Today’s Sport News

The only two undefeated sides in the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1, the Isuzu Bulls Daisies and DHL Western Province, collide in a fourth round match that is most likely going to determine hosting rights for the final, which is less than a month away, on 4 April. Last year’s two finalists meet… Read more: Eyes on Cape Town and Gqeberha

English pair Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf will be in the middle for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final between India and New Zealand in Ahmedabad. Illingworth will take charge of his second consecutive Men’s T20 World Cup Final, having stood alongside Chris Gaffaney in 2024. It continues Illingworth’s impressive recent record of… Read more: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final Match Officials

No result in the current HSBC SVNS Series is a guarantee and that trend will continue at BC Place in Vancouver this weekend, but according to Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman, there is a firm belief in the camp that they can maintain their good 2026 form and stay on the right side of… Read more: Blitzboks Determined to Make Special Vancouver Memories

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus expressed his delight with the Boks’ opening alignment camp of the year, which concluded on Thursday evening with the prestigious SA Rugby Awards in Cape Town. The three-day camp – which included a series of detailed boardroom sessions about the key areas of the game and the coaches’ expectations, as well… Read more: Erasmus Pleased

Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx capped off fantastic 2025 season when he added the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Award to his World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year accolade, which he received late last year, while Nadine Roos did the double by being named SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year… Read more: Marvellous Marx’s Memorable Double

Richard Whiffin has named his Wales U20 side to face Ireland U20 at Virgin Media Park in Cork on Saturday evening in the penultimate round of the U20 Six Nations. (KO 7.45pm). There are three changes in the starting line-up with Dragons RFC loosehead prop George Tuckley replacing Dylan James while in the backs Cardiff… Read more: Wales U20 team to face Ireland

The third instalment of the popular SA Cup kicks off this weekend and promises to offer an early indicator of who will be in the hunt for the coveted top four positions that secure a place in this year’s Carling Currie Cup Premier Division. The competition opens on Friday, with three fixtures scheduled for the… Read more: Third Season of SA Cup Kicks off This Weekend

The McIntyre Mini Globe race is a world first race many thought impossible. The McIntyre Golden Globe Race pushes 36ft yachts solo around the world in 212 days. The Vendee Globe 60ft yachts fly solo around in 65 days. 100 ft Ultim Trimarans scream around solo in 43 days. The McIntyre MGR 19ft 580’s will… Read more: 400 Miles to the Finish

4 March 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment handed down on 24 February 2026 where the Court dismissed, with costs, Ria Ledwaba and Solly Mohlabeng’s latest attempt to overturn the SAFA 2022 Presidential electoral outcome. Ledwaba and Mohlabeng made a special application for leave to appeal

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4 March 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment handed down on 24 February 2026 where the Court dismissed, with costs, Ria Ledwaba and Solly Mohlabeng’s latest attempt to overturn the SAFA 2022 Presidential electoral outcome. Ledwaba and Mohlabeng made a special application for leave to appeal

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An unexpected call-up to the Springbok Women’s Sevens training camp in Stellenbosch was not quite the road back to sunshine and South African rugby that Catha Jacobs had in mind, but she took the detour in her stride. After all, this is where it started for Jacobs, who made her foray into international rugby with… Read more: Jacobs Excited to Be Back Where It All Started

It’s probably fair to say that Selvyn Davids is an entertainer – on the rugby field, of course – just ask the crowd at BC Place in Vancouver. A few seasons ago, Davids showed remarkable soccer skills to set up a try at the HSBC SVNS Vancouver and when the fifth tournament of the 2026… Read more: Davids Ready to Entertain Again

The first ball of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be bowled at Edgbaston on 12 June, as hosts England take on Sri Lanka – and today the famous Birmingham venue marked the 100-day countdown by transforming its iconic scoreboard into a huge 100-day countdown. The moment sparked a wave of scoreboard transformations… Read more: 100 Days to Go

