Thulani Mbanjwa, one of the Dusi Canoe Marathon pre-favourites, admits that a fast start will be crucial come Thursday as he gears up alongside Sbonelo Khwela for the 2020 edition of the gruelling race.

South Africa and Australia will meet at Newlands Cricket Ground on Wednesday in a series deciding T20 international. After a poor performance at the Wanderers in the first T20, South Africa bounced back on Sunday to beat the Australians at St Georges Park to level the series, and will be looking for another good performance from the team. Proteas Assistant Coach Enoch Nkwe has a long history of working with Rabada and he says the South African paceman is working hard to get to his best. The injured Temba Bavuma will face a late fitness test before Wednesday’s game, and Nkwe says while they have missed him, it has allowed others an opportunity, but he hopes that he will be fit again soon.

South Africa and Australia will meet at Newlands Cricket Ground on Wednesday in a series deciding T20 international. After a poor performance at the Wanderers in the first T20, South Africa bounced back on Sunday to beat the Australians at St Georges Park to level the series, and will be looking for another good performance from the team. Proteas Assistant Coach Enoch Nkwe says the 12 run win on Sunday was a massive confidence boost for the entire team ahead of Wednesday’s game.

South Africa and Australia will meet at Newlands Cricket Ground on Wednesday in a series deciding T20 international. After a poor performance at the Wanderers in the first T20, South Africa bounced back on Sunday to beat the Australians at St Georges Park to level the series, and will be looking for another good performance from the team. Proteas Assistant Coach Enoch Nkwe says that after the Johannesburg game, the team had to reflect hard on their performance.

Bafana Bafana defender Siyanda Xulu has announced that he was happy to stay at Maritzburg United should the deal be financially viable. The 28-year-old is in the final few months of his contract, which expires in June, with speculation continuing to grow over his future. He has played an integral part in the success of the club since joining nearly three seasons ago, although injury has hampered his progress in 2019/20. Xulu says chairman Farook Kadodia and himself need to sit down and discuss the way forward before anything can be finalised.

Banyana Banyana star Linda Motlhalo got her Swedish career off to a flying start this past weekend when she netted a debut brace as her team Djurgarden came from behind twice to claim a 4-2 victory over AIK in the Swedish Women's Cup. Motlhalo was brought in on the 13th minute after an injury to Maria Hovmark and went on to open her account on the 63rd and 71st minutes. Djurgarden narrowly avoided relegation last season, finishing on 10th spot in a 12-team Damallsvenskan league and the 21 year old says she hopes to keep her fine form throughout the season and help the team to better fortunes this time around.

Banyana Banyana star Linda Motlhalo got her Swedish career off to a flying start this past weekend when she netted a debut brace as her team Djurgarden came from behind twice to claim a 4-2 victory over AIK in the Swedish Women's Cup. Motlhalo was brought in on the 13th minute after an injury to Maria Hovmark and went on to open her account on the 63rd and 71st minutes.

Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies coach Edwin Lisene hopes that teams have done enough in the first season of the SAFA National Women’s League (SNWL) to help attract sponsors for the league.

Bidvest Wits put an end to the spell of poor results at home when they knocked Chippa United out of Nedbank Cup beating them 2-0 at Bidvest stadium on Monday night. Chippa United head coach Norman Mapeza admits that the two early goals discouraged his charges.

Bidvest Wits put an end to the spell of poor results at home when they knocked Chippa United out of Nedbank Cup beating them 2-0 at Bidvest stadium on Monday night. Wits head coach Gavin Hunt believes that they could have had a less frustrating game.