Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named 'Athletes of the Year' by World Athletics in Monaco.

Now half a dozen games in, the Bulls boast their best historical URC points tally yet at that landmark, writes Rob Houwing.

The Proteas' clearly defined route to the World Test Championship final will get harder, but they've shown they have multi-faceted playing ways to get there as the rate race hots up.

The dust may have settled on South Africa's 233-run win over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Kingsmead, but coach Shukri Conrad was still glowing over Temba Bavuma's golden batting display.

World champion Max Verstappen powered to his ninth win of the Formula One season with victory at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday.

Stellenbosch FC put on a defending masterclass to hand Orlando Pirates their first league defeat of the season in an encounter where the Cape side had just two shots on target.

Sharks coach John Plumtree says the team is reaping the rewards of creating a good environment after luck favoured them in their 21-15 win over the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday at King’s Park.

Lions youngster Kwena Maphaka has been called up as a replacement for the injured Gerald Coetzee for the second Test against Sri Lanka that starts on Thursday at St George's Park in Gqeberha.

Bulls director of rugby Jake White has praised his team for following the strategy they were given on how to approach their United Rugby Championship showdown against Connacht at the Sportsground.

A frustrated Nasreddine Nabi slammed Kaizer Chiefs' players, questioning their professionalism and mental fortitude after failing to protect a 2-0 lead and ending up drawing 2-2 with Royal AM.

AmaZulu co-coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi feels his side are on the right track but cautioned that there is still a lot of work to be done.

Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee bagged two goals apiece as Manchester United thumped Everton 4-0 on Sunday in new manager Ruben Amorim's first Premier League match at Old Trafford.

Stellenbosch handed Orlando Pirates their maiden league defeat of the season, beating them 1-0, courtesy of Devin Titus's goal here on Sunday.

Abram Lubisi says his heavyweight charge Pieter de Klerk should make use of his six-rounder against Kestna Davis at Emperors Palace on Saturday night to propel his international career.

Mamelodi Sundowns have climbed to the summit of the Betway Premiership after a 3-0 win over Sekhukhune United at Loftus Stadium on Saturday night.

Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi didn't hold back, slamming his players for "lacking professionalism" as they blew a two-goal lead to eventually draw 2-all against Royal AM at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday.

South Africa suffered a 3-0 loss to the Reggae Girls in the first match on Saturday morning at Montego Bay, where the hosts secured victory goals through Siobhan Wilson and a brace from Khadija Shaw.

President Cyril Ramaphosa underlined the importance of school sport as he awarded the Shield of Jove to Paris 2024 multi-medallists Tatjana Smith and Mpumelelo Mhlongo on Friday.

South Africa is aiming to finish off Sri Lanka on Saturday, after another day in which their maturity as a batting unit shone.

Mandla Mashimbyi was named head coach of the Proteas women’s team on Friday.