As Kaizer Chiefs finalize their preparations for the all-important Nedbank Cup final against TS Galaxy in Durban this coming weekend, the club’s head coach Ernst Middendorp was asked a very important question about the club’s dismal league performance this season.

Namibia goalkeeper Maximilian Mbaeva insists that the Brave Warriors are not just going to next month’s Africa Cup of Nations to make up the numbers.

The second edition of Tour De Limpopo starts in Bela Bela today (09:00) and will end on Saturday in Polokwane over four stages.

After a bye week, the Stormers return to Super Rugby action at Newlands Stadium this Saturday, as they host the in-form team of the tournament so far, the Crusaders.

Absa Premiership Champions Mamelodi Sundowns went on a trophy parade in Pretoria Central Business District and the surrounding townships on yesterday afternoon.

National First Division side TS Galaxy is ready to take on the bull by its horns when they meet Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup final set for Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, on Saturday (18 May 2019). The lower league side is going into this clash fully aware that Amakhosi will be looking to redeem themselves after their long dry season and Mabhida is likely to be packed by Soweto giant’s fans. Galaxy head Coach Dan "Dance" Malesela says that his boys play better in front of a big crowd. The recently nominated Nedbank Cup most Promising Player Zakhele Lepasa, who joined Galaxy on loan from Orlando Pirates says a cup game is a different ball game, adding the only pressure the team currently have is to win the trophy.

Boxing South Africa (BSA) will use this coming weekend’s Boxing Awards to honour the legendary IBF flyweight world champion Moruti “Baby Face” Mthalane at the Sandton Convention Centre on Friday (17 May 2019). Mthalane successfully defended his world title when he beat Masayi Kuroda of Japan on unanimous points decision in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. Judges Neville Hotz and Masakasa Murase both scored it 116-112, and judge Ian Scott had a more realistic score of 117-112. This was the second defense for Mthalane after having defeated another Japanese Masahiro Sakamoto on the 31st of December last year. Boxing SA CEO Tsholo Lejaka says the 36-year-old will be honoured on Friday. The International Boxing Organization (IBO) welterweight champion Thulani Mbenge who is also one of the nominees for the male boxer of the year award, says legends like Mthalane deserve recognition.

South Africans are pinning their hopes on Wheelchair Tennis South Africa (WTSA) team to bring home silverware from the prestigious BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Israel. Represented by three teams of Men, Women and Quads, S.A got off to a great start yesterday when the women’s team defeated Colombia 2-1 in their first tie but lost their doubles rubber 4-6 6-3 4-10.‬ Individually, Mariska Venter got the ball rolling by easing past Colombia’s Johana Martinez 6-2 6-2. World No 6 ranked Kgothatso Montjane had a tougher time against Angelica Bernal but still pulled through to claim a 6-3, 7-6(5) win. Montjane reflects on their triumphs.

Proteas Test star Temba Bavuma says he was disappointed not to have been considered for a World Cup place despite some strong performances with the bat on the local franchise scene. The 28-year-old was not on the radar of the selectors for the global spectacle, possibly because they do not consider him a natural limited-overs player. It is a perception widely held by most South Africans, although Bavuma says it is an unfair judgement of his credentials as a white-ball player. He proved everyone wrong recently by scoring the first ever century in a local T20 final and says the negativity has been driving him.

Gavin Hunt has congratulated compatriot Pitso Mosimane on joining him as the most successful coach in Premier Soccer League history. The Mamelodi Sundowns mentor became the third man to win the Absa Premiership title four times when he guided the Brazilians to the 2018/19 crown on Saturday. The pair, along with former Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund, are the only three to have won a quartet of titles. However, Mosimane is the only man to have done it with the same club.