Category: Sports

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 who accepted big money to tour […]

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 […]

The Cheetahs got themselves back into the Currie Cup race with a 30-10 win over the Sharks in Bloemfontein. The match was marked by the frequent errors made by the Sharks while the Cheetahs took their chances to claim an important five points on the log. Cheetahs 37-10 Sharks: Match report It didn’t take long […]

Proteas opener Dean Elgar says that the SuperSport Park wicket is a challenging one to bat on despite the quick rate of scoring both sides have achieved on the two days of play. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 396 early on the second day and South Africa responded by reaching 317/4 by stumps. Tellingly […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has congratulated Proteas trio Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers, and Imran Tahir as well as Proteas women’s duo Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp for being included by the ICC in its Teams of the Decade.  PLAYERS SELECTED BY ICC VOTING ACADEMY The players were identified and selected by the ICC’s […]

Former world No 1 Andy Murray has been handed a wildcard for next February’s delayed Australian Open, pushed back three weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. ANDY MURRAY IS A 5-TIME RUNNER-UP IN MELBOURNE Andy Murray, 33, is a five-time runner-up in Melbourne but feared his last match at the tournament in 2019 […]

Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates face uncertainty over their upcoming CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup second leg clashes due to revised COVID-19 restrictions in Angola. Both Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates were drawn against Angolan opponents in the form of Primeiro de Agosto and Segrada Esperanca in the second round of CAF inter-club football. […]

Rachel Kolisi, wife of Springbok skipper Siya, has tested positive for Covid-19. RACHEL KOLISI POSTED HEART-FELT MESSAGE Rachel took to Instagram on Sunday to post a heart-felt message describing not only her symptoms, but asking everyone to take extra precaution with the virus currently in its ‘second wave’ around the country. In addition, Rachel made […]

Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will miss the Australian Open for the first time in his career as he continues his recovery from two rounds of knee surgery, organisers said on Monday. FEDERER HAS BEEN OUT OF ACTION SINCE FEBRUARY The 39-year-old Swiss has been out of action since February but recently resumed training […]

Australian golf legend Greg Norman returned to hospital for further treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, saying on Instagram he hoped it was his “final update on this Covid saga.“ NORMAN RECEIVED ANTIBODY INFUSION TREATMENT Greg Norman, better known as the ‘Great White’ Shark, had spent last Friday in hospital after experiencing coronavirus symptoms, but […]