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After romping to a first league crown for 30 years last season, Liverpool are suffering a hangover in their title defence as Jurgen Klopp’s men have gone four games without a Premier League win for the first time since 2017. WATCH | NKOSINGIPHILE NGCOBO SCORES STUNNING GOAL The champions find themselves down in fourth with Klopp […]

Bayern Munich will face either African champions Al Ahly or Al Duhail of Qatar in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup next month, following the draw at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich on Tuesday. WATCH | NKOSINGIPHILE NGCOBO SCORES STUNNING GOAL The semi-finals will be played on Monday, February 8 at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium […]

South African midfielder Kgaogelo Chauke has made his professional debut for English Premier League club Southampton in their FA Cup victory over Shrewsbury Town on Tuesday. WATCH | NKOSINGIPHILE NGCOBO SCORES STUNNING GOAL Chauke, who only turned 18-years-old on 8 January, was named in coach Ralph Hasenhüttl’s starting XI for the clash against their League One opponents. […]

Tiger Woods has undergone microdiscectomy surgery to remove a pressurised disc fragment that was pinching a nerve, the 15-time major winner’s foundation announced. READ | TIGER WOODS’ HALL OF FAME INDUCTION ON HOL DUE TO COVID-19 A posting on Tiger Woods’ Twitter page said the 45-year-old golf star would not play upcoming PGA Tour events at Torrey […]

Rasta Rasivhenge and Marius van der Westhuizen will referee the Currie Cup semi-finals on Saturday in Pretoria and Cape Town, respectively. READ | EBEN ETZEBETH RETURNS FROM CONCUSSION TO LEAD TOULON TO VICTORY Rasivhenge will have AJ Jacobs and Griffin Colby by his side as Assistant Referees in the match between the Bulls and Lions at […]

Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi was left disappointed after his side played to a second successive 0-0 draw on Tuesday, with the defending champions unable to find the back of the net against Bloemfontein Celtic. MUST WATCH | ORLANDO PIRATES TIKTOK DANCE VIDEO GOES VIRAL! Mamelodi Sundowns also played to a goalless draw against SuperSport United […]

Kaizer Chiefs target man Samir Nurkovic has waxed lyrical over winger Nkosingiphile Ngcobo after the youngster’s stunning strike against TTM in midweek. Ngcobo has embraced the opportunities granted to him under coach Gavin Hunt and has now been lauded by the Serbian hitman. The man from Pietermaritzburg has represented South Africa at under-20 level but looks to […]

Ever since Jake White took over at Loftus Versfeld, the Bulls have been a force to be reckoned with, winning Super Rugby Unlocked and topping the Currie Cup round-robin log, writes Dean Boyle. READ | REFEREES FOR CURRIE CUP SEMI-FINALS NAMED The turnaround in the Bulls mirrors what White achieved with the Springboks after he […]

Veteran seamer Tabish Khan was not expecting to be called-up to the Pakistan squad for the Test series against South Africa. The 36-year-old enjoyed a good season in Pakistan’s first-class setup but believed his hopes of making the group were slim given his age and learned of his selection from a friend. It is not […]

England head coach Eddie Jones is self-isolating after his South African-born assistant Matt Proudfoot tested positive for the coronavirus, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Wednesday. OPINION | HOW JAKE WHITE HAS TURNED LOFTUS VERSFELD INTO A FORTRESS Officials, however, said following a further negative test, Jones will join up with his squad ahead […]