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A sold out crowd at Boland Park in Paarl cheered on as the Paarl Rocks were crowned as the 2019 Mzansi Super League champions. The Rocks comfortably beat the Tshwane Spartans by 8 wickets in Monday evening’s final, needing just 14.2 overs to reach the target of 148.The Spartans misread the nature of the pitch and went for pace where the Rocks slowed things done. Spartans Captain Heinrich Klaassen...

Henry Davids maybe close to the end of his glittering domestic career but showed age is nothing but a number when he powered the Paarl Rocks to their first Mzansi Super League title in Paarl. The 39-year-old from Stellenbosch made the Tshwane Spartans’ 147/6 look like a cakewalk as the hosts cantered home by eight wickets with more than five overs to spare. Man of the match Davids says he felt gre...

A sold out crowd at Boland Park in Paarl cheered on as the Paarl Rocks were crowned as the 2019 Mzansi Super League champions. The Rocks comfortably beat the Tshwane Spartans by 8 wickets in Monday evening’s final, needing just 14.2 overs to reach the target of 148. A proud Rocks Captain Faf Du Plessis says he really enjoyed this competition .

The South African U20 national team caretaker coach Helman Mkhalele believes that the recent COSAFA U20 championships proved to be a good Launchpad for the new Amajita squad.

Bidvest Wits’ congested schedule does not seem to get any better as they prepare for yet another difficult match against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Absa Premiership match at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Tuesday.

The Mzansi Super League comes to an end on Monday when the Paarl Rocks hosts the Tshwane Spartans in the final at Boland Park in Paarl.

New Zealand also won the women’s competition where, Imbokodo, the South African women’s sevens team finished 10th, after losing 19-7 to Spain in their final game.

New Zealand lifted the trophy at the Cape Town Sevens at the Cape Town Stadium on Sunday after they beat South Africa 7-5 in a tight final.

Accomplished South African boxing trainer Colin Nathan and current International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Moruti “Bayface” Mthalane flew out of South Africa for Japan on Sunday.

Former Spar Proteas Netball player Zanele Mdodana says that transformation in netball is very imperative going into the World Cup in Cape Town in 2023. SA recently played three test matches against England in Cape Town but lost the series 2-1.

Maritzburg United Eric Tinkler gave a straightforward ‘no comment’ answer to journalists when asked about a goal that would have forced the game into extra time.

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane hailed his South American connection after the Brazilians came from a goal down to beat Maritzburg United and clinch the Telkom Knockout title in Durban on Saturday night.

SA women’s team Imbokodo lost 31-12 to Russia and 27-5 to Russia and Coach Paul Delport says it was enough tough day at the office. The women’s team will meet Spain in their final game on Sunday, where they play in the 9th place playoff.

The Blitzboks remain unbeaten at the Cape Town Sevens as they head into the final day on Sunday, where they play Kenya in the quarter-finals. On Saturday the Blitzboks first beat Fiji 26-14 before a tough 21-15 win over the USA ended the day.

Newly appointed Proteas coach Mark Boucher says that with the new leadership in place, he felt confident in being able to accept the role. He Boucher says that first and foremost they need to install confidence into the team ahead of the England series. Meanwhile, Enoch Nkwe, who was Team Director in the recent series against India, says that he does not see this appointment as a demotion, and is...

Newly appointed interim Director of Cricket Graeme Smith has announced that Mark Boucher will be the new Head Coach of the Proteas cricket team. Enoch Nkwe has been announced as the Assistant Coach, with both appointments contracted until 2023.

The Tshwane Spartans are going to meet Paarl Rocks in the final of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) at Boland Park, Paarl on Monday. This follows after Spartans beat the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants by 22 runs in a qualifier played at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Friday evening.

Mamelodi Sundowns Captain Hlompho Kekana says they will help star midfielder Gaston Sirino to be disciplined, when they meet Maritzburg United in the Telkom Cup final at Moses Mabhida in Durban tomorrow night (kick-off 6pm).

Mamelodi Sundowns Coach Pitso Mosimane says they will not underestimate Maritzburg United, when they meet at Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban tomorrow (kick-off 6pm).

BIDVest Wits striker Sinenjongo Mkiva is another top performer for Amajita in this tournament with three goals from four matches.

All eyes will be on the most experienced players in the Amajita camp, Appolis who has been to the U20 World Cup and also made his debut for SuperSport United in the Absa Premiership.

Tomorrow’s final will be a meeting between two of the unbeaten teams in this tournament who also happen to be the most successful teams from the region.

Zambia and South Africa are two of the most successful COSAFA members at this level with the young Chipolopolo having won the most number of trophies (10) and Amajita (eight).

Around this time last year, Bafana Bafana legend Helman Mkhalele sat on the bench as an assistant to Thabo Senong when Amajita successfully defended the COSAFA U20 championships.

Sundowns are the bookmakers favourites for the final this weekend, and rightly so too. All the odds are in their favour considering that Maritzburg have never won a title in their history.