With South Africa's immediate cricketing future looking a little brighter following the announcement that the country will move into Level 3 of its national lockdown, we could be seeing the sport back on our screens soon. A two-Test series in the West Indies in late July, however, still looks highly unlikely given the international travel restrictions…
Graeme Smith (Gallo Images) Lloyd Burnard - Sport24 Cricket South Africa (CSA) is hopeful that a move to Level 3 in the national lockdown leaves the sport on track to return to the field as soon as possible. While sports like rugby and soccer in South Africa have been hit particularly hard from an economical point…
Faf du Plessis (TEAMtalk) Lloyd Burnard - Sport24 Playing without the captaincy could allow Faf du Plessis to have even more of an influence on young players in the Proteas set-up. That is the view of batsman Rassie van der Dussen, who has been in the national set-up since the end of 2018 and came in…
Quinton de Kock (Getty Images) South African and West Indian officials remain hopeful that a South African Test and Twenty20 tour of the West Indies will take place this year - despite announcing on Wednesday that tours by South Africa's women and the men's A team had been postponed.The women were due to play five…
AB de Villiers (Getty) AB de Villiers again expressed his desire to return to international cricket, further fuelling speculation that fans of "Mr 360" will see him in the Proteas green and gold as soon as cricket resumes.Speaking to SuperSport commentator Mpumelelo Mbangwa on Instagram Live, De Villiers responded to a question posed by one…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…