Category: Sports

The likes of Lucas Radebe, Benni McCarthy, and Quinton Fortune have achieved great feats in the English Premier League (EPL), but it’s been a while since the South African flag featured prominently in the league. Not since Steven Pienaar’s Sunderland was relegated from the most-watched football league on the planet has the country had a […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) have dismissed reports that Independent Director Dheven Dharmalingam resigned after a directive from the Members’ Council as ‘inaccurate and inappropriate’. CSA confirm meeting on Members’ Council  CSA have confirmed that their Members’ Council met on Thursday 22 October 2020 to ‘discuss various matters including what is in the best interest of […]

Chris Gayle has been recovering from a stomach bug in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates as his IPL side Kings XI Punjab languishes at the bottom of table. Gayle has not played a single game for the KL Rahul-led side and coach Anil Kumble revealed last week that the explosive West Indies batsman […]

Anrich Nortje revealed that he had no idea he had broken the record for the fastest delivery in IPL history until the post-match presentation after the Delhi Capitals victory over the Rajasthan Royals. Nortje oblivious to record Nortje came back from an early pasting at the hands of England superstar Jos Buttler, firing through the […]

South African rugby fans can nail their colours to the mast by voting for the best Springbok and Blitzbok players, and a few superb tries scored by the Boks in the last decade, after World Rugby announced on Thursday that fans around the world will have a say in the World Rugby Awards Special Edition […]

The Springboks will not be participating in the 2020 Rugby Championship, which takes place in Australia at the end of the year. The reigning champions were due to kick off their title-defence against Australia at Suncorp Stadium on the first weekend of November. Springboks withdraw from Rugby Championship However, there has been in doubt over […]

Experienced fullback Ramahlwe Mphahlele could be set to make a more permanent switch to the centre of the defence, according to Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt. The 30-year-old had a rare start against Maritzburg United in the MTN 8 on Sunday, where he partnered Daniel Cardoso at centre-back in the absence of another Chiefs veteran […]

Government is likely to give the proposed England tour to South Africa, according to a report by ESPNCricinfo. The 50-over world champions were one of the Proteas’ guests in the previous home summer, where they played four Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODI) and as many T20 Internationals. Green light for England tour to South Africa  […]

Europe’s elite renew rivalries on Tuesday, as the 2020/21 edition of the Uefa Champions League kicks off with eight fixtures scheduled for the day. Teams from Groups E to H will kick off proceedings on the opening day, while Groups A to D will all be in action on Tuesday. Mouth-watering action on Tuesday Headlining […]

The British and Irish Lions are set to face Japan at Murrayfield in June 2021 ahead of their tour of South Africa. Lions managing director Ben Calveley made the announcement on Wednesday 21 October 2020. The encounter will be the first time the Lions have ever faced Japan and will take place on 26 June […]