Blitzboks advance to quarter-finals in Dubai Sevens tournament


Minister of Sports Nathi Mthethwa’s strong address to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) annual general meeting on Saturday seems to have done the trick.

South African Football Association President Danny Jordaan says the SA Under-23 team might play against Spain in a friendly match as a preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.

Bidvest Wits are eager to go back to winning ways after dropping three crucial points in their 1-0 defeat in the hands of SuperSport United at home.

Accolades keep streaming in for Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe. The Springbok wing was named the French Top 14 Player of the Season in Paris on Monday night.

Aston Villa brushed aside recent poor results to beat Newcastle United 2-0 at home on Monday and create some breathing space above the Premier League drop zone as Conor Hourihane scored and set up another goal with a couple of clever free kicks.

South African men’s Under-23 coach David Notoane says he will consider selecting over-age players for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.

Highlands Park will square up against Bidvest Wits in an Absa Premiership match at Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa on Tuesday night.

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Ernst Middendorp paid the price for fielding an inexperienced defense yesterday when they were dumped out of the Telkom Knockout by Maritzburg United losing 2-1 in the semi-final played at Mbombela Stadium.

Maritzburg United head coach Eric Tinkler is no stranger to reaching cup finals and winning them, and his team's dominant 2-1 win over Kaizer Chiefs in the Telkom Knockout semi-final on Sunday, was just another reminder of this.

Jose Mourinho began life as Tottenham Hotspur manager with a 3-2 victory at West Ham United on Saturday, while Premier League pacesetters Liverpool won to remain eight points clear and defending champions Manchester City also took three points.

Maritzburg United have booked a ticket to the final of the 2019 Telkom Knockout.

Umesh Yadav struck three times as India took less than an hour on day three to complete formalities and bulldoze Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in the second and final test for a 2-0 series sweep on Sunday.

Babar Azam scored his second century and Mohammad Rizwan his maiden half century in a 132-run partnership that helped Pakistan to 268 for six at tea on Sunday, stalling Australia's march to victory in Brisbane on day four of the first test.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Giants have cemented their place at the top of the 2019 Mzansi Super League with a five wicket victory over the Durban Heat in Port Elizabeth.

Mamelodi Sundowns have advanced to the final of the Telkom Knockout.

Jose Mourinho got off to the best possible start as Tottenham Hotspur manager as his new side beat West Ham United 3-2 at London Stadium on Saturday, their first Premier League away win in 10 months.

New Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho wants to take the club led by England striker Harry Kane to the next level by winning trophies and said he would love to stay in the job for at least as long as his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino.

The people of Zwelitsha just outside of King Williamstown in the Eastern Cape will on Saturday be celebrating one of their own with a homecoming party for Lukhanyo Am.

Tonga’s women’s rugby team have been given another opportunity to qualify for the 2021 World Cup after the entire side was withdrawn from the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships in Fiji and quarantined this week following a measles outbreak.

Rafael Nadal put in some late-night overtime to drag hosts Spain into the Davis Cup semi-finals but Novak Djokovic's hopes were dashed in excruciating fashion as Serbia bowed out on Friday.

A U.S. appeals court said boxing fans who felt cheated after learning that Manny Pacquiao had been injured before fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. cannot pursue class-action litigation because the 2015 welterweight bout dubbed the “Fight of the Century” proved to be a letdown. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 that fans and […]

The South African Under 23 football team has booked their place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after they beat Ghana on penalties 6-5 in the third-place match at the Under 23 Africa Cup of Nations.

Maritzburg United coach Eric Tinkler says his analysis of Kaizer Chiefs shows a vastly different team compared to last season.

Lamontville Golden Arrows Assistant Coach Mandla Ncikazi believes the time is now for Abafana Bes’thende. He says this ahead of their Telkom Knockout semi-final showdown against Mamelodi Sundowns in Nelspruit on Saturday. The two meet at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Clermont with the winner to face either Kaizer Chiefs or Maritzburg United in […]

Sam Curran produced an unplayable ball to dismiss New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and put England in a strong position at the end of the second day of the first test at Bay Oval on Friday.

Mamelodi Sundowns captain Hlompho Kekana says players do not focus on boardroom politics that has been affecting the team in recent weeks.

Cape Town City chairman John Comitis has spoken out about how the club is dealing with Mpho Makola’s six-month ban from football.

Reigning World Boxing Organisation (WBO) bantamweight champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete is almost done with his preparations ahead of his title defence against his Filipino counterpart John Riel Casimero. Tete and Casimero will meet at Arena Birmingham in England next Saturday.

Good news for the South African national U23 team currently taking part in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Egypt, is that all the players are available for tomorrow’s third place play-off against Ghana.

Kaizer Chiefs have received a timely boost ahead of their crucial Telkom Knockout semi-final against Maritzburg United at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Sunday, with confirmation today that midfielder Kearyn Baccus has recovered from the injury and is available for selection.