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Aprilia’s MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin smashed the lap record at Silverstone to take pole position for the British Grand Prix on Saturday as Aprilia bikes locked out the front row.

The countdown is almost over. Gqeberha will welcome 18 provincial teams for the SA U21 Interprovincial Tournament next week, with organisers confident months of planning will deliver a memorable national championship.

Second seed Elena Rybakina, third seed Jessica Pegula, and fourth seed Coco Gauff all advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto.

The ATP Montreal Masters lost its top two seeds in the space of a few hours as Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime both exited the field.

Victory Raceway will host Round 6 of its Club Championship on Saturday evening, drawing top drivers and enthusiastic fans for a night of intense dirt oval racing.

The Overtakers SC Women’s Day Race, originally a women-only event, has evolved into an inclusive race celebrating women while attracting broader participation and increased numbers.

Aldo Scribante Raceway is set to come alive this weekend as some of the Eastern Cape’s top racing talent goes head-to-head with the country’s finest drivers in what promises to be an action-packed Northern Regions Extreme Festival.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka returned to her hard court comfort zone with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima in the WTA 1000 in Toronto.

Eastern Province head coach Dayne Samboer believes his side has the right blend of youth and experience to improve on last year’s fifth-place finish when they host next week’s SA U21 Interprovincial in Gqeberha.

The context reflects on the landmark achievement of Josia Thugwane, who won Olympic marathon gold for South Africa at the 1996 Atlanta Games, marking a historic moment for the nation’s athletics in a newly unified post-apartheid era.

Alex de Minaur blew through the opening set but needed some good luck in the second to emerge with a 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) opening win over James Duckworth on Tuesday at the ATP Montreal Masters.

Cameron Smith wants LIV Golf to survive but if it doesn’t, he would “100%” return to the PGA Tour.

Eastern Province U21 women's coach Kurt Petersen says building a united squad will be key as the hosts prepare for the SA U21 Interprovincial Tournament at KC March and Grey High School from August 10-14.

Michael Mbambani, founder of the Ikhamva Athletics Club, has poured his heart into supporting and nurturing emerging athletic talent across Nelson Mandela Bay.

Naomi Osaka is hoping her success last year in Montreal, where she finished runner-up to Victoria Mboko, will translate as the WTA’s 1000 event in Canada shifts to Toronto.