Springboks at the RWC 2023 draw | What’s the worst that could happen?

All eyes will turn to Paris on Monday, December 14 for the all-important pool draw for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. READ | WARRICK GELANT RULED OUT OF BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TOUR The next major milestone on the road to the Springboks defending their World Cup title will take place virtually at the Palais […]

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Moses Mabhida Stadium to host MTN8 final

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, […]

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Live | Proteas win the toss, elect to bat in final T20 at Newlands

Proteas skipper Quinton de Kock has won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final T20 against England at Newlands. LIVE | SOUTH AFRICA V ENGLAND, 3RD T20 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 […]

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Springboks confirm first opponents on 2021 end-of-year tour

The Springboks will travel to Edinburgh to face Scotland on November 13, 2021 as one of their end-of-year Tests in Europe next year, it was confirmed on Tuesday. THE SPRINGBOKS HAVEN’T LOST TO SCOTLAND SINCE 2010 Scotland are set to host the reigning Rugby World Cup champions at Murrayfield, where the hosts will try and […]

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Lewis Hamilton ‘devastated’ to miss Sakhir Grand Prix

World champion Lewis Hamilton said he was devastated to miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain having tested positive for coronavirus. Hamilton, who on Sunday won the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first of back-to-back races in the Gulf state, has already secured a record-equalling seventh world championship this season. “I am devastated that I […]

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Maradona’s surgeon responds tearfully to involuntary manslaughter investigation

Diego Maradona’s surgeon responded to the launch of an investigation for involuntary manslaughter by saying he “everything he could, up to the impossible” for an “unmanageable” patient. Earlier in the day prosecutors in San Isidro, near Buenos Aires, said they were investigating Leopoldo Luque while Argentine television showed police raiding the doctor’s surgery and home. […]

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Bloemfontein Celtic easy winners on CAF debut in DR Congo

Bloemfontein Celtic began their CAF Confederation Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over AS Maniema Union in the first leg of their preliminary round tie. According to the Soccer Laduma website, Phunya Sele Sele qualified for the Confederations Cup after reaching the Nedbank Cup final against Mamelodi Sundowns, who had already qualified for the CAF […]

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Watch | Romain Grosjean posts update from hospital bed (fingers look sore!)

France’s Romain Grosjean is a lucky man. A very, very lucky man. READ | LEWIS HAMILTON WINS BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX Grosjean cheated death on the opening lap of Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix when his car veered off track and collided with the barriers, instantly bursting in flames. Grosjean was helped from his car by safety […]

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