Premier League’s six-yard battles test limits of the laws

Soccer ball in the net.  For all the spectacular goals, remarkable saves and dazzling individual skill on show across the 2025-26 Premier League season, the abiding memory for many fans may be something far less edifying — penalty-area wrestling. Fans of the NFL have long been able to get their fix of American football in…

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Uncapped Bennie, Rodrigues given World Cup chance for Australia

Uncapped Bennie, Borges Rodrigues given World Cup chance for Australia | Reuters Australia coach Tony Popovic has cast the net wide in the formation of his World Cup squad, adding uncapped youth internationals Daniel Bennie and Raphael Borges Rodrigues to a training camp in Florida ahead of the global showpiece. Hong Kong-born Bennie, 20, plays…

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SAFA NEC meeting convened under guard after faction clash

Members of the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) in Sandton on Friday. The South African Football Association (SAFA) held its second national executive committee meeting of the year under tight security. The last meeting held at the SAFA headquarters had to be adjourned after a physical fight erupted between two warring…

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Yurav Premlall wins DP World tour

Yurav Premlall is the 3rd South African in his early 20’s to win a maiden title on the DP World Tour this season Twenty two-year-old South African golfer, Yurav Premlall, delivered one of the most commanding performances in the history of the DP World Tour, winning his maiden tournament by a massive margin of 14…

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Tanzania names Didier Drogba as ambassador for AFCON 2027

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has invited football legend Didier Drogba to serve as an ambassador ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The East African country is set to host the AFCON tournament for the first time alongside Kenya and Uganda next year. Drogba is his nation’s all-time leading scorer and among Africa’s…

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Junior Boks crowned champions after 29-all draw against All Blacks

Junior Boks claim Under20 Rugby Championship in 29-all draw against the All Blacks South Africa have won the Southern Hemisphere’s Under-20 Rugby Championship in convincing fashion. The reigning Under-20 World Champions completed the tournament in Gqeberha unbeaten after a 29-all draw in their final match against New Zealand at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Match…

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Marumo Gallants, Richards Bay settle for 1-1 draw in Bloemfontein

Marumo Gallants and Richards Bay FC in 1-all draw Relegation threatened Marumo Gallants came from behind to play a 1-all draw with Richards Bay at the Dr.  Petrus Molemela Stadium, in Bloemfontein, but despite the draw Gallants are still second from the bottom. 🚨 𝔽𝕌𝕃𝕃 𝕋𝕀𝕄𝔼 🚨 Marumo Gallants fail in their attempt for three…

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Cardoso confident Sundowns are focused ahead of Siwelele clash

Mamelodi Sundowns players. Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso is confident that his team is focused ahead of tonight’s Betway Premiership clash with Siwelele FC. Meanwhile, Sundowns defender Divine Lunga is disappointed that they dropped crucial points in their game against Kaizer Chiefs during the week. He, however, says they are up for a challenge tonight….

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