Category: Sports

Anele Ngcongca has been remembered as a “gentle giant” who was “respectful” and always had time to “mentor younger players”. READ | TOUCHING TRIBUTE AS BELGIUM SIDE GENK RETIRE ANELE NGCONGCA’S NUMBER The former Bafana Bafana defender’s funeral took place in Gugulethu, Cape Town on Thursday following his tragic death in November in a motor vehicle […]

The Lions make three changes for their first meeting with the Cheetahs since the 2019 Currie Cup final. Burger Odendaal was ruled out of the trip to Bloemfontein after sustaining a calf injury as the Lions rallied to snatch a victory over Western Province at Ellis Park last Saturday. The heroes of that triumph for […]

South Africa’s FIFA world ranking has remained unchanged over the past 12 months. READ | ANELE NGCONGCA REMEMBERED AS A ‘GENTLE GIANT’ Bafana Bafana finished 2019 in 71st place and that’s exactly the same position they will finish 2020. BAFANA PLAYED ONLY 4 MATCHES IN 2020 Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Molefi Ntseki’s side played […]

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi blasted the Western Cape government for failing to honour former Masandawana and Bafana Bafana defender Anele Ngcongca with a state funeral. Ngcongca, 33-years-old, tragically passed away on 23 November 2020 after being involved in a devastating motor vehicle accident in KwaZulu-Natal. Speaking at Anele Ngcongca’s funeral today in Gugulethu, Mngqithi […]

The Springbok jersey for next year’s British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa has been revealed. It boasts a vintage colourway and special commemorative 3D logo, among other features. MUCH-ANTICIPATED 3-TEST SERIES The world champions will don a unique commemorative jersey when they face the best players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in three Tests on […]

The final of the 2020 MTN 8 tournament will take place in Durban on Saturday. READ | ANELE NBCONGCA REMEMBERED AS A ‘GENTLE GIANT’ Orlando Pirates and Bloemfontein Celtic will do battle at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Kick-off is at 18:00. The MTN 8 is one the longest-standing knockout tournaments in South Africa having been […]

LeBron James, who won an NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers and formed a coalition to battle voter suppression, has been named Time magazine’s 2020 Athlete of the Year. MORE THAN A VOTE ORGANISATION The honour from Time comes days after James was named among Sport Illustrated’s Sportspersons of the Year – a list […]

The desire to ease the pressure closer to the semi-final stages of the Currie Cup will be a driving force for the teams taking the field in Round 3 of the competition this weekend. 5 OUT OF 7 TEAMS HAVE REALISTIC TITLE SHOT With four pool rounds remaining after this weekend, five of the seven […]

DStv Premiership side SuperSport United have announced a change within their technical team with the appointment of a former club legend to the coaching ranks. THABO SEPTEMBER TO ASSIST Matsatsantsa have handed former captain and defender Thabo September a coaching role alongside head coach Kaitano Tembo. September called time on his playing career back in […]

Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has given his views on Khama Billiat’s first goal of the season and the veteran striker’s overall performance to date. BILLIAT FINALLY GOT OFF THE MARK The Soweto giant’s stuttering start to the 2020/21 season continued in mid-week when they went 2-0 down to Black Leopards and were made to […]