Category: Sports

Orlando Pirates confirmed the release of eight first-team players on Tuesday morning. The Buccaneers have already brought in reinforcements ahead of the upcoming season, with four new faces added to Josef Zinnbauer’s squad. Orlando Pirates player exodus The list of eight squad members released is largely made up of players who spent the past season […]

Kaizer Chiefs addressed the rumours linking star striker Samir Nurkovic to Egyptian giants Al Ahly on Tuesday. The Serb marksman finished as the club’s top goal scorer in his debut season, netting 14 times across competition. Samir Nurkovic not up for sale Following former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane’s move to the continent’s “club of […]

A Cricket South Africa (CSA) board member has promised to step down if the full Fundudzi Report is not supplied to Parliament by the end of the week. As things stand, only a summary of the report – released by law firm Bowman’s – has been made available to the public. Report kept under wraps […]

Cavin Johnson has been named as Pitso Mosimane’s assistant coach at Egyptian giants Al Ahly. The former Platinum Stars, SuperSport United, AmaZulu and Black Leopards manager is set to join fellow South Africans Musi Matlaba and Kabelo Rangoaga on Pitso Mosimane’s technical bench in Egypt. Johnson has been unemployed after being axed by PSL top […]

Orlando Pirates continued their squad overhaul with the signing of utility player Wayde Jooste, who was last seen in the colours of the now-defunct Highlands Park. The 29-year-old becomes the fifth signing made by the Buccaneers in the current window, and his unveiling comes just hours after the club announced the departure of eight first-team […]

The summer transfer window came to an end in Europe, with many players finding new homes during the ten weeks of intense activity in the market. The period also saw some South African player making moves to Europe, with some moving within the continent. We take a look at the top transfers, involving SA’s best, […]

Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki says the team is ready to get back on the pitch after being out of action for close to a year. The men’s national team play their first game since the country went into lockdown on Thursday, as they take on Namibia at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. The match […]

The Sharks have named a strong squad for their opening match of the Super Rugby Unlocked campaign against the Lions at Kings Park on Friday. Coach Sean Everitt has named a total of 13 players who featured in Saturday’s Green and Gold Springbok Showdown for the clash, including the entire front row. On the brink […]

The Lions head to Kings Park for a Super Rugby Unlocked fixture against the Sharks that gives them the opportunity to turn around a disappointing season. Super Rugby Unlocked begins in Durban Jaco Visagie, Sibahle Maxwane, Burger Odendaal and EW Viljoen will make their first appearances for the Lions when they run out against the […]

Teenage batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal sold street food and lived in tents to pursue his cricket dream, and now he is playing with top stars in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 18-year-old left-hand batsman scored 400 runs in six one-day matches for India at this year’s Under-19 World Cup, but it was his IPL deal […]