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The final Pool A One-Day Cup fixture between the Knights and the Dolphins was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to a wet outfield at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom on Saturday. Final Pool A match washed out Following overnight rain and a morning shower, umpires Abdoellah Steenkamp and Arno Jacobs ruled that there was no […]

SuperSport United welcome cross-town rivals Mamelodi Sundowns to the Lucas Moripe Stadium this afternoon in a crunch DStv Premiership Tshwane Derby. Both SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns head into this afternoon’s clash in red-hot form with Masandawana leading the log standings courtesy of a two point lead over their closest challengers, Matsatsantsa e Pitori. Mamelodi […]

Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes his side are favourites for their upcoming World Test Championship series against South Africa but remains wary of the threat posed by the Proteas. South Africa and Pakistan shared both the Test series they played against each other in the UAE (in 2010 and 2013). While Misbah believes the home series […]

Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar will stand in his very first Test in his home country 17 years into his career as an international match official. Because of the conditions brought about by the pandemic, all international matches are being officiated by match officials from the host nation opening the door for Dar to end his […]

The canoeing community has reacted with sadness and heaped tributes on veteran administrator Artwell Mhlope on hearing the news of his death on Saturday. Mhlope has served the sport for decades from his base at Nagle Dam where he was the Umgeni Water water bailiff for many years, and was instrumental in setting up and […]

American fashion giant Ralph Lauren dropped its sponsorship of world No 3 golfer Justin Thomas on Friday, six days after his homophobic slur was picked up by television microphones. READ | TWO-TIME GOLF MAJOR WINNER ARRESTED IN BRAZIL Thomas apologised the next day for his “terrible” and “inexcusable” remark, but in a statement the New […]

The top-of-the-table DStv Premiership clash between Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United ended goalless at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium on Saturday. AS IT HAPPENED | UPDATES AND STREAM FROM THE CLASH Sundowns had entered the match at the top of the log on 24 points, two points ahead of Matsatsantsa. And that’s the way the […]

Cape Town City welcome Kaizer Chiefs to the Cape Town stadium this afternoon in a crunch DStv Premiership clash. Kaizer Chiefs will be desperate to make it two wins out of two following their midweek victory over AmaZulu, which was just their second victory of the season. Standing in Kaizer Chiefs’ way are the somewhat […]

Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs recorded back-to-back victories in the DStv Premiership with a win against Cape Town City at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. AS IT HAPPENED | UPDATES AND LIVE STREAM Chiefs won 2-1. Chiefs took the lead in the seventh minute through midfielder Nkosingiphile Ngcobo. Defender Happy Mashiane doubled the lead in […]

The final two rounds of group matches in rugby union’s European Champions and Challenge Cups will be cancelled, with both tournaments now moving straight into the knockout phase, the chief executive of England’s Premiership Rugby said Thursday. This month’s concluding pool matches were postponed on Monday after the French government said the COVID-19 pandemic made […]