TUESDAY, 9.35AM:
ORLANDO PIRATES, Mamelodi Sundowns and kaizer Chiefs return to the Premier Soccer League action on Wednesday and Thursday after being involved in the Rothmans Cup semi-finals last weekend.
Pirates host Supersport United at FNB Stadium on Wednesday. Piarates and SS United have met twice this season and on both occasions Pirates beat SS United 1-0.
Sundowns have a date with Vaal Professionals at Iscor Stadium on Wednesday.The in-form Brazilians are expected to litterally walk over the “Vaal Monsters”. In Augustine Makalakalane, Roger Feutmba and Alex Bapela, Sundowns have got what it takes to beat the “Monsters”.
Kaizer Chiefs play Wits University at Ellis Park Stadium on Thursday. The game was initially scheduled for the Johannesburg Stadium but after the Two Nations in Concert at the weekend, the game was switched to the neighbouring Ellis Park because of the condition of the pitch.
OTHER PSL MATCHES
FRIDAY: Hellenic vs Jomo Cosmos (Green Point, 8pm), manning Rangers vs AmaZulu (Chatsworth Stadium, 8pm).
SUNDAY: Sundowns vs Santos (Odi), SS United vs Chiefs (Rand Stadium), QwaQwa Stars vs Bush Bucks (Charles Mopeli), African Wanderers vs Moroka Swallows (King’s Park), Real Rovers vs Bloemfontein Celtics (Pietersburg),Vaal Pro’s vs Cape Town Spurs (Iscor Stadium). All Sunday’s games starts at 3pm.
SPORT BRIEFS
RAPATSA WANTS TO TSAY IN JO’BURGTRANSFER-listed Kaizer Chiefs striker Mike Rapatsa wants to play for any Johannesburg-based Premier Soccer League club. “I don’t think I will move out of Johannesburg,” he said. Rapatsa has been training on his under the watchful eye of Zambian coach Pat Milaso.
BIG MAC IN THE WP SQUADBRIAN McMillan has been included in the Western Province cricket squad for the Standard Bank League matches against Eastern Province and North West at the weekend. Province play North West at Newlands on Friday and Eastern Province in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.
WP SQUAD:
Lloyd Ferreira, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, HD Ackerman, John Commins, Brian McMillan, Eric Simons, Bradley Player, Alan Dawson, Faiek Davids, Dave Rundle, Paul Kirsten, Craig Mathews (captain), Dean Payne, Brett Schultz.
BUNGU’S CAMP NOT WORRIED BY THE CHALLENGERINTERANTIONAL Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Vuyani Bungu’s trainer, Mzimasi Mnguni said he is not woried by the style of Arnelo Barotillo, who challenges Bungu for his IBF belt on November 15 at the Carousel. “Barotillo is a tough guy. He will give Bungu a good fight because he’s a strong and a big puncher. But his style doesn’t give me nightmares,” said “Bra Mzi” — as he is affectionately known in boxing circles.
PURITY IS HERE TO WINAMERICAN heaveyweight champion Ross Purity, who meets South Africa’s Corrie Sanders for the vacant World Boxing Union heaveyweight title at the Carousel on November 15, arrived in the country on Tuesday and vowed to take the belt with him to the US.
NO NATAL CRICKET CHANGES Natal named an unchanged squad of 12 for their Standard Bank League cricket match against Border at Kingsmead on Friday. The final team will be named on Friday afternoon before the match. Squad: Doug Watson, Neil Johnson, Mark Bruyns, Dale Benkenstein (captain), Keith Forde, Errol Stewart, Craig Sugden, Ant Botha, Rob MacQueen, Keith Storey, Gary Gilder and Jon Bastow. COETZER RANKED THIRDSOUTH AFRICA’S Amanda Coetzer has moved one space up in the latest WTA Tour World Tennis rankings released on Monday. She is now ranked No 3 behind Jano Novotna No 2 and Martina Hingis No 1.
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