The Griffons remain the surprise early front-runners in the expanded Absa Currie Cup First Division after picking up their third successive five-point haul in a 29-24 victory over the Border Bulldogs in Welkom on Friday afternoon. In what is rapidly developing into an intriguing competition, defending champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers slipped to their third […]
The DHL Stormers topped the Vodacom Super Rugby log for the first time and will be joined in the Finals Series by two other South African teams as the Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks also qualified for the playoffs. The DHL Stormers, who fired hot and cold in their 26-21 win over the Rebels in […]
By Neal Collins After global fury over John Terry’s “not guilty” verdict on Friday, English football is threatening to dissolve in to civil war over racism. The Terry camp, cockahoop after magistrate Howard Riddle decided the words “f***ing black *c**t” were not insulting, now insist Rio Ferdinand is a racist for agreeing that Ashley Cole […]
By Faf du Plessis As I write this, I’m about to board a plane to Zimbabwe – the latest stop for me in what has been a bit of a whirlwind few weeks. My focus for the past couple of those weeks has been SA ‘A’, the team I’ve been leading in two four-day games […]
The final day of another phenomenal week of squash was set-up for a cracking finish as the expected duels between the top seeds of both the men’s and ladies’ A Sections became a reality. The action shifted to Pretoria Harlequins due to the larger viewing area, which proved to be insufficient as a massive crowd […]
All of the weekend’s rugby action: Three South African sides in the quarterfinals, and sixth on the log is actually third because of the conference system: Super Rugby results: Bulls 37 – 20 Lions Sharks 34 – 15 Cheetahs Stormers 26 – 21 Rebels Reds 32 – 16 Waratahs Crusaders 38 – 24 Force Brumbies […]
From Steven Pienaar’s armband to Thomas Madigage’s hat, Gordon Igesund laid bare his Bafana Bafana masterplan yesterday. And there is every suggestion central defender Morgan Gould, who moved from SuperSport United to Kaizer Chiefs at the end of last season, could be Gordon’s guiding light.
Footballer John Terry was using “straightforward racial abuse” against Anton Ferdinand rather than sarcastically repeating a racist slur, a court heard on Thursday. Terry, 31, is accused of calling QPR centre-half Ferdinand a “f****** black c***” during a Premier League match on October 23 last year, The Independent reports. Making his closing speech at Westminster […]
The Blue Bulls hammered the Golden Lions 47-0 in the unofficial final at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on the final day of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week in Port Elizabeth. In the main match, the Lions were no match for a rampant Blue Bulls outfit, who led 10-0 at the break thanks to a […]