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Sport24.co.za | Google honours Asian trailblazer Frank Soo, England's 'forgotten footballer'

Frank Soo, the first and only player of Asian heritage to represent England's national football team, has been honoured by Google.




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Sport24.co.za | Stewart prepared for first county cricket wipeout since WWII

Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart has reluctantly accepted there could yet be a long-term good for the county game if it is wiped out in 2020.




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Sport24.co.za | US women's World Cup star Alex Morgan welcomes daughter

Two-time women's World Cup winner Alex Morgan and husband Servando Carrasco have welcomed a new player to their team.




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Sport24.co.za | Hearts owner laments 'disrespect' of her task force

Scottish football descended into fresh acrimony when Hearts owner Ann Budge accused her Premiership counterparts of "appalling disrespect".




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Sport24.co.za | Former Junior Springbok star set to stay at Stormers

The Stormers look set to receive a boost with centre Rikus Pretorius signing a contract extension.




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Sport24.co.za | PGA event to use radio frequency identification chips to track fans

The PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament will use radio frequency identification chips in spectator badges to ensure fans maintain social distance.




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Sport24.co.za | Roland Garros could be behind closed doors, says French tennis boss

French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted that Roland Garros could be staged behind closed doors.




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Sport24.co.za | Rabiot 'open' to Premier League transfer

Manchester United and Everton have been put on alert by the news that Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot is willing to move to the Premier League.




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Sport24.co.za | Brighton chief urges caution over Premier League restart plan

Brighton chief executive Paul Barber has warned a premature return to football action from the coronavirus pandemic could "cost lives".




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Sport24.co.za | UFC: Justin Gaethje scores surprise victory at fan-free event

American Justin Gaethje scored a surprise technical knockout victory over Tony Ferguson to win the interim lightweight title at UFC 249.




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Sport24.co.za | Manyama is vital to Chiefs' title ambitions

Lebogang Manyama is the most important player for Kaizer Chiefs in their quest to win the Absa Premiership title, according to Stellenbosch midfielder Mpho Matsi.




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Sport24.co.za | Modiba: I stayed because SuperSport made me feel appreciated

SuperSport United winger Aubrey Modiba says a conversation with club CEO Stanley Matthews convinced him to stay despite interest from Mamelodi Sundowns.




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Sport24.co.za | Russell explains diffrence between real and sim racing

Williams driver George Russell is enjoying sim racing online while Formula 1 is suspended but admits he doesn't get the same sense of speed or fear.




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Sport24.co.za | Hamilton: Fan-less races will be 'worse' than testing

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has said that holding races without any fans will feel "even worse than a test day".




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Sport24.co.za | Haaland backed as future Liverpool signing

Borussia Dortmund star Erling Braut Haaland has been backed to sign for Liverpool in the future, while Manchester United have been criticised for missing out on him.




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Sport24.co.za | Lions legend says they need a confrontational skipper against Springboks: 'That is their DNA'

Former captain Paul O'Connell says it will be vital for the British & Irish Lions to pick a leader capable of beating the Springboks at their own game.




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Sport24.co.za | Viability of British Grand Prix in doubt

With the UK government set to tighten its lockdown restrictions, fresh doubts have been cast over the viability of a British Grand Prix.




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Sport24.co.za | John Mitchell: Rugby must embrace less is more concept post-Covid-19

Former New Zealand head coach and current England defence chief John Mitchell believes some good may come for rugby union from the coronavirus.




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Sport24.co.za | Wenger: Liverpool are champions in everyone’s head

Arsene Wenger says Liverpool will be regarded as 2019/20 Premier League winners even if the season is abandoned because of the coronavirus.




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Sport24.co.za | Nadal believes Djokovic will have to be vaccinated

Rafael Nadal insists all players, including Novak Djokovic, will need to take a coronavirus vaccine should one become available.




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Sport24.co.za | Robertson: I'd love to pull on the Celtic shirt

Andy Robertson admits he would "love" the chance to play for Scottish giants Celtic one day.




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Sport24.co.za | Cycling's Vuelta a Espana cuts Portugal from itinerary

The Vuelta a Espana organisers have confirmed that a race already rescheduled and shortened would also now cut its foray into neighbouring Portugal from the 2020 itinerary.




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Sport24.co.za | Hales eyeing England return

Former England opener Alex Hales is confident he has matured as a player and believes he is ready to make a return to international cricket.




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Sport24.co.za | Hard work paid off for former Springbok Bands

It isn’t surprising that former Springbok tighthead Richard Bands is remembered mainly for one bullocking run for the Springboks in Dunedin in 2003.




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Sport24.co.za | Sharma hoping Aussie tour gets the go-ahead

India top-order batsman Rohit Sharma is hopeful their tour to Australia at the end of 2020 is allowed to proceed.




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Sport24.co.za | Umtiti suffers calf knock in second Barca training session

France defender Samuel Umtiti has picked up a calf injury in just the second session since Barcelona returned to training from the cornonavirus quarantine.




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Sport24.co.za | Man United turned to Igalo after Rondon move was blocked

Salomon Rondon says he was on his way to joining Manchester United in January only for Dalian Professional to block the move.




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Sport24.co.za | Jordaan admits PSL decision is complicated

Danny Jordaan says it would be massively complicated to ensure the safety of supporters should the PSL return while Covid-19 is still prevalent in South Africa.




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Sport24.co.za | Haiti football federation boss probed for alleged rape of girls

Police in Haiti are investigating allegations that the president of the national football federation raped teenage girls.




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Sport24.co.za | Aussie Super Rugby eyes early July return

Australia's Super Rugby competition is planning for an early July return, a spokesman has said.




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Sport24.co.za | Hamilton grateful for Grand Prix 'sabbatical'

Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he feels "fresher than ever" following an unexpected break from Formula One.




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Sport24.co.za | SAFA appoints new acting CEO

The South African Football Association has confirmed the appointment of advocate Tebogo Motlanthe as new acting CEO.




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Sport24.co.za | Phillies star lashes 'dumb' rule: Let baseball stars play Olympics

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper believes Major League Baseball should relax its "dumb" rule preventing top players from competing in the Olympics.




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Sport24.co.za | AC Milan announce no first team coronavirus cases

AC Milan have revealed that none of their first-team footballers or staff were positive for coronavirus.




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Sport24.co.za | New Bulls chief Rathbone can't wait to learn from Jake

The genial young administrator with a burgeoning reputation chuckles when it's pointed out to him that he can't seem to shake off 'working' for some of South Africa's biggest businessmen.




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Sport24.co.za | TOUR TALES | When Polly's boys went 'zero to hero' Down Under

Including a shoulder-brush with a livid Steve Waugh, Rob Houwing remembers witnessing SA's heroic finish to an otherwise stormy 2001/02 Australian tour.




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Sport24.co.za | Jennings backs Markram as next Proteas Test captain

Former Proteas head coach Ray Jennings is adamant Aiden Markram should be chosen as Faf du Plessis' replacement as captain of the Test team.




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Sport24.co.za | Pitso fears for townships if PSL restarts

Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane says the premature return of football, even behind closed doors, poses a number of potential problems.




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Sport24.co.za | All Blacks could play in December as NZR explores all options

NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson says there is still no clarity on the prospects for Test rugby in 2020, but said they will explore every avenue.