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Legends & Heroes Tribute - Chester Williams | 9 August 2026 | Western Province, Golden Lions & Cats · Springboks · Rugby Yesterday, 8 August, would have been Chester Williams's 56th birthday. He is not here to...

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING PAT LAMBIE EVER WORE

Rugby June 26, 2026

There is a photograph that stops you cold. Pat Lambie, mid-roar, fist clenched, green jersey blazing under the Kings Park floodlights. October 8, 2016. South Africa versus New Zealand. The Rugby Championship. He looks like a man...

Cricket

TRISTAN STUBBS TURNS 26: THE MAN BUILT FOR THE MOMENT NOBODY ELSE WANTS

Cricket August 14, 2026

HEINRICH KLAASEN TURNS 35: SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST FEARLESS FINISHER, RETIRED BUT UNMATCHED

Cricket July 30, 2026

JONTY RHODES TURNS 57: THE DIVE THAT CHANGED CRICKET

Cricket July 27, 2026

SHAUN POLLOCK TURNS 53: THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN TO REACH 400 TEST WICKETS

Cricket July 16, 2026

Athletics

KOEKEMOER BREAKS SOUTH AFRICAN UNDER 20 RECORD IN ITALY

Athletics August 31, 2026

RUSSELL BREAKS 100M HURDLES WORLD RECORD IN ZURICH

Athletics August 28, 2026

KOEKEMOER’S 44.35 ANCHOR SEALS AFRICAN U20 RELAY RECORD

Athletics August 12, 2026

KOEKEMOER WINS BRONZE AT WORLD U20 400M FINAL

Athletics August 8, 2026

HEYMANS IS THE NEW WORLD U20 JAVELIN CHAMPION

Athletics August 8, 2026

KOEKEMOER CRUISES INTO WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIP 400M FINAL

Athletics August 7, 2026

Women In Sport

TATJANA SMITH TURNS 29: THE GIRL NEXT DOOR WHO BECAME SA’S GREATEST OLYMPIAN

SwimmingJuly 9, 2026

Birthday Tribute - Tatjana Smith | 9 July 2026 | Swimming · South Africa · Swimming THE TOUCH Paris, August 2024. The 100 metre breaststroke final. Tatjana Smith is fourth at the turn, a place that should worry...

SA’S JAVELIN QUEEN JO-ANÉ DU PLESSIS RETURNS TO MONACO AFTER CAREER-SAVING SURGERY

Athletics July 9, 2026

Two days before the South African Championships, Jo-Ané du Plessis woke up and her left calf would not work. There was no pain. No warning. Just a leg that had stopped answering. She had spent months building...

PROTEAS WOMEN REACH FOURTH STRAIGHT T20 WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL — ENGLAND NEXT

Cricket June 28, 2026

South Africa are into the last four again. The Proteas Women confirmed their place in the semifinals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday, holding their nerve in a tense chase against Bangladesh at Lord's...

Racing

NEW ERA F1 REGULATIONS AND MIAMI GP HEAT: WHAT TO EXPECT

F1 May 1, 2026

Formula 1 arrives in Florida this weekend as the 2026 Miami GP takes over the International Autodrome. This round serves as a massive litmus test for the new technical regulations that have defined the season so...

BRAD BINDER TURNS 31: FROM A POTCHEFSTROOM DIRT TRACK TO MOTOGP’S WORLD STAGE

MotoGPAugust 11, 2026

Birthday Tribute - Brad Binder | 11 August 2026 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing · South Africa · MotoGP There are motorcycle racers who chase lap times. And then there are those who spend their careers...

JESSE KRIEL AND CHESLIN KOLBE TRADING RUGBY BOOTS FOR F1 SPEED

F1 April 9, 2026

The world of high-speed rubber and oval balls collided this week as Springbok superstars Jesse Kriel and Cheslin Kolbe made a high-profile appearance at the F1 paddock. Trading the physical intensity of the rugby pitch for the...