BUDLER HARD AT WORK PREPARING FOR SOTO FIGHT
Hekkie ‘Hexecutioner’ Budler is continuing with his preparations for his important fight against Mexican boxer Elwin ‘La Pulga’ Soto. Budler and Soto clash in a World Boxing Council (WBC) junior-flyweight…
ZUMA GETS SECOND BITE
Thema Zuma will make another attempt to become a South African champion in less than a year as she meets Bathabile Ziqubu on Sunday, 5 June. Zuma and Ziqubu are…
KWINIKA BACK AT AMAKHOSI
Defender Zitha Kwinika is returning to Kaizer Chiefs after more than six years since he left Amakhosi. Kwinika walked away with the Players’ Player of the Season and Footballer of…
NINE MONTHS BAN FOR HAMZA
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Proteas batsman Zubayr Hamza for nine months from all cricket-related activities. This comes after traces of a prohibited substance Furosemide were found in…
KICK-OFF TIMES FOR CUP FINALS
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that this weekend’s CAF Confederation Cup final between South African side Orlando Pirates and RS Berkane from Morocco will start at 21h00.…
JULY DATE EXCITES PAILMAN
Ronald Malindi’s trainer Bernie Pailman is happy that his boxer will defend his national title in July, not on Sunday, 29 May, as it was initially suggested. South African bantamweight…
DLOMO FACES MGIDI IN THIRD TITLE DEFENCE
Prince Dlomo will return to the ring less than a month after he made a second successful defence of his South African junior-welterweight title. The SA champion, who defeated Xolani…
CAF FINES SIMBA OVER ORLANDO STADIUM FIRE
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has penalised Tanzanian side Simba SC for performing ‘hazardous rituals’ before their match against Orlando Pirates last month. Simba, who lit a fire in…
DURANDT LOOKING FOR A STOPPAGE
Johannesburg-based boxing trainer Damien Durandt is confident that his boxer Brandon Thysse is going to stop Roarke Knapp when the two boxers clash next month. Thysse is scheduled to fight…
BROOS CALLS UP TAU IN PRELIM SQUAD
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has selected a preliminary squad of 37 players for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, which start next month. In-form Al Ahly forward Pescy…
