Category: Sports

A late goal from Mohamed ‘Afsha’ Magdy gave Al Ahly a dramatic 2-1 victory over Zamalek on Friday in an all-Egyptian CAF Champions League final in Cairo. AS IT HAPPENED | LIVE BLOG FROM CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Magdy struck as stoppage time loomed behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic after Amr el […]

The All Blacks bounced back to form with a dominant Tri-Nations victory over Argentina at the McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Saturday. READ | SA’S BEST JONATHAN KAPLAN PAYS TRIBUTE TO WORLD’S BEST NIGEL OWENS The All Blacks won 38-0 after leading 10-0 at half-time. Coming off back-to-back defeats to Australia (24-22) and Argentina […]

Mamelodi Sundowns host Stellenbosch FC in the DStv Premiership this evening at the Loftus Versfeld stadium. Mamelodi Sundowns will be looking to return to the summit of the table after Swallows FC overtook them on the standings thanks to a midweek victory over Kaizer Chiefs. Stellenbosch FC on the other hand will be looking to […]

Orlando Pirates had to rely on an injury-time equaliser to avoid a shock home defeat against Baroka FC in their DStv Premiership clash at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto. Heading into the match, Pirates had the chance to go top of the standings, but instead remained fourth following the 1-1 draw. Ananias Gebhardt scored the […]

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has taken to social media after guiding his side to victory over arch-rivals Zamalek in the CAF Champions League final on Friday. READ | MAMELODI SUNDOWNS CONGRATULATE PITSO MOSIMANE AFTER CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE Mosimane tweeted: “I had to come to the Nile River to catch the big fish”. Mosimane […]

Mamelodi Sundowns moved to the summit of the DStv Premiership log after a comfortable victory over Stellenbosch FC at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. AS IT HAPPENED | MAMELODI SUNDOWNS V STELLENBOSCH FC LIVE BLOG Sundowns, the defending league champions, won 3-0. Peter Shalulile (7th minute) and Kermit Erasmus (26th) gave the Brazilians a 2-0 lead […]

The Bulls, controversially reduced to 14 men mid-way through the second half, have beaten Western Province in their Currie Cup clash at Newlands in Cape Town. The Bulls won 22-20 after trailing 10-5 at half-time. Sadly, the match was ruined in part by a red card decision following a puzzling conversation between TMO Rasta Rasivhenge […]

Bulls coach Jake White has questioned the bizarre decision-making process which saw his team reduced to 14 men against Western Province on Saturday. The Bulls got their 2020/21 Currie Cup campaign off to a winning start with a 22-20 victory over WP at Newlands, their first win in the Cape in 11 years. NOT RASHIVHENGE’S […]

Mike Tyson’s return to boxing at age 54 ended in a draw with 51-year-old Roy Jones jnr on Saturday in an eight-round exhibition battle of former heavyweight champions. Fifteen years after retiring with a 2005 loss to journeyman Kevin McBride, Tyson made his comeback at Staples Center in Los Angeles without spectators in a pay-per-view […]

Wales’ Nigel Owens became the first referee to officiate 100 Tests when he took charge of the Autumn Nations Cup clash between France and Italy on Saturday. READ | SA’S BEST PAYS TRIBUTE TO WORLD’S BEST Not only the world’s most capped referee, Owens is widely regarded as the world’s best whistleman. Owens is also […]