Year: 2020

Diego Maradona was football’s archetypal troubled genius, a world-beating player whose life and career scaled the most dazzling heights but also plumbed the darkest depths. Maradona, who died on Wednesday at the age of 60, became a global icon after leading Argentina to the 1986 World Cup but he was not a squeaky clean idol […]

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, his spokesman announced Wednesday. President Alberto Fernandez immediately announced three days of national mourning in the South American country. Diego Maradona: What was the cause of his death? Renowned along with Brazil’s Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the […]

Few players mastered the spectacular quite like Diego Maradona. From stunning free-kicks to winding dribbles, the Argentine, who has died at the age of 60, scored some of the most famous – and thrilling – goals in football history. A look at just five of the best from arguably the greatest footballer to ever play […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have opened the voting for its Awards of the Decade with Proteas AB de Villiers and Imran Tahir among those nominated. According to an announcement from the global body, the ICC Awards of the Decade will recognise the best players across cricket over the past ten years. For the first […]

Brazilian football great Pele has mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona after the Argentine died on Wednesday, saying he hoped they would “play together in the sky” one day. “Sad news today. I have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a legend,” Pele wrote on Instagram, alongside a picture of Maradona hoisting […]

The entire globe came to a standstill after news broke regarding the death of footballing icon Diego Maradona earlier this evening. Despite being one of the most notorious footballers around, Diego Maradona captured the world mainly through his scintillating performances on the field of play. South Africa did eventually get a first-hand taste of the […]

Brazilian great Pele led global tributes to Diego Maradona, whose death was announced on Wednesday, saying one day they would “play soccer together in the sky“. Renowned for inspiring Argentina to Soccer World Cup glory in 1986, Maradona was most loved at club level for his spells with Boca Juniors in his homeland and Napoli […]

Proteas players confirmed on Wednesday that will not take a knee during their six-match limited overs series against England amid criticism of the decision. PREVIEW | SA V ENGLAND 1ST T20, PITCH REPORT AND WHERE TO WATCH The first T20 international is in Cape Town on Friday as South Africa return to international cricket after […]

New Zealand coach Ian Foster has made three changes to his forward pack to face a new-look Argentina side as the All Blacks desperately look to avoid the ignominy of a third defeat in a row. Kick-off is at 10:45 SA time. READ | YET ANOTHER SOUTH AFRICAN TO MAKE FLOWER OF SCOTLAND HIS NEW […]

Lewis Hamilton goes into this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix aiming to continue his record-breaking feats this year and make a successful start on final talks to stay with Mercedes in 2021 and beyond. PREVIEW | STATS AND FACTS AHEAD OF THE BAHRAIN GP ON SUNDAY The newly-crowned seven-time champion will be bidding to claim a […]