Jason Humphries

Ultramarathon trail champion Ryan sandes has won 20 marathons in the world’s most wild and inhospitable places. The altitude hasn’t gone to his head.

Cameron van der Burgh and Chad Le Clos have shown what can be done if money’s available, sparking calls for a new tier of funding for SA swimmers.

Team South Africa left in great spirits, but the road to London has been paved with controversy, writes Jason Humphries.

South Africa have kept faith with their winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series starting next month in England.

Caster Semenya and Oscar Pistorious run the risk of not qualifying for the London Olympics following disappointing performances at the SA champs.

South Africa and Sri Lanka both have the opportunity to put an end to unwanted records when they clash in their second Test of the series.

Australia shone with bat and ball to beat SA by three wickets to claim a 2-1 series victory after the third one-day international at Kingsmead.

SA produced a dominant performance on Sunday to beat Australia by 80 runs in the second one-day international to level the three-match series.

The Sharks ran in four second half tries to seal a 34-16 win over Australia’s Brumbies in their Super rugby match at Kings Park on Saturday.

Caster Semenya achieved a notable double by claiming the 800m and the 1 500m titles at the South African championships on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma blazed a half-century as India cantered to a 21-run win over SA in a one-off Twenty20 international at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

South Africa are prepared for India’s experienced line-up to fight back strongly in the Boxing Day Test after their crushing defeat at Centurion.

Cricket could emerge as the saviour of Cup soccer stadiums with the decision by Cricket South Africa to stage a Twenty20 international in Durban.

Caster Semenya’s lawyers say they will do whatever is necessary to ensure the world 800m champion can compete without restriction this season.