Category: Sports

It’s not just players who are leaving Bloemfontein in search of greener pastures. Cheetahs forwards coach Corniel van Zyl is latest set to pack his bags and head to England. READ | EDDIE JONES WANTS LARGE ENGLAND CONTINGENT IN BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SQUAD According to Sunday’s Rapport newspaper, negotiations between the 41-year-old and English Premiership club London […]

European nations led by reigning champions France will on Monday learn their opponents in qualifying as they begin the long and congested road towards the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The draw for the qualifying stage will take place in a virtual ceremony at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, allowing France and leading lights like Kylian […]

Maritzburg United bagged their first points of the Premiership season after they played to a 1-1 draw against Mamelodi Sundowns, but their new head coach Ernst Middendorp wasn’t happy with his team’s start to the game. Middendorp unhappy with Maritzburg United approach Middendorp said after the match that he felt the Team of Choice showed […]

Hardik Pandya smashed two sixes in three balls in the final over to power India to a thrilling six-wicket series T20 victory over Australia in Sydney on Sunday. Chasing 25 runs in the final two overs in pursuit of Australia’s target of 195, Pandya was India’s hero with a series of powerful strikes — including […]

Christiaan Bezuidenhout claimed back to back wins on the Sunshine Tour with his 18-under 270 at the Gary Player Country Club enough to secure the South African Open. Bezuidenhout carried his excellent form from the Alfred Dunhill Championship to Sun City carding just three bogeys across four rounds. Bezuidenhout claims back to back European Tour […]

Veteran golf commentator Peter Alliss, who became known as the ‘voice of golf’ to fans in Britain, has died at the age of 89. SUCCESSFUL PLAYING CAREER Alliss had covered the sport for the BBC for over half a century after retiring from a successful playing career. In a statement, the Aliss family described his […]

*** JUST IN *** The opening ODI scheduled for Friday has been postponed to Sunday after an unnamed Proteas player tested positive for Covid-19. Cricket World Cup champions England start as strong favourites when they take on a South Africa side struggling on and off the pitch in a three-match one-day international series starting at […]

Kaizer Chiefs’ CAF Champions League opponents PWD Bamenda have finally departed from Cameroon ahead of their second leg preliminary round clash. The defending Cameroonian champions were due to face Kaizer Chiefs at the FNB Stadium this evening however visa issues prevented them from arriving in time. The match was subsequently postponed to give the CAF […]

A powerful display by the Pumas’ forwards paved the way to a 22-17 victory over Griquas and their first Currie Cup win of the season in Nelspruit on Friday. ENTERTAINING PHASES OF PLAY The home side stamped their authority from the outset with entertaining phases of play on attack and a dominant performance in the […]

Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed a further delay to their CAF Champions League preliminary round second leg fixture against PWD Bamenda. READ | BAMENDA TO ARRIVE HOURS BEFORE KICK-OFF Amakhosi were initially set to host the match on Friday at FNB Stadium at 18:00. However, due to logistical challenges experienced by the Cameroonian outfit, CAF granted […]