The rest of us are just trying to keep up

The win extended Ireland’s record winning run to 16 Tests and brought to an end the Springboks’ run of six in a row

Will Manie Libbok spot-kick at number 10? Arguably the better kicker, Handré Pollard is back from injury

The humid conditions failed to stop the Springboks from starting strongly in Bordeaux

South Africa kicked off the defence of their Rugby World Cup title with an 18-3 victory over Scotland in the teams’ opening Pool B match in Marseille on Sunday.

These players could grab headlines at the anticipated tournament, which starts on Friday

About 1 000 women in KwaZulu-Natal’s Valley of a Thousand Hills, who have been affected by the ravages of HIV/Aids, will take part in the event

The Netherlands will meet Spain on Friday in the last eight

The outgoing title sponsor, Cell C, will remain an official partner of the Sharks

South Africa won a Women’s World Cup match for the first time with a stunning 3-2 victory over Italy to reach the last 16 in a thriller on Wednesday. Captain Thembi Kgatlana scored the winner in the 92nd minute to make history for South Africa and set up a meeting with the Netherlands — and […]

Australia have won the battle but Bazball was batting for a greater cause

The 20-year-old wore down Novak Djokovic over four hours and 42 minutes of unrelenting drama on Centre Court

Victory on Sunday will put the 36-year-old just one major away from completing the first men’s calendar Grand Slam since 1969

She is fighting for precedents that will define the future of women’s athletics. In whatever battles are to come she deserves our full support

Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya on Tuesday won her appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge whether her rights had been infringed in terms of requiring women with high testosterone to reduce those levels through drugs. South African Semenya, 32, who is classed as having “differences in sexual development”, has refused […]

There will be a special ceremony for the 41 year old on the court where his rise began

A ball has yet to be kicked but already the 2023 Women’s Football World Cup is breaking new ground

Janine van Wyk, who is two matches from becoming Africa’s most capped international footballer, says things must change for teams from the continent to achieve their true potential

He navigated fraught and complex sociopolitical terrain for decades, both on and beyond the pitch 

David Beckham’s arrival in Major League Soccer helped revive a dying league but Messi joining will increase its popularity in preparation for the World Cup in 2026