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The fixtures for the Nedbank Cup Last 32 round have been confirmed following Thursday’s draw. HIGH PRAISE! PEP GUARDIOLA HAILS ‘PACEY’ PERCY TAU There has been a significant change to this season’s tournament after the Premier Soccer League (PSL) confirmed there will be no teams from the ABC Motsepe League and SAFA structures included. As a […]

Thanks to continuous reset scrums, countless aimless kicks and frequent debatable penalties, the game of rugby has sadly become as ill as the world, with fans infected with frustration and boredom due to the lack of attacking rugby on display and the stop-start nature of the modern game, writes Dean Boyle. READ | SHARKS REPORT […]

An under-strength India fought back in the final session to leave the fourth Test against Australia evenly poised after the opening day at the Gabba in Brisbane on Friday. READ | JACQUES KALLIS IS A MASSIVE LOSS, I’D LOVE HIM BACK – MARK BOUCHER Australia finished the first day on 274 for five, with Cameron […]

It was another good – and bad – week in the world of sport for several teams and players, both past and present. Covid-19 continued to have a devastating impact, but below, just two news-worthy incidents which grabbed our attention. BAD WEEK – GARY PLAYER South Africa’s greatest ever sportsman, Gary Player, added an award […]

The 2021 Dakar Rally has been rocked by tragedy with confirmation a French rider has died from injuries he sustained after a fall. The rider has been identified as Pierre Cherpin. He was 52. In a statement released by the race organisers, they said: During his transfer by medical plane from Jeddah to France, Pierre […]

Skipper Joe Root completed his 18th Test century to push England towards a big lead on a rain-hit day two of the opening match against Sri Lanka on Friday. READ | JACQUES KALLIS IS A MASSIVE LOSS, I’D LOVE HIM BACK – MARK BOUCHER Joe Root moved from 99 to 100 with a single off spinner […]

France’s Stephane Peterhansel on Friday won the Dakar Rally for the 14th time, 30 years after his initial success in the most gruelling event on motorsport’s calendar. Stephane Peterhansel, nicknamed ‘Mr Dakar’, has now won the car category eight times, having also won the motorbike category six times. The 55-year-old Mini driver, aided by co-pilot […]

It has been 14 years since the Proteas visited Pakistan to play Test cricket and here we look at the highest scores notched by South Africa batsmen in the country. Pakistan sports conditions which are unique in that there is a little more assistance for the quick bowler than in other Asian countries but it […]

Legendary former British and Irish Lions player Willie John McBride has slammed the proposal of staging a series against the Springboks in the UK. McBride said this week that the heritage and ethos of the Lions would be “damaged forever” if the series was held at home in the UK. McBride slams British and Irish […]

Former Kaizer Chiefs player Robson Muchichwa has fingered football manager Bobby Motaung as the source of the club’s current woes. After a second-place finish last term under Ersnt Middendorp, Kaizer Chiefs have made a disappointing start to life under Gavin Hunt but Muchichwa feels neither the coach nor the players are entirely to blame. Anger […]