Category: Sports

Faf du Plessis became just the ninth South African to score 4 000 Test runs at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Monday. Du Plessis, playing in his 66th Test, would go on to agonisingly fall short of a double century when he was caught on 199. Nevertheless, Du Plessis now has 4 100 Test runs […]

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed it is in urgent talks with Angola over upcoming matches involving Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. CHIEFS, PIRATES DUE TO FACE ANGOLAN OPPONENTS NEXT WEEK Chiefs and Pirates are both scheduled to play CAF return leg fixtures next week with Amakhosi having to travel to […]

A Covid-19-free Pitso Mosimane has masterminded yet another win for Egyptian giants Al Ahly. MUST READ | PITSO MOSIMANE UPDATE: EGYPT LEGEND LASHES OUT AT ‘JINGLES’ Mosimane returned to the dugout for the first time since recovering from Covid-19 to help the 2019/20 treble winners win their third consecutive league game, this time a 4-0 […]

Tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, ranked second and fifth in the world respectively, have been re-elected to the ATP players’ council, whose term runs until June 2022. SA’S KEVIN ANDERSON WAS RE-ELECTED The council, as voted by ATP player members, also saw the re-election of Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, Australian John Millman, South African […]

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has responded to the criticism levelled against him by former Egypt legend Ibrahim Hassan. MUST READ | SAFA HOLDS URGENT TALKS OVER CHIEFS, PIRATES CAF CLASHES Having finally been declared Covid-19 free, Mosimane returned to the Al Ahly dugout on Monday to lead his side to a comprehensive 4-0 win […]

The Dakar Rally heads back to the deserts of Saudi Arabia for the second time, where the race will be run from January 3-15, 2021. The rich tapestry of landscapes in Saudi Arabia offers an almost infinite number of permutations to give the route of the Dakar Rally a better flavour. Just as 2020 was […]

Sri Lanka will probably have the happier dressing room after day one of their Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Centurion. The tourists reached 340/6 by stumps on day one after winning the toss and electing to bat first. Sri Lanka punish wayward Proteas Sri Lanka made the most of some loose bowling from […]

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane is Covid-19 free. READ | BENNI MCCARTHY’S PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING TRANSFER WINDOW The former Mamelodi Sundowns mentor had tested positive a fortnight ago for the coronavirus and was recently hospitalised. IN HIS ABSENCE CAVIN JOHNSON TOOK CHARGE In his absence, fellow South African Cavin Johnson took charge of the Egyptian […]

The Unforgiven is a comprehensive exploration of the so-called ‘Rebel Tours’ with a special focus on the West Indies cricketers who visited for two tours in the early 1980s, the book explores the background to those tours and their consequences in great depth. The Unforgiven: Mercenaries or Missionaries While many accepted big money to tour South […]

South Africa fought back to take control of the first Test on day two with a strong batting effort. Lutho Sipamla had done the job of running through the Sri Lanka tail, and the Proteas just kept the tourists under 400. Sri Lanka’s effort of 396 all out was their highest ever in a Test […]