LEGENDS CORNER: 'Sister Monica' was the perfect skipper
LAWRENCE "Sister Monica" Qupe, formerly Siyangaphi, had a rare record as a soccer player. 4 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: The day the ghost spared a rookie Sam Pam Jnr
IT DOESN'T often happen that a new member of a team is spared the missiles and insults from enraged supporters. 3 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: For The Hawk, Welcome Ncita, it wasn't an easy flight into boxing
"MAKHOSI!" Please excuse the ancestral salute. I have to say this to appease Welcome Ncita's ancestors, otherwise he would not have granted this interview. 1 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: Cricket's loss of Teichmann is Boks' gain
GARY Teichmann remains one of the most accomplished captains to have guided the Springboks. 0 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: Maseko rattling the net like nobody's business
THE name Andries Maseko will remain in the annals of South African football history. 3 Comments
LEGEND'S CORNER: Magents goes back in time
EDWARD "Magents" Motale was once denied service by a bank manager when he attempted to withdraw money. 1 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: ex-soccer star now sets his eyes on comrades
HELMAN Mkhalele is a man of dreams. His first was to become a soccer star - and he became one. He is now eager to rule the roads as a marathon runner. 14 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: How Abel Shongwe lived Amakhosi dream
ABEL Shongwe was an unknown player when he came to South Africa to join Kaizer Chiefs in 1980s. 7 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: SA's golden boy Xolile Yawa has a heart to match
XOLILE Yawa is a humble businessman who is dedicating his life to bettering the lives of struggling athletes. 0 Comments
LEGEND'S CORNER: 'Madiba told us to win World Cup for the nation'
IT WAS a bright afternoon on June 24 1995 and Ellis Park was the venue - and the Rugby World Cup trophy was at stake. 4 Comments
LEGEND'S CORNER: Soccer development is in safe hands with Innocent "Ayobayo" Mayoyo
INNOCENT "Ayobayo" Mayoyo, arguably one of the the finest goal minders the country has produced, has played for almost all the professional clubs in the country in his glorious football career that spanned more that 15 years. 2 Comments
LEGEND'S CORNER: Soccer's loss of Matthews Selepe was a gain for SA athletics
MATTHEWS "Flash" Temane reckons he would have done justice to soccer the way he did to athletics, had he stayed longer in the beautiful game. 0 Comments
LEGEND'S CORNER: Boxing's silent assassin Jacob Ntsuwane speaks
JACOB Ntsuwane Mofokeng from Bethlehem in Free State is an unsung hero. 0 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: Phil Masinga still has one regret
PHILEMON "Chippa" Masinga has one regret in life - he did not achieve his goal of playing for his favourite team Orlando Pirates. 25 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: Why rivals feared SA's courageous pathfinder Titus Mankala
TITUS Mamabolo has the courage of the pathfinder. He has a special brand of courage. 0 Comments
Legends Corner: The face of refereeing in South African boxing
IF THERE is one boxing personality who escaped death by the skin of his teeth, that would be Alfred "Bra Alf" Buqwana. 0 Comments
Legend's Corner: Former defender still going strong
HE WAS once pronounced dead but Jacob Tshisevhe is still alive and kicking. 33 Comments
Hazel Gumede lives for netball
Great Advice for sportspeople:'Sweat more in practice to bleed less in battle'.
