Sport

Ahmed Hafnaoui surprised himself and the entire world after the teenager won Olympic gold in the men’s 400m freestyle.

It’s a stunning victory for Bianca Buitendag, South Africa’s only surfer at the Olympics, beating seven-time surfing world champion Stephanie Gilmore at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach.

South Africa 14 (14) – Kenya 5 (5)

Olympic records were broken and dreams were shattered in a roller coaster day for Team South Africa.

South Africa 33 (14) – 14 (7) Ireland

One of the things that makes sport great is the wow! moments when you realise something special is about to happen.

The cyclist who won one of the first gold medals of the 2020 Olympic Games on Saturday only started cycling as a teenager when his father found a broken bicycle in a pile of scrap metal.

It was 3-3 going into added time but a goal three minutes into extra time gave France the win, ending the South African Olympic football dream.

South Africans had a tough day two of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with losses in both the water polo and hockey events.

Springbok Lukhanyo Am’s crunching tackle on B&I Lions’ Elliot Daly in the third minute of the match seemed to set the tone for the first half.

Imagine the outcry if Warren Gatland didn’t choose Alun Wyn Jones for the run-on team for the B&I Lions against the Springboks!

Covid-19 virus has once again floored one of South Africa’s prominent boxing personalities.