Category: Sports

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 […]

The Proteas enjoyed a dominant first day of the second Test of their World Test Championship series against Sri Lanka. After Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first they were shot out for 157 before tea. While the wicket offered a little for the quicks, there weren’t demons in the pitch at […]

Manchester City brushed off a series of coronavirus-related absences to outclass Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and reassert their Premier League title challenge. VICTORY LIFTED CITY TO 4 POINTS OF THE TOP Pep Guardiola’s men had scored more than twice in a league game just once since their opening match of the season, […]

Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher turned 52 on Sunday. The only other seven-time F1 winner, Lewis Hamilton, took to social media to wish Schumacher a Happy Birthday. Hamilton added that he was “thinking of Schuamcher”. Schumacher’s titles came in 1994 and 1995 and then 2000-2004. On 29 December 2013, Michael Schumacher was skiing […]

The Springbok management team is continuing to look for suitable opposition to help prepare the world champions for their mid-year series against the British & Irish Lions. WATCH | Currie Cup: Final 4 confirmed That is, should the tour go ahead in 2021. LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKELY TOUR WON’T GO AHEAD Due to a […]