Sport in South Africa

Football: Khune voted star of South African season

Agence France-PresseMay 26, 2013 19:00

Itumeleng Khune stole the show at the South African end-of-season football awards ceremony in Johannesburg Sunday. The 25-year-old Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper was voted Player of the Season by the 16 top-tier coaches and collected three other prizes. Khune also won the players' player and best goalkeeper awards in the Premiership plus best player in the FA Cup. Chiefs won both competitions this season and the most popular football club in the country will compete in the 2014 CAF Champions League.

RugbyU: Super 15 - Sharks 16 Bulls 18

Agence France-PresseMay 25, 2013 22:32

Result of a Super 15 match at Kings Park Saturday: Coastal Sharks (RSA) 16 Northern Bulls (RSA) 18 H-t: 3-9 Scorers Sharks - Try: Charl McLeod. Conversion: Patrick Lambie. Penalties: Lambie (3) Bulls - Penalties: Morne Steyn (6) Sin bin Sharks: Franco van der Merwe 50-59 minutes Bulls: Bjorn Basson 44-53 minutes Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (RSA) afp

Football: South African Cup final result

Agence France-PresseMay 25, 2013 17:18

Result of South African FA Cup final at Moses Mabhida Stadium Saturday: Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Parker 94) SuperSport Utd 0 aet Note: Double winners Chiefs will represent South Africa in the 2014 CAF Champions League and SuperSport in the CAF Confederation Cup str-dl/ps

RugbyU: Super 15 - Bulls 35 Highlanders 18

Agence France-PresseMay 18, 2013 14:15

Result of a Super 15 match at Loftus Versfeld Saturday: Northern Bulls (RSA) 35 Otago Highlanders (NZL) 18 H-t: 23-6 Scorers Bulls - Tries: JJ Engelbrecht, Akona Ndungane, Pierre Spies, Jano Vermaak. Conversions: Morne Steyn (3). Penalties: Steyn (3) Highlanders - Tries: Fumiaki Tanaka, Tamati Ellison. Conversion: Hayden Parker. Penalties: Colin Slade (2) Sin bin Highlanders: Maritino Nemani 48-57 minutes, Chris King 57-66 Referee: Jaco Peyper (RSA) dl/lp

RugbyU: Super 15 - Western Force 13 Sharks 23

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 10:30

Result of a Super 15 match between the Western Force and Sharks in Perth on Friday: Western Force (AUS) 13 Sharks (RSA) 23 H-t: 10-7 Scorers Force: Try - Kyle Godwin. Conversion - Jayden Hayward. Penalties - Hayward (2). Sharks: Try - Keegan Daniel, Riaan Viljoen. Conversion - Pat Lambie (3). Penalties - Lambie (2) Referee: James Leckie (AUS) afp

Football: South Africa World Cup squad

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 09:02

South Africa coach Gordon Igesund named a 25-man squad Friday for 2014 World Cup away qualifiers against the Central African Republic and Ethiopia during June: Goalkeepers: Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs, capt), Senzo Meyiwa (Orlando Piates), Wayne Sandilands (Mamelodi Sundowns) Defenders: Siboniso Gaxa, Tefo Mashamaite, Tshepo Masilela, Eric Mathoho (all Chiefs), Bevan Fransman (SuperSport Utd), Tebogo Langerman (Sundowns), Anele Ngcongca (Raccing Genk/BEL), Thabo Nthethe (Bloemfontein Celtic)

Football: Kaizer Chiefs clinch title after eight-year wait

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 16:45

Kaizer Chiefs won the South African Premiership for the first time in eight seasons Wednesday despite being held 1-1 at home by SuperSport United. Lehlohonolo Majoro put Chiefs ahead four minutes into the second half in northern city Polokwane and Sibusiso Zuma equalised two minutes from time. Chiefs went into the penultimate-round fixture at Peter Mokaba Stadium needing one point to clinch the championship having led since the start of the season.

RugbyU: Super 15 - Queensland Reds 32 Coastal Sharks 17

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 18:17

Result of a Super 15 rugby match between the Queensland Reds and the Coastal Sharks in Brisbane on Friday: Queensland Reds (AUS) 32 Coastal Sharks (RSA) 17 H-t: 29-3 Scorers Reds - Tries: Saia Faingaa, Rod Davies (2), Anthony Faingaa; Conversions: Quade Cooper (3); Penalties: Cooper (2) Sharks - Tries: Piet Lindeque, Derick Minnie; Conversions: Pat Lambie (2); Penalties: Lambie Referee: Glen Jackson (NZL) afp

Football: Kaizer Chiefs almost there as rivals falter

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 15:31

Kaizer Chiefs need just one point from two games to secure the South African Premiership title after challengers Platinum Stars and Orlando Pirates faltered Saturday. Inactive Chiefs players saw Platinum lose 2-1 away to lowly Golden Arrows while a stoppage-time goal condemned Pirates to a 1-0 home defeat by Mamelodi Sundowns. Platinum trail Chiefs by three points, have a much poorer goal difference and only one match left while Pirates, champions for the past two seasons, are seven points behind the leaders and cannot catch them.

RugbyU: Watson, Catrakilis star as Kings bounce back

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 14:00

Flank Luke Watson and fly-half Demetri Catrakilis starred as Southern Kings put a three-week Super 15 nightmare behind them by defeating Otago Highlanders 34-27 Saturday. Injury-prone Watson was given back the captaincy of the southern hemisphere rookies and scored two pushover tries during the first half at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Indian Ocean city Port Elizabeth. Catrakilis became the first South African in seven years to top 100 points in his debut Super Rugby season as he reached 107 thanks to four conversions and two penalty goals from seven shots at goal.