Category: Sports

Christiaan Bezuidenhout claimed back to back wins on the Sunshine Tour with his 18-under 270 at the Gary Player Country Club enough to secure the South African Open. Bezuidenhout carried his excellent form from the Alfred Dunhill Championship to Sun City carding just three bogeys across four rounds. Bezuidenhout claims back to back European Tour […]

Veteran golf commentator Peter Alliss, who became known as the ‘voice of golf’ to fans in Britain, has died at the age of 89. SUCCESSFUL PLAYING CAREER Alliss had covered the sport for the BBC for over half a century after retiring from a successful playing career. In a statement, the Aliss family described his […]

*** JUST IN *** The opening ODI scheduled for Friday has been postponed to Sunday after an unnamed Proteas player tested positive for Covid-19. Cricket World Cup champions England start as strong favourites when they take on a South Africa side struggling on and off the pitch in a three-match one-day international series starting at […]

Kaizer Chiefs’ CAF Champions League opponents PWD Bamenda have finally departed from Cameroon ahead of their second leg preliminary round clash. The defending Cameroonian champions were due to face Kaizer Chiefs at the FNB Stadium this evening however visa issues prevented them from arriving in time. The match was subsequently postponed to give the CAF […]

A powerful display by the Pumas’ forwards paved the way to a 22-17 victory over Griquas and their first Currie Cup win of the season in Nelspruit on Friday. ENTERTAINING PHASES OF PLAY The home side stamped their authority from the outset with entertaining phases of play on attack and a dominant performance in the […]

Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed a further delay to their CAF Champions League preliminary round second leg fixture against PWD Bamenda. READ | BAMENDA TO ARRIVE HOURS BEFORE KICK-OFF Amakhosi were initially set to host the match on Friday at FNB Stadium at 18:00. However, due to logistical challenges experienced by the Cameroonian outfit, CAF granted […]

DStv Premiership new boys, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM), have appointed former Kaizer Chiefs legend David Mathebula as coach of their reserve team. FIRST MATCH IN CHARGE THIS SUNDAY According to the Kick-Off website, Mathebula is set to lead TTM’s reserves when they take on Maritzburg United in the DStv Diski Challenge set for Giant Stadium […]

Jerseys worn by retired NBA legend Michael Jordan, former US President Barack Obama and ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick set world records at auction on Friday. RECORD PRICE FOR ANY JERSERY WORN BY JORDAN The jerseys, along with another from NBA Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, were feature attractions in a four-day auction. The 1984 […]

Napoli’s stadium has been renamed after Diego Maradona in memory of the late Argentine who led the club to two Italian league titles. The city authorities and the club’s president had proposed renaming the San Paolo Stadium within hours of Maradona’s death on November 25. “The decree was signed by the entire city council,” the […]

While Kaizer Chiefs and Bloemfontein Celtic will be in CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup action, respectively, there is still DStv Premiership action to look forward to this weekend. READ | ANOTHER DELAY TO KAIZER CHIEFS’ CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CLASH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Cape Town City v Orlando Pirates – 15:30 Golden Arrows v […]