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News24.com | Hansen says favourites Ireland must avoid being World Cup 'chokers'
Former All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has warned Ireland they must cope with the pressure of being favourites at the Rugby World Cup to avoid being "chokers" when the tournament kicks off this Sep
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News24.com | Cape Epic: Beers and Blevins boss men's Stage 2, Lill and Wakefield lead overall women
Matt Beers and Christopher Blevins won the men’s Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic, with Vera Looser and Kim le Court taking the women’s category.
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News24.com | Collective bowling effort sees SA right EL wrongs by bowling out Windies for 260
The Proteas righted their bowling wrongs from East London with a disciplined and diligent display to bowl the West Indies out for 260 in the third ODI in Potchefstroom on Tuesday.
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News24.com | SA Invite XI stacked with best young batting talent for Netherlands tour opener
Netherlands will commence their whistle stop ODI tour of South Africa by facing some of the country's most promising young batters in Pretoria next week.
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News24.com | Bafana coach wary of 'enormous bonus' spurring on Liberia in Afcon qualifiers
Money is the ultimate motivation and that is what Bafana Bafana are up against when they face Liberia in home and away Africa Cup of Nation qualifiers.
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Proteas ODI captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of Tuesday's third ODI against the West Indies with hamstring discomfort, with Aiden Markram replacing him as captain.
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News24.com | Lewis Hamilton takes 'positives' after tough outing in Saudi Arabia
Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes could take "positives" out of Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after he and teammate George Russell finished fifth and fourth respectively.
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Bafana Bafana forward Lyle Foster is paying no mind to the huge price tag attached to his name after joining English side Burnley.
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News24.com | Finally! Dynamic Scott 'Razor' Robertson named as All Blacks coach from 2024
New Zealand Rugby on Tuesday announced Scott "Razor" Robertson as the All Blacks coach from 2024, tapping him to lead a once all-conquering side now plagued by on and off-field woes.
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News24.com | World Athletics set to tighten transgender rules, lift Russia doping ban
World Athletics is likely to tighten rules around the participation of transgender women in female competition.
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News24.com | Leader jerseys change hands after Stage 1 of 2023 Cape Epic
Fabian Rabensteiner and Wout Alleman, riding for the Wilier Pirelli Factory team, won Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic in Hermanus on Monday.
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News24.com | WRAP | Varsity Cup Round 5 - fixtures, results
A WRAP of all the latest Varsity Cup Round 5 fixtures.
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News24.com | Disappointing debutants? Bavuma sees value in fielding Proteas newbies
Proteas ODI skipper Temba Bavuma may have broadly shouldered the responsibility of being his team's lone batting ranger against the West Indies on Saturday, but he enjoyed playing with four debutants.
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News24.com | 'Go check the stats': Kaizer Chiefs coach on why no players selected for Bafana Bafana
Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane has given his opinion on Hugo Broos opting not to select any players from the Soweto giants for the Bafana Bafana squad.
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Cricket South Africa on Monday confirmed 15 nationally contracted Proteas women players ahead of the 2023/24 season.
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News24.com | Charles Leclerc tears into Ferrari after Saudi Arabia struggles: 'Just not good enough'
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz slammed the performance of their cars as "not good enough" after the Ferraris finished sixth and seventh in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
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News24.com | Cricket SA slammed for 'embarrassing' domestic season: 'There's no care factor'
Western Province have slammed CSA for a frustrating domestic campaign that they believe showed the local governing body neglecting the provincial game.
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News24.com | Rybakina beats Sabalenka to win Indian Wells WTA title
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina edged Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (13/11), 6-4 on Sunday to win the Indian Wells WTA title and avenge her loss to the Belarusian in the Australian Open final.
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News24.com | Alcaraz routs Medvedev for Indian Wells title, return to No. 1
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz swept past Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 and secure his return to number one in the world.
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News24.com | New Zealand demolish Sri Lanka to sweep Test series
New Zealand claimed victory against Sri Lanka by an innings and 58 runs on Monday, securing a 2-0 Test series whitewash despite a late fightback from the visitors.
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Oratilwe Phiri is a rising young superbike South African rider. Checkers Sixty60 was inspired by his ambitions and partnered up with our local MotoGP hero, Brad Binder, to make a special dream come tr
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Oratilwe Phiri is a rising young superbike South African rider. Checkers Sixty60 was inspired by his ambitions and partnered up with our local MotoGP hero, Brad Binder, to make a special dream come tr
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News24.com | Stats leave little doubt: Bavuma's entered new domain
Various statistics from recent days and weeks underline Temba Bavuma’s “graduation” to agreeably heavy scorer, writes Rob Houwing
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Tabraiz Shamsi is proving to be a bowling headache, especially with Keshav Maharaj's absence going to be a long one because of his ruptured Achilles tendon.
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News24.com | Blush, Bulls fans: That was really WP Rugby's THIRD team
The Bulls’ latest in a line of Loftus slip-ups was akin to a Manchester United losing at home to Peterborough, argues Rob Houwing.
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Opposing captains Temba Bavuma and Shai Hope had different batting methodologies that played out in East London on Saturday - it also concealed, yet subtly revealed, the pressure tight-rope they walk.
