The Weekend Special Sports Podcast

- Execs being escorted out of CSA offices

- SACA vs CSA High court battle

- CSA threatening to unilaterally restructure SA Cricket

- Proteas' shambolic showing at the Cricket World Cup and in India

What a better time to have a frank chat with the president of the SA Cricketers' Association (SACA) and accomplished cricketer, Omphile Ramela. As with all TWS guest shows, we get to know Omphile's story before delving into present day matters and the goings-on at SACA and their dealings with professional players and of course CSA. Politics, power, money and the often-neglected subject of the commercial rights and well-being of the players that make cricket the sport we love so much!

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On Episode 54, the TWS Boys got to hang out with accomplished sports journalist, author, fellow podcaster and content creator Sbu Mjikeliso. The man has attended Wimbledon, a Chelsea game and can claim to have spotted the talented Nick Kyrgios before the world ever knew the name!

What a better time to find out who Sbu Mjikeliso is, how he got to do what he does & his plans for the future - than shortly after a trip from Japan and the Rugby World Cup?

We chatted about his experiences in the Land of the Rising Sun and his thoughts on the tournament and especially the Springboks' performance so far!

Listen...enough said!

After some technical glitches in the matrix, the TWS Boys are back to catch you up on all things major sports around the world.

We look back at the Springboks' performance against the All Blacks and the general lay of the land in the Rugby World Cup so far.

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari have been adding some excitement to the Mercedes monotony that F1 had become and we look at back at Singapore and recent developments.

The soccer stays top of mind at TWS and we look at the EPL, PSL and Champions League developments.

This week, the TWS boys had the chance to have a conversation with the talented and inspiring Lindiwe Dube: Supersport presenter, 2019 PSL Chairman's Award recipient and all-round awesome woman.

We spoke to her about her break into the world of sports broadcasting, some of her experiences so far and her ambitions.

We've had our eyes on Lindiwe since she broke into the industry as one of the first two presenters for the Multichoice Diski Challenge and we're very proud of the work she has been doing!

The TWS boys are back after a lengthy off-season break!

We catch up on the latest major sports developments and make sure you're fully caught up as well.

We start off with all the great things women have achieved in recent times including the SPAR Proteas at the Netball World Cup, Banyana Banyana at the World Cup and COSAFA Cup (again) as well as Simone Biles' exploits at the US Gymnastics Championship.

On the back of the Rugby Championship, we review the Springboks' performance and Loatile gives us his thoughts on the team that he believes should be on the plane to the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

The major soccer leagues are back in full swing and so of course we look at early results and how teams in both the PSL and EPL are looking for the 2019/20 season.

Lastly, since Loatile has started running (and Kgomotso has been at it on-and-off for a few years), we talk about how best people can get started and running clubs overall.

This week we focus on African football with award-winning journo & friend of TWS Morena Mothupi. Talking...

⚪️ @CAF_Online & the state of African football, following the questioning of CAF President Ahmad Ahmad on corruption allegations and the impending takeover of CAF by FIFA

⚪️ #TotalAFCON2019 happening currently in Egypt

⚪️ @BafanaBafana’s chances in the tournament

It takes a certain level of madness to attempt putting one's body through the torture of running 87.7km, even for an accomplished runner! But...that's exactly what our featured guest this week, Lesotho-born Makalo Khaketla aka @MarriedMak, did on 9 June 2019. Starting at the City Hall in Durban and finishing at the Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg, he ran his very 1st Comrades Marathon, popularly known as "The Ultimate Human Race."

Kgomotso sat down for a very candid chat with this well-traveled runner to chat about #KarlitosRoadToComrades2019, from his training, race experience and the emotions experienced in achieving this amazing feat. We also get into his personal reasons for running, the advice he has for those looking to get into running and his passion for helping those less fortunate to realize their true potential.

More information:

Guest twitter handle: @MarriedMak | email: [email protected]

Charities: God's Love Center (Lesotho), The House (Jhb, SA) & Royal Kids (Cpt, SA)

The race he's involved in organizing: Maseru City Urban Road Challenge (5th October 2019): https://www.facebook.com/pg/Maseru-City-Urban-Road-Challenge-1636566196616365/events/

Its a big week in terms of European football as both the Europa League and the Champions League concluding with massive all-English finals. We preview both matches, including the political issues impacting Baku.

With the Cricket World Cup beginning this week, we have a look at the favourites, dark horses and potential upsets.

ITS A WRAP! With (most of) the soccer leagues both here and abroad having been concluded and shut for business in the past week, we review the season that was, focusing on the PSL and EPL (20:07). We also zone in on the nominees for the ABSA Premiership awards and discuss who deserves to win (33:57). This week's special rant is dedicated to the mess over at Kaizer Chiefs, following their loss to TS Galaxy in the Nedbank Cup Final (40:20). Finally, with the NBA Playoffs drawing closer and closer to the finals, Loatile covers both coasts and who we're likely to see in the Finals (45:55).

Following the announcement of the CAS verdict in the IAAF's proposed DSD rule, we discuss the implications of this wholly unethical, discriminatory and targeted ruling. We also look at some of the loudest voices in support of this rule including Seb Coe and Lynsey Sharp.

Looking forward to the week ahead, we speak on the exciting end of the English Premier League and especially the PSL.

Finally, we begin our focus on the upcoming Cricket World Cup by looking at the health and state of the Proteas side.