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Argentine international Emiliano Boffelli returns from injury to make his first BKT United Rugby Championship appearance of the season against Zebre Parma tomorrow night (Friday 14 February, kick-off 7.35pm) – live on Premier Sports. The Pumas star starts on the wing having successfully recovered from back surgery and is one of eight changes made to …
Alex Mann is a player with an appetite for success in every sense of the phrase. The Welsh international has been working hard at adding some bulk over the last nine months, particularly when he was out for a lengthy spell with a back issue. That has meant sticking to a firm dietary plan – …
The players are ready, the fans are ready and Pakistan is ready for an occasion 29 years in the making – the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. When Pakistan play New Zealand in Karachi next week, it will mark the first senior ICC event held in my homeland since 1996 and to say we are …
Sebastiaan Jobb will make a return to HSBC SVNS after almost two years while Tristan Leyds is fit and ready for more Springbok Sevens duty in the 2025 season after the duo have been recalled to the Blitzbok team for the fourth tournament of the current series, next weekend in Vancouver. Blitzbok head coach Philip …
With one week to go until the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 gets underway, each nation has finalised their squad and named the players who will be in action in Pakistan and the UAE. Ahead of the action getting underway, here is a full list of the confirmed squads who will be on show: Group …
Five MI Cape Town players have been named in Markram-led team whilst Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Paarl Royals are also equally represented in the line-up. Champions MI Cape Town dominate the Betway SA20 Team of Season 3 with five players selected in a hotly contested line-up. Opening batter and wicket-keeper Ryan Rickelton leads the charge …
Two gripping South African derbies will take centre stage in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday as the competition reaches round 11, which also marks the first of two Origins Rounds where the players will celebrate their rugby roots by wearing their school or club socks. With the next two rounds of matches comprising …
Cricket fans will be able to experience the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 like never before thanks to ground-breaking uses of the latest technology across the ICC’s digital platforms. Set to return for the first time since 2017, the Champions Trophy will pit the eight best men’s ODI sides against each other across four venues …
Hollie Davidson, who is doing so much more than blazing a trail for female match officials, has received her Scottish Rugby referee cap today. Davidson, 32, who hails from Aboyne, was presented with her cap in a ceremony this afternoon at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium by SRU President Keith Wallace. He said: “Hollie is an …
Betway SA20 League Commissioner Graeme Smith believes the recently concluded Season 3 was a “big growth year” for the competition. It was a season of many firsts, which included the crowning of a new champion MI Cape Town, after they defeated double-defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in an exciting final at the Wanderers last Saturday. …
The Springboks will wrap up their 2025 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign with an exciting fixture against Argentina at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, in London on Saturday, 4 October, in what marks the teams’ first encounter in the southern hemisphere showpiece on neutral territory. Los Pumas will be the third external opponent the world champions …
Ox Nche famously maintains that “Salads don’t win scrums” and, whatever his diet is, it’s certainly working! The Hollywoodbets Sharks prop is the new No 1 in the URC Top 100 – the ranking system which reflects performances across the Vodacom URC, EPCR competitions and international rugby. He follows in the footsteps of fellow Springboks …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today revealed the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players of the Month for January 2025 as the West Indies’ Jomel Warrican and Australia’s Beth Mooney. Left-arm spinner Warrican inspired the islanders to their first Test win in Pakistan since 1990, while Mooney was at her scintillating best as Australia convincingly …
Mastering all trades in international cricket is becoming a rarity but Ryan Rickelton hopes to prove he has what it takes to buck the trend. The in-form South African has shown his class in both the shortest and longest forms of the game in recent times, starting 2025 with a magnificent 259 against Pakistan in …
The countdown to the biggest weekend in international club rugby is officially on, with just 100 days to go until the 2025 EPCR Finals weekend get underway in the iconic rugby city of Cardiff. An event not to be missed, the excitement kicks off on Friday 23 May with the EPCR Challenge Cup Final, followed …
With a week to go until the first ball is bowled in the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the lineup of Event Ambassadors that will feature to add to the fan experience. Pakistan’s 2017 winning captain Sarfaraz Ahmed features in an all-star cast that also boasts two-time champion, …
SA Rugby recently hosted two successful Rugby Africa Regional Trainer and Educator courses, aimed at expanding the World Rugby (WR) accredited workforce across the African continent. The first course took place in Pretoria from 22-25 January and the second was staged in Cape Town from 7-10 February. These initiatives are aligned with SA Rugby’s “Destination …
André-Hugo Venter’s childhood was like no other. Son to legendary former Springbok Andre Venter, the DHL Stormers hooker was just a 5-years-old when his father was diagnosed with Transverse myelitis, a condition that has kept him confined to a wheelchair ever since. Springboks stars would regularly visit the Venter household and it was almost inevitable …
Warren Gatland’s second tenure as Wales head coach has ended by mutual agreement. Cardiff Rugby head coach Matt Sherratt has been appointed as head coach to lead the Wales senior side for the final three matches of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations Championship. Welsh Rugby Union CEO Abi Tierney has expressed her gratitude to Gatland …
With Valentine’s Day nearing, couples must consider the impact of finances – especially debt – on relationships. Sebastien Alexanderson unpacks. 11 February 2025: As Valentine’s Day approaches, love is in the air—but so are financial decisions. With nearly one in five individuals having ended a relationship due to money troubles, the reality is that money …
A squad of 30 players will depart to Georgia on Sunday as the Junior Springboks kick off their 2025 season with a short tour, which features three matches and forms an integral part of the national Under-20 group’s preparations for the forthcoming season. The Junior Boks are set to play in the 2025 editions of …
Marco Jansen will not have any more space on his mantlepiece at home soon. The Sunrisers Eastern Cape superstar is collecting awards at the conclusion of almost every competition, with the 24-year-old winning both the Betway SA20 Player of the Season and Bowler of the Season for 2025 on Saturday evening at the Wanderers. …
Fakhar Zaman travelled to the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 without a single ODI appearance to his name. By the time he returned to Pakistan as a match-winner in the final, people were travelling hundreds of kilometres just to take a picture with him. The left-handed opening batter will make his return to the Pakistan team …
Georgia and Spain have reached the semi finals of the Men’s Rugby Europe Championship 2025, and in doing so have become the first two European teams to qualify for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Spain’s historic qualification marks their second appearance at a Men’s Rugby World Cup and their first in the 21st …