Adriaan Strauss will retire from Test rugby at the end of the 2016 season. Strauss, who became the 57th Springbok captain against Ireland in June, said he had been contemplating retirement at the end of the season since late in 2015, and that he had informed Springbok coach Allister Coetzee of his thinking on his […]

South African cricketer Dale Steyn has stormed back to the number one spot in the ICC (International Cricket Council) Player Rankings for Test Bowlers. In the words of Cricket South Africa (CSA): “HOWZAAAAAT?!” His move to the top spot came after producing a match-winning performance in the Centurion Test that helped South Africa complete a 204-run victory over […]

PRETORIA – The #ProteaFire was blazing today in Centurion as South Africa’s national cricket team won the second Test match against New Zealand by 204 runs… and in the process clinched the two-match series by a 1-0 margin. Well known South African columnist and author Max du Preez welcomed the win as the “first good news this […]

The Springboks’ 26-24 loss to Argentina’s Puma’s on Saturday in Salta is proof the Boks are in “free fall”, according to Supersport journalist Gavin Rich. In a hard-hitting piece, republished on SARugby’s website, Rich said “it is time to face reality… Since Allister Coetzee took charge of the Boks they’ve displayed no clear plan and assumed no […]

A South African newlywed couple – Riaan and Vasti Manser – are making news in the USA where they have broken a record by rowing a kayak from California to Hawaii in 39 days… even though Riaan was injured during the first week when their boat – aptly named ‘OnHoneymoon’ – capsized. The 2,400 mile […]

Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss said he and his team-mates are looking forward to Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test in Salta against Argentina, but cautioned that it could be a tough outing if they don’t show an improvement on the field. The Boks beat the Pumas by 30-23 in Nelspruit last week, mainly courtesy of […]

Dungeons – the biggest wave spot in Africa, just outside Hout Bay in South Africa – delivered some sizable waves this week. Local photographers ROBYN GWILT and MANIE VAN DER HOVEN were there to capture the action. “The guys out there were having a great time,” says Manie. Dungeons is on the Cape Peninsula, about two kilometres out of Hout […]

Hot on the heels of the Olympic Games in Rio, South Africa’s silver-medallists Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh have both raced to Gold in their respective races today at the 2016 FINA World Cup series in Paris-Chartres! Chad le Clos won the Men’s 200m butterfly for the 19th time! Only two male swimmers […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s athletes have returned to a heroes’ welcome… as they arrive home from their record-breaking Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil – where they scooped more medals than they won in London (2012) and an equal tally of 10 from Antwerp (1920) and Helsinki (1952). Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula was on hand to welcome the […]

It’s been a huge day for Caster Mokgadi Semenya, winner of not only the 800m Women’s race in Rio last night… but also of the hearts of the people of South Africa. The SA athlete was so popular on social media that “Happy #SemenyaSunday” became one of the highest trending hashtags on Twitter as South Africans around […]

Caster Semenya catapulted Team South Africa’s 2016 Olympic medal count into double figures on a hot Saturday evening in Rio as she ran to a predictable 800-metre win. The 25-year old went into the race as one of the hottest favourites in sporting history and her season’s best of 1min 55.33sec was almost a full […]

As predicted South African athlete Caster Semenya raced her way to Gold in the Women’s 800m event at the Rio Olympics Saturday evening. With her country united behind her – as she faced controversy and “Haters” (because of her higher levels of testosterone than most women) – Caster focussed on her dream… and transformed it into a […]

Triathletes Mari Rabie and Gill Sanders both bounced back from heartache and heartbreak respectively to do South Africa proud on the penultimate day of the Olympics here on Saturday with an 11th and 23rd place. Rabie returned to the Olympics after an eight-year absence, during which she recovered from a life-threatening heart condition just two […]

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee expressed his satisfaction in the composure shown by his team in their 30-23 win over Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday. The victory in the Mbombela Stadium opened the Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign for the Springboks on a positive note. It wasn’t looking good in the second half. The Springboks trailed […]

Until recently Caster Semenya was famous for her silence, posting only images of inspirational quotes on her Twitter account like “When life puts you in tough situations, don’t say ‘why me’, say ‘try me’”. She seldom added a personal caption… but lately – as all the world’s eyes are on her and her country has united […]

Sunette Viljoen secured South Africa another Silver medal in the Rio Olympics on Thursday, with a throw of 64.92 in the women’s Javelin. We congratulate @Sunette_Viljoen on her #Silver Medal at the #Rio2016 #Olympics 🇿🇦 Dankie! pic.twitter.com/dtHtghjQEY — South African Government (@GovernmentZA) August 19, 2016 It was her first throw that secured the silver. Her third […]

It’s all hail King Henri the Third as Team South Africa triathlete Henri Schoeman raced to third place and South Africa’s second bronze medal of the Olympic Games on Thursday. Schoeman, who just a day ago was running the medical gauntlet in the Athletes’ Village to alleviate fears of a possible respiratory infection before getting […]

South African athlete Caster Semenya cruised into first place in Heat 2 of the Women’s 800m today in Rio – in a time of 1:59.31, securing her spot in the Olympic semi-finals on Friday (02:15 SA time). South Africans tweeted their joy, saying things like “that was the longest 2 mins of my life  but […]

South Africans have come out in strong support of Caster Semenya as her bid for gold begins today in the Women’s 800m heats at the Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. She is in Heat 2 which begins at 16:02 (4.02pm) South African time. The semi-finals are on Friday at 02:15 and the final is on […]

Jean Kelly captured the jubilation of Team South Africa in Rio, at the Athletes Village, as they watched Wayde van Niekerk win Olympic Gold and break a world record in the Men’s 400m race. Team South Africa uploaded the video to Facebook with this message: “Proudly African and South African, solidarity in its true form… […]

South African great-grandmother Anna Botha (74) – more fondly known as Tannie Ans – is grabbing headlines around the world for her phenomenal and inspirational role in Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk’s life – as his coach!!! Today Wayde paid tribute to Botha – crediting her for being the driving force behind his incredible record-breaking […]

Odessa Swarts, proud mom of Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk, has thanked South Africans for their support. In a Facebook update this afternoon, she wrote: “I’m not able to reply on all the well wishes and messages. Ours phones have been buzzing non stop. We as a family Swarts / Van Niekerk are all still […]

Here’s the video that’s being shared almost as much as the video of Wayde van Niekerk’s record-breaking 400m race – Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt’s reaction to Wayde’s incredible Gold Medal performance: Usain Bolt's reaction to Wayde van Niekerk's WR 43.03 in the 400m final. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/GJIaMLGzIZ — Stephen Nelson (@StephenNelson) August 15, 2016 Watch on YouTube: […]

Ten days ago he waved the flag for Team South Africa as the world looked on at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio. Sunday saw Wayde van Niekerk ruling the world as he raced to gold in the 400-metre track event, earning South Africa’s first track gold medal since re-admission to world […]

A dream came true Sunday for Wayde van Niekerk – and his country – as he made his Olympic goal true… to win gold in the Men’s 400m in Rio, Brazil. The South African athlete also broke Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old record to record a phenomenal world record of 43.03 sec! Twenty-four-year-old Van Niekerk ran the race in […]