Category: Sports

It was another good – and bad – week in the world of sport for several teams and players, both past and present. Covid-19 continued to have a devastating impact, but below, just two news-worthy incidents which grabbed our attention. BAD WEEK – GARY PLAYER South Africa’s greatest ever sportsman, Gary Player, added an award […]

The 2021 Dakar Rally has been rocked by tragedy with confirmation a French rider has died from injuries he sustained after a fall. The rider has been identified as Pierre Cherpin. He was 52. In a statement released by the race organisers, they said: During his transfer by medical plane from Jeddah to France, Pierre […]

Skipper Joe Root completed his 18th Test century to push England towards a big lead on a rain-hit day two of the opening match against Sri Lanka on Friday. READ | JACQUES KALLIS IS A MASSIVE LOSS, I’D LOVE HIM BACK – MARK BOUCHER Joe Root moved from 99 to 100 with a single off spinner […]

France’s Stephane Peterhansel on Friday won the Dakar Rally for the 14th time, 30 years after his initial success in the most gruelling event on motorsport’s calendar. Stephane Peterhansel, nicknamed ‘Mr Dakar’, has now won the car category eight times, having also won the motorbike category six times. The 55-year-old Mini driver, aided by co-pilot […]

It has been 14 years since the Proteas visited Pakistan to play Test cricket and here we look at the highest scores notched by South Africa batsmen in the country. Pakistan sports conditions which are unique in that there is a little more assistance for the quick bowler than in other Asian countries but it […]

Legendary former British and Irish Lions player Willie John McBride has slammed the proposal of staging a series against the Springboks in the UK. McBride said this week that the heritage and ethos of the Lions would be “damaged forever” if the series was held at home in the UK. McBride slams British and Irish […]

Former Kaizer Chiefs player Robson Muchichwa has fingered football manager Bobby Motaung as the source of the club’s current woes. After a second-place finish last term under Ersnt Middendorp, Kaizer Chiefs have made a disappointing start to life under Gavin Hunt but Muchichwa feels neither the coach nor the players are entirely to blame. Anger […]

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Healthcare Central London have opened a Covid-19 vaccination centre at the ‘Home of Cricket‘, Lord’s, in London. STAT ATTACK! HIGHEST PROTEAS SCORES IN PAKISTAN The MCC has worked closely with local healthcare representatives to convert a space at the world-famous ground, creating the largest vaccine centre in the borough. […]

Rugby Australia (RA) chairperson Hamish McLennan said the country was open to hosting a “mini Rugby World Cup” during the southern hemisphere winter to keep the international calendar going amid the Covid-19 pandemic. OPINION | 3 LAW CHANGES TO MAKE RUGBY A BETTER SPECTACLE With rugby calendars in Europe and South Africa in particular looking […]

Four Pakistan Test regulars have been made to pay the price for their dismal performance in New Zealand as the squad for the Test series against South Africa was named. Batsmen Shan Masood and Haris Sohail were given the boot after both endured lean runs of late, bottoming out in the 2-0 series defeat to […]