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Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the sporting world is slowly but surely returning to something resembling normality. Highlights for The South African sports team this weekend include, in no particular order: The IPL has reached its playoff stage, it’s Super Rugby Unlocked Round 5, the English Premier League has some mouth-watering match-ups (look no further than […]

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has confirmed the organisation is in discussion with World Rugby to obtain permission to arrange “at least three Tests” prior to the Springboks’ series against the British & Irish Lions in mid-2021. The Springboks are scheduled to play a three-Test series against the British & Irish Lions between July 24 […]

SA Rugby announced the passing of its former president, Silas Nkanunu, who made history when he succeeded the late Louis Luyt the organisation’s leader in the late 1990s. Who is Silas Nkanunu? Having been part of the executive at the sports body since 1992, Nkanunu became the first black African to head the organisation in […]

Kaizer Chiefs academy star James McFarlane has tragically passed on after being involved in a devastating motor-vehicle accident on Thursday night. James McFarlane, 18-years-old, was the captain of the Kaizer Chiefs under-17 academy team before making the jump to the reserve side this year. McFarlane was also a regular for national under-17 side, the Amajimbos. […]

The 2021 MotoGP season will feature 20 races, according to a provisional calendar released on Friday, with organisers hoping for a “return to normality” after a coronavirus-hit year. Next year is scheduled to start, as usual, in Qatar on March 8 and finish in Valencia on November 14. Provisional 2021 MotoGP calendar: March 28: Qatar […]

An uphill climb awaits Kaizer Chiefs, who look to overturn a three-goal deficit against bitter rivals Orlando Pirates in the second leg of the MTN 8 semifinal tie between the two sides. The Buccaneers scored three goals without reply in their home leg, to take a hefty advantage going into the clash at FNB Stadium, […]

Banyana Banyana got into their groove in their second match of the Cosafa Women’s Championship, where they thumped neighbours, Eswatini 4-0 at Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Without many of their regulars, the defending champions got off to a stuttering start in their first match against Angola, where they battled to score more […]

This week will saw another round of Champions League fixtures. Standings | Latest Champions League group logs TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 GROUP A Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Atletico Madrid Salzburg 2-6 Bayern Munich GROUP B Shakhtar Donetsk 0-6 Borussia Monchengladbach Real Madrid 3-2 Inter Milan GROUP C FC Porto 3-0 Marseille Manchester City 3-0 Olympiakos GROUP D […]

Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs have suffered yet another injury blow ahead of their next DStv Premiership assignment. Amakhosi, under new coach Gavin Hunt, have made a stuttering start to their 2020/21 season. READ | Siphiwe Tshabalala’s AmaZulu debut on hold due to injury They were soundly beaten 3-0 by defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns in their […]

Orlando Pirates assistant coach Fadlu Davids takes charge of the team for the first time when the Sea Robbers face Bloemfontein Celtic in a midweek fixture with a family tragedy drawing away head coach Josef Zinnbauer. Pirates have made a solid if unspectacular start to the season and earned a morale-boosting MTN8 semi-final against arch-rivals […]