World Surf League (WSL) has again this morning had to place a heat on hold at Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, after a shark was spotted by event officials making its way towards the surfers. The WSL said Thursday morning that the shark was spotted from the north heading directly towards the […]

South Africa’s Kevin Anderson has started Wimbledon on a great note, winning in three straight sets against Norbert Gombos on Monday in London. The 32-year-old SA expat beat the Slovakian 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. This evening Kevin tweeted: “Great start to @Wimbledon for me ? Thanks to everyone who came to Court No12 to support!” On […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Just call Roland Garros the warm-up. Four weeks on from her run to the last 16 at the French Open, Serena Williams is back at Wimbledon, having missed last year’s event as she prepared for the birth of her daughter. Ranked 183 after just three tournaments back, the seven-time champion will go […]

South Africa’s Caster Semenya cemented her place as the world’s leading female 800m athlete with a blistering South African record at the Diamond League meeting in Paris, France on Saturday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. Unbeaten since September 2015, the two-time Olympic champion and three-time world champion won in a world-leading 1min 54.25sec, the fourth fastest time […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Roger Federer is already the most prolific and oldest winner of the Wimbledon men’s singles title but when he saunters into the All England Club on Monday he will do so as favourite to lift the trophy for a ninth time. Watch below as he recalls each of his previous eight Wimbledon […]

Hawaiian surfer Koa Smith had the ride of his life on 15 June 2018, surfing one of the world’s top waves – on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. Koa scored EIGHT barrels on the same one wave! Watch below as his journey on the wave goes on… and on! The legendary Skeleton Bay waves are […]

SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) – Africa is sadly out of the World Cup as Yerry Mina’s header secured Colombia a 1-0 win over Senegal in Samara on Thursday, to clinch their safe passage to the last 16 as they finished top of Group H, while Senegal – Africa’s last hope – missed out to Japan on […]

SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) – Senegal will carry the hopes of a continent into their final World Cup group game against Colombia on Thursday, but there is no added pressure in being Africa’s sole last-16 prospect, according to defender Kalidou Koulibaly. Senegal need a point in their decisive Group H encounter in Samara to guarantee a […]

LONDON (Reuters) – A shortage of carbon dioxide has hit Britain’s biggest brewers and soft drink makers, disrupting production just as drinkers’ thirst peaks due to a heatwave and a World Cup soccer tournament in which England is doing unusually well. Hot weather and a build-up of beer stocks ahead of the World Cup lifted […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will not soften its stance on new regulations for female classification and is ready to defend it in the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS), president Sebastian Coe has said. Coe’s comments follow Tuesday’s meeting in London with Athletics South Africa president Aleck Skhosana in which […]

South African amateur golf is on a roll after Jovan Rebula became the first South African in more than half a century to break the curse of the Royals and win the 123rd Amateur Championship. Rebula sealed the double for GolfRSA when he defeated Irishman Robin Dawson in the 36-hole final at Royal Aberdeen on […]

The Springboks have the potential to win the Rugby World Cup, agreed the coaches of South Africa and England, despite a “terrible” performance in a 25-10 defeat in the third and final test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at a sodden Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. South Africa won the series 2-1, but […]

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – A revamped Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 and revived their hopes of advancing in the World Cup in Russia on Friday with, striker Ahmed Musa celebrating his return to the team with two fine goals. The defeat for Iceland, appearing in their first World Cup tournament, does not kill off their dreams […]

The South African football team,  Kaizer Chiefs has on Friday confirmed the new signings of Khama Billiat, Letlhogonolo Mirwa and Andriamirado Andrianarimanana. The newly signed players will be playing during the upcoming 2018/19 Assa Premiership season. Billiat is the most recent player to join Kaizer Chiefs from Mamelodi Sundowns. Mirwa joins the Naturena based team for […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has shuffled his backline and included exciting fullback Warrick Gelant as one of five changes to his side as he seeks a series clean-sweep against England in the third and final test at Newlands on Saturday. Gelant takes over from the experienced Willie le Roux, who drops to the […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Rassie Erasmus praised his much-maligned predecessor Allister Coetzee on Monday for the improved skills of the South African side that have seen them clinch a three-match home series against England with a game to spare. Coetzee was sacked as Springbok coach in February after securing 11 wins out of 25 tests – and […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African middle distance champion Caster Semenya has taken her challenge to a female classification ruling by the governing body of athletics to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the court said on Tuesday. Semenya, a double Olympic and triple world 800 metres champion, would have to take medication to lower her higher […]

While BBC Sport is currently in South Africa, following England on their (disastrous) SA Tour… they decided to pay a visit to Grey College in Bloemfontein to find out what the recipe is for the Free State school producing 46 Springboks! As they say – it’s something of a ‘Springbok Factory’. Living up to its […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa flyhalf Elton Jantjies believes it is coach Rassie Erasmus’ attention to detail that has seen the side claim back-to-back test wins over England and be on the brink of a series clean sweep in Cape Town on Saturday. Erasmus replaced Allister Coetzee this year and after a narrow loss to Wales with […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya will challenge a female classification rule imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), her lawyers said on Monday. The double Olympic and triple world 800 metres champion faces having to take medication to lower her higher than […]

South Africans paid tribute this weekend to former Springbok wing Sydney ‘Syd’ Nomis who sadly passed away from a heart attack on Saturday morning. Nomis was known as a gentleman and a legend in rugby circles, where he held the record – until 2001 – for the most consecutive matches (25) played for the Springboks. […]

Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira celebrated victory in his 100th Test appearance for the Springboks as the team clinched the Incoming Series over England at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday. South Africa overturned a 12-0 deficit to win 23-12 – holding England scoreless from the 13th minute to the final whistle – to follow on […]

BLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) – South Africa captain Siya Kolisi expects an improved performance from his side in the second test against England in Bloemfontein on Saturday and urged his teammates to keep their intensity high from the first minute. The Springboks trailed England 24-3 after a bewildering opening 17 minutes in the first test at Ellis […]

The Comrades Marathon has deleted its previous statement on Facebook regarding the granting of a medal to amputee athlete Xolani Luvuno on Sunday, and says the statement was an error. In the earlier statement – which was so warmly received by South Africans who had been inspired by Xolani’s epic 90km achievement on crutches – […]

After amputee athlete Xolani Luvuno’s incredible accomplishment, competing in and completing the 90km Comrades Marathon on Sunday on crutches – and inspiring a nation – many spectators said Xolani deserved a medal. And the great news is that the Comrades Marathon organisers also agreed! UPDATE Wed evening: Unfortunately CMA has posted a new statement, saying […]