Mzonke Fana has relinquished his South African junior lightweight title to pursue an international career. Trainer Zola Koti said they had been discussing the move for almost three weeks. Fana, who also holds the WBC international title, occupies the number-one spot in the WBC ratings.

Dingaan Thobela is not done yet. The 37-year-old wilting ”Rose of Soweto” made that bold statement on Sunday morning after dropping a points loss to Ortis Grant at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday afternoon (Canadian time). ”That time has not come yet,” said the former WBC super middleweight champion.

A disregard of protocol turned the annual CAF Awards into shambles after SA Football Association president Molefi Oliphant and his colleagues left the Sandton Convention Centre before the announcement of the winners on Tuesday night.

Newly-crowned WBO heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders sobbed uncontrollably when he was treated to a hero’s welcome on his arrival at the Johannesburg International Airport on Monday morning.

The Malawian under-23 national soccer team has a difficult task of restoring their country’s dented image.

FIVE-key players in the South African national under-23 team were left behind due to club commitments when their compatriots jetted off to France on Wednesday night for a three-week international tournament.