Category: Sport

Johannesburg – South Africa coach Mark Boucher has confirmed that a decision on the touchy Proteas captaincy issue will be sorted out once and for all when they return from their tour of Pakistan. The Proteas are currently playing in the second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi with Quinton de Kock as stand-in captain after […]

Johannesburg – SuperSport United coach Kaitano Tembo has showered captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams with praise following his latest achievement in the club’s colours. Williams recently became the first PSL footballer to play 100 consecutive matches in the modern era, and for Tembo, Williams has demonstrated exactly how a SuperSport player should be about. Tembo […]

Durban – AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy is eyeing a third win in a row when his charges face Bloemfontein Celtic in a league match at the Kings Park Stadium in Durban on Tuesday. McCarthy is set make a few changes to his line-up and hopes they will not have an impact on the team’s balance. […]

Johannesburg – Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt had not doubts after his team’s 2-1 Soweto derby defeat to Orlando Pirates on Saturday, expressing in no uncertain terms that he felt AmaKhosi “should have won the game”. Chiefs missed a penalty by Samir Nurkovic, and some good chances in the opening half-hour, and last 10 minutes […]

Johannesburg – Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has admitted that Chiefs players desperately miss the presence of their adoring fans in the stadium. Due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions that have been in place for more than 300 days, fans are not allowed at sporting events and Saturday’s Soweto derby against Orlando Pirates at Orlando Stadium […]

Johannesburg – Minister of Sport Nathi Mthethwa has expressed his concern at the manner and frequency of Premier Soccer League (PSL) club ownership changes. In a statement released by the Department of Sport, Mthethwa flagged the impact of frequent club sales on the development of the game of football and the welfare of players. The […]

Johannesburg – Preparing for a Currie Cup stressful enough but spare a thought for rival coaches Sean Everitt of the Sharks and Jake White of the Bulls, who will only know this evening which of the players they have at their disposal for the most important game of the season. Sharks chief executive Eduard Coetzee […]

South African World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth began the first game of his career at blindside flanker in Toulon’s 35-13 home victory over 14-man Stade Francais on Sunday. Argentina fly-half Nicholas Sanchez got a red card on the stroke of half-time after making contact with the head of the hosts’ Baptiste Serin at a ruck. […]

West Ham’s club record signing Sebastian Haller has joined Ajax for around 22.5m euros. The Hammers spent 45million pounds on the striker in 2019 and he scored 14 goals in 54 games in all competitions. The owners of the club felt Haller did not fit the template manager David Moyes wanted, or that the 26-year-old […]

Johannesburg – Swallows FC coach Brandon Truter is well aware of the pressure that comes with coaching in the Premiership, but concedes that he has enjoyed the thrills and spills that have come with competing with the big boys. It rarely happens that a “supposedly inexperienced coach in topflight football” retain his seat in the […]