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Surrey have lost the services of former Proteas speedster Morne Morkel after the seamer decided against a fourth season at the English county. Central to Morkel’s decision was the travel restrictions enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic. KOLPAK CONTRACTS AN ADDED COMPLICATION Morkel, 36, missed much of the 2020 season, partly due to being stuck in […]

All Blacks coach Ian Foster and his Wallabies counterpart Dave Rennie both named revamped squads on Thursday for this weekend’s fourth Bledisloe Cup Test in Brisbane, with New Zealand blooding four debutants and Australia three. Foster made eight personnel changes to his starting XV, as well as reverting Beauden Barrett to his preferred position at […]

Rafael Nadal said he was proud of a “great achievement” after securing the 1 000th Tour-level victory of his illustrious career on Wednesday, becoming the fourth man to reach that mark with a comeback win over Feliciano Lopez in the Paris Masters second round. ‘IT’S A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT FOR ME’ The 20-time Grand Slam champion, […]

Orlando Pirates are up and running in the DStv Premiership after claiming their first win after they defeated hosts Bloemfontein Celtic 1-0 at the Dr Molemela Stadium on Wednesday night. RESULTS | ALL THE DSTV PREMIERSHIP MIDWEEK RESULTS The Buccaneers avoided a third straight league draw thanks to a fine late strike from substitute Siphesihle […]

Orlando Pirates are sweating on the fitness of star striker Thembinkosi Lorch ahead of their crunch MTN 8 second leg semi-final against Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday. Kick-off at the FNB Stadium is at 15:30. ‘DOESN’T LOOK GOOD’, ADMITS PIRATES COACH Lorch was stretchered off during Wednesday’s 1-0 DStv Premiership win over Bloemfontein Celtic with an […]

Zamalek have beaten Raja Casablanca 3-1 to set up an all-Egyptian CAF Champions League final against arch-rivals Al Ahly.   Mostafa Mohamed netted twice to complete a 4-1 semi-final aggregate triumph and create the first ever title decider between clubs from the same country. FIRST TIME FINAL FOR TEAMS FROM THE SAME COUNTRY Raja wiped […]

New Australia coach Dave Rennie has picked South African-born Petrus du Plessis to turn the Wallaby scrum into the best in the world. Some task! DU PLESSIS MET THE TEAM ON THE MORNING OF THE MATCH According to the Rugby Australia website, two months after being appointed as the Wallabies’ scrum coach, Du Plessis finally […]

Wing Ederies Arendse will make his 100th appearance for Griquas in Saturday’s Super Rugby Unlocked match against the Stormers in Kimberley. Arendse has turned out for Griquas since making the move to Kimberley from his native Cape Town in 2014, to date he has scored 46 tries in all competitions for the team. Burger to […]

SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions have announced that Castle Lager will be the official title partner of the much-anticipated 2021 series in South Africa. TOUR WILL FINISH WITH 3 TESTS The Castle Lager Lions Series will kick off on Saturday, July 3, 2021 and will culminate in three Test against the reigning […]

Former Springbok and Bulls flyhalf Derick Hougaard isn’t done with his sporting career. The now 37-year-old, who played eight Tests for the Springboks, has set his sights on … the NFL! Hougaard believes he can resurrect his career, which was cruelly cut short by injury, by impressing as a kicker at a scouting trial next […]