Category: Sports

Chris Froome brought down the curtain on his Team Sky/Ineos career on Sunday, describing it as “a love story which lasted 11 years”. The 35-year-old captured the Tour de France four times with the outfit as well as the Vuelta a Espana twice and a single Giro d’Italia. ‘VERY EMOTIONAL DAY’ Next year, he will […]

The recent statement released by SANZAAR regarding the future of the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship may have been premature. SANZAAR announced last Wednesday that all four member unions – South Africa, New Zealand, Argentina and Australia – had recommitted to the tournament until 2030. SA RUGBY ‘WELCOMED’ THE SANZAAR CHANGES The statement mentioned the Rugby […]

Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is among the favourites to be named the new Eastern Province head coach. This comes after the deadline for applications for the position closed last Friday. DE VILLIERS ALSO HAD STINTS AT UWC AND ZIMBABWE According to Rapport newspaper, De Villiers, Deon Kayser and Jonathan Mokuena are the three leading contenders. De […]

The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour is still not guaranteed to take place during its scheduled dates – or at all – due to Covid-19. In recent weeks, a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the United Kingdom with England on a month-long lockdown at present. While SA Rugby and British & […]

Rugby Australia (RA) announced a broadcast rights deal with Nine Entertainment on Monday that the financially stricken body said would “reboot the game at every level”. RA said the deal would deliver benefits worth A$100 million (R1.13 billion) over three years from 2021, with the prospect of more funds if Nine exercises a two-year extension […]

Defending DStv Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns could soon have their president, Patrice Motsepe, step down. The billionaire businessman is expected to be confirmed as a surprise candidate for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidency on Monday. CAF PRESIDENCY PICTURE HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY After initial indication that current president Ahmad Ahmad would run unopposed for […]

There will be seven South Africans in the field for the delayed 2020 Masters to be played at Augusta National later this week. The tournament, which will take place from November 12-15, was originally scheduled for its usual April slot, but the coronavirus pandemic put pay to those plans. SOUTH AFRICA BOASTS A RICH HISTORY […]

Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer was an unexpected figure in the dugout as his side beat rivals Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 to progress to the MTN 8 final via a 5-0 aggregate score. The German mentor had left the country to be with his son Fabio, who is in a coma after being involved in a […]

Springbok star wing Cheslin Kolbe and his wife Layla are parents for the second time. The couple took to Instagram over the weekend to welcome the birth of their second daughter in Toulouse, France. KOLBE WAS A STAR FOR THE SPRINGBOKS AT 2019 WORLD CUP Cheslin Kolbe, the star of the 2019 Rugby World Cup […]

Proteas ace Kagiso Rabada has given himself every opportunity of bowling himself into the Indian Premier League record books. After grabbing 4-29 in the Delhi Capitals’ win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, Rabada needs ‘just’ three wickets in Tuesday’s final against the Mumbai Indians to tie the mark for most wickets taken in a single […]