South African-British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has made front page news in the UK, bringing much needed attention to the plight of the English Channel. Pugh, South Africa’s well known ocean advocate, completed #TheLongSwim of the English Channel yesterday. He didn’t just cross it like ‘normal’ people. He swam the entire LENGTH of the Channel. […]

In a brutal opening day first round match, South African Kevin Anderson came from behind to win a five-set thriller against American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (7/4) 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-4 to move into the second round of the US Open in New York late on Monday evening. But first-time US Open qualifier Lloyd Harris wasn’t […]

Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, described the Springboks’ 32-19 defeat to Argentina in the second round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, on Saturday evening (SA time) in Mendoza, as embarrassing. A resurgent Pumas team defeated the Springboks in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas following a 27-7 […]

NEW YORK – The U.S. Open offers South African Kevin Anderson a shot at redemption as he bids to claim his first Grand Slam title after twice coming heartbreakingly close in the last 12 months. Anderson burst through the tournament to make his Grand Slam final debut at Flushing Meadows last year at the age […]

South African expat and super tennis player Kevin Anderson – who made it to the Wimbledon Finals this year – has congratulated South Africa’s rising tennis star – Lloyd Harris – for qualifying for the US Open this year. Anderson tweeted: “Well done @lloydharris63 on qualifying for the #usopen and a first Grand Slam main […]

Luvo Manyonga was in a class of his own as he soared to an IAAF Diamond League meeting long jump record of 8.54m in Birmingham, England on Saturday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. South Africa’s world and Commonwealth Games champion opened with a solid 8.42 at the Alexander Stadium. That was followed by two no-jumps before he […]

Namibians are celebrating tonight as its national rugby team – the Welwitschias – secured a coveted spot in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan! They will join South Africa in Pool B. The team played Kenya in Windhoek on Saturday during their final 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup clash… which was also a qualifier […]

South Africa’s Springboks beat Argentina’s Pumas 34-21 – scoring six tries which earned the Boks a bonus point – at King’s Park in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday, winning the opening test of the Rugby Championship. It wasn’t looking great at half-time with the Pumas leading 14-10 in what has become an uncomfortable slow-burn trend with […]

DURBAN – Siya Kolisi says he has settled into his role as captain of South Africa after his whirlwind appointment in June and is looking for a strong start when the Springboks host Argentina in their Rugby Championship opener at King’s Park on Saturday. Kolisi, the first black captain of the Bok test team in […]

South African expat Kevin Anderson (32) and Novak Djokovic (31) have been knocked out of the Men’s Doubles tournament in Canada… but Anderson remains at the Rogers Cup, as he blasted his way into the Singles semi-finals in Montreal earlier today. Anderson tweeted after the pair’s loss in the quarter-finals tonight: “It was an honour […]

Just a month ago they were rivals on opposite sides of the court at Wimbledon, but this week they’re playing together in Canada… and acing it! South African tennis player Kevin Anderson and Serbian partner Novak Djokovic have reached the quarter-finals of the doubles at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Tennis South Africa said: “The […]

Kenya’s former 400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett has died in a road accident aged 28, the country’s ministry of sports and heritage said on Wednesday. Bett died in Nandi county, north west Kenya after his car hit bumps and rolled into a ditch. He was on his way to visit a friend, less than […]

South African Under-20 flyhalf Damian Willemse is one of three uncapped players included in the Springbok squad for the Rugby Championship, with the Lions quartet of Malcolm Marx (hooker), Warren Whiteley (No 8), Ross Cronje (scrumhalf) and Lionel Mapoe (centre) also back in the Bok fold for the first time this season. Rassie Erasmus, SA […]

Ever-dominant Caster Semenya was the highlight of the South African action on the final day of the African Championships in Asaba, Nigeria on Sunday. Semenya added to her 400m gold that she won earlier in the competition, and broke the 800m Africa record as she clipped 0.30 seconds off Mozambican Maria Mutola’s 1993 African 800m […]

Led by Caster Semenya, South Africa produced another dominant performance on Friday’s third day of the 21st CAA African Senior Championships, raking in another nine medals as they extended their lead at the top of the overall table in Asaba, Nigeria. Semenya again showed her class by smashing the South African record in the 400m […]

Thousands of sports fans around the world have voted South African rugby player Siya Kolisi as winner of the July  Laureus Sporting Moment of the Month competition. This means he will be a contender for the annual award. Kolisi’s ‘moment’ came when he stepped onto the field in Johannesburg in June 2018, as the first […]

ASABA, Nigeria – South Africa’s Commonwealth Games champion Akani Simbine won the men’s 100 metres at the African Championships on Thursday. Simbine won his race into a headwind in 10.25 seconds. ‘For me, it is marvellous,’ he said. ‘I know for now I am going to represent Africa in the Continental Cup so this made […]

Congratulations to 22-year-old South African rider, Wade Young who has become the youngest ever winner of the epic five-day Red Bull Romaniacs… in Romania. Watch below. This is the biggest victory to date for the professional Enduro/offroad motorcycle rider, who became the youngest winner ever of the Roof of Africa when he was just 16, […]

An eight-year-old South African golfing phenomenon from Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, will be heading to the USA to compete in the Kids Golf World Championship in North Carolina this week. Traigh Pathon will join more than 1,400 kids from around the world. They’re all aged 12 and under… and they’re all […]

(Reuters) – NBA players with direct ties to Africa will play a world team in the third NBA Africa Game next month in Pretoria, South Africa, the National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association announced on Friday. In honour of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, it will be played in support […]

A young teenage girl from George in South Africa has won hearts and broken records at the Down Syndrome World Swimming Championships in Canada. Thirteen-year-old Minke Janse van Rensburg from the Southern Cape – who was the youngest competitor at the competition – broke both Africa and World records at the competition! According to SABC News […]

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi picked up four wickets each to set up South Africa’s five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at Dambulla on Sunday. Rabada, who took 4-41, inflicted the early damage while left-arm spinner Shamsi provided the late breakthroughs with his […]

South Africa’s Lions are through to the Super Rugby Final for the third year in a row! They will meet New Zealand’s Crusaders next Saturday, 4 August, after both won their home semi-final matches yesterday, Saturday. Yesterday the Lions scored a whopping six tries in their 44-26 win over the Waratahs, while the Crusaders beat […]

Hawaiian surfer Koa Smith (23) caught the ride of his life, surfing nearly a mile (1.5km) in two minutes on one of the world’s top waves – on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. Koa stayed standing for EIGHT barrels on the same one wave, as drone pilot Chris Rogers captured the action on video! As […]

Commonwealth Games long jump champion Luvo Manyonga continued his fine form with a meeting record victory at the IAAF Diamond League event in London on Sunday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. Manyonga led South Africa 1-2 as fellow Commonwealth medallist Ruswahl Samaai took silver. Manyonga won his third consecutive London long jump contest with the season’s best 8.58-metre […]