Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Banyana Banyana beat Burkina Faso 1-0 through a Thembi Kgatlana goal and now face Morocco on Saturday; a win would book their place at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.

SAFA says more than R100 million of its R218 million FIFA payout will go to football development and administration, with around R65 million for players and a further share for coaches and PSL clubs.

Pakistan won the second Test in Port of Spain by eight wickets to draw the series 1-1, with Abdullah Shafiq unbeaten on 184 across the match and Babar Azam finishing the chase with two sixes.

Gymnastics South Africa will hold national trials ahead of October’s nationals, split across Gauteng, the Western Cape and North West, while posthumous honours went to Isabel von Afterberg and Edward Molson for long service.

The Spa National Netball Championships run in Cape Town from 6 to 11 August, with 122 teams, about 1,900 players and 100 umpires; Johannesburg are chasing a fifth straight senior title.