South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus. Springboks’ coach Rassie Erasmus pulled no punches as he laid into his South Africa side following their second half capitulation in the stunning 38-22 loss to Australia in their Rugby Championship opener at Ellis Park on Saturday. The Springboks were cruising as they led 22-0 inside the first quarter, but…
Inter Miami CF forward Luis Suarez celebrates with forward Lionel Messi after scoring a goal against Los Angeles Galaxy during the second half at Chase Stadium. Lionel Messi returned from injury Saturday night and finished with a goal and an assist to propel host Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy…
Dricus Du Plessis An unsuccessful sporting weekend for South Africa has ended with further disappointment in Chicago. After losses for the Proteas and the Springboks against Australia on Saturday, South Africa’s UFC Middleweight world champion, Dricus du Plessis, failed to successfully defend his title against Russian Khamzat Chimaev. Du Plessis had no answer to the unbeaten Russian’s wrestling skills and the challenger easily won the fight….
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland celebrates scoring their third goal with Oscar Bobb The several thousand Manchester City fans who travelled to Molineux on Saturday sang “City are back” as Pep Guardiola’s men kicked off their season with a thorough 4-0 Premier League thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers. But Guardiola, whose once-mighty team stormed to four consecutive league titles before last…
File image of a skateboarder. Two skaters from Kimberley in the Northern Cape will take part in an international skating competition in Russia. They are the only two skaters from Africa to be invited and will share space with the best skaters in the world. Their passion and hard work have earned them a ticket…
Four-time World Cup champions and defending champions, South Africa, were brought down to earth in their opening 2025 Rugby Championship test match. Australia recorded their first win over the Springboks in South Africa in 14 years, beating the home side 38-22 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The Springboks started like a house on fire and…
Defending MTN8 champions, Orlando Pirates, and Mamelodi Sundowns played to a 1-all draw in the first leg of their semi-final tie at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto. A first half goal by midfielder, Teboho Mokoena, gave Downs the lead, with Pirates scoring an equaliser late in the match. After two consecutive losses in the league,…
Australia’s cricket team clinched the three-match T20 International series against South Africa, 2-1. It came down to the final over, but the Aussies won the third and final match at Cazaly’s Stadium by two wickets with one ball to spare. South Africa were in some early trouble after being invited to bat first in the…
England’s Jacob Bethell in action Jacob Bethell is set to become the youngest player to captain an England men’s team in an international match after the country’s cricket board (ECB) named him as the skipper for next month’s Twenty20 series against Ireland. The 21-year-old all-rounder has represented England in 29 matches across all formats and…
Former Australia test captain Bob Simpson. Former Australia test captain Bob Simpson, who ushered in the country’s modern-day golden era of cricket as its coach, has died aged 89, Cricket Australia said on Saturday. Simpson played 62 tests between 1957 and 1978, scoring 4,869 runs, including 10 hundreds, and claimed 71 wickets with his leg…
