GEORGE, South Africa – Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has accused the global athletics governing body of using her as a human guinea pig as it emerged that the IAAF had sought to have her declared a “biological male” in proceedings before sport’s highest court. The South African was reacting to the full 163-page […]

CARDIFF – South Africa finally got a World Cup win under their belts as they eased to a nine-wicket triumph over Afghanistan on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals. Leg-spinner Imran Tahir took 4-29, engineering an Afghani collapse after a 75-minute rain break as they were dismissed for 125. Chris Morris […]

JOHANNESBURG – Caster Semenya was invited on Friday to run in an 800m race in Morocco on Sunday – after previously saying she had been denied the right to participate in the event – but the invitation came too late for her to get there, her agent said. Double Olympic champion Semenya said on Thursday […]

On Friday 14 June, Carina Bruwer, contemporary flute player from South Africa and founding member of the award-winning instrumental group Sterling EQ, will attempt to swim 21km from Alicante to Tabarca Island in Spain, in support of Muzukidz, an organisation through which children from poor township families around Cape Town in South Africa are given […]

South Africa’s double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya won the 2,000 metres at the Meeting de Montreuil just outside Paris on Tuesday (June 11) even as she continues to fight the IAAF to be allowed to race her strong suits. Semenya is fighting a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision that supported the […]

Humble South African athlete Gerda Steyn not only broke a record on Sunday with her Comrades Championship run of less than six hours… but in smashing that record, she still took time to keep it tidy while running to victory. Steyn inspired the nation with her run of 5:58:53, over 10 minutes faster than the previous […]

South African kitesurfer Ross-Dillon Player came out on top in an extreme international competition on a wild day in Zandvoort, Netherlands. After a two-year wait, wind and waves finally aligned to create perfect conditions for extreme kitesurfing competition Red Bull Megaloop, with the young South African claiming the 2019 crown. The event was only confirmed […]

South African Charl Schwartzel said on Sunday that he will miss the rest of the PGA Tour season to rehabilite a wrist injury. The 2011 Masters champion has not played since late in April, pulling out of last month’s PGA Championship and this month’s U.S. Open sectional qualifying. “I’ve been forced, due to my wrist […]

South Africa need to put aside the fallout from their decision to overlook AB de Villiers and their injury issues when they face the West Indies in the Cricket World Cup on Monday, said key bowler Kagiso Rabada. It was confirmed last week that De Villiers, regarded as one of the world’s leading batsmen, had approached South Africa captain Faf […]

South African teams’ song and dance arrivals at airports around the world are become famous, and while Banyana Banyana may not have won their opening match at the Women’s World Cup this weekend… they won the hearts of the people! Fox Sports Football page uploaded the following video yesterday saying: “South Africa arriving at their […]

In a thrilling Comrades Marathon today, last year’s winner Bongumusa Mthembu was beaten to the finishing line by Edward Mothibi who won by just 25 seconds; while Gerda Steyn broke a record, becoming the first female to complete the ‘up’ run (Durban to Pietermarizburg) in less than six hours! Watch video below. The Comrades Marathon […]

It’s a big day tomorrow for thousands of entrants (25,000 to be exact) in South Africa’s famous Comrades Marathon… but for two runners the race begins even earlier – tonight! Graham Wells (42) and Gerald Pavel (48) are lining up in Pietermaritzburg this evening to run to Durban, through the night… to then turn around […]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – South Africa’s double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will be able to run in her favoured 800 metres event without medication to lower her testosterone levels until an appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal has been ruled on, the court said on Monday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had ruled the […]

South Africa cannot afford any more mistakes at the World Cup and will need to win almost all their remaining seven games if they hope to qualify for the semi-finals, former all-rounder Jacques Kallis has said. South Africa lost their tournament opener to England by 104 runs before they suffered an upset 21-run defeat against […]

Scottish racing driver David Coulthard treated a big South African crowd to three runs and doughnuts on the streets of Cape Town yesterday… as well as to the most unique rendition of the South African anthem we’ve ever heard! (Watch at bottom of page.) The noise reverberated off the walls of the Castle and Mutual […]

Athletics South Africa (ASA) said on Friday it had joined Caster Semenya’s appeal against the ruling that currently prevents the double Olympic champion from running her preferred distance races unless she takes testosterone-suppressant medication. Semenya announced on Wednesday that she would appeal the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that supported the IAAF’s rule […]

A knee injury initially thought not that serious has ruled South Africa captain Siya Kolisi out of the rest of the Super Rugby season and threatened his participation in the build-up to the World Cup later this year. Kolisi went off towards the end of the first half of last Saturday’s 34-22 home win over […]

England made a confident start to their Cricket World Cup campaign as they crushed South Africa by 104 runs in the tournament opener at The Oval on Thursday. Ben Stokes top-scored with 89 as the hosts made a competitive total of 311 for eight after being sent into bat. Jofra Archer took two early wickets […]

The 2019 Cricket World Cup got underway under bright London skies on Thursday as hosts England were put in to bat by South Africa in the first game of the six-week tournament at The Oval. Both teams have an uncomfortable history with the 50-over tournament, neither having won it, but arrive for the latest edition […]

When South Africa played their first women’s international after readmission to global football in 1993, they were captained by diminutive midfielder Desiree Ellis, who carried the country into a fresh era for female footballers. Now, 26 years on, Ellis is coach of the side and will again be tasked with leading the team into a […]

CARDIFF – South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada conceded feeling rusty in their warm-up match against Sri Lanka but was relieved that he did not feel any pain on his return to action from a back injury. A key cog in South Africa’s bid for a maiden World Cup title, Rabada returned home from the Indian […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa will host England for four tests and a limited overseas series and then Australia in Twenty20 and One Day Internationals in a packed summer programme, Cricket South Africa announced on Friday. England will start their tour with two warm-up matches in December before the first test in Pretoria from Dec. […]

KATHMANDU – The first black African woman to conquer Mount Everest urged fellow Africans to “never give up” on their dreams on Thursday as she set herself a new challenge to scale the highest peaks on seven continents. South African Saray N’kusi Khumalo stood on top of the world’s highest mountain on her fourth attempt […]

CAPE TOWN – Laurian Johannes will become the first woman to coach a national rugby team in South Africa following her appointment to take charge of the country’s Under-20 women’s side, South Africa Rugby said on Tuesday. She will begin next month with two internationals against neighbouring Zimbabwe in Harare. “This is a massive achievement […]

South African athlete Caster Semenya will compete in the 3,000 metres at the Diamond League’s Prefontaine Classic in Stanford, California on June 30, a distance she can race without reducing her testosterone levels. Semenya, who has won two Olympic golds over 800 metres, has been adamant that she will not take medication to lower her […]