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Premier League players' 'backs against wall' over coronavirus, says Rose

Newcastle defender Danny Rose says footballers feel their "backs are against the wall" over talks about wage cuts, with Premier League clubs due to speak with players' representatives on Saturday.

What now for golf in 2020?

The Masters and PGA Championship have been postponed indefinitely with the US Open and British Open expected to follow suit, while the coronavirus pandemic has prompted three of the five women's majors to be rescheduled with tour action suspended until late May at the earliest.

Ex-Man Utd striker Berbatov says Liverpool fully deserve title

Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov said their traditional foes Liverpool deserve to be crowned Premier League champions and it would be unfair on the Anfield side if the season cannot be completed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

SA sailors look on the bright side of Olympic postponement

With the Olympic Games now officially postponed until 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic‚ two of South Africa’s young sailing stars are looking on the bright side.

UEFA lifts Saturday afternoon TV blackout for England, Scotland

UEFA has lifted a ban on the live screening of Premier League games kicking off at 3:00 pm in England and Scotland for the rest of the season.

Barker picks Mosimane as next Bafana coach‚ with Hunt as his assistant

Clive “The Dog” Barker has said that Pitso Mosimane is his favourite to become the next Bafana Bafana coach.

SA Rugby workshops scenarios for return‚ and to limit financial losses

SA Rugby‚ understandably‚ does not know when players will return to the field but they have worked out a range of scenarios that will help limit their financial losses.

'Africans are not guinea pigs'

Two leading French doctors on Friday insisted they had been misunderstood after sparking a storm of criticism by discussing the idea of testing a vaccine for coronavirus in Africa on television.

Serie A says no date for return to action

Serie A bosses said Friday that doubts remain over when football can return to Italy as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.

FIFA cancels all June internationals over virus

All international football matches scheduled for June were postponed on Friday following the first meeting of FIFA's coronavirus working group.

Caf likely to put further freeze on Bafana Afcon qualifying matches

Bafana Bafana are unlikely to see any action before September with their next scheduled Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on the brink of being cancelled.

Why the Stormers ‘don’t need self-discipline’ in SA’s lockdown

The Stormers players may be adhering to the Covid-19 enforced national lockdown but they have very little down time according to coach John Dobson.

Joshua could prioritise Fury fight in 2020 - promoter

London - Anthony Joshua wants to face Tyson Fury in a world heavyweight unification fight if he has to settle for just one bout this year due to the coronavirus.

Clive Barker explains why he took Doctor Khumalo off against Brazil

Former Bafana Bafana coach Clive Barker has said explained he infamously took off Doctor Khumalo in that 3-2 friendly loss to Brazil in 1996 because the midfield star was flat in the second half after of a long-haul flight from the US.

‘Luck and efficiency’ – how Zinnbauer turned Pirates into a purring German machine

A touch of luck in the timing of his arrival‚ and an injection of pace and efficiency to an Orlando Pirates already playing good football but lacking results were the ingredients that saw Joseph Zinnbauer get off to a flier at the Buccaneers‚ says midfielder Fortune Makaringe.

Premier League stars in firing line over taking pay cut

Highly-paid Premier League players are coming under pressure to follow the example of some of their fellow professionals at the biggest clubs in Europe and take a cut in salary during the coronavirus pandemic.

UEFA warn clubs risk Champions League exclusion if seasons are not completed

UEFA and Europe's top clubs have stated their determination that the current football season should be played to a conclusion and threatened that teams may be excluded from the next Champions League if their domestic competitions are ended prematurely.

SuperSport coach Tembo in hunt for Furman's replacement and a striker

SuperSport United coach Kaitano Tembo is planning to strengthen his midfield and strike force for next season‚ but he has ruled out wholesale changes.

Bidvest Wits poised to lose Phumlani Ntshangase

Bidvest Wits are likely to lose Phumlani Ntshangase to Maritzburg United, where he is currently on loan, when his contract expires on June 30.

Gallery of red-card worthy behaviour by players

Sihle Ndebele revisits some reckless social media incidents that got footballers into trouble

Opinion | Sport will never look the same after March 2020 and the coronavirus

Those who played sport during the despicable apartheid era know all about “no abnormal sport in an abnormal society”. If there are citizens who are old enough to have lived through World War 2‚ they’ll know all about how normal life ceasing to function in the face of a global conflict.

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