In a thrilling contest at a sold-out Athlone Stadium on a hot Saturday afternoon, Cape Town City and Kaizer Chiefs settled for a goalless draw as the DStv Premiership resumed after the FIFA International break.
Cynics will complain the Lions' clumsy 21-36 URC loss at the hands of Wales' Ospreys in Swansea on Saturday was a frustrating return to the dark days of being properly haphazard.
Opener Vishmi Gunaratne's career-best fifty steered the Sri Lanka women to a seven-wicket triumph in Saturday's second T20I against South Africa in Potchefstroom.
Aphelele Fassi, affectionately nicknamed "Weekend Special", delivered a performance appropriate of that moniker as the Sharks' tentative revival continued with a 23-13 victory over Edinburgh.
Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has announced her 24-player squad for the crucial stage of the CAF Women’s Olympic Qualifiers against Nigeria, with captain Refiloe Jane making a return after a long-term injury.
Dan du Plessis is playing the rugby of his life presently and has been backed against for Saturday's clash between the Stormers and Ulster.
Despite having had high hopes of a 2022 repeat - winning against all odds against Leinster - dashed in Dublin, Bulls director of rugby Jake White wasn't exactly downcast about almost leaking 50 points.
Defending champion Tony Finau made four birdies and an eagle in his last seven holes to grab a two-stroke lead at the Houston Open on Friday as world number one Scottie Scheffler's streak of under-par rounds came to an end.
Italy's Jannik Sinner destroyed defending champion Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-2 in just 69 minutes on Friday to reach the final of the ATP Miami Open, where he will take on Grigor Dimitrov.
Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has signed a deal with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, the two-time defending Super Bowl champions announced.
When the Stormers and Ulster run out onto the field under the bright lights of DHL Stadium, all eyes will be on Springbok scrummaging maestro Steven Kitshoff.
In their top-of-the-table defeat against Leinster, the Bulls can't be faulted for not trying. But the result, and how it unfolded, suggested there was a gulf in class between the two sides.