South Africans have reacted to the mega-whitewash that took place Saturday in Albany, New Zealand… where the mighty All Blacks thrashed the Springboks 57-0. When faced with the humiliating defeat, of course South Africans have brought out their humour. See below… Today’s score was South Africa’s worst defeat in its history (in other words 111 […]

CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA (CSA) says it has heard with shock and deep sadness of the passing of two of its coaches, and the critical injuries to two others in an incident in Laudium last night. The two deceased are Given Nkosi, 24, and Charlson Maseko, 26, both Laudium Cricket Club coaches, while those seriously injured […]

In what was in effect a rubber-stamping of an agreement reached in July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the 2024 Olympic Games to Paris, France, and the 2028 Games to Los Angeles in the United States. With the IOC members gathered for an official session in Lima, Peru, IOC president Thomas Bach made […]

Two photos of an incident at the South African Cross Country Champs this weekend are sweeping social media… with their perfect display of what a true champion constitutes. In a beautiful gesture of Ubuntu and good sportsmanship, a competing athlete gave up his own chance of doing well in order to help another – from […]

Standing 2.03 metres tall, Kevin Anderson was the tallest man to ever play a Grand Slam tennis final but that’s where the brave South African’s advantage ended as he was swept away in straight sets by the hurricane force that was Rafael Nadal in the US Open on Sunday evening. Spain’s Nadal won 6-3 6-3 […]

They first met when they were both 12-years-old. Eager young tennis players at the Junior Nike Masters in Stuggart, with hopes and dreams of one day playing the world circuit. Fast forward 19 years, and both South Africa’s Kevin Anderson and Spain’s Rafael Nadal have made their dreams come true. But tonight they both have […]

In a repeat of the 2016 result, South Africans Hank McGregor and Andrew Birkett gave the host nation a perfect one-two in the men’s K1 events at the ICF Canoe World Marathon Championships at Camps Drift on Saturday. After the finish, an unusually emotional McGregor paid homage to both the home crowd and his support […]

Since many people are arguing online about which South Africans have or have not played in the Final at the US Open, and since we’re all very excited about Kevin Anderson’s match against Spaniard Rafael Nadal in New York on Sunday, here are a few stats that may help: Kevin Anderson is the first South […]

South African expat and former tennis champion, Johan Kriek, has updated his Facebook timeline with a fantastic trip down memory lane… as he escapes Hurricane Irma (which is heading for his home in Florida), and returns to the US Open to support fellow SA expat Kevin Anderson as he steps onto the court at Arthur Ashe […]

The Springboks proved themselves Saturday in Australia, by pulling off a draw against the Wallabies. And if they’d been just a little less sloppy in the first half, they may even have won it… but it gave them an opportunity to give us a thrilling match as they clawed their way back from 20-10 down. […]

Kevin Anderson became the first South African to reach the US Open final in the Open era… and his reward is a match against world No1 Rafael Nadal on Sunday in New York. (More info here about the Open era and South African tennis players.) Anderson reached the first Grand Slam final of his career […]

Richard Wright may have terminal cancer, but this morning he just landed in the UK, ready to compete in one of the most challenging races in the world – Ironman Wales. And he’s doing it to raise money for rhino and children with cancer. He may be terminal, but as this incredible South African points […]

Kevin Anderson has become the second South African to reach the US Open semi-finals in the Open era, winning his match against American Sam Querrey at Flushing Meadows. The US Open tweeted that Anderson was the first South African to reach this milestone, but actually he’s the second – Johan Kriek played in the 1980 […]

SA Rugby has announced that Land Rover is the latest blue-chip company to back the Springboks – as an associate sponsor and official vehicle partner of SA Rugby. The class-leading vehicle manufacturer has signed a three-year partnership, which will see Land Rover support the Boks’ Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign, of which Land Rover are […]

Caster Semenya delivered another remarkable performance on Sunday to set a new world-best over the seldom-run 600-metre distance at the penultimate leg of the IAAF World Challenge series in Berlin, Germany. Turning out as the lone South African representative in Berlin, Semenya enjoyed a gun-to-tape victory, completing the race in 1min 21.77sec. She obliterated the […]

The Springboks pulled off their fifth Test win in a row, in Argentina on Saturday… and scored their most points in 2017 so far with a 41-23 bonus point victory over the Pumas in Salta. It’s Springbok coach Allister Coetzee’s first win away from home. Coetzee praised the team’s planning and the players’ conditioning. Siya […]

South Africa’s world long jump champion Luvo Manyonga and 800m champion Caster Semenya ended their seasons unbeaten, with two sparkling performances at the Weltklasse meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday night. Manyonga won the long jump with a leap of 8.49 metres on his fourth jump, one centimetre further than his world championships winning distance […]

In a first for the Currie Cup, fans at the Western Province and Sharks match at Newlands on Saturday will be captured on FANCAM and be able to tag themselves in a high-resolution picture on social media. Described as the ‘ultimate crowd selfie’, the FANCAM technology was developed in South Africa and over the past […]

Springbok coach, Allister Coetzee, said he was pleased with the performance of his squad following their 37-15 win over Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, but warned that further improvement in key areas will be needed if they want to build momentum in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. The Boks scored […]

Crowned world long jump champion in London last week, Luvo Manyonga, has had his sights set on the world record for quite some time now and maybe on Wednesday in France he’ll help South African athletics to yet another high. Height (or rather altitude) is certainly going to make this one unique world record attempt. […]

South Africa’s Jordy Smith has moved to the top of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) rankings after posting a career-best third place finish in the Billabong Pro Tahiti on Sunday. The 28-year-old Durbanite, who started the event ranked at number three, recorded hard-fought victories over Conner Coffin (US) and reigning WSL champion […]

South African professional triathlete James Cunnama has won the prestigious Iron Man triathlon, held for the first time in Hamburg, Germany on Sunday 13 August 2017. Known as the “toughest triathlon in the world”, James (34) completed the race in eight hours and 36 seconds… 22 minutes ahead of the closest contender (Horst Reichel from […]

Caster Semenya capped a superb 2017 IAAF World Championships campaign for South Africa by capturing the team’s third gold medal in London on Sunday night… writes MARK ETHERIDGE. The two-time Olympic 800-metre medallist was a consummate winner of the two-lapper as she clocked a personal best and world-leading 1min 55.16sec. American Ajee Wilson and Semenya’s […]

South Africa’s hopes of going through to the women’s 4×400-metre relay at the World Championships in London had an early setback on Saturday… writes MARK ETHERIDGE.   After Olympian Justine Palframan had got the quartet off to a bright start, the KwaZulu-Natal athlete looked to tire in the final straight and handed the baton over […]

Olympic champion Caster Semenya set herself up for IAAF World Championships gold in London on Friday night, winning her semi-final at a canter… writes MARK ETHERIDGE. Semenya clocked 1min 59.90sec to beat Poland’s Angelika Cichocka into second spot (1:59.32). American Charlene Lipsey who had looked so good in the heats, took the field through the […]