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Tatjana Smith earned the nations first gold medal on a spectacular third day of competition for Team SA on Monday, with the national squad raking in two more podium places as they continued their impressive start to the Olympic Games in Paris. Smith won a thrilling battle in the womens

Brian Onyango looks set to sign for SuperSport United to bolster Gavin Hunts defence in the new Betway Premiership season. The versatile Kenyan international can play at both centre back and right back United were left thin in the centre back position last season with injuries to Thulan

Alan Hatherly produced a stunning ride on Monday to step on the podium at the Paris Olympics , securing South Africas second medal of the Games. Hatherly snatched bronze in the mens cross country mountain bike race, adding to the bronze earned by the SA mens rugby sevens team at the wee

The Springbok squad are back together after enjoying 10 days off ahead of the start of the 2024 Rugby Championship. Under the guidance of coach Rassie Erasmus, the squad are in Johannesburg preparing for their trip to Australia. They depart on Wednesday, with their first match next week

With the rumour mill on overdrive regarding Gaston Sirinos next move following his departure from Mamelodi Sundowns, Phakaaathi has reliably been informed that Kaizer Chiefs management will only sign him if new coach Nasreddine Nabi gives them the go ahead. Its widely reported that the

The countdown to the new PSL season is underway and Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has given an honest assessment of his teams readiness following the trip to Austria. Sundowns ended their pre-season tour of Europe with back-to-back wins against Al Arabi and Al-Hilal. Mngqithi

Young Africans head coach Miguel Angel Gamondi believes Kaizer Chiefs fans should not expect too much from the upcoming 2024/25 season, after watching his side hammer Amakhosi 4-0 in the Toyota Cup on Sunday. Gamondis Tanzanian champions overpowered Chiefs at the Free State Stadium, and

While the Proteas Test team will take confidence from their T20 counterparts good showing in the Caribbean recently, at the T20 World Cup, ahead of their Test series against the West Indies next month, captain Temba Bavuma says one should not compare the different formats and that a big challeng

Experienced swimmer Tatjana Smith is pleased to be peaking at the right time, as she prepares to line up among the favourites for gold in the womens 100m breaststroke final at the Olympic Games in Paris on Monday night. Smith, who earned silver over the 100m distance in her specialist s