Former Proteas Captain appointed as commissioner of South Africa’s new T20 league. JOHANNESBURG: Cricket’s most successful Test captain and former opening batsman, Graeme Smith, will lead the new T20 League overseeing all aspects (both cricketing and non-cricketing) and developing what is anticipated to be a dynamic brand that showcases the strength of South African cricket. Smith brings with him tremendous experience and understanding of the game, having worked in the sport as a player, captain, commentator, ambassador, consultant and more recently as Cricket South Africa’s...

World Athletics Championships: How SA Fared (Day 4)     Two of South Africa’s three men’s sprinters qualified for the 200m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Luxolo Adams, who has a personal best of 19.82sec, and Sinesipho Dambile progressed automatically, while Tokyo Olympian Shaun Maswanganyi narrowly missed out.   Here’s how SA athletes fared on Tuesday: In the men’s 200m, Luxolo Adams finished second in his heat in 20.10 to automatically qualify for the next round. Sinesipho Dambile produced a personal best 20.29...

World Athletics Championships: How SA Fared (Day 4)     Two of South Africa’s three men’s sprinters qualified for the 200m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Luxolo Adams, who has a personal best of 19.82sec, and Sinesipho Dambile progressed automatically, while Tokyo Olympian Shaun Maswanganyi narrowly missed out.   Here’s how SA athletes fared on Tuesday: In the men’s 200m, Luxolo Adams finished second in his heat in 20.10 to automatically qualify for the next round. Sinesipho Dambile produced a personal best 20.29...

Bok Women expect to be tested in all areas in Japan The Springbok Women's side departed South Africa on Tuesday for a two-Test series against Japan, fully aware of the challenges that will await them in the Far East, where they will face the host nation on 24 July in the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium in Iwate, and on 30 July in Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama in the Taiyo-Seimei Japan Rugby Challenge Series 2022. A taxing travel schedule and warm Japanese summer conditions are some of the factors that will test the South Africans’ resolve, but also the hot streak in the form...

RESULT | SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 62 RUNS A solid collective effort by the bowling unit - led by Anrich Nortje (4/53) - backed up the efforts of the batters as the#Proteas dismiss England for 271 after setting the hosts a target of 334 Source:Cricket South Africa Twitter

SPAR Proteas Continue Their Dominance Against Wales     BY NETBALL SOUTH AFRICA   SPAR PROTEAS CONTINUE THEIR DOMINANCE AGAINST WALES Cardiff, Wales – The seventeenth meeting between the SPAR Proteas and Wales got off to a great start with the host making sure that they close off South Africa at every angle and with any opportunity that they got. Dorette Badenhorst went with experience with her starting seven. For the better part of the first quarter, it was evenly matched between the two however, the  SPAR Proteas’ experience...

Luxolo Adams continued to build on his superb form this season, snatching a place in the men's 200m final on the fifth day of competition at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday morning (SA time).  Adams finished fourth in his half-lap semifinal in 20.09 seconds, qualifying seventh fastest for the medal contest to be held on Friday morning. Fellow South African sprinter Sinesipho Dambile also produced his best performance of the day, with the 20 year-old athlete gaining valuable experience by finishing fifth in his 200m semifinal in 20.47, though he did not...

VAN DER DUSSEN TON SETS PROTEAS UP FOR OPENING ENGLAND WIN DURHAM: A career-best century from Rassie van der Dussen helped the Proteas take a 1-0 lead in their three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against England thanks to a convincing 62-run victory at the Riverside in Durham on Tuesday. The right-hander stuck an excellent and measured 134 off 117 balls (10 fours) on a blisteringly hot day in the English northeast, where the home bowlers toiled in the face of outstanding South African batting, which delivered the highest ever total for the tourists in the country. They...

LAWSON NAIDOO: AIMING TO RESTORE CSA TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD As a child, he loved watching and playing the game, and as an adult he is trying to restore the game he loves to where it belongs. Just over a year into his tenure as Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Cricket South Africa (CSA), Lawson Naidoo is a man at the forefront of a mission. This mission involves restoring SA cricket to the pinnacle of the world game. Naidoo has strong pedigree to fulfil his objective. He may not have played at a professional level, but his passion for the game has always been unbounded, whether it...

LAWSON NAIDOO: AIMING TO RESTORE CSA TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD As a child, he loved watching and playing the game, and as an adult he is trying to restore the game he loves to where it belongs. Just over a year into his tenure as Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Cricket South Africa (CSA), Lawson Naidoo is a man at the forefront of a mission. This mission involves restoring SA cricket to the pinnacle of the world game. Naidoo has strong pedigree to fulfil his objective. He may not have played at a professional level, but his passion for the game has always been unbounded, whether it...

Surprise National winners Saturday, RTX African Open on Sunday The tight, twisty and undulating iDube Kart Track near Pietrmarizburg lived up to its epic reputation as it delivered surprise National winners at Saturday’s third round Rotax South African Kart Championships. And then on Sunday, four of SA’s finest kart racers booked their places on the National green and gold team for October’s ‘Olympics of Karting’ Rotax Max Grand Finals in Portugal with victory in Sunday’s wildcard Rotax Max African Open. Bradley Liebenberg made a triumphant return to premier DD2 with a first heat win over...

