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Gauteng Jaguars were crowned Telkom Premier League Netball champions after beating Western Cape Southern Stings 53-38 in the final match at the Rembrandt Hall at the University of Pretoria on Saturday night.

South Africa has two new professional football clubs after Gauteng’s JDR All Stars and the Western Cape’s Steenberg United were promoted to the National First Division at the ABC Motsepe National Play-offs on Friday.

South Africa has two new professional football clubs after Gauteng’s JDR All Stars and the Western Cape’s Steenberg United were promoted to the National First Division at the ABC Motsepe National Play-offs on Friday.

Former Springbok winger Akhona Ndungane believes that the Junior Springboks are poised to win their second World Rugby U20 Championships if they beat New Zealand in their last group match.

As the young Bafana Bafana’s COSAFA campaign comes to an end today, the focus will now shift for some players to the off season mode, possibly to the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) for some but most importantly the transfer window talk.

South Africa has two new professional football clubs after Gauteng’s JDR All Stars and the Western Cape’s Steenberg United were promoted to the National First Division at the ABC Motsepe National Play-offs today.

Comrades Marathon legend Bruce Fordyce has named three-time champion Bongumusa Mthembu, 2015 winner Gift Kelehe and the 2016 podium-topper David Gatebe as the men to look out for in the 2019 race that takes place on Sunday.

2018 Comrades Marathon champion Ann Ashworth has predicted an open race on Sunday, saying that almost anyone, including a novice could win the title just as she did last year.

As Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter names his final 23-man squad for AFCON on Sunday, one player who’s name certainly would not be there is Rivaldo Coetzee. Baxter says Coetzee was given permission to miss the start of Bafana’s camp at the top of the week citing he needed to go home to be with his critically ill mother.

After seven intense rounds, the Rugby Challenge nears the play-offs with one round of games left to go. The Toyota Cheetahs XV side will take on Border Bulldogs tomorrow at the Clive Solomon Stadium in Heidedal Bloemfontein.

Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi and lifestyle brand Freedom of Movement are collaborating on a project that could change the lives of children across the country.

The Sharks go into their clash against the Jaguares tomorrow with confidence despite losing their last game at home to the Hurricanes.

The Stormers take on the Sunwolves at Newlands Rugby Stadium on Saturday, and three players are set to make their debuts for the Western Cape franchise.

Players and technical staff will be in for a huge windfall when the Telkom Premier League draws to a close this weekend at the Rembrandt Hall at the University of Pretoria.

The semi-finalists for the ABC Motsepe National Playoffs were confirmed on Thursday (yesterday), as the final group games were played at Erica Park in Cape Town.

Banyana Banyana goalkeeper Andile Dlamini says their embarrassing 7-2 loss to Norway in their last outing was a wake-up call for the team ahead of the opening match of their maiden FIFA Women’s World Cup against Spain in France on Saturday (kickoff 6pm). The 26-year-old insists they are not about to drop their heads nor lose confidence ahead of their date with destiny in just two days time.

The South African Elderly Football Association (SAEFA) President Khensani Ntsanwisi has encouraged more grannies across the country to affiliate with the body so it is easier to access all of them. Ntsanwisi was speaking on the back of Limpopo elderly women’s football team Vakhegula Vakhegula’s send off to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

Both local and international athletes are preparing to take part in the ultimate human race, the 2019 Comrades Marathon and many will be aware that there can only be one winner. Ultra-marathon and an elite member of Nedbank Running Club Cobie Smith shares her goals. Another consistent female runner is 39 year old Fikile Mbuthuma. She says this year is her13th Comrades run and is well on the way to...

Zambia finally ended their winless streak against Zimbabwe in the COSAFA Cup last night when they beat their much improved neighbours 4-2 on penalties in a semi-final match played at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban last night. The game had finished goalless at full-time with the second string Chipolopolo side having done well to hold their own against an African Cup of Nations (AFCON) bound Zi...

Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter says he does not have a score to settle when he takes the national team to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Baxter qualified Bafana to the AFCON 2006 in Egypt but was sacked before the tournament. The late Ted Dumitru was in charge of the team that failed to score a single goal in the tournament. Baxter says his focus is to prepare the team adequately.

The battle for the Springboks No.13 jersey certainly brewing with Vodacom Bulls’ center Jesse Kriel, and Cell C Sharks midfield maestro Lukhanyo Am both putting their hands up for the upcoming 2019 Rugby World Cup. The debate for whether there is enough space for both of them in the same team or not is also rife amongst South Africa rugby followers following a splendid Vodacom Super Rugby campaign...

The Western Cape’s Steenberg United became the first side to qualify for the semi-finals of the ABC Motsepe National Play-offs after picking up their second win in as many days. Steenberg beat Kwazulu-Natal side Summerfields Dynamos 1-0, a result that sees them top Group C, and book their place in Friday’s last four battle. Assistant coach Msuthu Ngwenya says it was a tough game but they remained...

Portuguese based striker Luther Singh has raised his hand to the Bafana Bafana head coach Stuart Baxter with the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament only two weeks away.

Themba Sithole says he is busy putting together a side that he will campaign with in the National First Division from next season. This after Free State Stars lost and released most of their players after being relegated from the PSL to the NFD last month when they lost 1-0 against Mamelodi Sundown’s at the Goble Park Stadium IN Bethlehem.

Head of Competitions and Vice President of the South African Football Association (SAFA) in Limpopo Vincent Ramphago say the association is not happy with how the Arbitration case between ABC Motsepe league sides Mikhado FC and Madridtas went.