Premier League clubs given green light for return of fans

Liverpool, Chelsea, Brighton and West Ham will be among the Premier League able to allow fans into their stadiums next month under a new tier system to tackle the spread of coronavirus in England. Premier League clubs cleared to allow fans The Premier League clubs are within tier-two areas, meaning clubs can welcome up to […]

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Red Bull sporting director out of Bahrain GP with Covid-19

Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley will miss this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19. PREVIEW | STATS & FACTS AHEAD OF SUNDAY’S BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX The vastly-experienced key pit-wall decision-maker returned a positive test during mandatory pre-race tests and will be isolation for 10-days in line with the sport’s protocols and […]

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Kaizer Chiefs’ struggles mount after Moroka Swallows Soweto derby defeat

Kaizer Chiefs’ struggles, particularly in front of goal, continued on Tuesday in their latest DStv Premiership match against Moroka Swallows. AS IT HAPPENED | MOROKA SWALLOWS V KAIZER CHIEFS LIVE BLOG The Birds triumphed 1-0 thanks to an 86th-minute winner from Joseph Mhlongo at the Dobsonville Stadium to condemn Chiefs to their second loss of the […]

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Gavin Hunt rues missed chances after Kaizer Chiefs’ latest defeat

Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has rued missed chances and a disallowed goal after Amakhosi’s DStv Premiership defeat to Swallows FC on Tuesday. CHIEFS HAD CHANCES IN THE FIRST HALF Chiefs had their chances to break the deadlock in the first half with Philani Zulu hitting the frame of the goal and Daniel Cardoso seeing […]

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Australian Open faces ‘likely’ fortnight delay

The Australian Open will likely be delayed by one to two weeks, officials said, as talks continue over staging the tournament in Melbourne, which has only recently emerged from months of coronavirus lockdown. ‘VERY COMPLEX NEGOTIATIONS’ ARE STILL UNDER WAY A delay for a week or two to the first Grand Slam of the year, […]

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All Blacks face the unthinkable: 3 defeats in a row for first time this century

The mighty All Blacks have seemed almost invincible in recent years, but back-to-back defeats have left their new coach and captain under fire and raised an unthinkable prospect: losing three in a row for the first time this century. CHANCE TO STOP THE ROT Saturday’s Tri-Nations game against Argentina, New Zealand’s final outing this year, […]

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Ernst Middendorp moves a step closer to sensational return to coaching in SA

Former Kazier Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp has moved a step closer to a sensational return to coaching in the top-flight in South Africa. READ | GAVIN HUNT RUES MISSED CHANCES AFTER LATEST KAIZER CHIEFS DEFEAT Middendorp has resigned as head coach of Ethiopian giants Saint George SC just one month into his three-year contract, paving […]

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SA’s top mountain bikers to converge at KAP sani2c

The world’s largest three-day mountain bike stage race, the KAP sani2c, is set to be the highlight of a Covid-19 stricken 2020 race calendar, as South Africa’s best marathon mountain bikers battle it out for the title. The tough 265km of racing between Underberg and Scottburgh in KwaZulu-Natal takes place next week from December 3-5, […]

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Touching tribute as Belgian side Genk retires Anele Ngcongca’s number

Belgian club Genk will retire the No 16 jersey previously worn by Anele Ngcongca following the former Bafana Bafana star’s tragic death. READ | ANELE NGCONGCA’S NAME ADDED TO LONG LIST OF PSL PLAYERS TO HAVE DIED ON SA ROADS Ngcongca was killed in a car accident on Monday morning when the vehicle in which […]

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Another South African to make Flower of Scotland his new anthem

Yet another South African-born player is set to make Flower of Scotland his new anthem. The Edinburgh Rugby club has confirmed that flyhalf Jaco van der Walt is set to be called up to the Scotland squad for the Autumn Nations Cup playoffs next weekend. VAN DER WALT PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR THE LIONS As a […]

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