Category: Sport

CAF president Patrice Motsepe believes Africa can succeed where Europe failed and launch a Super League, according to a statement released by the continental organisation on Saturday. “We have been following attempts by some top European clubs to form a Super League and will learn from their experience and pitfalls,” said the statement. “In this […]

Johannesburg – Mamelodi Sundowns are reportedly ready to spend over R12 million for a top Moroccan centre-back ahead of the new season. According to a Moroccan publication, MaghribFoot, the Brazilians have set their sights on Abdelmounaim Boutouil. Boutouil will not come cheap though as he’s reported to be worth in the region of R12.5 million; […]

Johannesburg – South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber said injured No.8 Duane Vermeulen could be sidelined for “five to 16 weeks” after undergoing ankle surgery on Wednesday. Vermeulen, 34, a pivotal figure when the Springboks won the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, hurt his ankle last weekend playing for his franchise, the Bulls. “It is […]

Johannesburg – Mamelodi Sundowns legend Charles Motlohi has launched a rather scathing attack on Orlando Pirates midfielder Thembinkosi Lorch. The former Sundowns midfielder has issued a stern warning to the 2019/20 PSL Player of The Season’ Thembinkosi Lorch to stay away from his club. Motlohi said the Orlando Pirates attacker is simply not good enough […]

The Sharks confirmed the signing of Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi on Tuesday. Mbonambi will once again be a team-mate of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi who recently also made a move to Durban from Cape Town. The 30-year-old, who boasts 36 Test caps, had been on the books of Western Province and the Stormers since 2015. […]

Rosco Specman will start on the wing on one of the four changes to the Stormers starting line-up for their PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA clash with the Bulls on Friday. There are two changes to the backline and two to the forward pack for the North-South encounter, which is set to kick off at 19:00 […]

Johannesburg – Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Willard Katsande has been open about the club’s struggles during the 2020/21 season and has been quick to admit that things have not gone according to script for Amakhosi. While things have not gone according to plan locally, Katsande believes Kaizer Chiefs can still salvage their season by progressing further […]

Despite the GladAfrica Championship coming to a conclusion over one week ago, a host of teams have decided to challenge the league’s decisions in court thus resulting in CHAOS! Royal AM’s celebrations were put on ice despite finishing on top of the current log standings following Sekhukhune FC’s pending case result was likely to see […]

South Africa’s new sprint sensation Phathutshedzo Maswanganyi has officially cliched a double qualification for both the 100m and 200m events for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. The 20-year-old freshman at the University of Houston first caught the eye of South Africans with his record-breaking exploits for the University’s Cougars Athletics side, notching up extraordinary sub-10 […]

World No 1 Novak Djokovic said on Thursday that he would reconsider taking part in the Tokyo Olympics if spectators were banned from attending. His reaction came after calls grew in Japan for the Games to take place behind closed doors, with one doctors’ association saying the event should be cancelled altogether. “I plan on […]