Year: 2020

Rugby greats in New Zealand and Australia have called for red cards to be dumped after Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test in Brisbane was marred by both sides being reduced to 14 men for most of the game.  Former All Blacks John Kirwan and Christian Cullen, along with ex-Wallabies Phil Kearns and Tim Horan, argued that […]

Former Orlando Pirates assistant coach Teboho Moloi says the Buccaneers will manage without their head coach Josef Zinnbauer against Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday. The two South African football giants will meet in another Soweto Derby at the FNB Stadium in the second leg of their MTN8 semi-final. Kick-off is at 15:00. FADLU DAVIDS WILL CALL […]

Hank McGregor romped to another national canoeing title in Upington on Saturday when he broke away from a three boat bunch 8km from the finish to win the first stage of the Orange Descent. Racing on good water levels and in hot Northern Cape weather, the 42-year-old, 11-time world champion drove the lead group on […]

 Kaizer Chiefs have a mountain to climb in the second leg of their MTN 8 semifinal against Orlando Pirates, where they need to overturn a three-goal deficit to move to the final. The winner of the tie will face Bloemfontein Celtic in the final. The Buccaneers were clinical at Orlando Stadium last time out, scoring […]

Kaizer Chiefs have it all to do in the second leg of their MTN 8 semifinal tie against rivals Orlando Pirates. The Buccaneers won the first leg 3-0, with goals from Zakhele Lepasa, Vincent Pule and Thembinkosi Lorch. Awaiting the winner in the final is Bloemfontein Celtic, who edged Supersport United in their semifinal tie […]

Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt bemoaned his side’s lack of good luck as they crashed out of the MTN 8 in the hands of rivals Orlando Pirates. A 2-0 victory at FNB Stadium handed the Buccaneers a 5-0 aggregate win over two legs of the semifinal.  No end to Kaizer Chiefs woes It was through […]

Bafana Bafana defenders Thamsanqa Mkhize and Abubbaker Mobara have tested positive for COVID-19, a statement from their club Cape Town City revealed on Sunday.  The two players were in a national camp ahead of the Afcon 2021 qualifiers against Sao Tome e Principe. COVID-19 cases in the Bafana camp Both players have been withdrawn from […]

Both Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have been exempted from competing in the preliminary rounds of the upcoming 2020/2021 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup. Mamelodi Sundowns are the sixth ranked club on the continent and as a result, will be exempted from the preliminary CAF Champions League round while Orlando Pirates are ranked […]

Man City and Liverpool played to an entertaining 1-1 draw in the last of Sunday’s English Premier League (EPL) matches, In what was the weekend’s blockbuster fixture, more chances were left on the field than were converted, with both sides squandering opportunities in the pouring rain at The Etihad. Man City held by Liverpool However, […]

Chris Froome brought down the curtain on his Team Sky/Ineos career on Sunday, describing it as “a love story which lasted 11 years”. The 35-year-old captured the Tour de France four times with the outfit as well as the Vuelta a Espana twice and a single Giro d’Italia. ‘VERY EMOTIONAL DAY’ Next year, he will […]