Soccer
Neymar seals Puma sponsorship deal
The world's most expensive player confirmed the sponsorship transfer in an open letter posted on social media.
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Ronaldo limited in Portugal camp by foot infection
"The national team captain... has an infection in his right foot and is undergoing treatment with antibiotics," the Portuguese FA said in a statement.
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Silva has last shot at European glory before Man City goodbye
Silva has won 11 domestic trophies in his golden decade in Manchester and is widely regarded as one of the Premier League's finest imports.
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Absa Premiership to resume on 11 August in Gauteng
Gauteng is the epicentre of the pandemic in South Africa but the national association says health protocols will ensure there is only a "one percent chance" of anyone being infected.
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England 1966 great, Irish football icon Jack Charlton dies
Charlton -- elder brother of his fellow World Cup winning team-mate Bobby -- was an integral part of the great Don Revie managed Leeds United side that won the 1969 League title and the 1972 FA Cup.
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Five things we learned from the Premier League weekend
All hope appears gone for Norwich on another weekend in which none of the bottom four picked up a single point.
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Kaizer Chiefs beat Orlando Pirates to move seven points clear
Lebo Manyama scored the only goal of the game to secure victory for his side.
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Sierra Leone pro football league gets first female coach
The East End Tigers named police officer Victoria Conteh, who formerly coached the country's female football team, as its head coach.
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Safa reveals several initiatives as part of turnaround strategy
As part of the turn-around strategy, SAFA is on the verge of concluding various sponsorships deals that will generate long term and sustainable funding.
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Thierry Henry: Playing with Bafana was my beginning and end
Football legend Thierry Henry is in South Africa to share the experience of the Uefa Champions League with local fans. He spoke to EWN Sport about the past season, but remained tight-lipped on who he wanted to win.
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Uefa urged to take strong action over racist incidents in England match
England defender Danny Rose was subjected to monkey chants and Raheem Sterling, scorer of England’s final goal in the 5-1 win, was also targeted, with racist abuse heard throughout the game.
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Lucas Radebe: I was never ready to retire
Radebe spoke about retiring after football and the financial and emotional turmoil it can bring.
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Nottingham Forest to appoint O'Neill as new manager - reports
The Championship club parted company with Spaniard Karanka last week after just 12 months in charge at the City Ground.
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Hosts unknown, but Cup of Nations to take centre stage in Africa
What lies in store at national team and club levels during 2019 for the most popular sport in Africa.
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[PODCAST] #PitchsidePodcast: UJ beat TUT to solidify top spot, Wits up to second
In this episode of Pitchside Podcast, EWN's Michael Pedro and Ahmed Kajee take a look at round 5 of Varsity Football 2018. Big results for UJ and Wits who now sit in first and second respectively.
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[PODCAST] #PitchsidePodcast: TUT beat NWU to help UJ go joint-top
EWN brings you your weekly wrap of Varsity Football. This week the team interviews Tuks winger Richard Moremi.
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Wits' smash-and-grab sinks Pirates
Wits, champions two seasons ago only to finish 13th in defence of the title, have a maximum nine points from three matches.
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[OPINION] World Cup: Pelé’s 1958 debut still the greatest tournament ever
The 17-year-old prodigy thrilled the world and set the scene for Brazil's decades-long dominance of the World Cup.
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Brazilians not so soccer mad after all, report suggests
The UAE, where the figure was 80%, was followed by Thailand (78%) and Chile, Portugal and Turkey (all 75) while five-times world champions Brazil ranked a modest 13th.
