Sweden fought back to grab a late goal to earn a 2-1 victory over South Africa in their Women’s World Cup opener in Wellington on Sunday.
CJ du Plessis was able to neutralise the considerable threat posed by Jean Hugo and Neil Schietekat, as well as the pressure of his own expectations, as an extraordinary finish saw the 32-year-old claim his first Sunshine Tour title with a one-stroke victory in the SunBet Challenge Wild Coast at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club on Saturday.
Global sports company PUMA today presented Bongi Msomi with personalised footwear to celebrate her captaining the Spar Proteas as they compete for glory in the Netball World Cup in Cape Town.
PUMA caught up with SPAR Proteas player Bongi Msomi in a Q&A to talk all things netball ahead of the Vitality Netball World Cup in Cape Town.
Manchester United has announced the signing of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana from Inter Milan in a deal that could rise to £47 million ($57 million).
Neil Schietekat fired a superb five-under-par 65 on Friday in the second round of the SunBet Challenge Wild Coast to claim a share of the lead with Jean Hugo going into the final round of the tournament at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club, and admitted part of him would have liked the strong winds that have disrupted the event to continue.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said his team were aligned and refocussed in anticipation of their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Pumas in Johannesburg on Saturday, 29 July, following a thorough debrief of the match against New Zealand and a handful of training sessions in Pretoria in the last two days.
The South African U18 team will face their age-group counterparts from France and England in Durbanville and Paarl near Cape Town when the annual U18 International Series kicks off next month.
Tackling the Wild Coast Sun Country Club in the SunBet Challenge Wild Coast over the last two days has been a bit like Squid Game, and we’re not talking about the molluscs that are much-beloved of fishermen and women as they scour the seas off Port Edward, but the South Korean TV survival drama that took the world by storm in 2021.
The Women’s Premier Division resumes on Saturday after a short break and all three encounters will be crucial for the teams involved, with the race to the final spot in the semi-finals becoming more contested as the sides reach the business end of the competition.