Category: Sports

Fitness will play as big a role as form when South Africa and Sri Lanka finalise their teams for the second and final Test, starting at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. READ | FATHER OF PROTEAS GREAT HASHIM AMLA DIES Sri Lanka had an injury nightmare during the first Test in Centurion. Batsman […]

Liverpool will start 2021 in a familiar position at the top of the English Premier League, but with a rejuvenated Manchester United leading a pack of challengers who are all within striking distance. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side would join the champions on 33 points if they beat Aston Villa on Friday, with Jurgen Klopp’s men […]

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 […]

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 […]