Premier League chief hails successful fans pilot event

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has hailed a test event for the partial return of supporters as a success, after 2 500 fans attended Brighton’s friendly with Chelsea. Strict social-distancing measures were in place for Saturday’s 1-1 draw in the pre-season friendly at the Amex Stadium. Premier League set to welcome spectators back  It […]

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Mamelodi Sundowns 0-1 Baroka FC: PSL highlights and results

Baroka FC threw another twist into the tale of the PSL title race with a 1-0 win over Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday 30 August at Dobsonville Stadium. Mamelodi Sundowns vs Baroka FC: PSL match report Sundowns started the match, knowing that a point would send them to the top of the table, while Baroka had […]

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Super Rugby expansions created a monster admits Marinos

SANZAAR chief executive Andy Marinos has conceded that the decisions to expand the Super Rugby competition proved to be overly ambitious. Marinos admitted Super Rugby had strayed from the original formula that saw it hailed as the best rugby competition in the world. Conceding the tournament was at its best when it was contested between […]

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Cricket South Africa face five-day test ahead of AGM on Saturday

Cricket South Africa are scheduled to hold their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 5 September, but the embattled organisation will need to satisfy a ministerial probe before they are allowed to appoint a new board. The sport garnered the minister’s attention after a large group of former players spoke out against systemic racism in the […]

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Comrades champion Nick Bester escapes harrowing ordeal in Magaliesberg

Former Comrades Marathon champion and running coach Nick Bester is in an intensive care unit recovering from a robbery ordeal that left him with multiple injuries. According to Bester’s son Shaun-Nick, he was out walking in preparation for a charity event when he was attacked from behind by three men armed with knives. Comrades champion […]

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The PSL title race: All the permutations for the remaining two rounds

When the PSL resumed in August after a nearly six-month break there were six teams in the title race, now with just two rounds left there are four. The PSL title race: Outsiders SuperSport United remain nominally in the PSL title race but they will need all three teams above them on the log to […]

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The South African goes to WWE ThunderDome as a virtual fan

The new WWE Universal Champion took his title in front of 1 000 virtual fans at the high-tech new ThunderDome in Orlando, US, last night. At the WWE Payback pay-per-view, Roman Reigns defeated Braun Strowman and The Fiend: Bray Wyatt in the main event to become the new Universal Champion. The wrestling spectacle took place inside […]

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Currie Cup latest: Tournament to kick-off in October run until January 2021

SA Rugby has reportedly sent out a proposal to the various professional franchises suggesting the Currie Cup will start in October 2020. According to the proposed return to play plans, the Currie Cup will kick-off on 3 October and stretch across the summer until a final on 16 January 2021. The Currie Cup is set […]

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Caleb Ewan rockets to Tour de France bunch sprint victory

Australian rider Caleb Ewan produced an irresistible late burst of speed to pip a stunned Sam Bennett of Ireland on the finish line of stage three of the Tour de France on Monday. France’s Julian Alaphilippe retained the leader’s yellow jersey after the 198-kilometre stage from the Nice football stadium to the hilltop town of […]

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Cricket South Africa Annual General Meeting postponed amid crisis

Cricket South Africa have backtracked on their commitment to holding their Annual General Meeting this weekend. The governing body had been set to appoint several new board members and other key positions, but it has become apparent that the contents of the forensic report into the conduct of former CEO Thabang Moroe may call into […]

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