Category: Sports

Following a national address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday evening, the adjusted Level 3 lockdown regulations have now been gazetted. READ | RETURN TO LOCKDOWN LEVEL 3 WON’T IMPACT PROTEAS V SRI LANKA TEST According to the government gazette signed by Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday, the closing time for venues hosting professional sport is […]

A small, but high quality entry of nine horses has been received for the R1 million Grade 1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate to be run over 1 600m at Kenilworth on Saturday, January 9. Supplementary entries will close at 11:00 on Thursday, December 31 while declarations close at 11:00 on Monday, January 4. Cape trainer Justin […]

The Bulls have suggested they are close to bringing Springbok flank Marcell Coetzee back to South African rugby. In a Christmas day Tweet, the Bulls made not-so-subtle reference to the signing using an image of Coetzee turning out for the Boks with his face obscured by a ‘Christmas present’. It didn’t take very long at […]

South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss for the visitors and elected to bat first on a good surface at SuperSport Park. South Africa vs Sri Lanka – First Test Sri Lanka come into the first Test having won their last four in the format against the Proteas. The tourists last played […]

Robin Jackman, the former England seamer who went on to become one of the leading broadcasters in South African cricket, died on Saturday. He was 75. READ | BLM: PROTEAS WON’T TAKE A KNEE BUT WILL RAISE A FIST Robin Jackman, who made his Test debut in 1981 at the age of 35, claimed 14 […]

The Proteas opted to raise a fist rather than take a knee in recognition of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. RIP | FORMER ENGLAND PLAYER AND TOP COMMENTATOR ROBIN JACKMAN DIES Prior to the first delivery in the first Test between the Proteas and Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Saturday, Cricket South […]

Festive season Currie Cup action continues over the weekend with the staging of two Round 5 matches in Cape Town and Bloemfontein. WP PLAY GRIQUAS, CHEETAHS HOST THE SHARKS Western Province lock horns with Griquas on Saturday at Newlands, where WP will be aiming to continue with their push for a semi-final spot. The side […]

By lunch on the first day of the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka t6he tourists were 102 for 3 after a topsy-turvy session. Sri Lanka make a good start Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first on a muggy day in Centurion. The Proteas did not make the best […]

While the DStv Premiership is on a break, there is still plenty of action scheduled in the English Premier League before 2020 closes. READ | SAFA PRESIDENT DANNY JORDAAN ISSUES FESTIVE SEASON WISH On the local front, action will resume on Saturday, January 2. LOG | HOW THE DSTV PREMIERSHIP LOG LOOKS AT THE END […]

This article first appeared in The South African news section written by Riyaz Patel South Africa’s cricket team has been hit for six on social media after Cricket South Africa (CSA) expressed their “ongoing commitment” to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement when players raised their fists before the first Test against Sri Lanka on […]