Bafana Bafana set sites on improving past AFCON performance

Bafana Bafana pose for a picture minutes before a game against Morocco in the Afcon qualifiers at the FNB Stadium in Soweto. 3 minutes Bafana Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele says that their main focus at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco, later this year, is to improve on their previous results…

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Battle for powerful IOC presidency enters final stretch

IOC President, Thomas Bach. 4 minutes Only a few people around the world know the name Thomas Bach and even fewer can rattle off those of the seven candidates out to replace him in March after 12 years as president of the International Olympic Committee. Yet despite that low profile, there is no bigger or…

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SA Under-19 women’s last Super Six T20 World Cup clash abandoned

SA’s Under-19 women at the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia. 1 minute South Africa’s last Super Six match against the United States (US) at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia has been abandoned without a ball bowled. Relentless rain in Sarawak has denied the Young Proteas yet…

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Ivory Coast begin AFCON defence against Mozambique

President of the Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe during the draw. 2 minutes Ivory Coast will begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title against Mozambique, while hosts Morocco open the 2025 tournament against the Comoros Islands in Rabat on December 21. Ivory Coast, who won the last edition on home soil…

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Chiefs unveil three new signings ahead of Soweto derby

1 minute Ahead of the much-anticipated Soweto derby, Kaizer Chiefs have announced three new signings in a bid to turn their fortunes around. Chiefs are fifth on the Betway Premiership log with six wins from 14 games, but 12 points behind leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, who have two games in hand. To fill the void, Amakhosi…

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India’s Bumrah named ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year

Jasprit Bumrah celebrating after taking a wicket 2 minutes  Jasprit Bumrah was named the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2024 after the India pace spearhead produced his best annual haul in the red-ball format, the sport’s governing body said on Monday. The 31-year-old seam-bowling genius topped the wicket-taking charts in test cricket…

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Blitzboks lose 14-7 to Spain in bronze medal play-off

Team of Blitzboks. 2 minutes The South African Sevens rugby team were beaten 14-7 by Spain in the bronze medal play-off match to settle for fourth place at the Perth leg of the World Rugby Sevens series in Australia. However, Selvyn Davids, hit back one minute later to level matters for the Blitzboks. The two…

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