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What to Expect as the Totalsports Two Oceans Trail Run Returns in 2026

10 December 2025 — The Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon Trail Run returns on 10 April 2026, offering ±16km and ±24km routes starting from the University of Cape Town calling runners back to the mountain where every climb feels like a conversation with the Cape’s ancient, …… read more

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Stormers Reinforced by Nine Springboks for High-Stakes Champions Cup Battle in Gqeberha

10 December 2025 — Adnaan Mohamed The DHL Stormers will take the field at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday with a formidable array of national talent, as nine Springboks have been named in the starting lineup for their Investec Champions Cup clash against two-time …… read more

News Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon
A Five-Year Stride: Totalsports and Two Oceans Chart a Bold New Road

9 December 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed Totalsports has extended its title sponsorship of the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (TTOM) for a further five years, and will also sponsor the Trail Run from 2026 securing long-term backing for one of South Africa’s premier road-run …… read more

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Blitzboks Defend Cape Town Crown in Sevens Thriller

7 December 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed The Blitzboks needed every ounce of heart, hustle and hard-headed defence to cling onto their HSBC SVNS Cape Town title on Sunday with a 21–19 comeback classic victory over Argentina. In a match that swung like a loose pass in a gale, …… read more




News Rugby Springboks
Springboks opponents for third consecutive RWC title defence in Australia revealed

3 December 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed The Springboks pursuit of an unprecedented third consecutive Rugby World Cup title will unfold against familiar opponents after the defending champions were drawn into Pool B with Italy, Georgia and Romania for the 2027 tournament in …… read more

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Puma Athletes Win Athlete Of The Year Honours At 2025 World Athletics Awards

3 December 2025 — Global sports brand PUMA is celebrating a landmark moment as two of its elite athletes, Mondo Duplantis and Nicola Olyslagers, both won individual honours at the 2025 World Athletics Awards in Monaco.Pole vault sensation Mondo Duplantis secured the Men …… read more

News Rugby Springboks
Blitzboks Seek Pride and Payback in Cape Town Sevens Showdown

1 December 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed The early Cape Town light had just begun dissolving the mist over Table Mountain when the Blitzboks filed through the airport doors, the weariness of a long Dubai flight etched into their shoulders. But in the middle of the group, Ric …… read more

News Rugby Springboks
Eben Etzebeth Red-Card Fury Overshadows Bok Brilliance in Cardiff Rout

30 November 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed The Springboks’ 73–0 evisceration of Wales in Cardiff should have been remembered purely as a victory of ruthless precision, a night when Rassie Erasmus’ men turned the Principality Stadium into a eleven-try scrapyard. Instead, the Te …… read more

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Joseph Seutloali Avenges 2024 Heartbreak with Soweto Marathon Victory

30 November 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed Lesotho’s Khoarahlane Seutloali powered through the final kilometres like a runner shifting into overdrive on the last hill of a brutal ultramarathon, storming to victory in the African Bank Soweto Marathon on Saturday morning in 2:20 …… read more

News Rugby Springboks
Reinach’s Golden Milestone and Rassie’s Clever End-of-Year Chess Move

27 November 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed There’s a reason the Springboks never really feel “under-strength” even when half the squad is scattered across Europe, Japan and club rugby obligations. South Africa, more than any other rugby nation, has turned adversity into opport …… read more

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