Currie Cup: Lions 27-12 Sharks result and highlights – 19 December

The Lions ended a three-year Currie Cup losing run against the Sharks when they clashed in Johannesburg on Saturday 19 December 2020. Top four clash The Lions got on the board early as the Sharks were over-eager at the breakdown and Elton Jantjies popped over a penalty. In the 14th minute, the Lions crossed the […]

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Kaizer Chiefs end DStv Premiership commitments for 2020 in frustrating fashion

Kaizer Chiefs finished their DStv Premiership commitments for 2020 in frustrating fashion on Saturday. READ | AS IT HAPPENED: KAIZER CHIEFS V BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC KAIZER CHIEFS HAVE STRUGGLED UNDER GAVIN HUNT It’s been a struggle thus far this season for Gavin Hunt’s men and they were looking to finish on a high at home against […]

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Lionel Messi equals Pele’s record of goals for a single club

Lionel Messi scored his 643rd goal for Barcelona on Saturday to equal Pele’s record of goals for a single club as the Spanish giants were held 2-2 by Valencia. PELE SCORED HIS 643 GOALS FOR SANTOS Messi headed in from Jordi Alba’s cross after his first-half penalty was saved to equal the mark set by […]

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Lions well-deserved winners of Currie Cup clash against Sharks

The Lions were well-deserved winners of a scrappy Currie Cup clash against the Sharks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. READ | AS IT HAPPENED: LIONS V SHARKS The Lions won 27-12 after leading 14-6 at half-time. Lions duo, wing Courtnall Skosan and fullback Tiaan Schoeman, scored the only tries of the match to […]

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Roger Federer training, committed to playing in Australian Open

All the world’s top players, including 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, are expected to be in Melbourne for the coronavirus-disrupted Australian Open, tournament organiser Craig Tiley said. AUSTRALIAN OPEN DELAYED UNTIL FEBRUARY 8 The opening Grand Slam of the year, in front of at least 50 percent of normal crowds, has been pushed back […]

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11-year-old Charlie’s eagle helps Team Woods at father-son tournament

Charlie Woods wowed his 15-time major champion father Tiger with an impressive eagle for Team Woods in the PNC Championship family tournament in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday. CHARLIE WOODS MADE EAGLE ON HIS OWN BALL Charlie, 11, put his drive in the fairway at the par-five third hole of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, then hooked […]

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Christie Mackenzie ready to make her mark at Drak Challenge

Despite a love-affair that goes back decades, the Umzimkhulu River and Christie Mackenzie have yet to sync up in the elite women’s race over the two days of the N3TC Drak Challenge, in partnership which gets underway on 30 January. The young Varsity College/Euro Steel star, who claimed her first major K1 marathon scalp when […]

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Former RFU medical officer slams CEO’s concussion remarks

The Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney was being disingenuous when he claimed there is no scientific proof between concussion and CTE, a chronic brain condition, a former medical advisor to the sport’s governing body has said. Barry O’Driscoll told The Times on Wednesday the players were still not being told “the truth”. He […]

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DStv Premiership | Who will lead the log come Christmas?

A look at the DStv Premiership log shows that two teams – Mamelodi Sundowns or Swallows FC – could lead the standings come the end of a tumultuous 2020. EITHER MAMELODI SUNDOWNS OR SWALLOWS FC Those two sides couldn’t be more different. READ | COVID-19: WHEN FANS CAN EXPECT TO RETURN TO STADIUMS On the […]

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