Currie Cup | Fixtures, line-ups, referees + predictions – January 2

The Currie Cup teams will look to start 2021 with a bang as the competition reaches the penultimate pool round on Saturday and every point counts with five teams still in the running for semi-final places. READ | SIYA KOLISI SHARES IMPORTANT COVID-19 AWARENESS MESSAGE With log leaders, the Bulls, enjoying a bye, Western Province […]

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Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly drop first points of the season

Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly side surprisingly started 2021 with a goalless draw against Wadi Degla on New Year’s day. READ | MAMELODI SUNDOWNS STRUGGLING FOR FIT SQUAD AHEAD OF ORLANDO PIRATES CLASH Al Ahly had been in such terrific league form that victory over 11th-placed Wadi Degla seemed, on paper at least, to be a […]

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Cricket South Africa greenlights the dissolution of franchise system

Cricket South Africa’s (CSA’s) Members’ Council and interim executive board have accepted, in principle, the restructuring of elite domestic competitions. READ | RIP: FATHER OF PROTEAS LEGEND HASHIM AMLA DIES The approval comes after a long, arduous and fractious consultation process with the player’s union SACA. Franchise cricket’s days are numbered “CSA’s Members’ Council has […]

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Mamelodi Sundowns v Orlando Pirates | 4 key players to watch

The DStv Premiership will get off to a thrilling start in 2021 when defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns play host to fellow unbeaten team Orlando Pirates at the Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, January 2. Kick-off is at 15:30. SUNDOWNS ENDED 2020 ON TOP OF THE STANDINGS Sundowns ended 2020 on top of the standings with 18 […]

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Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates: PSL preview and kick-off time

Orlando Pirates make the short trip up to Loftus Versfeld to face DStv Premiership leaders Mamelodi Sundowns. Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates: What’s at stake As always three points are up for grabs, with Orlando Pirates in a position to slash the gap between themselves and the table-toppers to just two points while retaining their […]

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Rangers aim to land decisive blow to Celtic on poignant day at Ibrox

Rangers will pay tribute to the 66 supporters who died in the Ibrox disaster 50 years ago as Steven Gerrard’s men look to bring an end to Celtic’s dominance of Scottish football in the traditional New Year’s Old Firm clash on Saturday. It was after a meeting between the Glasgow giants on January 2, 1971 […]

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75 SA cricketers to lose their contracts under new CSA domestic structure

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has endorsed a new domestic cricket structure that will see the current franchise system scrapped. READ | RIP: FATHER OF PROTEAS GREAT HASHIM AMLA DIES Under the new system, which was confirmed on New Year’s day, 75 South African domestic cricketers will lose their contracts. This follows the dissolving of the […]

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Coronavirus developments threaten British and Irish Lions tour

The British and Irish Lions 2021 Tour appears to be in jeopardy as both the United Kingdom and South Africa face a fresh wave of coronavirus infections. Reports from the UK indicate that talks are progressing regarding contingency plans for the tour which faces a fresh threat in the form of the ‘mutant’ strain of […]

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Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Orlando Pirates: PSL result and highlights

In arguably the clash of the day Mamelodi Sundowns take on Orlando Pirates from 15:30 at Loftus Versfeld in Tshwane. Orlando Pirates arrive five points adrift of the log leaders but with a game in hand on the defending champions. Sundowns meanwhile face an injury crisis as they seek to retain their unbeaten start to […]

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Cheetahs semi-final hopes die after last-gasp loss to WP

The Cheetahs were their own worst enemies as they hosted Western Province in Bloemfontein in a Currie Cup crunch match. The hosts gave away far too many penalties in the early going, and their ill-discipline allowed Western Province to build a buffer through the boot of Tim Swiel. Cheetahs skipper Frans Steyn kept his team […]

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