Category: Sports

All eyes are at Orlando Stadium, as the spiritual home of South African football welcomes back the Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, with the two teams contesting the first MTN 8 semifinal. Chiefs came back from behind against Maritzburg United to book their spot in the last four, while Pirates held on […]

Kaizer Chiefs have released the free agents training with the club, following a ruling made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding the club’s transfer ban. The Soweto giants landed in hot water last season, as a result of the unlawful signing of Madagascar international, Arohasina Andrianarimanana – better known as “Dax” – […]

South Africa’s domestic cricket season kicked off on Monday, with the CSA Four-Day Series taking centre stage. Reigning champions, the Lions began their pursuit for a three-peat against the Dolphins in Durban, while a Proteas-laden Titans side travelled to Cape Town to take on the Cobras. The other fixture in the first round of action […]

Orlando Pirates are uncertain over the future of their German head coach Josef Zinnbauer following his emergency return back home to Germany. Zinnbauer rushed off to the airport following Orlando Pirates’ 3-0 MTN8 Soweto Derby victory over Kaizer Chiefs to catch an emergency flight back home to Germany due to an undisclosed family crisis. Orlando […]

The race to find a new sponsor in time for the 2021 season looks lost for South African elite level World Tour cycling team NTT, their general manager and former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis confirmed on Monday. Road cycling’s economy depends heavily on teams taking sponsorship as there is no paying audience and […]

Former Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs is in the news once again – for the wrong reasons. The now Wales manager has been arrested on suspicion of assault, British media have reported. VICTIM DID NOT REQUIRE TREATMENT Police were called to the 46-year-old former Manchester United winger’s home at 22:05 on Sunday after receiving reports […]

Rasta Rasivhenge will referee Saturday’s key Super Rugby Unlocked clash between the Lions and Bulls at Emirates Airline Park. Kick-off is at 19:00. The Bulls are currently top of the standings after four rounds of action, with their hosts this weekend down in fifth place. Both teams are coming off impressive victories. The Bulls saw […]

Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana legend, Neil Tovey, says Amakhosi desperately need striker Samir Nurkovic and defender Eric Mathoho to regain full fitness. Chiefs struggled both up front and at the back in last Saturday’s heavy Soweto Derby defeat against arch-rivals, Orlando Pirates. Pirates won the MTN 8 semi-final first-leg 3-0 at Orlando Stadium. NURKOVIC […]

Outsider Twilight Payment has won the 2020 Melbourne Cup on Monday as the race was marred by the tragic death of one of the pre-race favourites, Anthony Van Dyck. The Jye McNeil-ridden Irish import Twilight Payment led early and broke away from the field on the turn before hanging on late to give trainer Joseph […]

The four teams to contest the IPL 2020 playoffs have almost been decided with just one match in the round robin phase to play. That match – between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and table-topping Mumbai Indians – will determine the playoff contenders. If the Mumbai Indians win, they will join the Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore […]