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“I love you, Diego” Pele has written on social media, a week after the death of his “great friend” Diego Maradona, a “genius who enchanted the world”.  In Brazil, it is common to pay homage to the deceased a week after their death, when a “seventh-day mass” is celebrated by Catholics like Pele. WHO WAS […]

Gregor Townsend believes the fact he can select Test debutant Jaco van der Walt as Scotland’s fifth flyhalf of the end-of-year campaign is a sign of the team’s growing depth. VAN DER WALT ELIGIBLE ON RESIDENCY GROUNDS South Africa-born Van der Walt has just become eligible on residency grounds and will win his first cap […]

The Cheetahs are set to give Victor Sekekete and George Cronjé Carling Currie Cup honours on Saturday when they make their run-on debuts against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld in the Free State teams opening match of the competition. Cheetahs blood new faces for Bulls trip The defending Currie Cup champions had a bye last […]

The Premier Soccer League has made a change to the upcoming MTN8 final between Bloemfontein Celtic and Orlando Pirates. READ | DRAMA AS KAIZER CHIEFS’ CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CLASH FACES POSTPONEMENT Celtic and Pirates clash in the first cup final of the 2020/21 season on Saturday, December 12 with the venue having been confirmed earlier […]

The Pumas and Griquas will kick off the Carling Currie Cup round two action on Friday in Nelspruit with both teams named on Thursday 3 December. Griquas hope to break their duck in happy hunting ground Griquas will be looking to improve on their already impressive track record against the Pumas in Currie Cup competition […]

Christiaan Bezuidenhout opened with a five-under-par 67 to place him in a six-way tie for the first-round lead of the South African Open as he chases back-to-back victories on the Sunshine Tour and European Tour’s South African Swing. NINES HAVE BEEN SWAPPED THIS WEEK The winner of last week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship picked up where […]

The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban will host this year’s MTN8 final. The PSL confirmed the venue on Tuesday for the Saturday, December 12 clash between Bloemfontein Celtic and Orlando Pirates. NO FANS WILL BE ALLOWED Celtic qualified for the final after beating SuperSport United 2-1 on aggregate over the two legs of their semi-final, […]

Proteas skipper Quinton de Kock has won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final T20 against England at Newlands. Unfortunately for Proteas fans, the match is a ‘dead’ rubber after England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series on Sunday in Paarl. England won the first clash at Newlands by […]

Despite an improved performance with the bat, South Africa couldn’t avoid a T20 whitewash in the third and final clash against England at Newlands on Tuesday. Having already the lost the series heading into the match after defeats by five and four wickets at Newlands and Boland Park, respectively, Quinton de Kock’s men would’ve been […]

Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) interim board has taken three further drastic steps in its bid to fulfill its mandate and restore confidence in CSA and the organisation’s structures. In a media statement on Tuesday, the interim board, which was assembled on the instruction of Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa and chaired by Judge Zak Yacoob, took […]