Gary Lemke

It was a close thing, but South Africa did what was required in front of their home fans at the Hartleyvale Stadium and reached the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup with a pulsating 3-3 draw against Ireland. The hosts held out knowing would be enough to secure their place in the top four.

South Africa enjoyed one of their great Hartleyvale nights as they defeated New Zealand in a dramatic shootout to secure a second FIH Nations Cup Final appearance.

South Africa battled hard in front of a capacity crowd at Hartleyvale in Cape Town, but ultimately came up short in a 2-1 defeat to France in the FIH Hockey Nations Cup final.

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) celebrated Olympic Day 2026 with an energetic and inspiring activation at CBC Mount Edmund College in Pretoria on Tuesday, bringing together learners, educators, athletes, coaches, federations, partners and community stakeholders in celebration of the Olympic spirit.

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) on Wednesday night unveiled the 112 athletes who will represent Team SA at the upcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The team has a mixture of youth and experience, with several athletes that have competed at previous editions of the Commonwealth Games, and many others making their debut appearances.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) last night unveiled the 112 athletes who will represent Team SA at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Photographer Anton Geyser was there

SASCOC notes with concern that several media reports have incorrectly stated that the organisation has been ordered to repay the full grant amount of R24.98 million. This interpretation does not accurately reflect the findings of the judgment delivered by the Special Tribunal.

Simone Kruger and Liezel Gouws again produced fine results on the final day of the Olomouc Women's Para Athletics Women's Grand Prix in Czechia, to wrap up successful meetings for the South African duo. Kruger, the gold medallist in the F38 discus at the 2024 Paralympics, won the event on Saturday with a distance of 36.73m.

With a fortnight remaining before Team SA's track and field athletes starting competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, we have a look where are our top athletes are ranked in the world based on this calendar year.

Team SA's athletes are starting to converge on Glasgow ahead of the Commonwealth Games which gets under way in the Scottish city later this week.