The World Rugby Executive Board has recommended that a lower legal tackle height at the sternum is made a full law of the community game. The move was proposed by the 11 unions who have been participating in trials of the measure over the last 18 months.

Investec Champions Cup rugby returns this weekend with the first round pitting the top European and South African teams against each other in one of the sport’s most illustrious and competitive tournaments.

Newly crowned Dubai champions New Zealand and finalists Australia both missed out on the semi-finals in Cape Town, as the new-look HSBC SVNS format took a hard toll on the teams.

Boksburg, Ekurhuleni:There was just one goal in it at the end, just like in 2024, but that's all that was needed for Johannesburg to secure the SPAR National Netball Championships trophy for a record fourth straight year after an exhilarating 52-51 victory over Cape Town in Boksburg on Saturday.

South Africa suffered a frustrating 4–2 defeat to Ireland in their playoff semifinal, a result that sends the Africans into the 11th-place match despite controlling almost every major metric of the contest, including an overwhelming 35 circle entries to Ireland’s 13 and a 7–4 advantage in penalty corners.

South Africa wrapped up their group stage campaign at the Junior World Cup with a demanding encounter against China, knowing that anything less than a win would place them in the bottom half of the tournament. It was always going to be a challenging task and China showed their intent from the very first whistle.

Boksburg, Ekurhuleni:Cape Town clinched a first-ever spot in the SPAR National Netball Championships final and will meet Johannesburg for the title in Boksburg on Saturday.

adidas unveils the Historical World Cup Ball Collection, a premium collector's edition celebrating more than five decades of the brand's iconic partnership with the FIFA World Cup™. The set features high-quality reproductions of all 15 official adidas match balls to date, from the original Telstar of the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, to the new and latest official match ball Trionda for 2026. Each FIFA World Cup Historic Ball Set comes in a special-edition display box that highlights the evolution of adidas' match ball design through the years, making it an ideal centerpiece for...