Category: Sports

The Proteas’ long-awaited return to the international arena ended in a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of England in their T20 series at Newlands on Tuesday. READ | INTERIM BOARD TAKES DRASTIC STEPS TO CLEAN UP CSA Despite posting their highest total of the series, the South African attack was no match for the belligerent […]

The Western Province backline has been shuffled for their Currie Cup encounter with the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. Kick-off is at 19:00. READ | SPRINGBOKS AT THE 2023 RWC DRAW: WHAT’S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? The starting forward pack remains unchanged from the one that did duty against the Bulls last weekend, while […]

Former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane hasn’t taken long to enter the record books at his new role in Egypt. READ | AL AHLY TITLE MASTERMIND MOSIMANE ‘CATCHES THE BIG FISH’ Mosimane became just the third manager in CAF Champions League history to lift the title with two different clubs after his triumph last Friday […]

The Premier Soccer League has confirmed that the domestic transfer window will close at midnight on Monday, November 30. With the clock ticking, there could be some last-minute deals to be signed. Except if you’re Kaizer Chiefs that is. Amakhosi are currently banned from signing players not only in the current transfer window, but also […]

English club Sale Sharks have officially announced the signing of Cheetahs lock JP du Preez on a two-year deal. The 2.09m beanpole will link up with his new team-mates at their Carrington training base following the completion of his mandatory isolation period upon entering the UK from South Africa. Du Preez is the tallest player […]

The LA Giltinis have signed South African-born twins JP and Ruan Smith ahead of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. According to the RugbyPass website, the Smiths grew up in South Africa before relocating to Australia where they completed their schooling.  The 30-year-olds represented the Reds in this year’s Super Rugby and Super Rugby AU […]

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has confirmed that the club will dedicate their next 16 games to late defender Anele Ngcongca. READ | TOUCHING TRIBUTE AS BELGIUM SIDE GENK RETIRE ANELE NGCONGCA’S NUMBER The Cape Town-born right-back died last week after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident in KwaZulu-Natal, where he was due […]

There was bad injury news for both Western Province and the Springboks on Monday. READ | RASSIE, NIENABER TO REMAIN IN CHARGE UNTIL AFTER RWC 2023 WP fullback Warrick Gelant, who has been playing some of the best rugby of his career since his move to the Cape from the Bulls, has been sidelined for […]

Argentina skipper Pablo Matera has been stripped of the captaincy and suspended along with two other players on Tuesday over “discriminatory and xenophobic” tweets. Just over two weeks after Matera led the Pumas to their first win over the All Blacks, the Argentina Rugby Union “revoked” his captaincy and suspended him, along with second row […]

Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer has congratulated Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane following his CAF Champions League victory. READ | AL AHLY TITLE MASTERMIND MOSIMANE ‘CATCHES THE BIG FISH’ Mosimane made history last Friday when he led Al Ahly to a record-extending ninth CAF Champions League title to become only the third coach to lift a […]