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When a South African team wins, a cacophony of hooting, cheering, banging of dustbin lids, trumpeting on cow horns and fireworks reverberates across the largest cities. The national adrenaline goes into overdrive. Not everyone looks too cheerful on the Monday morning after a dismal sporting weekend!

Soccer:
Soccer is intensely followed, and the quality of the local game improves each year - as demonstrated by the increasing number of South African players among glamorous European clubs.
2010 Fifa World Cup SA - We've hosted major international events. Come June 2010, the eyes of millions of visitors and billions of TV viewers will be focused on the southern tip of Africa. This will surely be a true African renaisance. More...

Rugby:
Rugby is one of South Africa's big three sports, alongside soccer and cricket. For the many South African fans of the game, rugby is a serious matter, a source of bursting pride and joy – or of shattering disappointment. More...

Cricket:
SA cricket was isolated from the rest of the world for 21 years because of apartheid. Isolation came at a time when the country could fairly claim to be the top test-playing nation in the world. The South African cricket team known as the "Proteas" have become masters of the limited-overs game, and together with Australia are rated the top team in the world. More...

Golf:
South Africa has the weather, the courses ... (like the majestic Arabella Golf Course) and the players. The country has produced some of the best in the game, including multiple major winners Bobby Locke, Gary Player, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, Trevor Immelman and a host of others that regularly challenge for titles around the world. More...

Marathons:
The popularity of the Comrades is based largely on some dramatic finishes over the years. SA's second ultra-popular ultra-marathon is the 56-kilometre Two Oceans Marathon. Its greatest drawcard is an extremely picturesque route that winds along the coastline surrounding Cape Town. The Two Oceans, like the Comrades, also manages to pull top professionals from overseas. More...