The Springbok Sevens squad arrived in Vancouver from Cape Town on Monday evening after a long haul which included a transit in Amsterdam, but the smile Sebastiaan Jobb entered Canada with was as fresh as the brightest Namaqualand daisy. It is the 26-year-old Northern Cape born and raised speedster’s second visit to Vancouver. He also… Read more: Competitive Excellence Not Only a Motto

3 March 2026 – Today, the South African Football Association (SAFA) in collaboration with adidas proudly reveals the new 2026/2027 home jersey for both Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana – a bold evolution of an iconic design that captures the spirit of South African football. Drawing inspiration from the unforgettable 2010 jersey – a symbol

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Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf will be the on-field umpires for the first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand on Wednesday. Illingworth was in the middle for South Africa’s victory at this stage two years ago, when the Proteas dismissed Afghanistan for 56 and won by nine wickets,… Read more: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Semi-finals Match Officials

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is pleased to announce the South Africa Under-19 Women’s participation in the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Women’s T20 International (T20I) Invitational tournament in Lagos from 18–29 March.

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2 March 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) and Standard Bank have announced a landmark sponsorship that will see Africa’s largest bank by assets become an official partner, supporting Bafana Bafana, Banyana Banyana and grassroots national teams from 2026 and beyond. The announcement comes at a pivotal moment for South Africa, with Bafana

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1 March 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis was full of praise of her young brigade, despite falling 2-1 to Namibia in the final of the 2025 COSAFA Women’s Championship at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Sunday. Dr Ellis said she also had an eye on the future while

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He prefers warm weather and the sun, but for Springbok Sevens playmaker Dewald Human, a return to Vancouver is something he is looking forward to as much as he is to be playing with his regular team members in a competitive HSBC SVNS Series. The 30-year-old will leave Cape Town with the Blitzboks later on… Read more: Human Excited to Return to Playmakers’ Paradise

The Fidelity Securedrive Lions claimed the SA Shield for the first time in a gripping round of local Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies on Saturday as they defeated the DHL Stormers in a dramatic match in Johannesburg, while the Vodacom Bulls made a strong statement against the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Pretoria, which saw both Gauteng… Read more: Lions Claim SA Shield

The Isuzu Bulls Daisies and DHL Western Province retained their unbeaten status in the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 this weekend, while the Golden Lions won their first game of the season, but the third round was not kind to the Sanlam Boland Dames, who came up short in Pretoria. The Daisies outplayed… Read more: Daisies and WP Still Undefeated

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the Middle East and has activated comprehensive contingency plans to safeguard the travel, logistics and well-being of all stakeholders associated with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, currently underway in India and Sri Lanka. While the crisis in the Middle East has… Read more: ICC Activates Contingency Plans

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – The U.S. SailGP Team has won the KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix, sailing to victory ahead of Emirates GBR in second and Los Gallos in third. It marks the team’s first event win since Cádiz in Season 4, and Canfield’s first ever in SailGP – a moment he called, “an incredible feeling.”… Read more: Historic Win in Sydney

28 February 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana captain Sibulele Holweni believes they have the right mindset to lift the2025 COSAFA Women’s Championship trophy. The South Africans face a hungry Namibia in a repeat of the 2006 final of the same competition which was won by South Africa. The two nations meet on Sunday at the

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28 February 2026 – South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan has congratulated Gianni Infantino after he marked a decade at the helm of global football this week. Infantino became FIFA President on 26 February 2016 following an Extraordinary FIFA Congress held in Zurich, Switzerland, and Dr Jordaan said several milestones have been

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27 February 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has showered her players with praise after they defeated a stubborn Zimbabwe in the semi-finals of the COSAFA Women’s Championship at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Friday. The South Africans won 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 stalemate at the end

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The Junior Springboks concluded their short tour of Georgia with a 35-5 victory over their hosts on a cold and wet Friday afternoon in Tbilisi, with SA U20 head coach Kevin Foote praising the players’ resilience in the tough conditions. The SA U20s, who won the first game by 35-0 on Sunday, led by 21-0… Read more: Victory in Tough Conditions