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VUT will have an opportunity to come up against two PSL teams in Arrows and Sundowns. Nkoane says they are learning a lot from them

Sundowns Coach Pitso Mosimane had wished for a clash with a lower division team in this round, and his wish was granted. Last night many Sundowns players deliberately got bookings so that they can miss this match

Vaal University of Technology Coach Stanley Nkoane says Mamelodi Sundowns must underestimate them at their own peril.

The unbeaten Stormers have made four changes to their team as they prepare to host the Jaguares at Newlands in a Super Rugby game on Saturday. Having recovered from their injuries that saw them miss out on last week’s last minute win against the Lions, Herschel Jantjies and Jaco Coetzee return to the side for this Saturday, while there are also starts for Frans Malherbe and JD Schickerling in the...

As mentioned by the organising head, water quality and levels are always in the spotlight when it comes to the Dusi.

With just a week to go to the start of the Dusi Canoe Marathon, organisers say they are well on track to stage one of the best races of recent years.

Chippa United are hard at training preparing for next Tuesday’s Nedbank Cup last-16 match against Bidvest Wits away at the Bidvest Stadium in Johannesburg.

Former Banyana Banyana captain Amanda “Tokkie” Dlamini took part in the first panel discussion which focused on football but also the role the game played in her getting more endorsements after playing for the national team.

Former Bafana Bafana striker and Cape Town City head coach Benni McCarthy has highlighted the need to teach footballers from the grassroots age and also at development level on how to handle finances and also prepare thoroughly for the future.

They could be up against a similar challenge this week with South African born, David Wessels at the helm of the Rebels.

After two weeks in New Zealand, the Sharks are now in Australia where they are preparing to face the Rebels this weekend. Following a challenging start to the competition where they lost their two opening games, the Rebels claimed their first victory of the season by beating the Waratahs last weekend.

Sharks centre Andre Esterhuizen is impressed by the way scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba is adapting to the rigors of Super Rugby.

Celtic lost their second match in four days after they also lost 2-0 to Highlands Park on Saturday.

Mamelodi Sundowns beat Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 in an Absa Premiership match at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria last night to move to second position on the log.

Highlands coach Owen Da Gama praised his boys’ undying attitude when they pulled through the dominating Wits in the second half.

The poor results at home seems to be following Bidvest Wits as they dropped two valuable points again when they were held to a 2-all draw by a stubborn Highlands Park team at Bidvest stadium last night.

Gender activist, Lisa Vetten has accused politicians of trivialising gender-based violence.

Although Smith has his own issues to deal with South Africa appear to have plenty more. They are just coming off a forgettable home tour against England in which they lost the Test, one-day and T20 series to the tourists. This time they will be hoping to bounce back, first in the 20-over format, before also improving in the three 50-over games. Whatever happens, Smith concedes that playing the Pro...

Smith accepts that he may receive a hostile reception from the South African crowds when he takes to the field in the coming weeks. Australia’s first assignment against South Africa is a Twenty20 international at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Friday night. They will then move to Paarl for the second game, before concluding the 20-over leg of a trip with a showdown at Newlands in Cape Town, wher...

Star Australia batsman Steve Smith says he is happy to be back in South Africa and wants to put the past behind him when they face the Proteas in a six-match tour that starts on Friday. The last time the 30-year-old addressed the media in this country was two years ago when he was captain and he had to deal with heavy questioning in the midst of one of cricket’s biggest scandals - the ball-tamperi...

With Buchanan currently one of the shining lights in South African football, there are already calls from section of fans and the media for the player to receive a Bafana Bafana call-up. He is also undoubtedly going to be a contender for Midfielder of the Season. But the player himself modestly plays down these murmurings.

During his time at Chiefs, Buchanan never really fitted in. He spent two years at the Soweto giants where he worked under their former coach Steve Komphela, but only managed four starts. Asked whether he wished he could have taken his current form back to his time at Naturena, the soft-spoken midfielder felt it would not have mattered because the two parties had contrasting styles.

Buchanan is currently preparing with his Maritzburg teammates to face up to former club Bloemfontein Celtic in the Nedbank Cup last 16 on Saturday. It was at Siwelele where he initially made his name, prompting Amakhosi to swoop and sign him. Even though he was a key figure during his time with the Free State side, he still believes that he has never had a season like this one, where all the eleme...

Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Keagan Buchanan says his current season at Maritzburg United has been the best of his career thus far. It is Buchanan’s second season in Pietermaritzburg, although he only played 123 minutes last term due to a career-threatening knee injury. After a slow start to 2019/20, he has now found his groove and is delighted to be back playing regularly under the guidance of...

Clark emphasises that he is not going to prioritise one competition over the other referring to the league where Lidoda Duvha is struggling. The coach further adds that he is not going to make changes to the squad for the sake of just giving fringe players a run. Clark wants to maintain some consistency in his selection to try and get consistency of positive results.