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Temba Bavuma (26) became the second South African cricketer after Colin Ingram to score a century on ODI debut as South Africa defeated Ireland with 206 runs at Benoni Yesterday. The 26-year old, Kwa-Langa born batman dropped on one by Kevin O’Brien ,and went on to became the 12th cricketer to score a century on ODI debut. Bavuma scored 113 off 123 balls as South Africa reached 354 for five. He smashed 13 fours and 1 six. Cricketers who scored ODI Century on debut Dennis Amiss   vs Australia (1972) Desmond Haynes vs Australia (1978) Andy Flower vs Sri Lanka (1992) Saleem Elahi   vs Sri Lanka (1995) Martin Guptil vs West Indies (2009) Colin Ingram vs Zimbabwe (2010) Rob Nicol vs Zimbabwe (2011) Phillip Hughes vs Sri Lanka (2013) Michael Lumb vs West Indies (2014) Mark Chapman vs United Arab Emirates (2015) K.L Rahul vs Zimbabwe (2016) Temba Bavuma vs Ireland (2016) For anyone who has kept an eye on Bavuma’s career, this...

Being the most expensive footballer in the English Premier League (EPL),  comes with its own pressure and most footballers fail to handle it. Shouldn't British media be blamed for the footballer's failure? I strongly believe the problem is not with the players, but British media should be blamed for failures of footballers like Angel di Maria and Fernando Torres at Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge respectively. Apart from England,  where else in the world is a player judged with just five games into the season?  La Liga BBVA doesn't, Bundesliga doesn't,  Serie A doesn't and Ligue 1 doesn't. if Spanish media was like British media Gareth Bale wouldn't be still at Real Madrid, the Welsh forward didn't have the best of starts at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi didn't either have the best of starts at Parc de Franc after their move from Napoli. Maybe, British media should look at itself as the reason for unsucc...

Springboks vs. the All Blacks The Springboks would be hoping to beat the All blacks for the first time on home soil in seven years when the two sides lock horns at Ami Stadium, Christchurch on Saturday. The All Blacks’ last defeat to the Springboks on home soil was in the 2009 Tri-Nation in the 32-29 defeat at Waikato Stadium, under the guidance of Peter de Villiers. Speaking at a media conference Springboks assistant coach, Johann van Graan said this match is what they might need to turn the tables around. “We have a few strengths that we want to use and each rugby match has its own character,” Van Graan said. He said maintaining a high start for the entire game is what they would need to defeat the All Blacks who have only lost twice to the Springboks since 2009. “We have to be able to take the pressure and apply pressure and the team that is able to do that for the full 80 minutes will win the Test. The two rugby rivals have huge respect for each other...

Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk and 100m finalist Akani Simbine arrived home to a heroes welcome at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday. Van Niekerk and Simbine had spent some time in Europe after the Rio Olympic Games and were welcomed by hundreds of supporters, a reception that seemed to catch them by surprise. According to Van Niekerk, the winning the 400m medal in a world record would have been impossible without support from South Africans. “The support I received prior to the Olympics was the reason for my success at the Olympics, the medal I won is something special to me and I will cherish it and use it as my motivation to keep moving forward,” Van Niekerk said. On his return to South Africa, Van Niekerk was surprised with Audi R8 worth R1.8million at OR Tambo International Airport. This was the 3rd car to be won by Van Niekerk in a period of a year after he won two cars at the South African Sports Awards in 2015. Van Niekerk and Simbine -...

The announcement by Springboks captain, Adriaan Strauss to retire from Test rugby at the end of the 2016 season has been received by mixed reactions on Twitter. Strauss who became the 57th Springboks captain against Ireland in June would leave the Springboks in search of their fourth captain in less than a year.  His retirement from International rugby comes after a spell of disappointing showings by the Springboks under his belt. Tim(@Timotheos) said: “So Adrian Strauss took the cowards way out by quitting as Springbok captain?The fact is he was never up to the task, to begin with”. GODFIDENCE(@AthenkosiMaseti) said: “Dankie Adrian Strauss, you served the nation well! On the brighter side now, I'm looking forward to the tenure of the next skipper”. Diana Van Jaarsveld (@JaarsveldDiana) said: “Comparing Adrian Strauss Captaincy to John Smit and Jean I can safely say the #Springboks doesn't have a Captain at all. Someone, please tell me what is Bryan Ha...