Tag: sports

Wayde van Niekerk is set to finally make his return to international athletics after over three years out when he competes on Tuesday 15 September. The 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the men’s 400 metres, Van Niekerk has been trodding a long slow road back from an injury sustained playing a game of touch rugby […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to launch an independent investigation into Dr Eugenia Kula-Ameyaw.  Dr Kula-Ameyaw is an independent board member at Cricket South Africa (CSA) and chairperson of the body’s transformation committee. DA want probe into transformation committee’s reach The DA Deputy Shadow […]

Branden Grace and Rory Sabbatini have replaced Scottie Scheffler and Sam Horsfield in the field for this week’s US Open.  Scheffler and Horsfield were withdrawn from the field for the year’s second Major at Winged Foot Golf Club after the duo tested positive for COVID-19. Grace and Sabbatini added to field The 24-year-old Horsfield returned […]

It’s crunch time in the PSL, and one of the fixtures bound to drew a few eyeballs involves hosts Maritzburg United, who welcome Orlando Pirates to Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday night at 18:00. Only six more points are possible for both sides in the current season, and a maximum haul for either side would […]

Mamelodi Sundowns earned a vital three points in the PSL on Wednesday night after seeing off Polokwane City at Loftus Versfeld. Goals by Anele Ngcongca, Themba Zwane and Keletso Makgalwa earned Mamelodi Sundowns a comfortable 3-0 victory over a helpless Polokwane City side. Mamelodi Sundowns had just picked up nine out of a possible 21 […]

Chippa United players will have an added incentive, on top of avoiding relegation, for performing well in their fixture against Kaizer Chiefs at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday. In what is the penultimate matchday before the end of the ongoing PSL season, the Chilli Boys are only a point away from avoiding automatic relegation, and a […]

Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp was a relieved man as his side beat Chippa United on Wednesday night, but did note that game management in the latter part of the contest was something that could be improved. The Glamour Boys maintained their spot at the top of the league standings with a 1-0 victory over […]

Serena Williams and Andy Murray are back in action on day four at the US Open in New York on Thursday. Williams, the tournament’s third seed, continues her bid for a record-equalling 24th singles Grand Slam against unseeded Russian Margarita Gasparyan. US Open heads into day four The second-round match kicks off the evening session […]

Baroka head coach Dylan Kerr says his side have it all to play for on the final round of PSL fixtures after the thrashing suffered at the hands of Supersport United. The Limpopo-based outfit are 15th in the standings and need to win against the title-chasing Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday in order to guarantee themselves […]

Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala has advised the Soweto giants to enjoy the final lap in their title chase. Amakhosi square off against Baroka in the league finale on Saturday, and go into the fixture still in pole position, but tied on points with defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns. Siphiwe Tshabalala’s advice to Kaizer Chiefs  […]