Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ahead of practice. Max Verstappen’s championship charge hit a speed bump at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday as he qualified fifth and admitted his Red Bull had been “very difficult” to handle. The four-times world champion, sitting 40 points behind McLaren’s Formula One leader Oscar Piastri, made no attempt…
Proteas Women in action The South African Women’s Cricket team suffered another embarrassing batting collapse. This time in their final round-robin match of the ICC’s Women’s Cricket World Cup against Australia in Indore. The Proteas who were sent into bat, were skittled for a paltry 97 runs inside 25 overs. Leg-spinner Alana King was the…
Orlando Pirates striker Evidence Makgopa celebrates with teammates. Orlando Pirates will be looking to turn around what seems to be an impossible task when they host Saint-Éloi Lupopo in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League today at Orlando Stadium. The Buccaneers suffered a shock 3-nil defeat in the…
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson in action. Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says he hopes to continue playing until the 2027 World Cup as he prepares to make his return for his country in the three-match one-day international series against England, which starts on Sunday. The 35-year-old has not featured for New Zealand since the…
FILE | Banyana Banyana players. After facing an uncertain future without a main sponsor, Banyana Banyana have now averted a potential financial crisis. Global energy company, Sasol has eventually renewed its sponsorship of the national women’s football team, reaffirming its status as the longest-standing supporter of women’s football in South Africa since 2009. The previous…
Pakistan are 129/9 after 48 overs, leading by 58 runs, in the second test in Rawalpindi, October 23, 2025. South Africa has bounced back to level the two-match test series against Pakistan, winning the second test in Rawalpindi by eight wickets. Pakistan, who trailed by 71 runs after the first innings, resumed their second innings…
Chelsea’s Tyrique George celebrates scoring their fifth goal. A youthful Chelsea hammered Ajax Amsterdam 5-1 in an eventful Champions League game on Wednesday that included three goals from teenagers, three penalties and a red card, under pouring rain at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca put out a side with an average age of 22…
Proteas Women celebrate during Women’s Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan on October 21, 2025. Despite the unpredictable weather, South Africa kept the momentum going and recorded their fifth successive victory at the Women’s Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. They beat Pakistan by 150 runs in another rain-affected match in Colombo to…
Formula One F1 – Mexico Grand Prix – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico – October 23, 2025 Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Mexico Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton hopes Ferrari can repeat last year’s Mexican Grand Prix triumph this weekend but teammate Charles Leclerc sounded a more pessimistic note on Thursday, saying a victory…
Some of the Proteas team in action. The South African cricket team that beat Pakistan by eight wickets in Rawalpindi to square the series earlier today, has received some bad news ahead of the white ball series. Stand-in T20 International captain David Miller and fastbowler Gerald Coetzee have been ruled out of the upcoming series…
