Veteran Loose forward Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks in their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. This will be the third time that the 37-year-old has led his country. Vermeulen leads a team featuring a core of Rugby World Cup winners and talented newcomers – who have excelled […]

African women champions Banyana Banyana have made headlines for the wrong reasons this past weekend. The South African national women’s team boycotted their warm-up against Botswana on Sunday afternoon ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup which kick-off later this month. One of the reasons why the team did not want to play was venue choice. The players […]

Kaizer Chiefs have announced the signing of six new players ahead of the 2023/24 season. The club announced during the January window period last season that it had secured the services of Botswana international defender Thatayaone Ditlhokwe on a pre-contract from SuperSport United. Ditlhokwe was with his national team during the recent FIFA international break and has […]

After Steve Komphela announced he was joining Swallows FC as head coach, many fans have called for Mamelodi Sundowns Senior Coach Manqoba Mngqithi to do the same. The 53-year-old has been at Sundowns for 10 years and in his seven years, he was an assistant coach to Pitso Mosimane, where Downs won the CAF Champions […]

Although Bafana Bafana have climbed four spots in the latest FIFA ranking, they are still in a familiar spot they found themselves 10 years ago. The team has never been ranked in the top 50 since 2011 but came close during the Shakes Mashaba era when they went unbeaten during the 2015 African Cup Of Nations […]

The Springboks have welcomed three players from injury on Tuesday. Flyhalf Damian Willemse was declared fit for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, while lock Eben Etzebeth and scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse were on track to return to action during the competition as they continue their recovery from shoulder injuries. Handre Pollard is set to miss the southern […]

Former Multiply Momentum Titans and Imperial Lions wicketkeeper Mangaliso Mosehle has reitred from professional cricket. The 33-year-old Duduza-born big hitter, announced the news on his social media accounts on Wednesday morning. Mosehle was part of the Multiply Titans team that dominated domestic cricket for four seasons between 2012 and 2016. In one of his last […]

Pietermaritzburg soccer giants.Maritzburg United have reportedly retrenched their current staff members after getting relegated to the Motsepe Foundation Championship. Following their relegation from the DStv Premiership earlier this month, the Team of Choice has seen the  departures of eight players. MARITZBURG CHAIRMAN SAID THE CLUB HAS TO RETRENCH According to iDiski Times’ Robin-Duke Madlala, United Chairman Farook Kadodia […]

Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Shane McGregor has slammed the club for the situation regarding head coach Arthur Zwane. The 49-year-old’s future at the club hangs in the balance following a disastrous campaign last season. It is believed that Chiefs are in talks with former Yanga SC coach Nasreddine Nabi, who is set to replace Zwane. […]

American pop star Pink was left flabbergasted after a fan tossed a bag of ashes on stage while the singer was performing in London this past weekend. While performing at the British Summer Time festival this past weekend, the “Cover Me In Sunshine” singer was thrown with the bag and upon picking it up, she realised it […]

The South African Football Association (SAFA) said they are one step closer to implementing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the country. In an effort to improve the standard of local refereeing, SAFA is looking at introducing the VAR system which is being used around the world. The association also confirmed that a letter was […]

Mamelodi Sundowns have set their eyes on anotehr SuperSport United player. The current DStv champions have apparently made attempt to sign United winger Thapelo Maseko. The 20-year-old scored four goals and provided two assists in 25 games for SuperSport as his team finished third in the DStv Premiership and qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup. […]

Banyana Banyana will face Botswana in a friendly international to be played at Tsakane Stadium, in the East Rand, on Sunday, 2 July 2023. The match will be used as a send-off for the Sasol-sponsored South African senior women’s national team as they prepare to travel to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and […]

Celine Dion’s ‘Titanic‘ Theme “My Heart Will Go On” is now topping charts following the submersible disaster. Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” is doing big numbers on Spotify in the wake of the Titanic submersible saga. The song has racked up more than 500,000 Spotify streams since the search and rescue effort for the OceanGate […]

The last time Bafana Bafana qualified for a FIFA World Cup was back in 2001. Shaun Bartlett and Benni McCarthy both scored for Bafana as they recorded a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe at the FNB Stadium. The win saw South Africa securing a second successive World Cup qualification with two games to spare. Since then, […]

Some Kaizer Chiefs fans were unhappy when the club announced the departure of midfielder Phathutshedzo Nange, saying Zwane should be the one leaving instead. The club made a post on Twitter regarding updates on players which prompted some to think Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane was getting sacked. A few minutes later, Amakhosi posted a statement […]

Many footballer fans are wondering why hundreds of footballers are seeking a move to the league in Saudi Arabia. Huge salaries are attracting top footballers in Europe to the Gulf kingdom. Ever since the World Cup was announced to be staged in Qatar, we’ve seen an increase number of top players joining Middle East teams. Many of […]

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says he’s feeling positive as he continues to recover from knee surgery. The former Sharks man hopes to be back on the field in one of the team’s Rugby World Cup warm-up games before the global showpiece kicks off in September. Kolisi suffered a knee injury back in April during a […]

Former Mamelodi Sundowns Pitso Mosimane says that Mamelodi Sundowns failed to beat a much weaker Wydad Casablanca compared to the one he faced previously. Sundowns were knocked out of the semi-final of the Caf Champions League after failing to beat Wydad Casablanca in the second-leg. After the first leg ended 0-0, Rulani Mokwena’s team allowed […]

Bafana Bafana have a decent record against the Atlas Lions although they haven’t won against them in 21 years. Bafana Bafana have a golden opportunity to test themselves when they face Morocco in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match at the FNB Stadium on Saturday, 17 June. Both teams have already qualified for the […]

Bafana Bafana trio of Njabulo Blom, Percy Tau, Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Luke Le Roux are expected to join camp later on Monday. The three players are based overseas and will boost Bafana ahead of their game on Saturday. Both Blom and Hlongwane play in the Major Soccer League in the USA while Le Roux is […]

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says he won’t beg and plead with PSL clubs to release their players. Speaking at the Sabc, Broos said he would stop going out of his way to arrange meetings with the coaches. “I’m not a fool and I won’t be on my knees to beg and plead to speak […]