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The four teams to contest the IPL 2020 playoffs have almost been decided with just one match in the round robin phase to play. That match – between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and table-topping Mumbai Indians – will determine the playoff contenders. If the Mumbai Indians win, they will join the Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore […]

Olympic 400m champion, Wayde van Niekerk, has confirmed his participation in his first athletics meeting in South Africa since Covid-19 brought a halt to the sport back in March. Van Niekerk memorably won the gold medal for South Africa in the 400m at the Rio Olympics in 2016 running out of Lane 8. VAN NIEKERK […]

This week will see another round of Champions League fixtures on Tuesday and Wednesday. There are plenty of eye-catching match-ups not to be missed. English clubs Manchester City and Liverpool will be in action on Tuesday, with Chelsea and Manchester United set to play on Wednesday. All times SA (GMT +2) Standings | Latest Champions […]

Moroka Swallows have completed the signing of Bafana Bafana defender Sfiso Hlanti, according to club chairman David Mogashoa. The former Bidvest Wits player spent the early part of the new season training as a free agent with his new club’s Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs. This was before he was released earlier in the week to […]

One year after clinching the 2019 Rugby World Cup title in Japan, the Springboks still find themselves atop the World Rugby rankings. Truth be told, they haven’t played a single Test in the past 12 months having taken the No 1 spot after beating England 32-12 in Yokohama on November 2, 2019. ALL BLACKS SECOND, […]

The Currie Cup has a new title sponsor. And there’ll be rugby on Boxing Day this year. The world’s oldest provincial rugby competition on Tuesday was officially renamed the Carling Currie Cup for the next three seasons. MATCHES TO BE PLAYED ON BOXING DAY The Carling Currie Cup will officially kick off on the weekend of […]

Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer’s son is fighting for his life in hospital, according to reports coming in from Germany. The 50-year-old made a shock announcement moments before kick-off in the Buccaneers’ 3-0 victory against rivals Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday when he announced that he would leave shortly after the final whistle. Family crisis forces […]

England have named their Twenty20 and ODI squads for their upcoming tour of South Africa in November and December. The three T20s and three ODIs scheduled will be played at Newlands and Boland Park in Paarl. MORGAN TO LEAD ENGLAND, STOKES TO ONLY PLAY T20S Due to Covid-19 crowd restrictions, players will be confined to […]

The newly-appointed Cricket South Africa (CSA) interim board says it will do everything to see to it that those responsible of the turmoil within the organisation are brought to book. All members of the previous board stepped down in late October before Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced a new delegation that will take over. New […]

Banyana Banyana got their Cosafa Women’s Championship title defence to a perfect start with a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Angola in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. The match was the first outing in months for the host nation, and this was apparent as the usually free-flowing football associated with the South Africans was only visible in […]