Former Proteas cricketer AB de Villiers has issued a statement Friday in response to the “unjustified criticism” of him during the tournament. He said he has waited until after the Proteas’ World Cup campaign is over so the team could not be distracted. During the dismal tournament – in which SA only won three of […]

After qualifying together for the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations from the same group, time has come for Nigeria and South Africa to rekindle their rivalry once again when they face each other tonight (Wednesday, 10 July 2019) at 21h00 SA time at the Cairo International Stadium, with a place in the final four […]

Former Springbok rugby player James Small has tragically died today – Wednesday 10 July 2019 – from a sudden heart attack. The South African sports legend was 50. The Springboks broke the news on Twitter, saying: “We have some very sad news – former Springbok wing James Small has passed away. #RIPJamesSmall.” According to a […]

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter is keeping Nigeria guessing over the approach he will adopt in Bafana Bafana’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final on Wednesday… after diverting from his usual style in SA’s brilliant 1-0 win over hosts Egypt. Under Baxter, South Africa normally play with a counter-attacking style but the team surprised Egypt on Saturday by diverting from that slightly […]

CAIRO – In an astounding victory for Bafana Bafana, South Africa’s soccer team beat the host – and one of the favourites – Egypt 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. The winning goal, just five minutes before the end of the match, was played by Thembinkosi Lorch. The loss for Egypt was […]

South Africa performed fantastically in their final match of the Cricket World Cup to beat Australia by 10 runs at Old Trafford in Manchester, UK, on Saturday. Man of the Match was Faf du Plessis thanks to his century (100 off 94 balls, 7 fours and 2 sixes), his 151-run partnership with Rassie van der […]

Pretoria golfer Zander Lombard has a chance of becoming the first South African to win the Irish Open in over 80 years! Whilst currently in fourth position, on Friday he carded a solid three-under-par 67… which temporarily put him in the lead halfway through the tournament. Yesterday (Saturday) he fell back, at one point trailing […]

Eight-times Wimbledon champ Roger Federer has confirmed he will play Rafael Nadal in Cape Town, South Africa, at a charity match – Match in Africa 6 – that will benefit children in the area. Tickets will go on sale in September BUT you can register your interest for tickets now – see details below. UPDATE […]

At 15h15 on Tuesday afternoon in London, South African tennis player Lloyd Harris steps onto Centre Court at the world’s most famous tennis tournament – Wimbledon – to take on his childhood idol – and 8-time Wimbledon champ – Roger Federer! A double whammy! But rather than feeling intimidated, the 22-year-old told the ATP Tour […]

Bulls loose forward Marco van Staden was added to South Africa‘s training squad on Monday as doubts remain over the fitness of Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi ahead of the Rugby Championship. Kolisi injured his knee playing for the Stormers in Super Rugby and was initially ruled out for six weeks in late May, though it now seems […]

LONDON – Returning to the lush grasscourts of Wimbledon proved to be just the tonic Kevin Anderson needed on Monday as the 2018 runner-up buried memories of an injury-hit year by easing into the second round with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert. The South African, who had played only three tour-level events […]

Wimbledon tennis championships kicks off today a little more environmentally friendly than ever before… thanks to an anti-plastic campaign by South Africa’s Kevin Anderson. Tennis players who need a replacement racquet will no longer be taking them out of those polythene wrapping bags (pictured above)… which means there will be 4,500 fewer plastic bags for […]

STANFORD, California (Reuters) – Olympic champion Caster Semenya said on Sunday she would not defend her world title in Doha in September if she could not run in the 800 metres because of new testosterone regulations imposed by the sport’s governing body. “If I am not running 800 metres, I’m not running in the world […]

South Africa’s Bongani Zungu scored with a header from a second-half corner to secure a 1-0 win over Namibia on Friday and SA’s first points in Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations. The 68th minute goal will have brought relief more than anything else to the regional giants against SA’s northern neighbours, whose […]

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England – A swarm of bees forced the players of South Africa and Sri Lanka to dive onto the ground during their Cricket World Cup clash at the Riverside Stadium on Friday — but for many on the pitch there was a sense of deja vu. Bees halting international cricket matches is not common, […]

South Africa will have no sides in the semi-finals of Super Rugby for only the second time in 16 years, but it could unfortunately be just the start of the country’s declining fortunes in the competition as teams are decimated by player departures. There have been mitigating circumstances to the failures in 2019 with the […]

South Africa’s cricket players expressed bitter disappointment and even embarrassment after their elimination from the World Cup was ensured by their loss to Pakistan at Lord’s on Sunday but they said they would learn lessons and return stronger. The Proteas’ chances of progressing in the tournament evaporated after they logged their fifth loss in seven […]

South Africa can take inspiration from Sri Lanka’s upset win over hosts England and string together victories to keep their slim World Cup hopes alive, batsman Aiden Markram said on the eve of Sunday’s clash with Pakistan. Sri Lanka’s 20-run victory over the favourites opened up the battle for the semi-final places, giving themselves as […]

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 […]