Category: Sports

Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse named a squad featuring a few experienced campaigners for their Super Rugby Unlocked opener against the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Stonehouse will be hoping his senior players can provide the direction for the energetic newcomers in the group. Veterans to shoulder plenty of responsibility Willie Engelbrecht (Number Eight), Devon […]

Cricket South Africa have announced the structure of their three revised franchise competitions for the 2020/21 season.  The governing body also revealed the senior provincial fixtures for both men and women. Franchise and provincial cricket fixtures announced As previously announced the franchises will play a T20 competition in addition to the One-Day Cup and the […]

Kaizer Chiefs defender Ramahlwe Mphahlele is excited to work under new coach Gavin Hunt. The former Bidvest Wits mentor was appointed by the club in September, following the axing of German coach Ernst Middendorp. Praise for Gavin Hunt In the two weeks he has been at training with his new charges, he has received positive […]

Reigning league champions Mamelodi Sundowns have announced the arrival of midfielder Khuliso Mudau, who joins the club from top-flight rivals Black Leopards. The Tshwane giants have been one of the busier clubs in the transfer market, adding the likes of Peter Shalulile and Kermit Erasmus to their roster ahead of the new season. Latest Mamelodi […]

The Sharks will host the Lions in the opening match of the first edition of the Super Rugby Unlocked tournament on Friday evening at Kings Park. Sharks vs Lions: Super Rugby Unlocked preview The Super Rugby Unlocked champion will be the team with the most log points at the end of the competition (a single […]

The Sharks vs Lions match kicks off Super Rugby Unlocked in Durban on Friday night in a match that will be heavily influenced by certain key matchups. Here we look at the positional battles that might define the first match of the restarted season that actually counts for something. Sharks vs Lions: Key matchups Number […]

Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki has put his side’s lacklustre performance in the second half of the draw against Namibia down to loss of concentration. On their first fixture in close to a year, South Africa took a first-half lead through Luther Singh, but their early inroads were undone early in the second 45 when […]

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is relatively new, but some of the clubs currently in it are way older than the league itself. Back in 1996, the National Soccer League (NSL) made way for the PSL which, in its inaugural season, was won by Manning Rangers – a now-defunct club from Durban, formed in 1928. […]

Competitive rugby returned to South Africa when the Sharks beat the Lions 19-16 in the first match of the Super Rugby Unlocked campaign. Sharks 19-16 Lions: Super Rugby Unlocked Match report The Sharks opened the match with great intensity dominating early possession and territory. After refusing a shot at goal and blowing a lineout inside the Lions’ […]

South African MMA star Dricus du Plessis showed a little bit of what he is about in his middleweight victory over Brazil’s Markus Perez on UFC‘s Fight Island on Sunday morning. Perez stopped by Dricus du Plessis Du Plessis made a cautious opening to the fight inviting the Brazilian to come at him while keeping […]