With the United Rugby Championship taking one last breather before the final scramble for knockout stages places, News24 takes a look at five young SA players to have put up their hands this season.

Following a solidifying win against Ukraine’s Serhiy Radchenko in their WBC (World Boxing Council) bridgerweight title fight on Thursday, Kevin Lerena’s camp are eyeing a return to the heavyweights with an overseas fight in the pipeline.

Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote was satisfied with his charges after they rallied to beat Argentina in their Rugby Championship U20 opener in Gqeberha on Thursday.

Bruno Fernandes struck twice as Manchester United put one foot in the Europa League final with a clinical away performance to beat 10-man Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on Thursday.

Kevin Lerena began the defence of his WBC (World Boxing Council) bridgerweight title with a convincing technical knockout win over Serhiy Radchenko on Thursday night at the Time Square Arena in Pretoria.

Kevin Kiewitz was elected as the new president of the Western Province Rugby Football Union on Wednesday night as ti comes out of nearly four years of being under administration.

Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday lauded IPL’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi for his fearless approach and strength, but warned him of life in the spotlight.

If they had to reflect on their 2025 Sevens Series campaign going into the Los Angeles finale this weekend, the Blitzboks would be the first to admit that this season has held equal measures of good, bad and ugly.

The Junior Springboks are expecting a fierce battle upfront against Argentina when they open their U20 Rugby Championship campaign at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Thursday.

Teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi was touted as “Indian cricket’s next superstar” on Tuesday after the 14-year-old’s IPL century off 35 balls shattered batting records.

New Australia coach Les Kiss will have little over a year to mould the Wallabies into a force to challenge for their home Rugby World Cup in 2027.

Orlando Pirates’ title race all but ended when they lost 1-0 to Sekhukhune United at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday, on a night Mamelodi Sundowns stretched their lead to 12 points.

Barcelona and Inter Milan shared a compelling 3-3 draw in a high-octane Champions League semi-final first leg clash on Wednesday, with teenage star Lamine Yamal shining bright.

Kevin “Two Guns” Lerena’s WBC (World Boxing Council) bridgerweight title defence against Ukraine’s Serhii Radchenko on Thursday at Time Square in Pretoria is an opportunity for him to show the world he’s the real deal.

First team schoolboy rugby fixtures and results from this week’s Wildeklawer Festival in Kimberley.

Les Kiss will take over as coach of the Wallabies from Joe Schmidt from mid-2026, Rugby Australia announced Wednesday.

A fourteen-year-old scoring a blistering century in the IPL is just crazy, writes Lungani Zama.

Kaizer Chiefs striker Ashley du Preez might have realised his dream in signing for Amakhosi in 2022, but his stay there has been a nightmare with the club enduring a poor run.

Record 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will not take part in the Italian Open in Rome from May 7-18, tournament organisers announced Tuesday.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek reached her fifth WTA 1000 quarter-final of the season with a 6-0, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 victory over 13th-seeded Diana Shnaider at the Madrid Open on Tuesday.