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Liverpool and Manchester United face off on Sunday as the Premier League’s top two teams for the first time since 1997. The rivalry between England’s most successful clubs has been rekindled by an enthralling title race. Liverpool vs Manchester United: EPL preview Manchester United top the table after the New Year for the first time […]

Toulon coach Patrice Collazo praised Springbok Rugby World Cup-winner Eben Etzebeth after he returned from concussion in Sunday’s 29-23 victory at Racing 92 in the French Top 14. READ | WANTED: SUITABLE OPPONENTS FOR THE SPRINGBOKS Etzebeth, who won the last of his 85 Springboks caps in the 2019 final, missed more than four weeks of […]

England won the first Test against Sri Lanka by seven wickets on Monday with Jonny Bairstow and Dan Lawrence negotiating a “tricky” finish to guide their team to safety. READ | PAKISTAN AXE MISFIRING REGULARS FOR PROTEAS TEST SERIES After losing three quick wickets before the overnight close, Bairstow and Lawrence steadied the innings and scored […]

The Proteas women’s cricket team is unlikely to take a knee or do anything else in terms of a gesture in support of the global movement against racial intolerance when they take on Pakistan for six limited-overs matches in Durban from Wednesday. READ | ‘HOME OF CRICKET’ LORD’S HOPES TO HIT COVID-19 FOR SIX They will, however, be […]

Touchdown for the Proteas as they arrived for their two-Test and three-T20I series against Pakistan on Saturday. STATS | THE BEST BOWLING FIGURES FOR SA IN PAKISTAN The first Test in Karachi starts on Tuesday, 26 January, while the second Test will be played in Rawalpindi from 4-8 February. Thereafter the Proteas and Pakistan will […]

Former Bafana Bafana legend Shaun Bartlett has joined Owen Da Gama’s coaching staff at DStv Premiership side TS Galaxy. PICTURE | SNOW JOKE! PHOTO OF CAMOUFLAGED FOOTBALL TEAM GOES VIRAL Shaun Bartlett has been without a club after parting ways with Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs at the end of last season along with Ernst Middendorp, where […]

Prasanna Agoram, who has been a member of Proteas’ think-tank for the past 11 years, has been denied a visa for their upcoming tour of Pakistan due to “security protocols” STATS | THE BEST BOWLING FIGURES FOR SA IN PAKISTAN Agoram, who is Indian, has been the Proteas’ performance analyst for over a decade, but was […]

Dozens of tennis stars stuck in hotel quarantine ahead of the Australian Open were told on Monday they would get no “special treatment” to leave their rooms to train, despite complaints from some players. READ | DJOKOVIC, NADAL HEADLINE COVID-19 HIT ATP CUP Australian health authorities rejected demands for tough isolation rules to be eased, as […]

Bafana Bafana star midfielder Thulani Serero has ended speculation surrounding his future by signing a contract extension with his Al Jazira club who play in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. PICTURE | SNOW JOKE! PHOTO OF CAMOUFLAGED FOOTBALL TEAM GOES VIRAL Al Jazira confirmed on Monday that Serero has extended his stay after he penned a […]

Spanish great Rafael Nadal has become the first player to be ranked in the ATP Top 10 for 800 consecutive weeks, a run spanning more than 15 years. READ | DJOKOVIC, NADAL HEADLINE COVID-19 HIT ATP CUP The world No 2 broke Jimmy Connors’ previous record of 789 straight weeks in the top 10 in November. […]