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Energy and eagerness to reach the final of the CSA Knockout T20 challenge are front and foremost in the Eastern Cape Iinyathi camp ahead of their qualifier against the Knights at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, batter Jason Niemand said.

Duncan Village trainer Mzamo “Chief” Njekanye hailed his former boxer Xolisani Ndongeni as an epitome of boxing success after he announced his retirement from the ring.

The Dafabet Warriors are riding high, but captain Matthew de Villiers does not want his side to take their foot off the pedal in a top-of-the-table T20 Challenge cricket clash against Boland at St George’s Park on Wednesday, starting at 6pm.

A new-look EP side will be competitive in the SA Cup when they bid for a top four finish and promotion to the Currie Cup Premier Division in 2026, Elephants coach Allister Coetzee says.

Buoyed by a fighting win over Italy, the Springboks are ready and waiting for whatever Ireland throws at them at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, SA backline star Canan Moodie says.

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is determined to launch his African Cup of Nations campaign in style, aiming for a triumphant start with a victory over Angola in their opening group match.

The final round of the East Cape Off-road Club’s season came to a dramatic close at the inaugural BestDrive Pineapple 200 that took place in and around Bathurst on Saturday with only two of the vehicles managing to finish the race.

It will be a massive showdown when the Springboks go flat out to achieve a rare win at the Aviva Stadium over a word-class Ireland team in Dublin on Saturday, fullback Damian Willemse says.

EP rugby are on the verge of signing a major equity deal that would allow the union to flex its financial muscle and sign top class players ahead of the new season, president George Malgas says.

East London boxing manager Mlandeli Tengimfene will put ideas from his recent trip to the US into practice when Last Born Promotions stages the return of Duncan Village darling Azinga Fuzile at the Orient Theatre on December 14.

Refeloe Solomons and Kelly van Vliet, two of Nelson Mandela Bay’s top road runners, hope to set personal records at the 1 City Marathon this year

Eastern Cape boxers led by former two time world champion Sivenathi Nontshinga hardly raised a sweat when they easily dispatched their opponents early in their bouts at Box Camp Booysens in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Amajimbos coach Vela Khumalo values the lessons his players learnt from the ongoing U17 World Cup in Qatar after they were eliminated by Japan in the round of 32 over the weekend.

The Dafabat Warriors took a big step closer to making the Cricket SA T20 Challenge playoffs when they convincingly defeated the Tuskers by 54 runs in their clash in Maritzburg on Saturday.

Coach Hugo Broos believes the carefully chosen friendly against Zambia played a key role in sharpening Bafana Bafana ahead of the African Cup of Nations.