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English premier league champions opened their defence of their title with a hard-fought 4-3 win over newly-promoted Leeds United at Anfield. The match was played behind closed doors because of COVID-19 regulations, meaning The Reds’ passionate faithful were missing from the famous Kop end. Liverpool’s iconic Anfield stand, the Kop, is one of the most […]

Only six men have played 100 Tests for the Springboks, making them the gold standard for South African rugby. Among their number are skippers, record try-scorers and points machines. The most-capped Springboks Percy Montgomery – 102 caps Most-capped Springboks: South African fullback Percy Montgomery (L) kicks a drop goal during the Rugby World Cup third […]

Conor McGregor has vigorously denied accusations of misconduct after he was interviewed by police on the island of Corsica. Reports emerged on Saturday 12 September that McGregor had been arrested after a complaint alleging that the MMA star had exposed himself and attempted to sexually assault an unidentified complainant. Conor McGregor refutes allegations McGregor was […]

Doubts over whether or not the 2020 edition of the Rugby Championship would go ahead were allayed earlier in the week, but uncertainty remains over the reigning champions’ participation. Sanzaar announced on Friday that the competition would take place in Australia during the November-December window. Springboks race against time However, it remains unclear whether the […]

Sixteen uncapped players were included Sunday in new coach Dave Rennie’s first Wallabies squad, with the youthful line-up “chomping at the bit” ahead of a coronavirus-affected Rugby Championship. The New Zealander took over in July with Australia languishing just seventh in the rankings and a host of experienced players calling it quits following last year’s […]

Bloemfontein Celtic are said to have lodged a formal complaint against Mamelodi Sundowns for including Tebogo Langerman on the bench during the Nedbank Cup final at Orlando Stadium on Saturday night. The Brazilians completed the treble by claiming a 1-0 victory over Phunya Sele Sele, but the fixture was not without controversy. Mamelodi Sundowns in […]

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has cleared the air regarding the perceived takeover of Cricket South Africa (CSA). The committee informed CSA earlier in the week that it had suspended the latter’s board, placing it under administration for a month. Sascoc clarifies cricket ‘takeover’ The move prompted concern over the International […]

Surfksi paddlers can look forward to the iconic Bay Union King of the Bay race on 4 October in Durban. The King of the Bay was postponed when the hard lockdown was implemented, but has now been rescheduled for 4 October.  King of the Bay to go ahead The race will retain its national double-ski […]

SA Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux says there are a few issues that need to be ironed out before the Springboks are cleared to return to action. It was confirmed earlier on Friday that the 2020 edition of The Rugby Championship will – in its entirety – take place in Australia in the international window […]

Sports lawyer David Becker believes the International Cricket Council will ask Cricket South Africa (CSA) to clarify the decision to place the governing body under administration.  CSA were placed under administration by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) after the Olympic committee received a directive to intervene from Minister for Sport, Arts […]