# Soccer: The new season of the English Premier League gets underway this evening, with reigning champions Arsenal taking on newly-promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium in London. The two other promoted teams will be in action tomorrow. Hull City takes on Manchester United, and Ipswich Town faces Sunderland. Ten-time champion Manchester City, under […]
# Rugby: Three Currie Cup matches will be decided today and another on Sunday, while the focus will be on the first Test between the Springboks and the All Blacks tomorrow. Pumas welcome Griquas to Mbombela at three this afternoon, followed by the match between the Blue Bulls and the Stormers-23 at Loftus. This evening, […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says they will not be fuelled by the agenda the All Blacks are driving in the media regarding their style of play. The first of four Tests will be played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg tomorrow. New Zealand is known for high-tempo, free-flowing, and multi-phase attacking rugby, while the […]
# Tennis: Die algehele prysgeld van vanjaar se Amerikaanse Ope beloop 1,74-miljard-rand, wat die grootste vergoedingspakket in die sport se geskiedenis is. Dis 20-persent meer as verlede jaar. Die twee enkelspelkampioene ontvang elk 88,4-miljoen-rand, en eersteronde-verloorders 2,25-miljoen-rand – die grootste bedrag in die geskiedenis vir spelers wat bloot die hooftrekking gehaal het. Die pakket sluit […]
# Rugby: Die All Blacks se afrigter, Dave Rennie, sê hulle maak gereed vir ʼn fisieke armdruk-stryd eerder as oop, hardlooprugby in môre se toets teen die Springbokke op Ellispark. Hy het ʼn sterk span aangewys, met Ardie Savea as kaptein en die skrumskakel Cam Roigard en die vleuel Will Jordan wat die eerste keer […]
# Soccer: Banyana Banyana will face Chinese Taipei, Ecuador and Uzbekistan in the preliminary phase of the intercontinental play-offs for next year’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil. South Africa earned their place in the play-offs after their campaign in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, where they overcame Nigeria to keep their World Cup dream […]
# Tennis: This year’s US Open purse will reach 1.74-billion-rand, representing the largest player compensation package in the sport’s history. This is a 20-percent increase from last year. Both singles champions will earn around 88.4-million-rand, and first-round losers will get 2.25-million-rand, the largest amount in tennis history just for making the main draw. The compensation […]
# Rugby: All Blacks coach Dave Rennie says they are bracing for a physical arm wrestle rather than an open, expansive contest against the Springboks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg tomorrow. He has named a strong team for the opening Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour, with Ardie Savea leading the side, and halfback Cam […]
# Gholf: Die wêreld-nommer-twee, Rory McIlroy, het met ʼn openingsrondte van ses onder 64 by die BMW-kampioenskap in Missouri, heelwat beter gedoen as verlede week se teleurstellende vertoning by die FedEx St Jude-kampioenskap. Die speler van Noord-Ierland deel die voorsprong met die Amerikaanse viermanskap Gary Woodland, Wyndham Clark, JJ Spaun en Chris Gotterup. Die wêreld-nommer-een […]