Surprise National winners Saturday, RTX African Open on Sunday The tight, twisty and undulating iDube Kart Track near Pietrmarizburg lived up to its epic reputation as it delivered surprise National winners at Saturday’s third round Rotax South African Kart Championships. And then on Sunday, four of SA’s finest kart racers booked their places on the National green and gold team for October’s ‘Olympics of Karting’ Rotax Max Grand Finals in Portugal with victory in Sunday’s wildcard Rotax Max African Open. Bradley Liebenberg made a triumphant return to premier DD2 with a first heat win over...

ALGOA RALLY: MIXED RESULTS FOR TGRSA’S BOTTERILL/VACY-LYLE The Algoa Rally, which took place in the area near the Eastern Cape town of Jeffrey’s Bay, brought frustration for Guy Botterill and Simon Vacy-Lyle, who campaigned their new TOYOTA GAZOO Racing SA Starlet Rally car in the event. The pair were classified in 3rd place on the Friday, which served as Round 5 of the 2022 South African National Rally Championship. They failed to score points on the Saturday, due to continued teething problems with their new car. “Overall, the weekend was tough for us,” said Botterill after...

2022 FIM JUNIOR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP / CUP (26-28 AUGUST 2022)   The countdown has begun for our Junior Motocross riders to make their way to the host city of Vantaa, Finland, to compete against the best junior riders in the 2022 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship and the FIM Junior Motocross World Cup. The event will be held at the legendary tracks of Ruskeasanta and Lavanko from the 26th – 28th of August 2022. The Opening Ceremony will take place in the centre of Vantaa in Tikkurila on Friday the 26th of August 2022.   Click on the link to view the FIM Event...

2022 FIM JUNIOR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP / CUP (26-28 AUGUST 2022)   The countdown has begun for our Junior Motocross riders to make their way to the host city of Vantaa, Finland, to compete against the best junior riders in the 2022 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship and the FIM Junior Motocross World Cup. The event will be held at the legendary tracks of Ruskeasanta and Lavanko from the 26th – 28th of August 2022. The Opening Ceremony will take place in the centre of Vantaa in Tikkurila on Friday the 26th of August 2022.   Click on the link to view the FIM Event...

A BALMY DAY IN THE FREE STATE DELIVERS SOME GREAT RACING IN THE BMW ///M PERFORMANCE RACE SERIES A frosty morning at Phakisa Raceway on Saturday gave way to pleasantly warm temperatures and a cloudless sky giving a small crowd some excellent racing on a typical winter’s day in the Goldfields. In the BMW /// M Performance Race Series it was Salvi Gualtieri (Savspeed / Eataly Food BMW E36 328i Turbo) in Class B who took pole position in the morning’s qualifying session ahead of the slick shod Class A entry of Fabio Fedetto (BMW F82 M4) and young Jagger Robertson (Big Boss Auto / Liqui...

South Africa to host the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup The 6th FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup will take place in Pretoria in South Africa in February 2023. The tournament will feature both the men’s and women’s 12 best Indoor Hockey Nations competing for the prestigious crown of Indoor Hockey World Champions. This marks the first time the FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup has taken place outside of Europe. The first Indoor World Cup in 2003 was hosted in Germany (Leipzig) before heading to Austria (Vienna) and Poland (Poznan) in 2011. The two previous editions have been in Germany in Leipzig...

South Africa to host the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup The 6th FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup will take place in Pretoria in South Africa in February 2023. The tournament will feature both the men’s and women’s 12 best Indoor Hockey Nations competing for the prestigious crown of Indoor Hockey World Champions. This marks the first time the FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup has taken place outside of Europe. The first Indoor World Cup in 2003 was hosted in Germany (Leipzig) before heading to Austria (Vienna) and Poland (Poznan) in 2011. The two previous editions have been in Germany in...

Junior Bok Women lay good foundation in Paarl   Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt expressed her satisfaction after the recently completed SA Rugby Under-19 Girls camp and said solid foundations were laid during the week at Paarl Gymnasium. A total of 32 players were invited to the camp following last month’s SA Rugby Under-18 Girls Week in Welkom, as well as a handful of players who were involved in 2019, the last time the team were together. “The main aim of the camp was to introduce these players to the fundamentals of the Junior Springbok Women...

Junior Bok Women lay good foundation in Paarl   Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt expressed her satisfaction after the recently completed SA Rugby Under-19 Girls camp and said solid foundations were laid during the week at Paarl Gymnasium. A total of 32 players were invited to the camp following last month’s SA Rugby Under-18 Girls Week in Welkom, as well as a handful of players who were involved in 2019, the last time the team were together. “The main aim of the camp was to introduce these players to the fundamentals of the Junior Springbok Women...