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Tiisetso Malepa is a sports reporter for TimesLIVE and its sister sites with a focus on cricket, football and rugby, as well as all Olympic sports.

Former Proteas spinner Paul Adams.

‘I won’t testify at Boucher hearing, I spoke my truth,’ says Paul Adams

Paul Adams will not testify at former teammate Mark Boucher’s disciplinary hearing, which starts from May 16, the ex-Proteas spinner has said.

Kaizer Chiefs co-coaches Dillon Sheppard and Arthur Zwane have won plaudits for the entertaining and attacking brand of football played under them.

Chiefs coach Zwane on players with off-field problems: ‘Discipline is everything’

While suspended Dumisani Zuma’s name was not mentioned, Kaizer Chiefs caretaker co-coach Arthur Zwane had stern words for footballers with discipline issues.

Galaxy ground Orlando Pirates to blast away from relegation danger

TS Galaxy took a giant leap from the DStv Premiership’s relegation danger zone beating Orlando Pirates 1-0 at Mbombela Stadium on Monday.

Pirates squander chance to make ground on Champions League finish

Orlando Pirates’ bid to qualify for the next edition of the Caf Champions League as DStv Premiership runners-up continued to wane as they squandered another opportunity to make ground with a 0-0 draw at home against lowly Chippa United on…

Former Cricket SA director of cricket and Proteas captain Graeme Smith during during day two of the Dimension Data Pro-Am at Fancourt in George outside Cape Town on February 11 2022.

Smith grateful to have name cleared of ‘baseless’ allegations of racism

Graeme Smith says he's grateful his name has been cleared and he can now move on with his life vindicated.

Innocent Maela posted a picture of himself and Orlando Pirates teammate Paseka Mako AT Orlando Stadium on April 24 2022 after Bucs beat Simba on penalties to advance to the semi-finals of the Caf Confederation Cup.

'He's slept at my place' — Pirates coach Ncikazi gives update on Paseka Mako

Orlando Pirates are likely to play the remainder of their season without injured influential left-back Paseka Mako.

TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramovich and his players visited Orlando Pirates injured defender Paseka Mako in hospital on Easter Friday April 15 2022.

Ncikazi wishes Pirates’ Mako well: ‘We could have lost him but God saved him’

Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi has thanked players and coaches from other clubs who visited Paseka Mako in hospital after the left-back’s scary head injury during the Premiership match against Baroka in Polokwane last week.

Orlando Pirates coach Mandla Ncikazi says Simba didn't deserve to win and were assisted by officials and hostilities they were greeted with since arriving in Tanzania.

WATCH | Ncikazi explodes, tells Simba and journalists to be ashamed after Pirates defeat

Coach Mandla Ncikazi took a swipe at Orlando Pirates' Tanzanian hosts and club Simba, saying his team were treated “like animals” in Dar es Salaam as they lost 1-0 in Sunday's first leg Caf Confederation Cup quarterfinal clash.

Proteas all-rounder Wiaan Mulder celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz with Sarel Erwee and teammates on day three of the 1st Test at Kingsmead Stadium.

Proteas' Erwee and Mulder out of Test after testing positive for Covid-19

Opener Sarel Erwee and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder have been ruled out of the second and final Test against Bangladesh at St George’s Park in Gqeberha after they tested positive for Covid-19.

SA's Mignon du Preez reacts to scoring the winning runs off the bowling of Deepti Sharma from India, left, in the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 27 2022.

Proteas’ leading run-scorer Mignon du Preez retires from ODI cricket

Former SA senior women’s national cricket captain Mignon du Preez has retired from ODI and Test cricket.

Dumisani Zuma has scored important goals for Kaizer Chiefs and is known for coming off the bench and swinging matches in Amakhosi's favour.

Chiefs coach Baxter: Zuma has learnt from his mistakes and is ready to play

Kaizer Chiefs fan favourite Dumisani Zuma has learnt from his mistakes and is ready for combat if called upon, coach Stuart Baxter has said.

Peter Shalulile of Mamelodi Sundowns celebrates a goal in the DStv Premiership match against Swallows FC at Dobsonville Stadium on April 6 2022.

Shalulile scores first hat-trick of season as Sundowns down Swallows

Peter Shalulile scored the first hat-trick of 2021-22 to close in on becoming the first striker in a decade to reach the 20-goal mark in the DStv Premiership, as Mamelodi Sundowns cruised past relegation-threatened Swallows 4-2 on…

TS Galaxy striker Augustine Kwem is upended in a challenge by Kaizer Chiefs' Cole Alexander at FNB Stadium. Kwem had the best opportunties to score and was named player of the match.

Chiefs' hopes suffer another setback with draw against battling Galaxy

The slim chances of Kaizer Chiefs overhauling leaders Mamelodi Sundowns were reduced as they produced an uninspiring 0-0 draw against relegation-threatened TS Galaxy at FNB Stadium on Tuesday night.

Anya Shrubsole of England celebrates after dismissing Laura Wolvaardt of SA in the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup semifinal at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 31 2022.

SA outplayed by England in semi to crash out of ICC Women’s World Cup

SA were knocked out of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in a crushing defeat by defending champions England in Thursday's lopsided semifinal at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Hilton Moreeng has another opportunity to guide SA to their first World Cup final after losing in the semifinals in 2017 and at the 2020 Twenty20 World Cup.

Moreeng: ‘You can only imagine what it would mean to reach World Cup final’

SA coach Hilton Moreeng is proud of his squad after they advanced to the semifinals of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and said reaching the final, and potentially winning it, would be a huge boost for women’s cricket in…