From his birth in 1960 to Argentina’s Soccer World Cup triumph in 1986 and his positive drug test at the 1994 finals – here are 10 key dates in the colourful life of Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday aged 60. WATCH | DIEGO MARADONA’S WARM-UP ROUTINE IS MUST-SEE VIEWING October 30, 1960 Maradona is […]
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Siya Kolisi will captain Western Province in their opening Currie Cup encounter against the Bulls at Newlands on Saturday. Kick-off is at 19:00. WP HAVE A BLITZBOK STAR ON EACH WING The Springbok captain returns to action after an injury picked up during the recently-concluded Super Rugby Unlocked tournament, along with wing Seabelo Senatla for […]
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The football world was plunged into mourning on Wednesday at the news that Argentina superstar Diego Maradona had died of a heart attack. He was 60. Maradona lived a colourful and controversial life, but there was no questioning his skill on the field on play. Predictably, social media went into overdrive, as did sporting websites […]
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced that the Proteas have returned no positive Covid-19 results in their third round of testing since their arrival in Cape Town for their limited-overs tour against England starting on Friday. PREVIEW | SA V ENGLAND 1ST T20, PITCH REPORT AND WHERE TO WATCH The two players who tested positive last […]
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Struggling Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs will begin their CAF Champions League campaign with a tough tie against Cameroon side PWD Bamenda this weekend. Chiefs will fly to Cameroon via Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on Thursday evening and will be in Douala, Cameroon on Friday morning, before making the 77km journey to the South Western coastal town […]
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Springbok Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and Rugby World Cup-winning skipper Siya Kolisi walked away with another set of awards on Thursday. Rugby World Cup winners honoured again A little more than a year after they spearheaded South Africa’s third triumph at the Rugby World Cup in Japan the dynamic leadership duo were honoured at […]
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Liverpool, Chelsea, Brighton and West Ham will be among the Premier League able to allow fans into their stadiums next month under a new tier system to tackle the spread of coronavirus in England. Premier League clubs cleared to allow fans The Premier League clubs are within tier-two areas, meaning clubs can welcome up to […]
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Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley will miss this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19. PREVIEW | STATS & FACTS AHEAD OF SUNDAY’S BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX The vastly-experienced key pit-wall decision-maker returned a positive test during mandatory pre-race tests and will be isolation for 10-days in line with the sport’s protocols and […]
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Generally as a south African player, you need to pay close attention to the odds before staking your money. Even though there is a cliché notion of betting being a game of luck, a careful study of the rules of this game and donkey years of experience will show you that it takes strategy, effort […]
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Kaizer Chiefs’ struggles, particularly in front of goal, continued on Tuesday in their latest DStv Premiership match against Moroka Swallows. AS IT HAPPENED | MOROKA SWALLOWS V KAIZER CHIEFS LIVE BLOG The Birds triumphed 1-0 thanks to an 86th-minute winner from Joseph Mhlongo at the Dobsonville Stadium to condemn Chiefs to their second loss of the […]
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