Lions’ scrumhalf Morne van den Berg is excited and fired up to front up against Irish legend Conor Murray when the hosts take on United Rugby Championship (URC) defending champs Munster at Ellis Park on Saturday evening. Van den Berg will continue his impressive halfback partnership with Sanele Nohamba this weekend and they face a very tough challenge against Murray, who has over a hundred caps for Ireland, as well as in-form flyhalf Jack Crowley and up and coming scrumhalf Craig Casey. ALSO READ: Lions coach sings Munster’s praises – ‘One of the toughest teams in the URC’ So it will be a grea ..read more

US hip-hop superstar DJ Khaled has wished Mamelodi Sundowns luck ahead of the second leg semifinal clash against Esperance at Loftus Versfeld on Friday. ALSO READ: Esperance looking to finish job against Sundowns The Brazilians need all the luck they can get in order to overturn the 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Tunisia last Saturday. The South African champions have a partnership with global sports management company Roc Nation Sports International that was founded by iconic rap mogul Jay-Z. In a video posted on Sundowns and Roc Nation social media pages, the “God did” hitmaker relayed ..read more

Thirty-nine-year-old Brok Harris will play his 150th match for the Stormers this weekend when his team take on Leinster in a United Rugby Championship match at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday (7.05pm). It will be an appearance record for the Stormers, with the big prop having first played for the Cape-based team in 2006. He has played well over 100 games for Western Province as well at all levels of the game and also appeared in 143 matches for the Welsh Dragons between 2014 and 2021. ‘Remarkable achievement’ Originally from Gauteng, where he matriculated at Bastion in Krugersdorp, Stormers ..read more

TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramovic will be looking for better officiating when his side play Moroka Swallows in a DStv Premiership clash at the Mbombela Stadium on Friday night at 7.30pm. ALSO READ: SuperSport looking to turn the corner against Kaizer Chiefs The Serb has become the latest coach to slam poor refereeing in the Premier Soccer League after his side went down 2-1 to Stellenbosch FC at the same venue last Sunday. Ramovic believes that referees need proper education in order to do a better job on the field of play. “We are trying to improve and win because it is our bread, you then get ..read more

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siyethemba Sithebe says he is fully focussed on playing out the rest of the season with Amakhosi, even though his contract at the club is set to run out at the end of the campaign. Amakhosi have yet to indicate whether they will be offering the 31 year-old another deal, even though the former AmaZulu man has been playing of late under Cavin Johnson. Sithebe has made four DStv Premiership appearances for Chiefs this year, after an injury kept him out for most of the first half of the campaign, and he has occasionally impressed, even though Johnson’s side are going throu ..read more

Bulls boss Jake White has decided to move Canan Moodie back to wing from centre for the United Rugby Championship match against the Ospreys at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday (3pm). Moodie has been employed in the centres in recent weeks, but shifts back to his more familiar position out wide for the match. Joining David Kriel in the centres this week is the experienced Harold Vorster. The Bulls go into the match after losing to Munster last weekend which dented the team’s chances of pushing for a top four place in the final standings. White’s men now have to virtually win all their remaining game ..read more

Word coming out of Tanzania is that Young Africans SC, commonly known as Yanga, have decided to release Mahlatse Makudubela at the end of the season. ALSO READ: Pirates set to miss three key players for Royal AM clash The 34-year-old, who joined Yanga from Marumo Gallants in July, has struggled to get game time at the Tanzanian giants and the parties have decided to go their separate ways at the end of the current season. Makudubela has played for the likes of Platinum Stars, Golden Arrows, Orlando Pirates, Chippa United and Highlands Park in the football career that has lasted for over a dec ..read more

Sharks coach John Plumtree wants his players to get certain game aspects, such as the set-piece, defence and discipline, correct when they take on Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship on Friday at the Parc y Scarlets (kick-off at 8:35 pm). Based on what he wants to see his team get right, Plumtree has one eye on their Challenge Cup semi-final with Clermont in London next week.  After resting their regular Springboks players in last week’s clash with Glasgow Warriors, the Sharks have unleashed the likes of Lukhanyo Am, Ox Nche, Eben Etzebeth and ..read more

SuperSport United are looking to turn the corner at the expense of Kaizer Chiefs, when the two teams clash in a DStv Premiership encounter at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday. ALSO READ: Chiefs’ Solomons says players are not trying to undermine Johnson Both teams are struggling for form in 2024, with Matsatsantsa a Pitori winless in eight league matches. Meanwhile, Amakhosi have lost four of their last five matches and are in danger of missing out on a top eight finish if results don’t improve. United goalkeeper Washington Arubi maintains that they are ready to halt their poor run ..read more

Orlando Pirates will be without three of their regular players when they play Royal AM at the Harry Gwala Stadium on Sunday. ALSO READ: Saleng set to submit transfer request at Orlando Pirates? Goalkeeper Sipho Chaine, defender Deon Hotto and midfielder Miguel Timm are all out of this clash in Pietermaritzburg because of suspensions. Pirates coach Jose Riveiro, however, says he has players on the bench who are capable of replacing the trio. “I have 38 players in the squad and eighty percent of them are available to play at any moment. We have many players ready to go and everybody is going to ..read more