Watch below as this video captures perfectly the incredible precision of South Africa’s Springboks as they bore down on Japan on Sunday, beating the hosts 26-3 and powering through to the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2019. The Rugby World Cup posted this video on Monday. It’s already been viewed over half a million […]

CAPE TOWN – There is no quick fix for South Africa’s ailing Test team in the wake of their demoralising series whitewash in India, captain Faf du Plessis said, as retirements, defections abroad and an under-performing domestic scene drag them into mediocrity. South Africa were thrashed in all three matches and look a shadow of […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa has been crowned the 2019 Africa Netball Cup Champions in a clean sweep in a tournament in which South Africa remained unbeaten throughout! It’s the first time SA has secured the award in a decade. The South African national netball team beat Zambia in the final match to win that […]

Shortly after receiving her South African colours for chess, Amahle Zenzile (11) from Crossroads, Cape Town has been invited to once again represent South Africa at the African Youth Chess Tournament to be held in Namibia. Two years ago, Amahle – who lives with her grandmother – started playing chess for the Crossroads Chess Club. […]

The Premier League is arguably the best in the world, packed with the finest players on the planet. All the biggest transfers seem to happen around England’s top flight, with an Inside World Football article confirming that £1.41bn (ZAR 26.3bn) was spent over the summer of 2019. It’s been a while since South Africa made an impression […]

Japan were beaten up and bundled out of the World Cup on Sunday but whatever happens over the next two weeks will have to be pretty special for the Brave Blossoms to be displaced as the symbol of the ninth edition of rugby’s showpiece tournament. Their run to the quarter-finals of the first World Cup […]

TOKYO – There was never any shortage of courage, but not even the bravest of blossoms could punch through Springbok brawn on Sunday as South Africa reached the Rugby World Cup semi-finals by beating Japan 26-3 and ending their dream run at their home tournament. In what was a first World Cup quarter-final for the […]

TOKYO – Japan will focus on playing their own brand of rugby against the physical game of South Africa in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final, the hosts’ attack coach Tony Brown said on Saturday. The Springboks, under coach Rassie Erasmus, have returned to their traditional strengths at the set-piece and attempt to dominate opponents in […]

Tennis great Roger Federer has shown his support for South Africa, his mother’s homeland, by sending a video message wishing the Springboks good luck as they face Japan in the Rugby World Cup quarter finals. Watch below as Springbok captain Siya Kolisi reacts to the message during an interview with CNN. Federer, who has both […]

Senegalese professional football player, Sadio Mané, who plays for legendary club Liverpool, is making Africa incredibly proud this week with his attitude to fame and fortune. Quotes from the interview are being published around the world and going viral on social media. While so many football stars are notorious for showing off their glamorous jet-set […]

The Ndlovu Youth Choir surprised fans at the Mall of Africa on Monday with a brilliant performance of Shosholoza… that is yet again inspiring South Africans everywhere. The Ndlovu Youth Choir, who recently flew the flag internationally on America’s Got Talent, dedicated the goosebump performance to the Springboks who are currently playing in the Rugby […]

South Africa won the 2019 Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens tournament, beating Kenya 15-14 in the final match on Sunday in Tunisia. South Africa and Kenya are both now entitled to participate in a qualification tournament for the World Rugby Sevens Series. The day started at 09:30 with South Africa beating Morocco 42-00. South Africa next […]

MUMBAI – India maintained their formidable home record by (unfortunately!) crushing South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the second test at Pune to clinch the three-test series with a match to spare on Sunday. Made to follow on, South Africa were bundled out for 189 in their second innings in a little […]

South African wheelchair athlete Ernst Francois van Dyk raced into third position on Sunday 13 October 2019 at the Chicago Marathon in the Men’s Wheelchair Race. It’s an incredible feat considering Van Wyk only arrived in Chicago on the eve of the competition! With no mention of jetlag, a very positive Van Wyk wrote on […]

KOBE, Japan – South Africa midfield back Damian de Allende is unlikely to abandon his conservative playing style any time soon with the World Cup quarter-finals a week away and defences adept at shutting down attacking options out wide. Inside centre de Allende has been given the green light by his coaches to play more […]

VIENNA – Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge made athletics history on Saturday when he became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours, stretching the limits of human endeavour and passing a milestone few thought could be reached for decades if at all. Guided by green laser beams shone onto the road and helped […]

South Africa’s Giniel de Villiers has won the 2019 Rallye du Maroc in a Toyota vehicle, in what was crucial preparation for the 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. The 47-year-old South African ensured that he goes into the world’s toughest off-road race in January on a big high with a comprehensive victory margin of […]

KOBE, Japan – South Africa are not quite where coach Rassie Erasmus wants them to be heading into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals next week, he said on Friday, but they are training under pressure to replicate knockout rugby. South Africa have finished runners-up in Pool B after they lost 23-13 to the All Blacks […]

TOKYO – Rugby World Cup organisers were forced to call off matches for the first time in the tournament’s 32-year history on Thursday – eliminating Italy as a result – saying the risk from Typhoon Hagibis made hosting them an impossibility on safety grounds. Italy’s game against New Zealand in Toyota and England’s match against […]

South African expat tennis player Kevin Anderson has announced the birth of his and Kelsey’s first child, a baby daughter born over 10 days ago. In a short message on social media on Wednesday evening (SA time), Kevin said: “We are so happy to say that Keira O’Neal Anderson joined us on Sept 27th.” The […]

As South Africa’s Springbok rugby team vies for victory in the 2019 Rugby World Cup tournament, it is worthwhile to reflect on the historical substance of sports unity since 1994. South Africa held its first democratic elections in 1994. In mainstream history and school textbooks this represented a turning point that brought unity to South […]

KOBE, JAPAN – Third-string scrumhalf Cobus Reinach scored a hat-trick of tries in 11 minutes as South Africa celebrated their 500th test by storming into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a 66-7 victory – including 10 tries – over Canada on Tuesday. The Springboks ran in six tries in the first half hour at […]

South Africa are expected to breeze past Canada in Tuesday’s Rugby World Cup match but while the Springboks see the game as a chance to rest key players ahead of the knockout stages, captain Siya Kolisi is happy not to have been left on the sidelines. After a knee injury had threatened to rule him out of […]

KOBE – South African expat winger DTH van der Merwe will make a record 15th Rugby World Cup appearance for Canada when he lines up against his native South Africa in their Pool B clash at the Kobe Stadium on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Van der Merwe will move past Rod Snow and Jamie Cudmore on […]

MUMBAI – Fast bowler Mohammed Shami picked up a five-wicket haul while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took four in South Africa’s second innings to bowl India to a comprehensive 203-run victory in the opening test at Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Chasing an improbable 395 for a win, South Africa, resuming the final day on 11 for […]