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South Africa’s sprinters enjoyed a productive weekend on the Diamond League circuit, with Sinesipho Dambile, Gift Leotlela, Akani Simbine and Zakithi Nene all making their mark across meetings in Lausanne and Silesia.Dambile set the tone in Lausanne on Friday, claiming silver in the men’s 200m in 19.98 seconds as Botswana’s Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo won in 19.87.The Commonwealth Games champion dipped under 20 seconds for the fourth time this season […]

Mamelodi Sundowns (0) 0 Golden Arrows           (1) 1Dion 38’Mamelodi Sundowns face a difficult task in the MTN8 semi-final after Lamontville Golden Arrows secured a 1-0 first-leg victory at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Sunday.Junior Dion’s first-half strike gave Abafana Besthende a crucial advantage heading into next weekend’s return leg in Umlazi to determine who faces Orlando Pirates or Sekhukhune United in the final.Sundowns dominated possession for long periods […]

CommentThe Springboks’ loss against New Zealand in the first Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry may not be such a bad thing.After an unbeaten run of 12 matches, it came to an abrupt and convincing end against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday evening, as the world champions went down 33-16 in the opening match of the series.It was a sobering defeat, but perhaps one the Boks needed.The loss […]

TSHWANE — DOREEN CHEROP made it two wins in a row as she captured the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Tshwane 10k on Sunday morning to add to her victory in Durban last month.She was part of a Kenyan clean-sweep that saw her compatriot Salem Kibet reigning victorious in the men’s race as the east Africans left the local runners in their wake.Cherop clocked 31:35 to beat South African star Glenrose […]

Former Australia opener Justin Langer has slammed the increasing frequency of short-lived Test matches, calling two-day finishes ‘unacceptable’ after Australia wrapped up an innings victory over Bangladesh inside six sessions on Sunday. A dominant display led by left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc's 10-wicket match haul saw Australia bounce back from their shock nine-wicket loss in Darwin to defeat Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs. The victory allowed the world's top-ranked […]

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea admits he was “nervous” after his tackle on Springbok counterpart Jasper Wiese in the first Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry at Ellis Park on Saturday.Savea hit Wiese in a shoulder-to-head collision during the second half of the 33-16 win for the All Blacks, but upon review, escaped any caution from the officials.“I’ll be pretty biased tonight; I’m happy with the decision. I was nervous, but […]

The All Blacks produced a devastating second-half display to silence Ellis Park and take first blood in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, running in five tries to crush the Springboks 33–16 in Johannesburg.Despite being utterly dismantled at scrum time during an intense opening hour, New Zealand survived sustained forward pressure to stay within striking distance before ruthlessly exploiting a spate of second-half errors from the hosts.What had promised to be […]

The one thing nobody predicted for the showdown at Ellis Park was Springboks fans walking out of the stands with five minutes remaining, their team having been humiliated 33–16 by the All Blacks.The wonderful thing about the ancient rivalry between the Springboks and the All Blacks is that it so often conjures up the unexpected. And there could have been few who saw this coming.The All Blacks were outgunned at […]

It is back to the drawing board for the Springboks to see where they can do things better.That was the immediate reaction of Springbok captain Pieter-Steph du Toit after the All Blacks stunned the Boks at Ellis Park on Saturday evening, winning the first Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test 33-16 to jumpstart the series.South Africa scored only one try, with the New Zealanders crossing the line five times for a convincing […]