Category: Sports

Mesut Ozil’s seven-year stay at Arsenal is set to end after reports claimed the former Germany attacker and the Gunners have reached an agreement in principle to release him from his contract. READ | THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, WAYNE The 32-year-old has not played for the club since March and his reported £350 000-a-week (R7.2 million) […]

When Liverpool and Manchester United clash at Anfield on Sunday, there will be more at stake than just the usual bragging rights. LIVERPOOL V MANCHESTER UNITED KICK-OFF TIME Kick-off is at 18:30 SA time (we hope you don’t have loadshedding … !) PREDICTION: LIVERPOOL V MANCHESTER UNITED The bitter rivals are engaged in a battle […]

Drawing on the collective resources of four different nations, selection for a British & Irish Lions tour is always open to much debate and intrigue. READ | BRITISH & IRISH LIONS GREAT OPPOSED TO PLAYING ‘TOUR’ IN UK None more so than when a relatively unknown or uncapped player beats off competition from more experienced […]

Pitso Mosimane has been accused of destroying rising Al Ahly star Mohamed Sherif by club legend Ahmed Bilal. Former Al Ahly striker Ahmed Bilal believes Pitso Mosimane’s attitude towards 24-year-old striker Mohamed Sherif will destroy the player mentally. Mohamed Sherif scored four goals in his first six appearances after returning from a loan spell however […]

Spectators in Turkey were left baffled when Sivasspor wore their white away kit to play Istanbul Basaksehir – in the snow! READ | PERCY TAU’S BRIGHTON PICK UP VITAL EPL WIN After a heavy downpour of snow on Saturday, the pitch in Istanbul was left, um, snow white. With pitch markings already barely visible as the […]

Cricket South Africa have confirmed that the Proteas Test squad travelled to Pakistan on a hastily arranged chartered flight which leaves the team facing a conundrum. The Proteas had intended to send a much-changed group to Pakistan for the T20I series that will follow the Test engagements but those clashes could be in doubt with […]

Black Leopards welcome Orlando Pirates to the Thohoyandou stadium this afternoon in a DStv Premiership clash. Orlando Pirates will be looking to make it six points out of six in Venda by following up on their midweek victory over Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila with another solid performance against Black Leopards. A victory for the Buccaneers will […]

In seven Test matches in Pakistan, Proteas bowlers have managed to claim five-wicket hauls on five occasions and here we look at the best Test bowling figures for the Proteas in Pakistan. The best Test bowling figures for the Proteas in Pakistan Three of the five were surprisingly claimed by fast bowlers and only one […]

Former Springbok Johan Goosen has reportedly signed for the Bulls and joined Jake White’s growing evolution of the Pretoria side. READ | WANTED: SUITABLE OPPONENTS FOR THE SPRINGBOKS Goosen has been a target of the Bulls for some time now and according to Sunday’s Rapport newspaper, has elected to give up the chance of representing the […]

Kaizer Chiefs fullback Ramahlwe Mphahlele says that the team were happy to ‘win ugly’ in their Premiership clash with Cape Town City on Saturday 16 January. Mphahlele said that Kaizer Chiefs don’t have the luxury of playing attractive football after a slow start to the season has left them with their backs to the wall. […]