END OF AN ERA FOR BALE
Los Angeles FC winger Gareth Bale announced his retirement from club and national team football on Monday. The former Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and Southampton star played 664 games and…
MARTINEZ NEW PORTUGAL COACH
Roberto Martinez from Spain has been appointed as the new head coach of the Portugal national team. The 49-year-old Spaniard succeeds Fernando Santos, who was Portugal coach between 2014 and…
MBANGATHA DELAYS CHALLENGING BATYI
Cape Town-based boxer Thembani Mbangatha desperately wants to face off with reigning South African featherweight champion Zolisa Batyi even though he has admitted that he has no time to do…
MAKHALIMA TO OFFICIATE AT WORLD CUP
South African female match official Akhona Makhalima has been selected to officiate at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand from 20 July to 20 August.…
NEDBANK CUP LAST-32 CLUBS CONFIRMED
The 32 teams that will go into the pot during the draw for the first round of the Nedbank Cup have been confirmed. The draw, which takes place on Thursday,…
PRETORIUS RETIRES
Proteas all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius on Monday announced his retirement from international cricket. Pretorius, who turns 34 in March, last played for the Proteas in a Twenty20 match against India in…
STELLIES DEFUSE ROCKETS
Cape Winelands side Stellenbosch FC held TS Galaxy to a goalless draw in a DStv Premiership encounter at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Sunday evening. The stalemate means that…
THWIHLI THWAHLA WIN DERBY
Royal AM prevailed over their neighbours AmaZulu beating them 2-0 in a Durban derby at the Chatsworth Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Thwihli Thwahla raced to a 12th minute lead after…
ROCKETS APPOINT NEW ASSISTANT COACHES
TS Galaxy announced the appointment of Adnan Beganovic and Mustafa Kodro as the club’s assistant coaches on Sunday. Beganovic and Kodro, who come from Bosnia and Herzegovina, are going to…
THIRD TEST DRAWN
The Proteas fought hard on day five of the third Test against Australia and forced a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer tried…
