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PSDT powering towards record SA title Already crowned World Rugby Player of the Year, two-time World Cup winner Du Toit headlines a shortlist that includes Eben Etzebeth, Cheslin Kolbe, Damian de Allende and Ox Nche. The winners will be announced on Thursday in Cape Town. Victory would see Du Toit, who won the award for the first time in 2016, and again in 2018 and 2019, stand alone as the most decorated player in the award’s history – he is currently tied with Bryan Habana (2005, 2007 and 2012). Meanwhile, the Young Player of the Year category features a new…
Prince William was in attendance at Villa Park on Wednesday night to watch his beloved Aston Villa beat Club Brugge 3-0 in the Champions League. Villa kicked-off with a two-goal lead after winning 3-1 in Belgium last week, and were playing against 10 men for most of the second leg. Emi Martinez spotted Marcus Rashford’s run in behind the Brugge defence, before Kyriani Sabbe was sent off for denying the Villa forward from a clear goal-scoring opportunity. Marco Asensio came off the bench to score twice either side of Ian Maatsen’s first for the club. The Prince of Wales was…
Former Bafana Bafana left-back Tsepo Masilela says Kaizer Chiefs should consider signing Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Neo Maema. The 29-year-old has only featured once for Masandawana in the league this season. Maema only played nine league matches in four seasons, making him one of the most underutilized Premier Soccer League (PSL) stars. Masilela believes the Sundowns midfielder can bring something to Kaizer Chiefs. Amakhosi have a very young midfield currently and can benefit from bringing a player who has won multiple titles. “I would say get him if he’s available, and if you want to build a championship side, meaning you want to challenge for the league, you need depth,”…
“The most valuable commodity I know of is information. Wouldn’t you agree?” So says Michael Douglas’ giddily malevolent character Gordon Gekko in the 1987 movie Wall Street. He was right, and not just about educated betting on the rises and falls in the stock market. The protection or loss of intellectual property has been one of the most critical issues in rugby’s professional era. The battle for information is rugby’s secret war, its very own enigma machine, and South Africa is cracking the code faster than anyone else under the stewardship of Rassie Erasmus. When senior coach Stuart Lancaster left…
The Prince of Wales during a trip to Sporting Khalsa FC in Willenhall earlier in the week Prince William paid a visit to Aston Villa training ground Bodymoor Heath on Tuesday ahead of Unai Emery men’s Champions League second-leg clash with Club Brugge. Villa go into the second leg at Villa Park 3-1 up after an emphatic win in Belgium last week. Leon Bailey and Marco Asensio were both on the scoresheet with Brandon Mechele putting the ball into his own net. It puts Villa in pole position to qualify for the quarter-final, where they’ll face Paris Saint-Germain. Ahead of the game, the…
Al-Nassr play host to Al Kholood in the Saudi Pro League on Friday evening looking to build on their morale-boosting AFC Champions League win earlier this week. At a time when the home side sit in fourth position in the standings, their opponents are 11th after a recent strong run of form. Heading into Monday’s continental clash with Esteghlal, Stefano Pioli’s side had only prevailed in one of their previous six contests, an unwanted blip ahead of arguably their biggest game of the season. However, after a goalless draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, Al-Nassr delivered on home territory, posting…
After winning on the second night of a back-to-back to snap a five-game skid versus the San Antonio Spurs, the Dallas Mavericks are set to take on the Spurs again tonight on the road. Given the Spurs’ limitations from a rim protection standpoint with Victor Wembanyama out for the rest of this season, the Mavericks matchup well with the Spurs compared to a lot of other teams in the NBA, so there’s a decent chance the Mavericks could pull away with a second victory in a row for their first time since multiple games before Kyrie Irving’s torn ACL. There’s a…
Manchester United chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been spearheading plans the plans for a new stadium. Ever since Ineos secured their minority stake in Manchester United a year ago, and effectively took over the running of the club from the Glazers, the topic of a new stadium has been under discussion. Speaking following the announcement of plans for a new stadium, Sir Jim Ratcliffe explained that re-developing the existing Old Trafford would not be cost effective. He explained: “I think what would have happened if we tried to refurbish the stadium, we would have discovered that it actually would probably have been 70 per cent of the…
Micky van de Ven made his long-awaited return from injury against Bournemouth on Saturday. At one point, Tottenham had 11 players out injured, but now, Spurs are back almost to full strength. Micky Van de Ven had missed months of action before his return against Bournemouth. The Dutchman came off the bench to play the final half an hour on Sunday, and before he came on, Spurs’ physios were taking no chances with the Dutchman. Indeed, according to Tom Allnutt speaking on The Tottenham Way Podcast, Spurs physios were doing work on Van de Ven’s hamstring for around five minutes before he…
It has been more than two months since Will Lankshear made the six-month loan switch from Tottenham Hotspur to Championship side West Brom. But how has the young striker fared in the second tier so far? West Brom, who currently sit sixth in the table and are pushing for a return to the Premier League, brought in the 19-year-old with the hope that he could make an impact. The youngster had already caught the eye at Spurs, netting his first senior goal in their Europa League defeat to Galatasaray. His debut saw Will Lankshear receive positive reviews from the local media, with some reports…