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Marumo Gallants have secured their passaged to the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals despite losing to Al-Akhdar on Sunday.
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News24.com | Grand Slam a fitting Six Nations finale for Ireland's 'greatest' Sexton, says Farrell
Head coach Andy Farrell said it was "unbelievably fitting" that "the greatest player to play for Ireland", Johnny Sexton, ended his Six Nations career by captaining the Irish to the Grand Slam.
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Manchester United set up a FA Cup semi-final against Brighton in remarkable fashion as Fulham captain Aleksandar Mitrovic was sent off for pushing the referee in a 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday
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The Griquas turned in a powerful second-half performance to dispatch the Sharks 48-40 in Kimberley while the Cheetahs smashed the Griffons 52-12 in the Free State derby in Sunday's Currie Cup games.
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France head coach Fabien Galthie said Saturday his side will be "the team to beat" at this year's Rugby World Cup on home soil.
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News24.com | Conte outburst leaves Tottenham chairman Levy with decision to make
Antonio Conte's astonishing rant at his "selfish" Tottenham players and the culture of the club leaves the Spurs hierarchy with a difficult decision to make.
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News24.com | Medium to Hard, please - The quickest strategies for the 2023 Saudi Arabian GP
The strategies for today's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix could play out in several ways, but starting on the Medium tyre before switching to the Hard could be the quickest race.
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News24.com | 'Michelle' for Mitchell Starc helps Australia hammer India
Mitchell Starc's 5-53 and a blazing 66 by Mitchell Marsh helped Australia demolish India by 10 wickets in the second one-day international to level the series at 1-1 on Sunday.
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News24.com | Struggling Hamilton says he feels no connection with his car
Lewis Hamilton said he does not "feel connected" with his Mercedes car after an underwhelming performance in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday.
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News24.com | Bavuma rues Proteas' middle order batting collapse: 'It's criminal in a run chase'
Proteas ODI leader Temba Bavuma said their mini batting collapses that saw them lose the second ODI against the West Indies on Saturday were down to a lack of experience and praised his counterpart Sh
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News24.com | Dobson delighted as Blommetjies blossoms in Cape Town: 'He was exceptional'`
John Dobson was delighted with how fullback Clayton Blommetjies has adapted to life in Cape Town since his switch from the Cheetahs.
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News24.com | SA's Peyper pulled into England red card controversy after Steward sending-off
South African referee Jaco Peyper was dragged into the firing line after sending off Englishman Freddie Steward in their 29-16 defeat to Six Nations champions Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.
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Toto Wolff has admitted he would not blame Lewis Hamilton for seeking a move away from Mercedes if the sport's once-dominant team fails to reverse its slump.
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News24.com | Lions saga: CEO Straeuli accused of interfering in team selection, game plans - report
The Lions saga rumbled on this week after a report emerged alleging that CEO and former Springbok head coach Rudolf Straeuli constantly interfered in matters within his coaches' remit, such as team se
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News24.com | Seam sees dominant New Zealand close in on Sri Lanka series sweep
New Zealand maintained their dominance over Sri Lanka in the second Test on Sunday, enforcing a follow-on and setting up the likelihood of a series clean sweep with two days to play.
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News24.com | Haaland hits another hat-trick as Man City show Kompany no mercy
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany endured a nightmare return to Manchester City on Saturday as Erling Haaland scored his sixth hat-trick of the season in a 6-0 rout that sent Pep Guardiola's men into th
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News24.com | Djokovic to miss Miami Open over lack of Covid vaccination
Novak Djokovic will not play at the Miami Open after failing to receive a waiver to enter the United States despite not being vaccinated for Covid-19.
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Sergio Perez claimed pole position for Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to salvage pride for Red Bull after Max Verstappen was forced out of qualifying with a driveshaft failure.
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News24.com | World no 1 Ireland sink England to win Six Nations Grand Slam
Hooker Dan Sheehan scored two tries to help steer Ireland to a 29-16 victory over England on Saturday for their fourth Five/Six Nations Grand Slam.
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News24.com | Lineker makes BBC return after impartiality row
Gary Lineker was back at work for the BBC on Saturday after a row over impartiality sparked by his criticism of the UK government's new asylum policy was resolved.
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News24.com | France floor Wales in high-scoring Six Nations spectacle
Damien Penaud scored two tries as France beat Wales 41-28 on Saturday to keep alive hopes of defending their Six Nations title.
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News24.com | Sundowns held by Al-Hilal in CAF Champions League, but remain top of group
Mamelodi Sundowns were held to a 1-1 draw by Al-Hilal in their CAF Champions League Group B encounter in Sudan.
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News24.com | Scotland survive massive Italy scare after Kinghorn hat-trick
Blair Kinghorn scored a hat-trick of tries as Scotland defeated Italy at Murrayfield to condemn the Azzurri to a Six Nations whitewash.
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News24.com | Max Verstappen demoralises F1 grid in final practice session ahead of Saudi qualifying
Red Bull Racing had its name written all over the third and final practice session for this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.