Mon May 20 19:52:11 SAST 2013

Chiefs plan to conquer Africa

AFTER winning the 2012-2013 Absa Premiership title, Kaizer Chiefs now have their sights firmly on capturing the 2014 African Champions League title.   109 Comments

De Sa calls for referees to up their game

FOLLOWING a loss in their final game of the Absa Premiership season, Orlando Pirates coach Roger de Sa has called for a rise in the standard of officiating by top-flight referees.   69 Comments

No top 8 not a crisis: Pitso

IT'S NOT ideal, but missing out on the season-opening Top 8 could prove a blessing in disguise for Mamelodi Sundowns.   22 Comments

Safa owes second division millions

THE South African Football Association (Safa) allegedly owes second division clubs close to R5-million for the 2012-2013 season.   4 Comments

Maile has a go at errant federations

AS THE excitement picks up around the Gauteng Sports Awards, MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Lebogang Maile, has called on sports federations to be accountable.   0 Comments

Baxter elated about silencing his critics

"IT feels good to prove your critics wrong," Stuart Baxter said after Kaizer Chiefs lifted their first Absa Premiership trophy in eight years on Saturday.   4 Comments

Birds left to pick up pieces

AFTER watching as Moroka Swallows' hopes of defending their MTN8 title vanished on Saturday, coach Zeca Marques says the 1-1 draw with Bloemfontein Celtic was yet another disappointment in their tough Absa Premiership campaign.   5 Comments

AmaTuks' stars warned

PRETORIA University coach Steve Barker has made an impassioned plea to his players to think carefully before they jump ship as several face decision time over their futures in the next few days.   7 Comments

Beckham calls time on stellar career

Football megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognised figures in world sport.   7 Comments

African Warriors boss Khumalo dies

TOP soccer administrator and African Warriors chairman Jabu "Little Corporal" Khumalo has died at the age of 51 after a short illness.   2 Comments

Some of the best buys in Premier League this term

EVEN though there haven't really been any outfield players who sizzled in a season largely dominated by goalkeepers, there have been good buys worth recognition.   6 Comments
 

Baxter, Khune not done

COACH Stuart Baxter and goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune of newly crowned Absa Premiership winners Kaizer Chiefs have been nominated for the Absa Premiership Coach of the Season and Goalkeeper of the Season awards.   142 Comments

2012/13 Nedbank Cup final tickets sold out

The 2012/13 Nedbank Cup Final to be played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban has been sold out eight days before the fixture.   4 Comments

Golden boot up for grabs

BERNARD Parker fired blanks against SuperSport United on Wednesday night and that would have left Katlego Mashego grinning.   29 Comments

This title's special for Khune

FEW would argue that captain Itumeleng Khune hasn't played a starring role in Kaizer Chiefs' "reclaim the glory" tale. The goalkeeper has been singled out by opposition coaches as one of the stars of the show in Amakhosi's championship- winning season after an eight-year drought.   10 Comments

Baxter's three key matches in season

NEWLY crowned Absa Premiership champions Kaizer Chiefs have pulled off incredible performances in the dying minutes to win crucial games this season.   140 Comments

Injuries spoilt players' season

AS THE curtain comes down on the PSL season, those who have seen little or no action will be happy to see the back of it.   22 Comments

Ngobeni may rejoin Pirates

CLIFFORD Ngobeni could return to Orlando Pirates for the 2013-2014 season where he would hope to reignite his floundering career, but he is still locked in a pay dispute with the club and Lamontville Golden Arrows.   12 Comments

Knock tomlinson out, ndou warns Klassen

IF MALCOLM "The Stone" Klassen yearns to come back from Australia as the IBO junior lightweight champion, then he must not allow his title challenge against Australian champion Will "Wild Will" Tomlinson today to be decided by the judges.   0 Comments

Sedibeng's fighters to face off

THE "Battle of Supremacy" between Sedibeng fighters Bongani "Wonderboy" Mahlangu and Themba "Slow Poison" Lesiba will take place at the Orlando Communal Hall.   0 Comments

Mayweather in dominant mood

LAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather showed little sign of ring rust after a year out of the sport as he used sublime defence and a steady parade of right hands to dominate fellow American Robert Guerrero and retain his WBC welterweight championship on Saturday.   5 Comments

SA boxers fail in Oz bids

MALCOLM Klassen and Sipho Taliwe did not heed Lovemore Ndou's advice of not allowing their fights in Australia yesterday to be decided by judges - and they paid the price.   1 Comments

Plan to take boxing to a new level ready

THE Premier Boxing League - the brainchild of former SABC television boxing commentator Dicksy Ngqula - will be launched on May 16 but Boxing South Africa's (BSA) director of operations Loyiso Mtya already cant stop gushing.   0 Comments

Klitschko subdues gutsy foe Pianeta

BERLIN - World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts on Saturday as he outclassed challenger Francesco Pianeta with a sixth-round knockout to register the 60th win of his career.   2 Comments

Mamabolo gears for another victory

NEWLY crowned Comrades Marathon champion Ludwick Mamabolo has lined up two races in Limpopo as part of his final preparations for the Up-Run on June 2.   6 Comments

Kuwait launches sports clubs for women

Muneera al-Shatti has loved playing basketball since she was a child but it wasn't until Thursday that she had chance to show off her skills at a public arena in Kuwait.   0 Comments

Arendse now oldest pro footballer in SA's history

ANDRE Arendse became the oldest player in professional football history in this country when he played for BidVest Wits against Pretoria University, beating by months a more than 30-year-old record.   20 Comments

Drug-free weighs Mamabolo case

THE SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport will meet its legal team over the next few days to study the decision of an independent disciplinary committee that cleared ultra-marathoner Ludwick Mamabolo of a doping offence.   13 Comments

Chanel impresses at Soweto Open

CHANEL Simmonds will again have to dispose of another compatriot today to advance to the quarterfinals of the women's Soweto Open at the Arthur Ashe Complex.   0 Comments

Stormers fined by Sanzar

SYDNEY - The Stormers have been fined close to R230000 by Sanzar after club members were found guilty of insulting and offensive conduct towards a match official in their Super 15 match against the Hurricanes last month.   0 Comments

John Smit hangs up his boots

FORMER Springbok skipper John Smit has formally retired after Saracens lost the English Premiership semifinal 27-13 against the Northampton Saints on Sunday.   0 Comments

Chanel to challenge old foe

CHANEL Simmonds yesterday won in straight sets to become the only South African player to progress to the quarterfinals of the Soweto Open.   0 Comments

Kings not willing to be deposed

DESPITE three straight defeats, the Southern Kings are adamant they are not focusing on a possible "winner-takes-all" promotion-relegation showdown against the Lions in July.   0 Comments

Eastern Cape rugby 'on the rise'

RUGBY in Eastern Cape - as the provincial union's slogan suggests - is "on the rise". Much of this is because there is now big-time rugby in the province, with the Southern Kings involved in Super Rugby, says former Springbok Robbie Kempson.   0 Comments

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