Category: Sports

The 2020 Race to Dubai reaches its conclusion at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai this week, with players battling it out to end the year as European No 1. LIVE | FOLLOW THE ACTION FROM ROUND 1 As it stands, four players are guaranteed to claim the Race to Dubai crown with […]

Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice from the penalty spot to win his battle with rival Lionel Messi and guide Juventus to a 3-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday, earning the Italians top spot in Champions League Group G. ONLY ONE WINNER IN RONALDO V MESSI DUEL The former Real Madrid striker and his Argentina counterpart traded […]

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted his side struggled to cope with conceding two early goals as they crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday with a 3-2 defeat at RB Leipzig who reached the last 16. ‘WE DIDN’T FRONT UP UNTIL THEY SCORED’ Leipzig were 3-0 up mid-way through the second half […]

Test rugby is finished for 2020. Sunday’s Autumn Nations Cup clash at Twickenham between England and France was the final Test of the Covid-19 disrupted year. SPRINGBOKS DIDNT PLAY A SINGLE TEST IN 2020 The Springboks started the year atop the standings having just won the 2019 Rugby World Cup and they will finish the […]

Kaizer Chiefs will resume their DStv Premiership campaign when they host Black Leopards at the FNB Stadium on Wednesday. Kick-off is at 19:30. CHIEFS ARE WINLESS IN THEIR LAST 3 LEAGUE MATCHES Amakhosi are revitalised after reaching the CAF Champions League first round following their 1-0 aggregate win over Cameroonian side PWD Bamenda in the […]

Black Leopards goalkeeper King Ndlovu says teams are no longer scared of playing once-mighty Kaizer Chiefs as the two sides prepare for battle. READ | KERMIT ERASMUS TARGETS ELITE ‘CENTURY CLUB’ OF PSL GOALS Ndlovu says the Soweto giants no longer have the same pedigree as before and insists his side expect to take home […]

Western Province coach John Dobson has made seven changes to his team for their Currie Cup clash against the Pumas at Newlands on Friday. Kick-off is at 19:00. INJURY-ENFORCED AND ROTATIONAL CHANGES Three of the changes are injury-enforced and the other four are rotational for the Round 3 clash. Injuries to Seabelo Senatla, Ruhan Nel […]

Part 1 of a three-part exclusive chat Positive Covid-19 results in both the South Africa and England camps brought a premature end to England’s much-hyped visit to the country as the ODI series was postponed. PROTEAS’ DESTROYER-IN-CHIEF When all was said and done, the tour saw just three T20 internationals played. And those didn’t go […]

England Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson is among a group of former internationals planning legal action against rugby authorities over brain injuries. NO RECOLLECTION OF 2003 WORLD CUP Thompson, who said he has no recollection of winning the 2003 World Cup, is part of the group, along with another ex-England player Michael Lipman and […]

As entries pour in for Dusi Canoe Marathon at an unprecedented rate, the event has launched a team competition for elite athletes which will culminate in the winning team bagging the prize jackpot of R40 000 on Saturday, 20 February. The focus of this new team concept mirrors the format popular in cycling events with […]