Category: Sports

AmaZulu ended their four-match winless run in the DStv Premiership with a polished 2-0 victory away from home over Baroka FC on Saturday – much to the relief of coach Benni McCarthy. READ | PITSO MOSIMANE: I’VE NEVER BEEN SO ANGRY SINCE ARRIVING IN EGYPT AmaZulu had entered the match on the back of a four-match winless streak. Benni McCarthy gave Bonginkosi Ntuli his first start […]

Coronavirus restrictions and thousands of security staff made for challenging conditions for South Africa on their tour of Pakistan, coach Mark Boucher said on Monday.  READ | 50 NOT OUT FOR QUINTON DE KOCK: EVERY STAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The team is on its first tour of the country in 14 years, after international […]

Western Province vs Sharks promises to be yet another Currie Cup epic between two teams with an incredible pedigree in the tournament. Western Province 19-9 Sharks: Report The Sharks beat Western Province in a war of attrition at Newlands, holding off a late surge to claim a 19-9 win. Curwin Bosch’s boot was the difference […]

AmaZulu ended their four-match winless run in the DStv Premiership with a polished 2-0 victory away from home over Baroka FC on Saturday – much to the relief of coach Benni McCarthy. READ | PITSO MOSIMANE: I’VE NEVER BEEN SO ANGRY SINCE ARRIVING IN EGYPT McCarthy gave Bonginkosi Ntuli his first start of the season and […]

American underdog Dustin Poirier shook up the world of mixed martial arts on Sunday, beating up the legs of Irish superstar Conor McGregor before knocking him out at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi. Follow The South African for all the latest UFC news “I’m happy but I’m not surprised. I put in the work,” Poirier […]

Toulouse defence coach Laurent Thuery praised Springbok 2019 Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe’s attitude as he played his first game since mid-December to help Toulouse return to the Top 14 summit on Saturday with a 59-0 rout of bottom side Agen. READ | SHARKS JOIN FORCES WITH JAY’Z ROC NATION Cheslin Kolbe, who missed […]

South Africa will play their first Test in Pakistan for 14 years this week, a match being described as a “monumental moment” for the revival of international cricket in the country. READ | CONTROVERSIAL DARYLL CULLINAN ON COMMENTARY DUTY FOR PAKISTAN V SA SERIES The match in the port city of Karachi starting on Tuesday […]

The Bulls will host the Sharks in the first Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld since 2009 after the teams held their nerve in testing semi-finals on Saturday to be the last sides standing. OPINION | HOW JAKE WHITE HAS TURNED LOFTUS VERSFELD INTO A FORTRESS The last time these teams met in the final was […]

Percy Tau has helped Brighton & Hove Albion book their spot in the fifth round of the FA Cup after a 2-1 win over League One side Blackpool on Saturday. FUN | 10 PERCY TAU FACTS WE BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW Bafana Bafana star Tau started the match for the Seagulls at their American Express […]

Pitso Mosimane will have his full Al Ahly squad to choose from for their upcoming Club World Cup campaign set to take place in Qatar in February. READ | PITSO MOSIMANE: I’VE NEVER BEEN SO ANGRY SINCE ARRIVING IN EGYPT The opening match of the tournament was due to be between Qatari champions Al Duhail and Auckland […]