Peter O'Mahony will become the latest Irish player to reach a landmark 100 caps for his country on Saturday when Ireland face Scotland in a match pivotal to both sides' Rugby World Cup hopes.

Proteas bowling coach Eric Simons says what they couldn't do in their rain-affected warm-up games, they'll do in their training sessions in preparation for their World Cup opener against Sri Lanka.

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has unveiled a 23-man squad for upcoming international friendly matches against Eswatini and Ivory Coast.

The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture defended their decision to fund super fans Joy Chauke and Botha Msila to attend the Rugby World Cup in France.

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney said discussions about a controversial Nations Cup tournament were in place as he remained confident about his ability to lead one of the sport's wealthiest governing bodies.

The Mamelodi Sundowns juggernaut will face their biggest challenge to date in the MTN8 final – themselves.

After 16 races, of which he has won 13, Max Verstappen leads the Formula One title race with 400 points ahead of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez on 223.

Three days after parting ways with Shaun Bartlett as head coach, Cape Town Spurs were five minutes away from securing their first points of the 2023/24 season against SuperSport United but succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at Athlone Stadium on Wednesday.

South African sport is in hot water with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and faces the prospect of losing the right to fly the national flag at global sporting events.

Newcastle United claimed a stunning 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in their first Champions League match at St James' Park in 20 years, while holders Manchester City scored two late goals to get the better of RB Leipzig.

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has included Mamelodi Sundowns right-back Khuliso Mudau in his 23-man squad for this month's two friendly internationals.

“It will be a sad day if the Springboks win the World Cup without the South African flag,” SA Rugby president Mark Alexander cautioned on Thursday.

The World Cup will be very different when the 2030 edition rolls around.

South Africa have been here before to start a Cricket World Cup. No, not the same old questions about choking — which Temba Bavuma will face later this week — but the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi.

His manager Vincent Kompany raved about his influence as Lyle Foster scored the opener, making a return from suspension as Burnley got their pressure-relieving first win of the English Premier season, 2-1 against Luton Town on Tuesday night.

Previously the home of boxing, Khayelitsha in the Western Cape finds itself at the bottom of the barrel with only one active club, and that will result in youth getting involved in drugs, according to trainer Welsh Macibela.

Top boxing trainer Bernie Pailman says Lerato Dlamini’s work ethic and discipline stand him in good stead against vastly experienced Tomoki Kameda.

Former Proteas captain Zanele Mdodana is of the view that this year's Spar SA National Championships at Höerskool Rustenburg will provide the players with an opportunity to catch the eye of senior national team's selectors.

Golden Arrows striker Ryan Moon insists they are not concerned about log positions in the DStv Premiership table for now as they focus on winning as many games as possible.

It was a game that promised so much but delivered little as Moroka Swallows and Chippa United played to a dull goalless draw at Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto, on Wednesday.