Category: Sports

Lock Patrick Tuipulotu says the All Blacks want a win against Argentina this weekend to silence the “haters” who targeted coach Ian Foster after their shock loss to Los Pumas. Tuipulotu said the players owed Foster a strong performance in Saturday’s Tri-Nations clash after the coach bore the brunt of criticism for the 25-15 defeat […]

The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has announced the suspension of three runners found to have cheated in the 2019 edition of the race. The three unnamed athletes were found to have either supplied false entry information and/or having used another athlete to run their qualifying race. The CMA has declared the athletes’ 2019 results null […]

The roads have claimed yet another South African footballer’s life, this time in the form of Mamelodi Sundowns defender Anele Ngcongca. Anele Ngcongca was set join AmaZulu on loan however the former Belgium Pro League winner tragically passed on in a motor vehicle accident in the early hours of Monday morning in KwaZulu-Natal. The 33-year-old […]

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been absent from the title match at the ATP Finals for the past two years, replaced by younger rivals seeking to break their monopoly. Instead of the “Big Three” it was Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev who took centre stage at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday, with […]

Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky produced a moment of madness as he scored the ‘own goal of the century’ this weekend. READ | ANELE NGCONGCA: HIS JOURNEY TO THE TOP OF EUROPEAN AND LOCAL FOOTBALL A back-pass went horribly wrong for Hradecky who completely fluffed his clearance, slicing the ball into his own net in […]

Orlando Pirates have received good news on the injury front, with star striker Gabadinho Mhango returning to training. The Malawian international has been out of action since hobbling off in the one-all draw at home to Stellenbosch in late October. Gabadinho Mhango returns to training Having welcomed another key marksman back from injury in the […]

Struggling Maritzburg United have parted ways with head coach Eric Tinkler. The former Orlando Pirates mentor and Bafana Bafana star has been fired after a string of poor results this season that has seen the Team of Choice pick up zero points after four DStv Premiership matches. Tinkler’s side also bowed out of the MTN8 […]

More PSL fixtures are scheduled for this coming Tuesday as Wednesday, following an exciting weekend of top-flight action. Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns remain on top of the standings, while Maritzburg United and Bloemfontein Celtic are in the drop zone. Midweek PSL fixtures  There is a solitary fixture on Tuesday, and it’s the Soweto Derby between […]

FIFA has suspended the head of African football Ahmad Ahmad for five years for corruption, the global governing body announced on Monday. Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) since March 2017 and was standing for re-election in 2021 when FIFA banned him for “governance issues”. Ahmad nailed for […]

Mamelodi Sundowns have paid tribute to former right-back Anele Ngcongca who tragically died in a car crash on Monday morning. He was 33. Ngcongca was involved in the crash on the N2 highway in KwaZulu-Natal. Ngcongca had recently signed for AmaZulu having previously played 42 matches for the reigning PSL champions since 2016. He also […]