whoswho.co.za

Yet another South African-born player is set to make Flower of Scotland his new anthem. The Edinburgh Rugby club has confirmed that flyhalf Jaco van der Walt is set to be called up to the Scotland squad for the Autumn Nations Cup playoffs next weekend. VAN DER WALT PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR THE LIONS As a […]

Cricket South Africa have issued a statement on behalf of the Proteas team clarifying their anti-racism stance. Proteas make statement on anti-racism The Proteas statement reads as follows: “Over the last six months, the Proteas team has engaged with honesty, empathy and vulnerability in exploring together what anti-racism work looks like and why this work […]

Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt has paid tribute to Argentine football legend Diego Maradona following his death on Wednesday. He was 60. Renowned along with Brazil’s Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Maradona died of a heart attack having undergone brain surgery earlier this month, a member of his entourage confirmed. […]

Diego Maradona was football’s archetypal troubled genius, a world-beating player whose life and career scaled the most dazzling heights but also plumbed the darkest depths. Maradona, who died on Wednesday at the age of 60, became a global icon after leading Argentina to the 1986 World Cup but he was not a squeaky clean idol […]

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, his spokesman announced Wednesday. President Alberto Fernandez immediately announced three days of national mourning in the South American country. Diego Maradona: What was the cause of his death? Renowned along with Brazil’s Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the […]

Few players mastered the spectacular quite like Diego Maradona. From stunning free-kicks to winding dribbles, the Argentine, who has died at the age of 60, scored some of the most famous – and thrilling – goals in football history. A look at just five of the best from arguably the greatest footballer to ever play […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have opened the voting for its Awards of the Decade with Proteas AB de Villiers and Imran Tahir among those nominated. According to an announcement from the global body, the ICC Awards of the Decade will recognise the best players across cricket over the past ten years. For the first […]

Brazilian football great Pele has mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona after the Argentine died on Wednesday, saying he hoped they would “play together in the sky” one day. “Sad news today. I have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a legend,” Pele wrote on Instagram, alongside a picture of Maradona hoisting […]