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Athletics South Africa (ASA) President Aleck Skhosana says he’s surprised that the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) is referring his case of being ineligible for elections back to its Nomination Committee for reconsideration.

Boxing South Africa (BSA) has been forced to reschedule this weekend’s licensing of boxers, trainers, managers and ring officials in the Western Cape.

Maritzburg United chairman Farouk Kadodia has urged fans to follow the advises and heed the warnings that have been issued by the government and South Africa’s Ministry of Health regarding the coronavirus outbreak.

Though the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers are halted for now due to the Coronavirus outbreak, SuperSport United and Zambian international Ghampani Lungu says he is relishing the opportunity to work with the new man at the helm of the Zambian national team, Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic once normality prevails again.

Supersport United striker Ghampani says he hopes to achieve beyond what his countrymen Davies Nkausu and Clifford Mulenga previously achieved at the club.

Earlier this week, Chippa United concluded their partnership with the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) High Performance Centre which would see the Premier Soccer League (PSL) club using the state of the art and world class sports facility

Molokwane is also aware that many things will be affected including the sponsors due to the latest developments. She advised players to be disciplined and train on their own to maintain their fitness levels.

NSA has also postponed the launch of Schools Netball tournament. Molokwane says might consider cancelling the main event that was supposed to take place in June.

NSA has cancelled their flagship event the Telkom Premier League that was supposed to take place in May. Molokwane says they are trying to curb the spread of the virus.

Netball South Africa (NSA) President Cecilia Molokwane says there is a strong possibility that they might ask Proteas national team players abroad to come back home through the SA government assistance.

Mokwena is said to be treating this period of the league having temporarily suspended its programme due to COVID-19 as a mini pre-season at Chippa where he’s yet to finish a month in charge. Mpengesi fully supports the decision but he feels that the timing of chasing these players out is not right for now.

Chippa United’s longest serving player Andile Mbenyane needs to step up or ship out. Those were the strong words from Chippa United chairman Siviwe “Chippa” Mpengesi after the conclusion of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) Board of Governors (BOG) meeting at the OR Tambo Airport in Kempton Park yesterday.

Queer Wellness Centre Founder Dr Claudia Do Vale says the clinic helps LGBTQI Plus community members to be open about their medical situations.

OUT Hate Crime Manager Roché Kester says health practitioners need to be sensitised about issues affecting LGBTQI Plus community.

Sage Yeni says members of the LGBTQI Plus community are prone to discrimination when accessing health facilities.

Not only has the spread of the Coronavirus caused havoc and disruptions to what was, at the time, proving to be an exciting and decisive phase in the PSL, it has injected an overwhelming amount of fear within the players. Supersport United captain Dean Furman says this is by far the most worrying period for him, the team and his family abroad, adding no amount of football thrills and spills can am...

Khoza says they are targeting to finish their league programme by the 30th of June and that’s when some player’s contract will also be finishing.

On a day when the English Premier League announced that its programmes will remain suspended until the 30th of next month, Khoza says financially they are affected like all businesses in the country but that’s not their focus now as lives of the people matter and they have to assess the situation.

Earlier today, the BOG meeting got representations from the Department of Health through Deputy Minister Dr Joe Phaahla and the Ministry of Safety and Security. SABC Sport understands that the league will be meeting the two departments against next week through a task team which was appointed and will soon report back with some scenarios and possible date when the fixtures will resume according to...

The Premier Soccer League has agreed to continue with the suspension of its programme in both divisions, the elite league and the Glad Africa Championship indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

In spite of the Corona Virus changing the sporting landscape at the moment, the New Year has turned out to be an exciting period for South African women footballers as they consistently rake in moves to Europe. Defender Bambanani Mbane recently joined the ever-growing list of Banyana Banyana players plying their trade abroad, joining Belarusian side FC Dinamo Minsk on a one-year deal.

All the Proteas players who returned from India yesterday have been advised to self-isolate in the wake of the Corona Virus outbreak. This is according to South Africa’s team doctor, Shuaib Manjra, after the national team returned to the country yesterday (Wednesday).

The PSL suspended their programme at the beginning of this week and they didn’t have fixtures scheduled for next week due to the international week. Phaahla says after briefing the BOG this afternoon, its then up to them on what they decide.

Coming to today, dominating this PSL and COVID-19 talk has been the commitment by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa that the PSL can continue with its programme and play fixtures behind closed doors. Phaahla says they will support the PSL on whatever decision they make.

Deputy Minister of Health Joe Phaahla says the ball is in the Premier Soccer League’s (PSL) court to make a decision about their programme going forward after they met this afternoon. Phaahla was one of the stakeholders including the police who made a presentation to the 64 delegates from the 32 clubs and also the nine executive committee members in the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting in Kempton...