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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has backed experience and his seasoned World Cup winners for Saturday's first Test against Ireland at Loftus. In total there are 20 World Cup champions - all 15 in the starting line-up and a further five on the bench - in the matchday squad. The o

South African tennis ace Lloyd Harris is into the second round at Wimbledon. Harris, who had to qualify for the event, won in five sets against American Alex Michelsen, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) and 7-6 (11/9) in a match that lasted a draining 3 hours and 31 minutes. After losing

Springboks No 8 Jasper Wiese is off to Japan, where he will play for Urayasu D-Rocks for the 2024/25 season, the club announced on Monday. Wiese left Premiership side Leicester Tigers at the end of the season after joining them in 2020 from the Cheetahs. READ | Pollar

Championship leader Jorge Martin was hit with a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's Dutch MotoGP in Assen. Martin, who finished second behind defending world champion Francesco Bagnaia in Saturday's sprint 'has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's race,' race organisers

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has successfully negotiated a deal with SuperSport to broadcast the highly anticipated T20 World Cup final between the Proteas and India. This agreement marks the end of a previous blackout, as more South Africans can witness the Proteas

Ann Ashworth, a former Comrades winner, has been relieved of her duties as race and operations Manager just seven months into the job. Asworth, who won the women's Comrades race in 2018, was appointed by the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) in November 2023. She replaced former race

Three players will debut for the Junior Springboks in their World Rugby Under-20 Championship opener against Fiji at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday (kick-off is at 19:00). There are starts for hooker Luca Bakkes and flyhalf Liam Koen, while outside back Likhona Finca will come off the be

The Bulls have appointed Phiwe Nomlomo as head coach for their Currie Cup campaign, which starts next month, the Pretoria franchise announced on Thursday. The Selborne College alumni joined the Bulls from Durban outfit the Sharks in 2023 as the joint head of the skills hub at Loftus and

The Bulls confirmed on Wednesday that Springbok winger Aphiwe Dyantyi and former Stormers flanker Kuyenzeka 'Nama' Xaba have signed for the Pretoria-based franchise. READ | Rassie confirms Kolisi will captain Boks against Ireland, and also...: 'Siya is not fat' Both have