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Two returning nations and two debutants make up an intriguing mix in Group C of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. New Zealand One of 10 nations to qualify through their performance in the inaugural staging of the tournament in 2023, New Zealand will hope to be among the protagonists in Malaysia. The progress …
Former Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt has joined SA Rugby in a full-time capacity as Springbok Women assistant coach, becoming the first full-time female rugby coach involved with a national team in the organization’s ranks. Johannes-Haupt, who represented the Springbok Women at the 2010 Rugby World Cup and played in 12 Tests before …
Group B of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 will see England, Ireland, Pakistan and USA face off across three matchdays at the Johor Cricket Academy Oval. England Runners-up in 2023, England are bidding to go one better in Malaysia. Their squad includes 17-year-old left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman, who has shot to prominence …
The second stop for the Betway SA20 caravan is Kingsmead on Friday night when Durban’s Super Giants host Pretoria Capitals. The opening night saw MI Cape Town produce a superb performance to beat defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 97 runs at a rousing St George’s Park. The Capitals will look to produce a similar …
Dear Editor In a reply to a DA Parliamentary Question, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has confirmed that the National Lotteries Commission will compensate whistleblowers who helped expose up to R2 billion of corrupt grants, after they were dismissed from work, suffered great torment and suffered financial losses in the whistleblowing process. …
Player of the match Potgieter has recorded his career-best figures of 5/10. MI Cape Town got their Betway SA20 Season 3 off to a perfect start with a commanding 97-run bonus-point victory over defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the competition opener at a sold-out St George’s Park on Thursday. The Orange Army came out …
Scotland international tighthead D’arcy Rae has penned a two-year extension after starting the season in impressive form for both club and country. Rae, 30, has featured in 12 games across all competitions with his early season performances earning him a call-up to Scotland’s Autumn Nations Series squad, where he earned his second Test cap in …
The challenging pool draw for the HSBC SVNS Perth at the end of the month completed the circle of motivation for the Springbok Sevens squad, who returned to their base in Stellenbosch last week already. That is according to Blitzbok head coach Philip Snyman, after the pool draw for the Australian leg of the world …
Marais Erasmus leads an impressive panel featuring experienced local and international officials. Betway SA20 has announced an experienced panel of match officials for Season 3 starting in Gqeberha on Thursday. The panel consists of 21 match officials, including 16 umpires and five match referees, overseeing the League’s group match phase. Heading the expanded umpire’s panel …
Victories will be key for all five South African franchises in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup as the teams gear up for the penultimate pool round in the respective competitions this weekend. In the Investec Champions Cup only the Hollywoodbets Sharks are currently ranked in the top four in their pool with …
Mack Hansen of Connacht Rugby has received a six-week ban (with three of those weeks suspended) after an Independent Disciplinary Panel upheld a charge of misconduct against the Player. Additionally, Connacht Rugby (the Club) have received a suspended €10,000 fine related to the Player’s sanction. Hansen was charged with Misconduct in breach of Clause 3.2 …
Group A of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup sees hosts Malaysia and reigning champions India joined by Sri Lanka and West Indies in Pandamaran, with the Bayeumas Oval playing host to all matches. Malaysia Hosts Malaysia are making their debut at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. After missing out on qualification …
South Africa’s next crop of rising stars will be in the spotlight when Season 3 of Betway SA20 kicks off on Thursday, 9 January. The League has fast become the hotbed for young cricketers to develop and showcase their skills, as they learn from and compete against some of the best cricketers in the world. …
St George’s Park is all dressed up in orange and ready to stage the opening game of the Betway SA20 Season 3 today. Home team and back-to-back reigning champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape will kickstart the new season when they welcome MI Cape Town to their Gqeberha backyard. With tickets for the match sold out online, …
The Disciplinary process related to James Fender Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 9 game against Cardiff on Wednesday, January 1 has resulted in a one game suspension. After an act of foul play by Ospreys player No 5 (James Fender), referee Ben Breakspear showed the Player a Red Card in the …
Australia fast bowler Scott Boland has broken into the top 10 of the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings for the first time after helping his team defeat India by six wickets in Sydney to win their ICC World Test Championship series 3-1. The 35-year-old, who finished with a haul of 10 for 86 in the …
Pakistan have been fined 25 per cent of their match fee and penalised five ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second Test in Cape Town. Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Pakistan were ruled to be five …
The Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup return to action as Round 3 of the competitions gets underway on Friday 10 January. Featuring three leagues, eight countries and 42 clubs, Round 3 will see another 12 Investec Champions Cup clashes and nine EPCR Challenge Cup matches across the weekend as clubs compete for coveted …
The Disciplinary process related to Mirco Spagnolo Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 9 game against Zebre Parma on Saturday, December 28 has resulted in a five game suspension. After an act of foul play by Benetton player No 17 (Mirco Spagnolo), referee Gianluca Gnecchi showed the Player a Red Card in …
Shafali Verma has hailed the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup as the perfect breeding ground for the next generation of stars. The superstar batter Verma captained India to victory in the inaugural staging of the tournament in South Africa in January 2023. Verma led from the front, scoring 172 runs across the competition and …
The Disciplinary process related to Tom O’Toole’s Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 8 game against Munster on Friday, December 20 has resulted in a six game suspension. After an act of foul play by Ulster player No 3 (Tom O’Toole), referee Ben Whitehouse showed the Player a Red Card in the 31st minute …
The start of 2025 sees the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup take place in Malaysia, with 16 teams set to battle it out to become champions. The second edition of the tournament gets underway on 18 January, with the final taking place on 2 February, but the journey has been going on for far …
Defending champions Australia defeat India by six wickets in Sydney to book their spot in the Ultimate Test at Lord’s from 11 to 15 June South Africa and Australia will go head-to-head for the Mace in a week-long celebration of the longest format Fans can register their interest for tickets by clicking here. Australia claimed …
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has recorded the highest ever rating points tally achieved by an Indian bowler as he consolidated his position at the top of the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings after another successful Test in Melbourne that saw him finish with a nine-wicket match haul. Bumrah, who is shortlisted for the ICC Men’s …