Forest Green Rovers is changing the world
The small football club in rural England prides itself on being the greenest club on the planet, challenging the norms around football matches and the spectator experience.
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The bleak future of Western Province Rugby
The oldest rugby union in the country is at a crossroads, with its future uncertain because of Covid-19 and the decisions made by its controversial president.
The low beauty of Diego Maradona
The late Argentine legend was an angel with horns – we loved him all the more for his failings and outrages.
Club Africain’s 100 years of Tunisian pride
Then under French control, the founders stood up to the authorities to create the first Tunisian football club managed by Tunisians. They have weathered many storms since to reach a century.
Long Read | Part three: The start of CSA’s downfall
An embattled Cricket South Africa has been shooting itself in the foot whenever it tried to take a step in the right direction. Can the organisation be saved from itself?
Bielsa: A principled man in an unprincipled world
Charismatic coach Marcelo Bielsa has a paltry trophy return for a man regarded as footballing royalty. Why does he matter and why do some experts say he can save the beautiful game?
Trevor Sithole has big fly-fishing plans
The KwaZulu-Natal fly-fisher wants to pave the way for more Black people to take up the sport he loves, one that has played a critical role in his life.
Table cricket gives disabled kids a go at the game
An exciting variation of cricket for children with additional needs provides the thrill of competition and the camaraderie of playing in a team, but its introduction into schools has been slow.
SA Rugby’s Covid-19 dilemma
Rugby hasn’t escaped the pandemic and the problems it has brought upon life and every organised activity that people enjoy.
The rise of SA players abroad is good for Banyana
The growing list of professional women footballers plying their trade at overseas clubs could be the missing piece the side needs to conquer the continent after five failed attempts.
Busy Bee continues to sting despite challenges
Cape Town’s oldest Black rugby club personifies the problems Black rugby faces, including attempts to have its history erased, being affected by apartheid and struggling financially for good resources.
Sintu Manjezi takes the Bulls by the horns
After a tug of war between the Cheetahs and the Bulls for his services, the lock-cum-flanker decided on a move to Pretoria, the latest step on an injury-strewn road to stardom.
How the WNBA ignited social activism in sports
The Women’s National Basketball Association led the charge in amplifying the Black Lives Matter message, taking a stand before Colin Kaepernick sat out the national anthem and then took the knee.
Morgan Muvhango’s love-hate relationship with bowls
The 41-year-old from Limpopo talks about how he fell in love with a sport he thought was only for ‘old people’ and the racism he has experienced in the colours of Team SA.
Why Limpopo football teams always struggle
Limpopo club bosses blame their municipalities for adding to their struggles in top flight football, but Andries Sebola places the blame on bosses themselves for interfering.
Supercoach Ans Botha says athletics saved her
The world-renowned coach, who turns 80 next year, talks about what keeps her young, her legacy and how athletics came to her rescue following the loss of her son and husband.
Safa carries on disrespecting women’s football
Banyana Banyana will play in the Cosafa Women’s Championship with covered-up Nike kits because the South African Football Association’s new technical sponsor hasn’t accommodated women.
Kaizer Chiefs is in need of a revival
South Africa’s most successful football team is struggling to sign the best players, playing unappetising football and have gone five seasons without a trophy. Gavin Hunt has his work cut out for him.
Long Read | Part two: The start of CSA’s downfall
The board’s inability to rein in Thabang Moroe played a critical part in the organisation’s downfall, highlighted by a dark episode of revoking the accreditation of journalists critical of the cricket body.
Laura Wolvaardt driving her way to stardom
SA’s reigning Cricketer of the Year is back in Australia where she played a memorable shot. She talks about her Proteas role and the impact Covid-19 has had on women’s cricket.
Sport in Africa after Covid-19
The coronavirus has brought every sphere of life to its knees and sport is no exception. Experts offer ways for sport on the continent to come out of the pandemic stronger than before.