Category: Sports

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 […]

The All Blacks and Wallabies gave it their all but couldn’t be separated in the first Bledisloe Cup Test at Wellington Stadium on Sunday. All Blacks 16-16 Wallabies: Match report The All Blacks let slip a first-half lead and had a try disallowed while new coach Ian Foster was left bitterly disappointed by the outcome. […]

Dricus du Plessis made a superb debut in UFC overnight; we cover that and all the latest sports news, results and fixtures. Latest sports news MMA South African MMA star Dricus du Plessis knocked out Brazil’s Markus Perez at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi on Sunday morning. Latest sports news Tennis Polish teenager Iga Swiatek stunned American Sofia […]

Bafana Bafana winger Luther Singh has cautioned against undermining any opponents ahead of the fixture against Zambia on Sunday. The 23-year-old was on the scoresheet when South Africa was held to a one-all draw by Namibia at Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Thursday, and will be eyeing a rare starting berth at the same venue against […]

Stuart Baxter says he is delighted with the prospect of reuniting with one of his former charges, Cole Alexander. The duo worked together during the Scot’s tenure at Supersport United, and again when he replaced Shakes Mashaba as Bafana Bafana coach. Cole Alexander to reunite with Stuart Baxter They now have an opportunity to reunite […]

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 […]

Bafana Bafana ended a disappointing international break in defeat, losing 2-1 to Zambia at a wet Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on Sunday. The result comes just three days after a lacklustre performance against Namibia, where they two sides settled for a one-all draw at the same venue. Zambia defeat Bafana Bafana Having given some […]