Matt Sates claimed his first World Championships and Commonwealth Game qualification time on day two of the South African Swimming Championships in Gqeberha. The 18-year-old, from Pietermaritzurg, who has been setting the US college circuit alight for the University of Georgia, won the 200m freestyle title in an impressive 1:46.15 to ensure he’s up for […]

A 17-year-old South African schoolgirl has sprinted into the record books, becoming the world’s fastest under-18 female over 100m and 200m, according to the University of Pretoria. Her name is Viwe Jingqi, and soon she’ll be a household name. UPDATE: DON’T MISS CARTE BLANCHE’s focus on Viwe on Sunday 8 May 2022 on DStv Now […]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – South Africa pulled off a thrilling victory over India on Sunday (27 March) in the quarter-finals on the country’s march to the Women’s World Cup semi-finals in New Zealand!! Laura Wolvaardt (80) and Lara Goodall (49) led South Africa’s chase but it was Mignon du Preez’s unbeaten 52 that secured their three-wicket […]

South African swimming sensation Matt Sates has continued his rise up the rankings with victory in the 500 yard freestyle event at the NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. Still just 18, the Tokyo Olympian timed 4min 08.73sec in the prelims before rocketing to victory in the final, in a meeting record 4:06.61, as he fought […]

South Africa’s top women gymnasts, Naveen Daries and Caitlin Rooskrantz, started their season with fine performances at the recent FIG Artistic World Cup, held in Cairo in Egypt. Caitlin ended the competition by taking the gold medal on the uneven bars, while Naveen consistently placed among the top eight in the world on three apparatus. […]

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya dipped under nine minutes for the first time in the 3 000m and bettered her personal best by 10 seconds at the Athletics South Africa Grand Prix at the Green Point Athletics Stadium in Cape Town on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old Semenya, who has been barred by World Athletics from […]

South Africa became the second team to reach the Women’s World Cup semi-finals on Thursday, after their group match against West Indies in Wellington, New Zealand, was abandoned due to rain. The South African Proteas have performed brilliantly during the competition, streaking through undefeated, including a fantastic win against title-holders England… until they were dismantled […]

Bafana Bafana left for Europe on Monday (March 21, 2022) evening, ahead of friendly internationals against Guinea and France that coach Hugo Broos hopes will lay a foundation for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Bafana Bafana face Guinea on March 25 in Belgium and then tackle France four days later, with […]

“Heat. Dust. Climbing. And more climbing. Today’s stage was nothing short of brutal and it saw the Ciovita leader jerseys change hands in both the Men’s and @CMcom_ Women’s category,” said Cape Epic today, as Stage 1 of the famous, and gruelling mountain bike race came to an end. “It was a hot stage with […]

Cape Town Women’s Cycle Tour winner, Kim Le Court De Billot, was celebrating just days ago after winning the famous race for the third time. But today, according to her Facebook page, she is feeling shocked. All the bikes belonging to her Mauritius team mates have been stolen in Paarl, South Africa. UPDATE Fri 18 […]

Kim Le Court De Billot (Efficient Insure Infiniti) won her third Cape Town Cycle Tour, while 22-year-old Marc Pritzen (Honeycomb) took his first win in the elite men on a day when wet weather swept the region. The Mauritian Le Court De Billot won the 78km women’s elite event in 2hr 8min 5sec ahead of […]

South African musher (dog sled driver) Gerhardt Thiart is currently making history as the first South African to ever qualify and compete in the iconic and extremely challenging Iditarod, the annual long-distance trail sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, which takes place each March over the course of a week, in thick snow in […]

When the news broke it was tempting to conclude swiftly that Shane Warne died as he had lived. On holiday in Thailand, nudge nudge. The tabloids, especially in Britain where he lived much of his life, had luridly chronicled his life. Many may have speculated that he died living life to the fullest. By David […]

Australian cricket star Shane Warne has tragically passed away at the age of 52. He died from a suspected heart attack whilst on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand. South Africa’s Kevin Pietersen’s tweet sums up the shock felt by so many by the sportsman’s sudden death. (See below.) Shane’s management team said in […]

Ticket sales for the Springboks’ home test matches will go on public sale at noon on 9 March in a unique, coordinated launch. Hosting venues for the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Wales and the Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches have aligned their on-sale dates for the first time. Virtual card holding clients of Springbok […]

A 62-year-old South African man, Simon Ince, quietly set a Guinness World Record 10 days ago, and were it not for a curious and passionate photographer, the rest of the country may never have known. Here’s the wonderful story, as told by Western Cape photographer Abri Kruger… Long Distance Swim Against Jaws – by Abri […]

A 16-year-old learner from Johannesburg has just broken the record for swimming across False Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. Kyle Stephens, from Edenvale High School, swam a distance of 32,8km in a time of 8 hours, 8 minutes and 15 seconds. (The English Channel swim is the same distance, although its unpredictable currents […]

South Africa turned the tables on New Zealand, winning the second and final test by 198 runs in Christchurch on Tuesday to draw the series 1-1. New Zealand had won the first test in Christchurch by an innings and 276 runs. Rain was hindering South Africa’s push for victory today, with a break called before […]

Inspired by a magnificent, unbeaten century from rookie wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, South Africa pulled within six wickets of a series-levelling victory in the second test against New Zealand after dominating day four in Christchurch on Monday. Since suffering the Proteas’ second-worst test defeat in the opening Christchurch test, South Africa’s turnaround has been little short […]

An exciting and eventful Day One of the 2022 MyLife Dusi Canoe Marathon yesterday saw Thulani Mbanjwa and Msawenkosi Mtolo take the men’s line honours while Abby Solms and Bianca Haw won the women’s stage. It was an exciting stage of racing from Camps Drift to Dusi Bridge with the men’s race taking a few […]

The 49th edition of the Midmar Mile in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, crowned two first-time champions as Stephanie Houtman and Connor Buck emerged victorious in the elite races. Just a week ago, Houtman wasn’t even planning to compete but made the last-minute decision to head to the famous KZN dam for the event. It was […]

The away leg of the Rugby Championship will comprise of three Test matches – two against Australia, and one against Argentina in Buenos Aires. Wales are set to return to South Africa for the first time since 2014 as the Boks kick off their 2022 season with three Tests against the Dragons – at Loftus […]

DURBAN – Gutsy para-swimmer David Williams will don the colours of The Cows as he sets out to swim the aQuellé Midmar Mile on Saturday 12 February to raise funds for the CHOC Childhood Cancer Association of South Africa. By Dave Macleod. Born without legs, the 34-year-old Durban North resident has already done the Mile […]

Underberg – While the Drak Challenge race winners basked in the limelight on Sunday afternoon, mountain biker Anthony Halliday emerged as the real hero of the weekend after literally stepping in to rescue a paddler in trouble on the uMzimkhulu River. Anthony was riding in the Drak Descent with his partner Geoff Nightingale, enjoying the […]

The Blitzboks’ streak continues with South Africa winning a fourth consecutive Rugby Sevens Cup title this season… and their sixth straight gold medal overall. Additionally, this is also South Africa’s 34th successive win which puts them level with New Zealand for the second most wins in a row. Christie Grobbelaar scored a brace of tries […]