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Both teams arrive with unfinished business from the previous global tournament. South Africa reached the final before suffering a narrow seven-run defeat to India, while the West Indies were eliminated in the Super Eights after losing to the Proteas. With the World Cup starting next week in India, the upcoming matches offer a final opportunity to refine combinations and build momentum.
Once known primarily for his work over the ball, De Villiers is now adding layers to his game. He no longer just a breakdown specialist, but a flanker playing with his head up, hands free, and influence spreading across the park like a well-executed backline move.
The Springbok Women’s Sevens dictated the rhythm, set the defensive heartbeat and squeezed the life out of opponents in their HSBC SVNS 3 victory in Dubai. For head coach Cecil Afrika, the standout of their…
The captain’s armband will sit on new shoulders when flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu leads the DHL Stormers into battle against Leicester Tigers in their decisive Investec Champions Cup Round Four clash at DHL Stadium on Saturday…
South African distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt will return to the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on Sunday, 01 March, with a clear objective: to become the first athlete to run a sub-27-minute 10km on…
South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad announcement landed like a new ball on a spicy Highveld pitch: jagged, surprising, and immediately provoking debate. There were talking points everywhere you looked. Ryan Rickelton, fresh from a…
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander confirmed the forum will be launched in the new year, designed to formalise communication between national coaches and franchise and provincial unions. Until now, engagement has largely centred on Players of National Interest (PONI) and scheduling. The new platform, Alexander said, will widen that channel into a permanent passing lane rather than an ad-hoc offload.
The year 2025 was not defined by a single moment, team or athlete. It was defined by momentum. From Springbok scrums grinding opponents into submission, to marathoners bending time, to ultra-runners conquering mountains and minds, South African sport in 2025 moved like a river in flood, unstoppable, purposeful and impossible to ignore.
MI Cape Town’s attempted a valiant pursuit, but the Durban Super Giants did enough to seal a thrilling Betway SA20 Season 4 opening-night triumph
Hollywoodbets Kenilworth didn’t merely stage a race meeting on Saturday, 13 December, it unfurled a full Cape Town carnival, where thundering hooves and ghoema beats ran in perfect stride. The Festive Fair feat, the Hollywoodbets…
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