Tag: South Africa

Note To Self is the new name on every South African racing fan’s lips after landing the 130th Hollywoodbets Durban July at Greyville. Trained by Justin Snaith and ridden by Richard Fourie, the winner held on by barely a nose in a thrilling finish on 4 July. The result made history. Snaith and Fourie became the first trainer and jockey combination to win the…

The Cape Town Tigers are setting their sights on a return to the Basketball Africa League after sitting out the 2026 season. South Africa’s most prominent club side wants to reclaim its place among the continent’s elite through the Road to BAL qualifiers. Missing a season stings, but the club is treating it as a reset. The Tigers have history in this competition. Built…

The Springboks have assembled in Johannesburg with a group of 43 players as Rassie Erasmus readies his side for a demanding August. The world champions open their next block away to Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday, 8 August, then turn their attention to New Zealand. It is his strongest available group of the season so far. Ten experienced Boks return from injury, a…

The SPAR Proteas carry fresh momentum into August, and the domestic season now moves to Cape Town for the SPAR National Netball Championships. Attention turns to Stellenberg High School in Cape Town, where the SPAR National Netball Championships run from 6 to 11 August. The event brings together 122 teams, including 58 senior district sides and 64 under 21 squads. Around 1,900 players and…

South African horse racing has handed owners a significant boost. Race Coast has approved a rise in annual prize money of about 20 percent, taking the combined investment to R270 million, one of the biggest increases the sport has seen locally in years.The current structure runs until 31 October, and a new one takes effect on 1 November, timed to open the Cape Summer…

Mamelodi Sundowns begin the 2026/27 Betway Premiership as favourites to win the title back. Orlando Pirates go in as defending champions, and a rebuilt Kaizer Chiefs under new coach Fernando Da Cruz are the next best fancied, setting up a three way fight at the top.Sundowns remain the benchmark. Their squad depth and continental pedigree make them the side everyone measures themselves against, and…

The 2026/27 Betway Premiership is under way. South Africa’s top flight returned on the weekend of 1 August, and Kaizer Chiefs made the perfect start, beating newly promoted Kruger United 3-1 at Mbombela Stadium in the first league game of Fernando Da Cruz’s reign.Chiefs supporters had waited a long time for an opening day like this. The new coach set his side up to…