatjana said afterwards. […]

The British & Irish Lions outplayed the Springboks in the second half to win the opening Test of the Castle Lager Lions Series by 22-17 at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, claiming a crucial victory in the first of three internationals. Both sides scored one try apiece, but five penalty goals by Dan Biggar and […]

Winning the opening Test of the Castle Lager Lions Series is the only priority for Springbok captain Siya Kolisi as he warned his teammates not to look too far ahead. South Africa will face The British & Irish Lions for the first time in 12 years when they lock horns in the opening Test of […]

Meet the proudly South African designers behind the SA Olympic team’s fabulous outfits at the Opening Ceremony in Tokyo last night. Showcasing their work on the global stage are four young designers from the Durban Fashion Fair mentorship programme. The talented designers are two ladies in their 30s and two guys in their 20s: Mbali Zulu, […]

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics exploded into life on Friday night with a dazzling opening ceremony held at the National Stadium in Tokyo. Despite Covid-19 restrictions which meant that the ceremony was closed to the public, things went off smoothly as a global audience tuned in to watch as the curtain lifted on the Games, a […]

People from around the world – from Athens to Angola, Austria to Australia and Colombia to Canada – tuned in Friday afternoon (SA time) to watch the Tokyo Olympics 2021 Opening Ceremony… except for a guy by the name of Sello M. in South Africa. As viewers everywhere took to social media to praise Japan […]

If you sign up for Showmax Pro before 31 August 2021, you’ll receive two months of access for the price of one.  After more than a year’s wait, the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 kicks off today – 23 July – until 8 August. And whilst the Tokyo 2020 event will be unlike any other Olympic […]