Month: September 2020

Cricket South Africa are scheduled to hold their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 5 September, but the embattled organisation will need to satisfy a ministerial probe before they are allowed to appoint a new board. The sport garnered the minister’s attention after a large group of former players spoke out against systemic racism in the […]

Former Comrades Marathon champion and running coach Nick Bester is in an intensive care unit recovering from a robbery ordeal that left him with multiple injuries. According to Bester’s son Shaun-Nick, he was out walking in preparation for a charity event when he was attacked from behind by three men armed with knives. Comrades champion […]

When the PSL resumed in August after a nearly six-month break there were six teams in the title race, now with just two rounds left there are four. The PSL title race: Outsiders SuperSport United remain nominally in the PSL title race but they will need all three teams above them on the log to […]

The new WWE Universal Champion took his title in front of 1 000 virtual fans at the high-tech new ThunderDome in Orlando, US, last night. At the WWE Payback pay-per-view, Roman Reigns defeated Braun Strowman and The Fiend: Bray Wyatt in the main event to become the new Universal Champion. The wrestling spectacle took place inside […]

SA Rugby has reportedly sent out a proposal to the various professional franchises suggesting the Currie Cup will start in October 2020. According to the proposed return to play plans, the Currie Cup will kick-off on 3 October and stretch across the summer until a final on 16 January 2021. The Currie Cup is set […]

Japan outside back Kotaro Matsushima said on Monday the Brave Blossoms pulling out of a reported Eight Nations competition is a “disappointment” with the Top League put on hold and domestic-based players set to go without playing until next January. Japan out of Eight Nations Last year’s Rugby World Cup hosts were set to join […]

Australian rider Caleb Ewan produced an irresistible late burst of speed to pip a stunned Sam Bennett of Ireland on the finish line of stage three of the Tour de France on Monday. France’s Julian Alaphilippe retained the leader’s yellow jersey after the 198-kilometre stage from the Nice football stadium to the hilltop town of […]

Cricket South Africa have backtracked on their commitment to holding their Annual General Meeting this weekend. The governing body had been set to appoint several new board members and other key positions, but it has become apparent that the contents of the forensic report into the conduct of former CEO Thabang Moroe may call into […]

The third wave of South Africans set to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have touched down in Dubai ahead of the 19 September start of the richest T20 League in the world. Faf du Plessis and Lungi Ngidi will link up with their Chennai Super Kings teammates after completing their screening and […]

South Africa’s number two-ranked men’s singles player Lloyd Harris reached the second round of a Grand Slam for just the second time on Monday with a straight-sets 6-4 7-5 6-2 victory over Italian Marco Cecchinato in the US Open in New York. In a tough draw Kevin Anderson went down to fifth-seeded Alexander Zverev of […]