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The Comrades Marathon is often described as a race against distance, terrain and self-doubt. In 2026, George Kusche turned it into a mathematics problem and produced a solution so devastatingly effective that it shattered an…
Mzwandile Stick has backed teenage flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed after his red card in SA A’s 40-0 victory over Zimbabwe. The 19-year-old dazzled with a try and three conversions before his afternoon ended early following a bunker review.
Stick believes the setback will become a valuable lesson as Ahmed prepares for the Junior World Championship.
The Sea Harvest Foundation Health Run is poised to transform Saldanha’s shoreline into a ribbon of running dreams on Saturday, 20 June, as athletes, families and fitness enthusiasts gather for one of the West Coast’s…
The stage is set for one of the strongest 10km road races ever assembled on African soil.
Olympic champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei will face a formidable challenge from Kenya’s Felix Masai and Gilbert Kiprotich, Lesotho record holder Kamohelo Mofolo, South Africa’s Kabelo Mulaudzi and Uganda’s Emanuel Kibet at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K on 12 July.
With a fast course, elite depth and the possibility of a historic performance, Durban is preparing for a race that could redefine African road running.
If rugby is a game of calculated risks, Rassie Erasmus has opened the 2026 campaign by throwing the dice with a grin. The headline from Tuesday’s Springbok team announcement is not Siya Kolisi’s captaincy, the…
The road to history rarely arrives with a gentle jog. On Tuesday, it thundered through Cape Town like a lead pack charging for the tape as the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon was confirmed as Africa’s…
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ selection 0f 21 uncapped players represent a glimpse into the Boks long-term planning, emphasising the importance of building depth ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup with the elevation of Yaqeen Ahmed and Imad Khan suggesting both players are firmly on the national radar as potential contributors beyond the immediate campaign.
The Totalsports Women’s Race has always been more than a date on the running calendar. It is a moving mosaic of courage, community and compassion, where thousands of women lace up their shoes and carry…
The Vodacom Bulls livewire was on Thursday named the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season after a campaign that crackled with electricity and precision.
The Stormers have lost one of the competition’s most gifted attacking players at the worst possible time. Yet in Jurie Matthee they possess a flyhalf whose game may be tailor-made for the unforgiving demands of knockout rugby.
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