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After a short turnaround, there is a fresh batch of PSL fixtures coming this weekend, as the 2020/21 season kicks off. All 16 top-flight clubs will be in action over the next two days, with a number of exciting match-ups on the card. PSL fixtures on Saturday The action begins with one of the biggest […]

A sense of normalcy returns to mass-participation sport this weekend when mountain bikers and trail runners get to compete in their first major event of the year. The two-day Illovo Eston Trail Challenge takes place on Saturday and Sunday, while the start of the Sappi Karkloof Classic Challenge provides a double delight for trail enthusiasts. […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has revealed names of players enrolled in the men’s national academy. The development programme was overhauled in November last year, with the women’s academy intake announced in February 2020. Fresh talent identified  Ahead of the start of the domestic season, it was the men’s turn on Friday, with a number of […]

Australian great David Pocock called time on his rugby career Friday, opting against returning to Japan and the Panasonic Wild Knights to pursue his interest in conservation. David Pocock retires  The 32-year-old flanker, considered a master of the breakdown, has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, but said it was not the reason for […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) independent director Dheven Dharmalingam tendered their resignation from the troubled board of the national cricket federation on Friday 24 October in a move expected to precede the en masse departure of the remaining members. Cricket South Africa’s Members’ Council re-issued a call for the board to step aside to allow the […]

Nelspruit will play host to the first of Super Rugby Unlocked Round 3 fixtures on Friday, as the Pumas welcome the Stormers. Both sides registered their first win in the campaign, with the men from the Mother City overcoming the Lions at home in what was their opening fixture, while the Mpumalanga outfit came back […]

Former Proteas quick Wayne Parnell has seen his three-year Kolpak contract with Worcestershire terminated early. The former Cobras and Warriors left-arm fast bowler joined the County in 2018 in what should have been a three-year deal, but the coronavirus pandemic hit the club hard, and the ECB will end the days of Kolpak players from […]

Mamelodi Sundowns attacker Themba Zwane has opened up after a successful night at the PSL Awards on Thursday night. The 31-year-old was the biggest winner on the day scored a hattrick of individual accolades after helping his side to a domestic treble in the past season. Themba Zwane dominates PSL awards  He was named PSL […]

On Thursday 22 October Cape Town City announced the signings of Ghanaian striker Prince Opoku Agyemang and Zambia winger Charles Zulu. The Citizens have been in need of attacking reinforcement since the sale of Kermit Erasmus to Sundowns at the end of last season. Attacking reinforcements for Cape Town City City lost 1-0 to Orlando […]

The likes of Lucas Radebe, Benni McCarthy, and Quinton Fortune have achieved great feats in the English Premier League (EPL), but it’s been a while since the South African flag featured prominently in the league. Not since Steven Pienaar’s Sunderland was relegated from the most-watched football league on the planet has the country had a […]