Category: Sports

The Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club will have its own ‘Big 5’ in the field this year as five of the former champions of this prestigious Sunshine Tour and European Tour co-sanctioned tournament return for this year’s showpiece from November 26-29. LARRAZABAL BATTLED INTENSE HEAT AND BLISTERS Defending champion Pablo Larrazabal of […]

The first round of the delayed 2020 Masters at Augusta National tees off at 14:00 SA time (GMT +2) on Thursday. WATCH | JON RAHM RECORDS SPECTACULAR FLUKE AT AUGUSTA The 92-man field will face unfamiliar conditions as the tournament – the 84th edition thereof – takes place in November for the first time in its […]

Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Members Council announced on Thursday 12 November that it would not be appointing the Interim Board recommended by Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Late last month the entire CSA board resigned to allow a process of restructuring to take place with an interim board selected to guide them through this process. CSA […]

The Cheetahs are sweating on the fitness of double World Cup winner Frans Steyn ahead of their clash with the Stormers at Newlands this weekend. Steyn will have to pass a late fitness test to determine his readiness for Saturday’s crunch round six Super Rugby Unlocked match. Steyn in doubt In what is a do-or-die […]

Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen recalled three Springboks into his starting team for their Super Rugby Unlocked match against the Pumas at Ellis Park. The coach has also brought Tiaan Swanepoel into his starting XV at fullback while two of the internationals brought in are among the forwards and another at halfback. Swanepoel, who made […]

As is custom at the Masters, golfing greats Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player got the tournament under way as Honorary Starters on Thursday. Under dark and rainy skies, Nicklaus, 80, and Player, 85, took to the first tee to hit ceremonial drives. Whether they found the fairway – or rough – we’ll never know … […]

Rafael Nadal has been drawn in the same group as defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and US Open winner Dominic Thiem for the ATP Finals in London. World No 1 Novak Djokovic will face Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Diego Schwartzman in the group stages of the final addition of the tournament in London before it […]

Lewis Hamilton should be honoured with a knighthood in recognition of his inspirational achievements as a racing driver and human rights campaigner, fellow-Briton Lando Norris said on Thursday. ‘HAMILTON’S ACHIEVEMENTS ARE AN INSPIRATION TO KIDS’ Norris, a rookie driver in his first season with McLaren, told a news conference ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix […]