Los Angeles FC’s Artem Smolyakov in action in the FIFA Club World Cup Group D match against Flamengo at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States (US) on June 24, 2025. Misfiring Flamengo were held to a 1-1 draw by Los Angeles FC in their final group match at the Club World Cup yesterday, but…
Today marks 30 years since the South African national rugby team won the Rugby World Cup at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, beating New Zealand 15-12 in the final. The victory became significant because it was the first sporting success for a newly democratic South Africa. The win was said to help unify the country and…
Rugby player, Peter O’Mahony Irish legend, Peter O’Mahony, will captain the Barbarians in his final international rugby match of a 13-year career, when the famous invitational side takes on the Springboks in Cape Town, on Saturday. The 35-year-old with 114 test caps for Ireland and one for the British and Irish Lions, will lead a…
Banyana during training. The coach of the South African women’s football team, Desiree Ellis, has stuck to the recipe that worked for her in 2022 when Banyana Banyana won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title for the very first time. She has named three captains in her 26-player squad for this year’s edition of…
Springboks Rugby team. The two-time defending Rugby World Cup champions South Africa will continue to evolve as an attacking and defensive unit and the coaching team hopes to see the improvements in the upcoming matches against the Barbarians, Italy and Georgia. The Springboks had an exceptional season last year, winning 11 of the 13 test…
Orbit College, who finished second in the National First Division last season, will play premiership football next season. The team from the North West Province booked their spot in the Betway Premiership with a 1-0 victory over Cape Town City in Rustenburg this afternoon. Striker Letsie Loapeng scored the all important goal in the 47th…
Orlando Pirates, who finished second in the Betway Premiership and reached the semifinals of the CAF Champions League last season, have finally appointed a new coach. Moroccan Abdeslam Ouaddou, who coached Marumo Gallants last season, will take over from Jose Riveiro, who had a very successful stint with Bucs. The appointment of the 46-year-old former…
Boks coach Rassie Erasmus Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named four uncapped players in his 23-player match-day squad for Saturday’s match against the Barbarians in Cape Town. It’s the defending Rugby World Cup Champions’ opening match of the international season. Tighthead prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye and flanker Vincent Tshituka have both been named in the starting…
Blitzboks head coach, Philip Snyman, says he is more than happy with the way South Africa concluded the Sevens season. The Springbok Sevens A squad clinched the Rugby Africa Sevens Cup in Port Louis, Mauritius, on Sunday. The Blitzboks were also crowned the World Sevens Champions in Los Angeles in May. After the Blitzboks’ success…
Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan scores their first goal past Al Ain’s Khalid Eisa Ilkay Gundogan scored two goals as Manchester City comfortably dispatched Emirati club Al-Ain 6-0 on Sunday to ease into the knockout stage of the Club World Cup from Group G along with Juventus. The German midfielder found the net in the ninth…
