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Orlando Pirates have received good news on the injury front, with star striker Gabadinho Mhango returning to training. The Malawian international has been out of action since hobbling off in the one-all draw at home to Stellenbosch in late October. Gabadinho Mhango returns to training Having welcomed another key marksman back from injury in the […]

Struggling Maritzburg United have parted ways with head coach Eric Tinkler. The former Orlando Pirates mentor and Bafana Bafana star has been fired after a string of poor results this season that has seen the Team of Choice pick up zero points after four DStv Premiership matches. Tinkler’s side also bowed out of the MTN8 […]

More PSL fixtures are scheduled for this coming Tuesday as Wednesday, following an exciting weekend of top-flight action. Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns remain on top of the standings, while Maritzburg United and Bloemfontein Celtic are in the drop zone. Midweek PSL fixtures  There is a solitary fixture on Tuesday, and it’s the Soweto Derby between […]

FIFA has suspended the head of African football Ahmad Ahmad for five years for corruption, the global governing body announced on Monday. Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) since March 2017 and was standing for re-election in 2021 when FIFA banned him for “governance issues”. Ahmad nailed for […]

Mamelodi Sundowns have paid tribute to former right-back Anele Ngcongca who tragically died in a car crash on Monday morning. He was 33. Ngcongca was involved in the crash on the N2 highway in KwaZulu-Natal. Ngcongca had recently signed for AmaZulu having previously played 42 matches for the reigning PSL champions since 2016. He also […]

Bafana Bafana have joined the chorus of well-wishers following the tragic death of former South African international defender Anele Ngcongca. Ngcongca was killed in a car crash in the early hours of Monday morning while travelling along the N2 highway in KwaZulu-Natal. He was 33. Ngcongca, played 53 matches for Bafana Bafana between 2009-2016. The […]

Proteas speedster Kagiso Rabada expects England to make things hard for the South Africans when the two sides meet over the coming weeks. The 50-over world champions are in the country for a limited overs tour which consists of three T20 Internationals (T20Is) and as many One Day Internationals (ODIs) beginning on Friday. Battle of […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for an urgent investigation into an international report that executives at Swimming South Africa (SSA), some of who serve on the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) board, have failed to report allegations of sexual abuse of minors to the South African Police Service (SAPS) as required […]

Proteas Team Director Mark Boucher says that the team will not make further gestures of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement during the upcoming series against England. Proteas won’t ‘take a knee’ Boucher is satisfied that the team environment has benefitted from the culture camp held in the Kruger Park earlier this year and […]

Signed bottles and boxes of wine, most of them Veritas-winners, will be on a special online auction on Friday and Saturday. Some of these wines have been signed by Springbok players and will certainly add to avid supporters’ collections. Once in a lifetime opportunity This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to buy specialised wines […]