'Never give up, the challenge is there to make you strong - and it is temporary' 3 Comments
Legends Corner: How Mpondo filled the gap for birds
EVERY team has its star player and in Andries "Chaka Chaka" Mpondo, Moroka Swallows had their own gem. 7 Comments
Legends Corner: Nkosi Patric 'Let them dance' Molala
A delicate balancing of sport and politics. 3 Comments
Legends Corner: Joel Mnini opens up, in Sowetan coup
"FORGET about interviewing uMseshi," was the curt warning from one of Moroka Swallows' directors, Sipho Xulu, when we asked permission to talk to the great Joel "Ace" Mnini for this feature. 31 Comments
Legends Corner: Double life as fan and player
HE DID not only score vital goals for Orlando Pirates, he also netted a crucial goal that steered the club to African Champions League glory back in 1995, but the Buccaneers have never been Jerry Sikhosana's favourite club. 22 Comments
Legends Corner: Kurra recalls glory days with Swallows
IF THERE is a famous traffic officer in Polokwane it should be William Makhura. 35 Comments
Legends Corner: Shane McGregor - bad boy not so bad
HE ONCE had a fallout with a national coach, an altercation with an influential club boss and some verbal exchanges with opponents and referees alike. 18 Comments
Legends Corner: Seale in a class of his own
RUDOLPH Gardner Seale has no regrets that he's without a personal award after a solid 16 years in professional football. 16 Comments
Legends Corner: Mohlala recalls glory days
HE is just 36 years old but Lovers Mohlala is already a legend in his own right. 24 Comments
Legends Corner: Last-born Pirate Chris 'Shibobo' Mazibuko
CHRIS Mazibuko started his football career with Moroka Swallows, having been recommended by Birds' legend Joel "Ace" Mnini. 5 Comments
Legends Corner: Former Pirates player Meshack, relives his days of glory
THOSE who were fortunate enough to watch Meshack Wonder Mjanqeka play football in the '70s and '80s still vouch even today that he would have walked into Bafana Bafana by popular demand. 8 Comments
Legends Corner: Thugwane driven by poverty
JOSIAH Thugwane was not born to run. He was driven to athletics by poverty. 6 Comments
LEGENDS CORNER: Moment of madness still haunts Ebrahim
IF THERE is one thing Gora Ebrahim will regret for the rest of his life, it is the moment of madness when he kicked his coach Walter Rautmann in the chest, landing the poor Austrian-born mentor in hospital with fractured ribs. 1 Comments
Legends Corner: Soft side to a hard former Pirates tackler
IF YOU put Bernard "Shoes" Lushozi in the same room as a donkey he would come out unscathed, but the animal would need to be taken to the nearest vet. 17 Comments
Mzansi mourns the passing of a legend
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula pays tribute to Thomas Madigage 0 Comments
Legends Corner: Pollen 'Trompies' Ndlanya
POLLEN, according to my Oxford Dictionary, is a powdery substance produced by the male part of the plant, containing the fertilising agent. And Pollen Ndlanya had the same effect on soccer. 5 Comments
Phil Masinga leads sporting chance for future stars
PHILEMON "Chippa" Masinga is very excited about a North West sports academy being named after him 25 Comments
Gary Player charity tournament boosts local community VIDEO EXTRA
Along the rolling hills of rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, the impoverished communities in and around Buffelsdraai have long suffered under the yolk of unemployment and a dearth of the most basic services and development. In recent years, however, the community has stood up and started changing their lives. 2 Comments
Legends Corner: When Peter 'Terror' Mathebula ruled the ring
PETER Mathebula grew up dreaming of becoming a professional soccer player but ended up in the boxing ring. 0 Comments
Legends Corner: How football almost lost defensive ace Gerald Raphahlela
GERALD "Mgababa" Raphahlela once quit football, the sport he loved, after the club he had idolised, Kaizer Chiefs, let him go without kicking a ball. 22 Comments
Legends Corner: Lawrence Peu is ready to run till his dying day
LAWRENCE Peu was born with athletics in his blood and he prays to God to give him the strength to run until the day he dies. 2 Comments
Legends Corner: George Makgabane - SA's 'Best' a class act
He used to rip opposition defenders to shreds almost at will, terrorise goalkeepers with his ferocious shooting and was equally effective in the air. George "Best" More was simply the best! 2 Comments
Legends Corner: Crossing the great divide with Johannes Kholoane
JOHANNES "Bigboy" Kholoane dared go where other players wouldn't ... leaving one Soweto giant and joining the other. This at a time when the rivalry between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates was at an all-time high. 27 Comments
Legends Corner: Brian Mitchell a special champion
TRUE champions are defined by that something special that cannot be touched or seen with the naked eye. 2 Comments
Legends Corner: Thabo Mngomeni the proud jahman
JAHMAN! That's how Thabo Mngomeni greeted me when I rang him. 23 Comments