Category: Sports

From blowing the main match of Currie Cup Round 1 to twiddling his thumbs in Round 2. Has referee AJ Jacobs been given time off to think about what transpired at Newlands last Saturday? CONTROVERSIAL RED CARD HANDED OUT For those who didn’t watch or haven’t followed The South African website, Jacobs and TMO on […]

Defending PSL champions Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed loan moves for three of their players. The players leaving Chloorkop are Nyiko Mobbie, Luvuyo Phewa, and Phakamani Mahlambi. READ | MTN8 FINAL KICK-OFF TIME CHANGED – AND SABC TO SCREEN THE MATCH The deals are for the ongoing 2020/21 season to the respective clubs. Mobbie and Phewa […]

Former team-mates have paid tribute to ex-Kaizer Chiefs‚ Dynamos and Pretoria City striker Nicky Shaw who has died. He was 51. CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN The details and cause of Shaw’s death are not yet known. He was reportedly found dead in his home in Fourways‚ Johannesburg‚ last weekend having celebrated his 51st birthday the […]

All eyes will turn to Paris on Monday, December 14 for the all-important pool draw for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. READ | REFERE AJ JACOBS OUT IN THE COLD AFTER NEWLANDS RED CARD INCIDENT The next major milestone on the road to the Springboks defending their World Cup title will take place virtually at the Palais Brongniart. […]

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 Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. The first delivery is due to be bowled at 13:00. BIG READ | PROTEAS FACE STRICTER TRANSFORMATION TARGETS […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the England Cricket Board (ECB) have confirmed the postponement of Friday’s first One-Day International (ODI) of their three-match series. READ | FAF DU PLESSIS RESTED FOR ODI SERIES This follows after an unnamed Proteas player tested positive for Covid-19 after the teams’ last round of scheduled testing performed on Thursday. […]

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Kaizer Chiefs’ Champions League clash against PWD Bamenda has been postponed. BAMENDA RAN INTO VISA ISSUES Bamenda contacted Amakhosi on Thursday requesting a postponement to their preliminary second leg clash scheduled for Friday at 18:00 at the FNB Stadium after reportedly running into issues with their […]

Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has been appointed as the new EP Elephants head coach. DE VILLIERS WAS 1 OF 5 SHORTLISTED De Villiers was one of five coaches who appeared before the EP panel on Wednesday for his interview for the role. The interview process also included former Springbok assistant coach Ricardo Loubscher, […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) have been dealt another blow in the longstanding wrangling over who is responsible for the gross maladministration of the game. The former head of sales and sponsor relations at CSA, Clive Eksteen, took his former employer to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) over his dismissal earlier this year […]

Concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal took three crucial wickets as India beat Australia by 11 runs to win the opening T20 at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Friday. Hint of controversy as concussion substitute turns match Chahal came into the side after batting hero Ravindra Jadeja was ruled to have suffered a concussion when he […]