Aston Villa inflicted more misery on Manchester City on Saturday, defeating them 2-1 in the Premier League with goals from Jhon Duran and former City forward Morgan Rogers.
The disappointment of a performance that lacked consistency and of a series now lost will serve as motivation for the Proteas when they tackle Pakistan in what is a ‘dead rubber’ at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Five years to the day since Mikel Arteta was appointed Arsenal manager, the Spaniard said on Friday that the best is yet to come as he aims for more silverware to complement his rebuilding efforts at the North London club.
Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit is one of five nominees for SA Rugby’s men’s Player of the Year for the past season along with Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Cheslin Kolbe and Ox Nche.
It will feel like a homecoming for South Africa's combatants in their derby matches in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday after their travails in the Champions Cup last weekend.
French central defender Clément Lenglet will keep emotions in check when Atlético Madrid visit FC Barcelona in their hugely anticipated top-of-the table La Liga clash at the Estadi Olímpic on Saturday.
Shaheen Shah Afridi produced a spell of high-quality seam bowling as Pakistan claimed their ODI series against South Africa with a game to spare following a comprehensive 81-run victory at Newlands on Thursday.
Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro is pleased goalkeeper Sipho Chaine has been chosen to captain the All-Star team to play against Magesi FC in the Carling Black Label Cup on Saturday.
The past week or so has been a whirlwind for Miguel Cardoso in charge of Mamelodi Sundowns with two matches against Raja Casablanca and Stellenbosch in five days.
Sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie is confident government will be able to raise the estimated R2bn required to stage Formula One in the country in 2026 or 2027.
Real Madrid's Intercontinental Cup triumph marked a remarkable milestone for Carlo Ancelotti on Wednesday as the Italian became the manager with the most titles in the club's history with a total of 15 trophies.
Gabriel Jesus expects "another war" with Crystal Palace at the weekend, after the Arsenal forward led the charge with a second-half hat-trick in a 3-2 comeback win to reach the League Cup semifinals on Wednesday.
Mamelodi Sundowns looked impressive as they entrenched themselves on top of the Betway Premiership with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Stellenbosch FC at the Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday night.
Minister of sport, arts and culture Gayton McKenzie says he will institute a forensic investigation into the financial affairs of the South African Football Association (Safa).
The conversation about the need for Cricket SA to organise more Test cricket for the Proteas Women if they are to improve was brought to light again after their 286-run defeat against England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein this week.
Corbin Bosch earned a first call up to the Proteas Test squad for the series with Pakistan, while yet another injury has caused concern for Test coach Shukri Conrad.
Rain cut short Australia's improbable push for victory in the third Test in Brisbane on Wednesday as India bid farewell to one of the game's great spin bowlers when Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement.
Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Neo Maema says players are adapting to the style of coach Miguel Cardoso who started his tenure at the club with a 1-0 hard-fought win over Raja Casablanca in the Champions League last weekend.