Humewood’s famous wind took its time arriving for this year’s NMB Championship, but when it did, it arrived with a vengeance.
India’s Tvesa Malik claimed her first professional win on foreign soil as she kept the ball on the fairways and putted well to win the SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International by three strokes at the Lost City Golf Club.
Defending champions Orlando Pirates cruised into the next round of the Nedbank Cup after they hammered Crystal Lake 6-0 in the last 32 at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga.
Mamelodi Sundowns booked their place in the Caf Champions League quarter-finals following a 2-0 win over FC Nouadhibou in Mauritania.
Cape Town City have announced that midfielder Thabo Nodada has committed his future to the club after signing a new contract at the club.
It was a day of firsts for Frenchman Martin Couvra as he played the famous Humewood links for the first time and made three eagles in one round for the first time on his way to leading the first round of the NMB Championship on Thursday.
United States-based South African Paula Reto may have looked a bit like a fish out of water when she bogeyed the second and third holes on the second day of the SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International on Thursday, but the rest of her round at the Lost City Golf Club then went swimmingly as she claimed a share of the lead.
The increasingly fluid nature of modern rugby as it moves from the Vodacom United Rugby Championship one weekend to the Guinness Six Nations the next and then back to the Investec Champions Cup thereafter is taking some getting used to for players, coaches and fans. But Springbok legend Jean de Villiers believes it does have its benefits.
Stellenbosch FC midfielder Jayden Adams says winning the bronze medal at the Africa Cup of Nations was the "biggest achievement" of his career.
AmaZulu coach Pablo Franco Martin has expressed his delight at his team's performance against Royal AM in the Nedbank Cup round of 32.