Year: 2020

With sport now just about back at full capacity both locally and around the globe, we bring you a wrap of the latest sports news, results and fixtures. Latest sports news Rugby The Sharks won an intense, if somewhat scrappy, Super Rugby Unlocked tournament opener in Durban on Friday night. The All Blacks suffered a serious […]

The WWE Draft kicked off on Friday Night Smackdown with Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon presiding over proceedings. In the first round of the draw, things started off in predictable fashion with Raw and Smackdown picking their top champions Drew McIntyre and Roman Reigns. Marquee champions staying put Raw then opted to retain Raw Women’s […]

South African MMA fighter Dricus du Plessis weighed in at a trim 84kg ahead of his UFC Middleweight bout with Brazilian Markus Perez. Du Plessis is set to make his UFC debut early on Sunday morning when he meets Perez in the Fight Island Octagon. The former KSW and EFC middleweight champion took the fight […]

South African MMA star Dricus du Plessis showed a little bit of what he is about in his middleweight victory over Brazil’s Markus Perez on UFC‘s Fight Island on Sunday morning. Perez stopped by Dricus du Plessis Du Plessis made a cautious opening to the fight inviting the Brazilian to come at him while keeping […]

Dricus du Plessis made a superb debut in UFC overnight; we cover that and all the latest sports news, results and fixtures. Latest sports news MMA South African MMA star Dricus du Plessis knocked out Brazil’s Markus Perez at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi on Sunday morning. Latest sports news Tennis Polish teenager Iga Swiatek stunned American Sofia […]

Rafael Nadal clinically took apart Novak Djokovic in a clay court masterclass on Sunday to win his 13th French Open and 20th Grand Slam. Nadal broke Djokovic in the first game of the match and would clinch the first set 6-0 in quick time. Nadal powers to 13th French Open title Djokovic tried to get […]

Lionel Messi did his bit to help Argentina win against Bolivia away from home for the first time in 16 years, but after the match, he had to be pulled away from his opposite number. The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in La Paz on Tuesday 13 October was played in good spirits, but Marcelo […]

There is anxiety in rugby circles in New Zealand and Australia with SA Rugby seemingly set to withdraw the defending champion Springboks from the SANZAAR event slated to start at the end of the month. SA Rugby have been involved in an intense back and forth with stakeholders but appear set to put player welfare […]

Stormers coach John Dobson included seven Springboks in the starting line-up for their Super Rugby Unlocked encounter with the Lions at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Stormers make their Super Rugby Unlocked debut Following a bye in the opening round, the Stormers will open their Super Rugby Unlocked campaign underway on home turf against […]

Promising halfback Morne van den Berg has been named to replace the injured Dillon Smit at scrumhalf in the only change to the Lions starting line-up for their Super Rugby Unlocked match against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday. Van den Berg gets deserved berth Van den Berg shone in moments during the Super Fan Saturday […]