Lions captain Warren Whiteley has been ruled out for six to eight weeks with a torn left pectoral muscle, another injury setback for the Springbok loose-forward. Whiteley sustained the injury in the first half of Saturday’s  19-17 Super Rugby loss to the Stormers, with his diagnosis confirmed by the team on Monday. The 31-year-old will […]

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa – Sri Lanka’s historic 2-0 test series victory over South Africa had seemed somewhat fanciful when they arrived in some disarray and on a long losing streak, but now they leave as the first Asian side to win a series in the country. South Africa had whitewashed Pakistan 3-0 at the […]

JOHANNESBURG – The South Africa’s rugby union (SARU) says it will scrap a rule that requires overseas-based players to have at least 30 test caps to be eligible for Springboks selection… as part of a “radical” overhaul of its contracting system. The 30-cap rule was instituted at the start of 2017 in an attempt to […]

Sri Lanka seamer Kasun Rajitha grabbed two wickets as South Africa limped to 91 for five at tea on day two of the second and final test at St George’s Park on Friday as the game continues to move forward at pace. The home side has an overall lead of 159, but suffered a massive […]

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final test against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Thursday. The home side have handed a debut to all-rounder Wiaan Mulder, 21, who comes in for the injured Vernon Philander in the only […]

The Department of Women has lauded government’s efforts to support South Africa’s star athlete Caster Semenya through her legal challenge of the International Association of Athletics Federation’s ruling. The department said it is appalled at the IAAF ruling, which expects certain athletes to reduce natural testosterone levels through artificial chemical processes. The federation wants women […]

Caster Semenya has said the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) breached confidentiality regulations ahead of her appeal hearing on Monday where she is fighting for her athletics future. The South African 800-metres double Olympic champion is seeking to overturn a new set of IAAF regulations that are aimed at lowering the testosterone levels of […]

Debutant spinner Lasith Embuldeniya took five wickets as Sri Lanka produced a strong fightback with the ball to set up a victory chase on day three of the first test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Friday. The impressive Embuldeniya claimed 5-66 and sparked a South Africa collapse as the hosts were bowled out for […]

The South African government has launched the #NaturallySuperior campaign which aims to rally behind golden girl Caster Semenya. The campaign will target various eminent people, sectors of the local and global community as well as human rights organisations to join in condemning and opposing International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulations. Its mandate, according to […]

South African international front-rower Steven Kitshoff will miss at least the first month of Super Rugby after suffering a hamstring injury in preparation for this year’s competition. The injury, suffered in a warm-up game last week, has proven more severe than first anticipated, said Stormers coach Robbie Fleck on Thursday. “The outcome with him and […]

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and elected to bowl in the first test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Wednesday. The tourists decided to have first use of a lively looking surface in partly cloudy conditions on an opening morning. Sri Lanka handed a debut to spinner Lasith Embuldeniya but have also […]

South Africa will be expected to continue their recent dominance over touring sides when they host ailing Sri Lanka in a two-test series starting at Kingsmead on Wednesday. Their recent 3-0 sweep of Pakistan was South Africa’s seventh successive home test series victory, a run that included a triumph over number one ranked India and […]

Duane Vermeulen’s return to South Africa comes as a major boost to the Super Rugby hopes of the Bulls and the bulky Springbok loose forward believes he can make a major difference as they look to turn around their fortunes. The powerful number eight signed a two-year deal with the Pretoria franchise, who beat off […]

Pieter-Steph du Toit was named the South African Rugby Player of the Year for 2018 on Thursday, the second time in three years the versatile forward has won the award. He is only the fifth player to win it twice, edging out fellow Springboks Aphiwe Dyanyti, Franco Mostert, Handre Pollard and last year’s winner, Malcolm […]

David Miller gave a renowned exhibition of his power hitting game and Babar Azam responded with a batting master class of the highest quality as the Proteas and Pakistan produced another white ball special at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Sunday that will long be remembered. Miller celebrated his captaincy debut by being named Man […]

Quinton de Kock scored a rapid half-century as South Africa defeated Pakistan by seven wickets at Newlands to claim the five-match one-day series 3-2 on Wednesday. Opener De Kock bludgeoned 83 from 58 balls as South Africa chased down their victory target of 241 with 10 overs remaining for a convincing win that will be […]

Madibaz cricketer Lutho Sipamla was “surprised and shocked” to get a call-up to the Proteas cricket team, but is determined to make the most of the opportunity. The 20-year-old fast bowler, who is in the second year of a business management degree, was named on Friday in the national squad for the three-match Twenty20 series […]

 South Africa captain Faf du Plessis picked hosts England and 2011 champions India as the title favourites for this year’s Cricket World Cup and said his side will go into the tournament with lowered expectations, which could work to their advantage. South Africa’s World Cup adventures have often ended in unfortunate circumstances — including falling […]

A 19-year-old teenager was tragically killed by lightning in Gauteng, South Africa, on Saturday late afternoon. A younger teen, who was reportedly sitting beside him under a tree, was also struck and is recovering in hospital. According to NSRI Gauteng Station Commander, Gerhard Potgieter, the tragic incident occurred yesterday at around 17h00 during a National […]

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has been suspended for four matches for breaching the anti-racism code in Tuesday’s second one-day international against South Africa, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday. Sarfraz’s on-field taunt in Urdu was caught by stump microphones but he denied that they were aimed at South Africa all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo, or […]

Thirty Four year old South African cyclist Daryl Impey is the first rider in the 21 year history of the Santos Tour Down Under to win the men’s race back-to-back. The six stage race – which he won on Sunday – is the biggest cycle tour in the Southern Hemisphere, and was held in and […]

Seven years ago at the age of 3, Ubuko Mpotulo from East London had both his legs and a finger amputated after being diagnosed with Meningococcal Septicaemia.  This condition caused damage to his blood vessels, narrowing of his arteries and ultimately the cutting off of the blood supply, resulting in the amputations. Despite coming from […]

CAPE TOWN – Popular South Africa flyhalf Pat Lambie admitted to both disappointment and relief after announcing his retirement from rugby at the age of 28 due to on-going concussion issues. A fit Lambie would in all likelihood have been part of the Springbok squad at the World Cup in Japan later this year but […]

Captain Warren Whiteley has returned to training with South African Super Rugby side the Lions after suffering a calf injury with the Springboks in November, coach Swys de Bruin said. The 31-year-old, who has been plagued with injury setbacks since being named Bok captain in 2017, hurt himself while touring with the national side in […]

South Africa’s Kevin Anderson has shockingly been knocked out of the Australian Open in four sets, going down to Frances Tiafoe, who is ranked only 39th in the world. Anderson is currently the fifth seed. In a devastating blow to Anderson (and all his South African fans), the US player was able to beat him […]