Category: Sports

Springbok 2019 Rugby World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth started the first game of his career at blindside flanker in Toulon’s 35-13 home victory over 14-man Stade Francais on Sunday. READ | SHARKS JOIN FORCES WITH JAY-Z’S ROC NATION Argentina flyhalf Nicholas Sanchez was shown a red card on the stroke of half-time after making contact with […]

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made NFL history on Sunday to set up a dream home Super Bowl against Patrick Mahomes and the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Stay tuned to The South African for the latest NFL news Brady, the 43-year-old widely regarded as the greatest quarterback in the history of the […]

The life of a DStv Premiership coach certainly is a rollercoaster one. It’s not a matter of IF you’ll be fired, but rather WHEN! READ | PITSO MOSIMANE: I’VE NEVER BEEN SO ANGRY SINCE ARRIVING IN EGYPT Black Leopards have undergone yet another coaching change this season after Dylan Kerr was relieved of his duties. Lidoda […]

Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau’s English club Brighton & Hove Albion face an all-English Premier League tie in the fifth round of this season’s FA Cup. FUN | 10 PERCY TAU FACTS WE BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW The Seagulls will be up against Leicester City after both sides safely negotiated their way into what is effectively […]

Referees, and their poor decisions in particular, have sadly once again been to the fore in recent DStv Premiership matches. READ | PITSO MOSIMANE: I’VE NEVER BEEN SO ANGRY SINCE ARRIVING IN EGYPT Depending on your team of choice, supporters have been left frustrated by a number of baffling decisions which could ultimately pay a role […]

Pakistan have cut three players from their squad to face South Africa in the first or two Tests starting on Tuesday, 26 January in Karachi. READ | PAKISTAN V SOUTH AFRICA: FIRST TEST PREVIEW The first ball is due to be bowled at 07:00 SA time. Agha Salman, Abdullah Shafique and Kamran Ghulam have been […]

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Gavin Hunt has issued a stern warning to his ‘Glamour Boys’ regarding the way the club will be run under his watch. Kaizer Chiefs have homed some of the biggest names in South African football over the years and with that comes large egos however Gavin Hunt has signaled a strong […]

Chelsea sacked manager Frank Lampard on Monday after a poor run of results left them languishing in mid-table in the English Premier League. READ | SAFA SHOWS RED CARD TO UNDERPERFORMING REFEREES The Stamford Bridge club said it had been a “very difficult decision” to part ways with the 42-year-old, who is the club’s record […]

Jaco Peyper will join a select group of referees who have taken charge of five Currie Cup finals on Saturday when the Bulls welcome the Sharks to Pretoria for the grand finale of South Africa’s flagship domestic competition. READ | SHARKS JOIN FORCES WITH JAY-Z’S ROC NATION The spectacle at Loftus Versfeld will kick off at 15:00 and […]

Western Province captain Siya Kolisi has attempted to explain his emotions in the aftermath of the Cape side crashing out of the Currie Cup. WATCH | SIYA KOLISI SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIS WIFE MAY BREAK THE INTERNET WP were eliminated 19-9 ell have been the final ever rugby match played at Newlands. The Stormers and […]