Category: Sports

Months of strategising, planning and training all formed part of helping Red Bull Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) Athlete, Thomas van Tonder, achieve his gargantuan goal of a 90m rope climb between one of Joburg’s most iconic landmarks, the Soweto Towers. Van Tonder nailed the climb in 09:05 and in the process set an unofficial GUINNESS WORLD […]

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher revealed on Thursday that he had been a victim of coronavirus without knowing he had contracted the disease. Boucher was speaking ahead of limited overs series against England, which starts with the first Twenty20 international in Cape Town on November 27. An unnamed South African player tested positive for […]

Bloemfontein Celtic star Victor Letsoalo has set himself a record breaking target of goals for the 2020/2021 Premier Soccer League (PSL) campaign. Letsoalo has come of age at Bloemfontein Celtic over the last year and the 27-year-old attacker has set his sights on securing a move abroad however, in order to achieve that, he believes […]

Former Proteas batsman Herschelle Gibbs has been appointed coach of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) side Colombo Kings. Gibbs will be assisted by former Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath. FAF DU PLESSIS HAS WITHDRAWN The side will be skippered by Sri Lankan star Angelo Mathews and boasts big-hitting West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell among their […]

Pep Guardiola has ended speculation over his Manchester City future after signing a new two-year contract extension on Thursday. Guardiola was due to be out of contract at the end of this season and it had been suggested the Spaniard might be ready to leave City. But the 49-year-old has now agreed to stay at […]

South African-born Ireland loose forward CJ Stander has responded to what former Springbok coach Rassie Erasmas said of the Irish forwards. WATCH | SIYA KOLISI: SPRINGBOK SKIPPER AND PROMISING ACTOR! Erasmus, who guided the Springboks to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, stepped down from the role following their 32-12 victory over England in […]

Wilco Nienaber silenced even the local peacocks with his booming drives as he joined Shaun Norris in a South African double act that topped the leaderboard after Thursday’s first round of the Joburg Open at Randpark Golf Club. The local duo led the field with their rounds of eight-under-par 63, giving them a one-stroke lead […]

The Proteas and England cricket squads have trained at Newlands ahead of their T20 and ODI series’ starting later this month, albeit separately. READ | I HAD COVID-19 AND DIDN’T KNOW IT, ADMITS MARK BOUCHER England arrived in the country earlier in the week and immediately underwent Covid-19 testing. Thankfully, they returned a clean bill […]

Watch out Bryson DeChambeau! The big-hitting American has been making waves of late thanks to his impressive physique and booming drives. But he could have competition in the long driving stakes after South Africa’s Wilco Nienaber who unleashed a 439-yard (401m) monster during Round 1 of the Joburg Open at Randpark GC on Thursday. The […]