Players’ training Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says 80 percent of his squad for next month’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco is confirmed. He says the bulk of the squad that qualified Bafana Bafana for the AFCON and World Cup tournaments will be retained, but fringe players could still force their way…
FILE | South Africa’s Jesse Kriel in action with France’s Gregory Alldritt Reigning World Cup Champions South Africa are gearing up for a French team still hurting from the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal defeat in Paris. The Springboks started their five-test tour of Europe with an emphatic victory over Japan in London last weekend….
Arsenal’s Mikel Merino celebrates scoring their second goal with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. Arsenal equalled a 122-year-old club record of eight successive games in all competitions without conceding a goal as they swept past Slavia Prague 3-0 on Tuesday to go top of the Champions League with four wins out of four. Mikel Merino, replacing injured…
Bafana coach and other personnel Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie is satisfied with the reasons provided by the South African Football Association (SAFA) for the yellow card administrative blunder that nearly cost Bafana Bafana their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. McKenzie says SAFA has serious financial concerns and the blunder can be attributed to…
A fan welcomes Proteas Women at OR Tambo Airport South African Women’s Cricket team has touched down at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg with their silver medals around their necks, welcomed by hundreds of adoring fans. The Proteas, who made their first appearance in a 50 over World Cup final in India on Sunday,…
Coach Mladen Zizovic Serbian top-flight club FK Radnicki 1923’s coach Mladen Zizovic died during a league match on Monday, the club said in a statement on social media. Media reports said Zizovic, 44, suffered a heart attack during the first half at Mladost Lucani. Former Bosnia midfielder Zizovic was appointed as the Radnicki 1923 head…
Comrades Marathon The Comrades Marathon Association says history was made when all entries for next year’s race were sold out within ten hours. General entries for the 2026 race opened at 10:00 on Monday and were snapped up before 20:00 in the evening. Twenty-two thousand entries were made available for the 2026 Comrades Marathon, which…
Three South African teams have been drawn in tough groups in the CAF Interclub Competitions in the draw made in Johannesburg on Monday. In the Champions League, Mamelodi Sundowns have been drawn in Group C, setting up a reunion with former coach Rulani Mokwena, who’s now in charge of Algerian side MC Alger. They will…
Amajimbos team The South African under-17 football team has started its FIFA World Cup campaign with a win. Amajimbos beat Bolivia 3-1 in Doha, Qatar, despite being reduced to 10 men early on. South Africa qualified for the World Cup after reaching the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations in Morocco earlier this year….
FILE | Boks’ players celebrate QF win against France at 2023 World Cup Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones tried hard not give South Africa’s next match on their end of year tour, against France, any more je ne sais quoi that it already has. The Boks are in Paris to face France in a rematch…
