The annual #SheOwnsHerSuccess campaign is all about enabling success for women
Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it
The story of two marathon runners in the 1904 Games held in the US exposes the racist and colonial attitudes of the day
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo vetoed TotalEnergies as a sponsor for the Olympics
Competition organisers risk accusations of sportswashing when partnering with companies such as Toyota and TotalEnergies
A ball has yet to be kicked but already the 2023 Women’s Football World Cup is breaking new ground
The South African swimmer went through a dip in performance last year after a traumatic experience left him struggling mentally.
Men’s national football teams have done well in junior world tournaments, but that success hasn’t been replicated on the senior global stage. What causes this and how can it be corrected?
South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges
Test cricket is broken because India, England and Australia, who dominate the format, eat alone at the main table while other Test-playing nations compete for crumbs. Can the World Test Championship change this?
Tatjana Schoenmaker recently set a new African record for the 100m breaststroke, lifting her prospects of being SA’s first female swimmer to win an Olympic medal since 2000
An expected announcement on how many fans can attend each event is being pushed back as the city faces tightening restrictions
The 31-year-old long-distance runner is the current Comrades and Two Oceans champion
A Durban teenager will represent South Africa, when the code makes its debut at the Games in July
Desiree Ellis has a deep understanding of the development of women’s football in South Africa. The Banyana Banyana head coach talks to Luke Feltham about how the women’s game has changed over her 40-year career
In his book 65 Years of Friendship: A memoir of my friendship with Nelson Mandela, George Bizos tells of their only holiday together
They took time, but the International Olympic Committee have finally done the responsible thing and postponed Tokyo 2020
Sporting events, from football and tennis to rugby and cycling, on this year’s calendar are in doubt
The runner smashed her personal best in 2019, and will feel confident going to Tokyo in August
The little-known South African surfer who’s been a world beater since the age of 14
The IOC has been losing patience with boxing since a judging scandal at the Rio Games in 2016
Commonwealth gold came as a surprise to her — now Tokyo 2020 is beckoning and she could end South Africa’s drought in women’s Olympic swimming
The Academy Award-winning Icarus takes you through the shocking rules for cheating the system
The view through a racist lens cannot see Sascoc’s contribution to the Games, writes Tubby Reddy in a right to reply.
Cameron van der Burgh won SA’s first medal at the Rio Games in the 100m breaststroke, while Chad le Clos reached the final of the 200m freestyle.
A single image shows Len Taunyane and Jan Mashiani took part in the 1904 marathon but it cannot tell their story.
Cold reality hits the Russian town where vast sums of money were spent on the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Defying swimming stars like Michael Phelps sand Pieter van den Hoogenband, the South African freestyle relay four blazed to Olympic glory.
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula says South Africa is ready to host the Olympic Games and should make a bid in 2014.
One Olympic ring failed to unfurl but President Vladmir Putin nonetheless declared Russia’s Winter Games open under a burst of fireworks.
According to some reporters on Twitter, the Russian Olympics can be described in two words: epic fail. Here are nine hilarious #SochiProblems tweets.
Branded clothing has given athletes a way to oppose Russian laws on homosexuality without compromising their eligibility to compete at Sochi.