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Former Free State Stars coach Steve Komphela is hopeful that Ea Lla Koto will bounce back immediately following their relegation from the Absa Premiership.

Proteas captain Faf du Plessis has confessed that their remaining five games of the ICC Cricket World Cup are all equivalent to cup finals as they need to win all in order to stand a chance to qualify for the semi-finals. This comes after South Africa had to share the spoils (a point each) with West Indies in their fourth game of the tournament while rain forced the clash to an abandonment. Du Ple...

An under pressure South Africa men’s hockey team made light weight of Mexico, beating the South Americans 6-0 to book a place in the quarter-final of the FIH Hockey Series in Bhubaneswar, India. SA took only 32 seconds to open the scoring and producing the quickest goal of the entire tournament so far. Coach Gareth Ewing was relieved and expressed satisfaction.

Highlands Park striker Rodney Ramagalela says being home around young people has revived him as he gets in pre-season mode for the 2019/2020 football season. Ramagalela was home in the village of Mamvuka in Vhembe hosting a tournament for 16 local clubs the Ramagalela Winter Games.

Kumamoto Volters Center Tshilidzi Nephawe had a meet and greet session with Limpopo MEC for Sport Arts and Culture Thandi Moraka yesterday at the Olympic Towers in Polokwane. The Japanese Basketball league is in recess and Naphawe saw this as an opportunity to connect with provincial leadership. Among some of the things said at the meeting was the department roping Naphawe in to assist in youth de...

Limpopo Tourism Agency (LTA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sonto Ndlovu says the agency’s trip to the IMEX worldwide exhibition in Germany last month cannot exactly be linked to sport tourism. However, Ndlovu says they picked some pointers relating to how they can keep improving sport tourism in Limpopo. Ndlovu was also happy to discover that the sports events LTA have been involved in like Tour D...

Kumamoto Volters Center Tshilidzi Nephawe had a meet and greet session with Limpopo MEC for Sport Arts and Culture Thandi Moraka on Monday at the Olympic Towers in Polokwane.

Kumamoto Volters Center Tshilidzi Nephawe had a meet and greet session with Limpopo MEC for Sport Arts and Culture Thandi Moraka on Monday at the Olympic Towers in Polokwane.

Kumamoto Volters Center Tshilidzi Nephawe had a meet and greet session with Limpopo MEC for Sport Arts and Culture Thandi Moraka on Monday at the Olympic Towers in Polokwane.

Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Eric Tinkler believes South Africa’s opening game against Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt later this month will be key to their quarter-final prospects.

The Multiply Titans will embark on a maiden tour of Namibia later this month for a two-match T20 Exhibition Tournament with the Centurion based cricket franchise scheduled to play against the Sparta Cricket Club in Walvis Bay and United Cricket Club in Windhoek. This will be the first visit by the Titans to Namibia and their veteran batsman Henry Davids says he was hoping to have been back soon af...

Gerda Steyn became the first woman in history to breach the six-hour mark as she surged to a maiden Comrades Marathon crown by winning the 2019 race in record fashion in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. The 29-year-old posted a time of 5:58:53, the quickest ever in the up-run.

Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter announced a 23-man squad on Sunday for the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt later this month. Baxter had to trim the squad from thirty players just before the team departs for a mini-camp in Dubai today. Overseas-based defenders Joel Untersee and Nikola Tavares were not considered due to paper work issues, while Rivaldo Coetzee went to visit his ill mother but never...

New Comrades Marathon champion Edward Mothibi never imagined winning the 94th edition of the race on Sunday, saying his aim was to finish in the top 10. The 34-year-old produced a strong finish to oust defending champion Bongmusa Mthembu and clinch a maiden title in Pietermaritzburg. The Mahikeng mine worker won the up-run in a time of five hours, 31 minutes and 33 seconds (5:31:33), brilliantly f...

Banyana Banyana may have went down 3-1 to Spain in their World Cup debut encounter in France on Saturday, but coach Desiree Ellis has praised her troops for a prudent display. Banyana played an inspired hour where they scored first in the opening half before slipping away in the final third of the match.

The airline has been facing dire financial challenges, which have ultimately led to the resignation of its CEO Vuyani Jarana.

The Multiply Titans will embark on a maiden tour of Namibia later this month for a two-match T20 exhibition tournament with the Centurion based cricket franchise scheduled to play against the Sparta Cricket Club in Walvis Bay and United Cricket Club in Windhoek.

While they may have lost the final, Steenberg Coach Mike Lukhubeni says he is incredibly proud of his young team on getting promotion.

Gauteng’s JDR Stars are the 2018/2019 National ABC Motsepe champions after they beat Steenberg United 1-0 in the final of the National Playoffs at Erica Park on Saturday.

Sunwolves Coach Scott Hansen says they knew the Stormers would be targeting a bonus point, but he felt they lost out on it because of slowing the tempo down.

The Stormers picked up an important win when they beat the Sunwolves 31-18 at Newlands Rugby Stadium.

Bafana Bafana head coach Stuart Baxter announces his final 23-man squad to go to the AFCON at lunchtime on Sunday, it’s expected that he could include three to four youngsters from the COSAFA Cup squad who will travel to the AFCON as part of the experience.

Like many teams in this tournament, Botswana had brought a team largely made up of youthful players and managed to go all the way to the final. The Zebras caretaker coach Mogomotsi Mpote says they’ve met their objectives in this tournament

Zambia won their fifth COSAFA Cup title when they beat Botswana 1-0 in the final played at the Moses Mabhida stadium.

The Stings have now appeared three times in the Telkom Premier League final. They also featured in the Division 2 final in 2014.