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Some of the headlines in the Sport section this week:
Hanging Judge column: New handball law is a load of nonsense
The International Football Association Board came up with some interesting possible changes to the laws of the game and one of the suggested changes was to tweak the handball issue – and it makes for interesting reading, writes Dr Errol Sweeney.
Refiloe Jane safe and sound in Italy
Banyana Banyana and the nation need not worry about the safety of vice-captain Refiloe Jane, who plies her trade in Italy. The country is in lockdown in an attempt to combat the rapid spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
PSL keeps games going – for now
As more of the world’s leading football leagues suspend their seasons due to the growing concerns about the spread of the Covid-19, the PSL has decided to continue playing – at least for now.
Gary Player Class golfers score an A+
The ambitious Gary Player Class programme launched by the Sunshine Tour in 2016 is celebrating its most successful season with a record number of victories and prize money earned by its rookie golfers.
Covid-19 leads to mass shutdown
Different sports are counting the costs as the virus spreads and disrupts everything
Side Entry column: Transformation outbreak in rugby – makes you think, doesn’t it?
Sharks chief executive Eduard Coetzee is now the unlikely face of transformation in South African rugby, writes Simnikiwe Xabanisa.
It’s high noon at both ends
It’s crunch time in the Absa Premiership and the next round of matches might just give an indication of where the title will go and who might get the chop.
Tim Spirit column: Molefi, my bra, do what you think is best for Bafana
As a national team coach, one must have the balls to make unpopular decisions and stick to them.
Once convinced that the squad you have picked is the best, you must get down to work and prepare for the next game. After all, you can’t please all the people all the time, writes Timothy Molobi.
‘Agents’ to blame for age cheats
Primary schoolchildren are allegedly being signed up by “agents” to be “sold” to top rugby-playing high schools, and many poor families are being enticed by the large amounts of money on offer.
Suspensions a heavy blow to SA rugby
Sanzaar’s decision to suspend this year’s Super Rugby competition for 14 days as a result of the growing impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic could see Super Rugby lose millions in match income, and administrators scramble to get players back home
Covid-19 strikes football, and it’s just like World War 2
The last time the top flight in English football was postponed, Leicester City had just beaten Manchester City 4-3. Six days later, Germany invaded Poland. A further two days later, Great Britain declared war on Germany and, in terms of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939, no large gatherings were permitted.
