Category: Sports

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]