EWN Weather Watch: Partly cloudy and warm conditions forecast for SA

Your Wednesday EWN Weather Watch. Picture: Pixabay.com. JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service has forecast partly cloudy to warm weather conditions for most parts of the country on Wednesday. GAUTENG The province will be partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the north. Johannesburg will see a high of 32°C, Pretoria 33°C, and Hammanskraal […]

Continue Reading

Percy Tau is on track to break Benni McCarthy’s Bafana goal-scoring mark

Percy Tau can’t stop scoring and, statistically at least, is on track to surpass Benni McCarthy’s current record goal tally for Bafana Bafana. Tau scored a brace in the national side’s 4-2 win over Sao Tome and Principe in Port Elizabeth on Monday afternoon. Those two goals brought the diminutive striker’s total to 12 in […]

Continue Reading

SANZAAR chairperson quits, calls for radical change – and no Super Rugby

The chairperson of SANZAAR, Brett Impey, resigned on Tuesday calling for the governing body of southern hemisphere rugby to throw open its membership to developing rugby nations worldwide. Impey proposed a radical overhaul which could see the creation of a bloc to rival the power of the game’s northern hemisphere giants by expanding beyond current […]

Continue Reading

Orlando Pirates legend Ian Palmer still job hunting

Orlando Pirates legend Ian Palmer is still in the market for a coaching job in either the DStv Premiership or GladAfrica Championship. The now 54-year-old Palmer last coached in 2019. Palmer had been busy in the recently-concluded ABC Motsepe League playoffs scouting players for future employers. “No it’s been Covid, so my last team was […]

Continue Reading

Is the price right for Kaizer Chiefs to sell Samir Nurkovic? Have a look at the figure.

Let’s not beat around the bush. These are troubled times for Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs. They were pipped to the 2019/20 PSL title on the final day of last season, they changed coaches, their start to the new DStv Premiership season under Gavin Hunt hasn’t been spectacular and they lost 5-0 on aggregate to bitter […]

Continue Reading

Jake White’s Bulls crowned Super Rugby Unlocked champions – even if they don’t play

The final round of the inaugural Super Rugby Unlocked tournament will take place this weekend. However, thanks to Covid-19, there could well be some controversy before the trophy is handed over. QUESTION MARKS OVER BULLS’ FINAL MATCH As it stands currently, the Bulls lead the standings by two points, but there are question marks over […]

Continue Reading

Sacked Dylan Kerr back in the Black Leopards hot-seat

Dylan Kerr has returned to Black Leopards as head coach following his sacking at Baroka FC. Leopards parted ways with Patrick Aussems following a meeting with the club on Monday night. The Belgian coach was fired by Lidoda Duvha after three matches without a win since joining the Limpopo club last month. According to sources […]

Continue Reading

Limited tickets on sale for British & Irish Lions tour – but not for the 3 Tests

There’s good news for fans who missed out on being allocated tickets in the ballot for next year’s British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa as a limited number of tickets have been made available for purchase. The bad news is none of the tickets are for the three Tests scheduled. TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE […]

Continue Reading

JUST IN | Covid-19 wreaks havoc with Super Rugby Unlocked, Sharks v Stormers clash called OFF

Players and team management have been cautioned to practice strict Covid-19 compliance measures to minimise the risk of infection, following the THIRD cancellation of a Super Rugby Unlocked match. The Sharks’ match with the Stormers in Durban on Saturday has been cancelled following positive tests among the Sharks’ tighthead props. It follows the cancellation of […]

Continue Reading

Springboks remain top as All Black slip to worst-ever world ranking

New Zealand’s historic defeat to Argentina has brought them down to third place in the World Rugby rankings, with world champions South Africa still top of the charts. The All Blacks lost 25-15 to the Pumas on Saturday in Sydney, in what was their second consecutive defeat in the Rugby Championship. It was also the […]

Continue Reading