
World Rankings: All Blacks eat into Springboks’ lead
A win over France this weekend is essential for the Springboks to avoid the risk of being overtaken by the All Blacks in the rankings.
WEDNESDAY, 05 NOVEMBER 2025, 08:22

A win over France this weekend is essential for the Springboks to avoid the risk of being overtaken by the All Blacks in the rankings.

Once a jewel in South Africa’s coastal tourism crown, the Fish River Sun Hotel and Golf Resort now stands in ruins.

Kaizer Chiefs defender Given Msimango will not continue to be a forgotten figure. The 28-year-old has finally resumed full training with his teammates.

The Women’s Football Show pundits Lindsay Johnson & Fern Whelan discuss former England goalkeeper Mary Earps’s “negative” comments about Hannah Hampton and whether they should have been made publicly or not.

What Celtic and Rangers fans thought the Scottish League Cup semi-final said about their new managers Martin O’Neill and Danny Rohl.

There is mixed news on the injury front for the Springboks as they prepare for a massive battle against France this Saturday.

With the CAF Confederation Cup group stage adventure coming up, Kaizer Chiefs also face four more Betway Premiership battles to close out 2025.

Monaghan icon and three-time All-Star Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes dies at the age of 67.

News wrap on Monday, 3 October.

All you need to know.

Siya Kolisi will earn his 100th Test cap against France this Saturday, and here is how the Springbok team could line up around him.

Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou decided not to play the likes of Mbatha abd Mbule against Sundowns.

Wayne Rooney defends his previous criticism of Liverpool and Virgil van Dijk after the Reds captain called the pundit’s analysis of their early season struggles “‘lazy”.

Rassie Erasmus has interestingly taken the decision to name the Springbok team to face France later in the week.

Jannik Sinner will play Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition match in South Korea just eight days before the start of the Australian Open.

Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid is fined $50,000 (£38,000) by the NBA for what the league determined to be a “lewd gesture” on the court.

This can’t be healthy.

Orlando Pirates are the team to beat this season but will Sundowns and Chiefs keep up especially in the league?

Kaizer Chiefs are set to be without a key first-team player on Tuesday night when they host Orbit College in a crucial league match.

CSA has congratulated the Proteas Women on their outstanding achievement as runners-up in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

The launch of the latest edition of the Football Manager series will enhance visibility of the women’s game, and could help unearth some unheralded female talents too.