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Ajax Cape Town set up a playoff showdown with Black Leopards on Friday with a 5-1 win over Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila on Tuesday 15 September. The result puts Ajax on top of the mini-table on goal difference, but Black Leopards have a game in hand, meaning that even if the Urban Warriors beat the PSL […]

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has again shifted the starting date for the 2020/2021 continental club competitions with the Champions League start pushed back.  The Champions League and Confederation Cup schedules have been changed a second time with midweek fixtures reintroduced to the competitions. Champions League dates altered again Caf officials confirmed on Tuesday […]

Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk made a winning return to action, as he comfortably romped home at the Gala dei Castelli at the Municipal Stadium in Bellinzona, Switzerland, on Tuesday. The 28-year-old has been out of action for the best part of three years since sustaining a torn ligament in 2017. Wayde van Niekerk […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has apologised to insurance giant Momentum, following a series of Tweets made by one of the sports body’s board members. The company announced earlier in the week that it would not renew its partnership with CSA when the current deal entered between the two parties ends in April 2021. In making […]

SA Rugby has confirmed the start date for the local rugby season, and also launched a one-off exhibition match that will mark the return of the game within South African shores. No competitive rugby action has been possible in the country since March, when a national lockdown was first declared. The hiatus in action meant […]

Surfksi paddlers can look forward to the iconic Bay Union King of the Bay race on 4 October in Durban. The King of the Bay was postponed when the hard lockdown was implemented, but has now been rescheduled for 4 October.  King of the Bay to go ahead The race will retain its national double-ski […]

Cricket South Africa’s Member’s Council, made up of provincial representatives, has committed to structural changes within the governing body. The council held meetings with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee in the last week and have also been privy to the infamous Fundudzi Forensic Report that saw Thabang Moroe sacked as CEO of […]

There will be 11 South African cricketers on show at this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), including 10 Proteas eligible stars and one Kolpak player. South Africans in the IPL Here we look at which franchises they will turn out for and what they will be looking to achieve for their sides. Faf du Plessis […]

Whether it be a birthday or anniversary 25 years in anyone’s life is usually a huge celebration, and it is no different in the case of Triple H. Paul Levesque aka Triple H celebrates his 25th anniversary with WWE, having been with the brand since 1995. Beginning his WWE career as the Connecticut Blue Blood […]

The physical handover of their 2019/20 World Rugby Sevens Series silver medals has given the Blitzboks some closure and finality on the season that was, and they can now start looking toward their next goals – the 2021 series and the Tokyo Olympics. That is the view of Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell after the […]