Category: Sports

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Sharks put a bonus-point win on a winless Griquas outfit in the penultimate round of Currie Cup action to secure a place in the semi-finals. Western Province’s win over the Cheetahs means that the Sharks ensured knockout rugby with their 47-19 win in Durban. The Sharks started in shaky fashion trying to throw the […]

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against South Africa at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday 3 January. The tourists have made two enforced changes to their playing XI with Asitha Fernando and Minod Bhanuka coming in to make their Test debuts. South Africa unchanged South Africa […]

Currie Cup Highlights: Second New Year brought relief for some teams in the Carling Currie Cup, but for defending champions, the Toyota Cheetahs, their challenge this season ended in last-minute heartbreak in Bloemfontein. Currie Cup highlights Three action-packed games were played on Saturday, with 20 tries scored between the six sides, with the Cell C […]

Former Proteas batsman Herschelle Gibbs has been named as the new head coach of the Pakistan Super League franchise the Karachi Kings. Gibbs takes over from Deano Gibbs has big shoes to fill in the role as he takes over from the late Dean Jones, who passed away suddenly while in India performing commentary duties […]

A superb spell from Proteas allrounder Wiaan Mulder helped reduce Sri Lanka to 84/5 by lunch on day one of the second Test at the Wanderers. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first and after an early strike from Anrich Nortje removed skipper Dimuth Karunaratne for just two, the tourists fought back […]

Kaizer Chiefs have named their squad for their CAF Champions League First Round second-leg clash against Angolan outfit Primeiro De Agosto. The Glamour Boys have secured a chartered flight to Angola to take part in the tie despite the strengthening of COVID-19 restrictions in the wake of the onset of a second wave in South […]

Cricket South Africa have confirmed the fixtures for the domestic One-Day Cup competition and revealed that the tournament will be played in a bio-bubble in Potchefstroom. The One-Day Cup will get underway on Saturday 9 January with the Titans meeting the Dolphins in the first of 15 round-robin matches. Potchefstroom to stage One-Day Cup CSA […]