Morning Sports Wrap - 27 August 2016
Kaizer Chiefs are out of the MTN 8. This follows a 1-0 defeat at Cape Town City last night. Matt Sim scored the winner for the hosts. Two more MTN 8 clashes are scheduled for today.
Platinum Stars will meet Chippa United this afternoon, while Orlando Pirates and Bidvest Wits will clash tonight.
Mousa Dembele and Hugo Lloris will both miss the English Premiership showdown between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool today.
Liverpool have doubts about the fitness of Emre Can, Divock Origi and Philippe Coutinho for the action at White Hart Lane.
Willian and Mikel John Obi are both in contention for the showdown between Chelsea and Burnley at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal remain without the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Danny Welbeck and Per Mertesacker for their London derby date with Watford this afternoon.
Jesse Lingard has recovered from injury and is in contention for the game between Manchester United and Hull City this evening.
Kickoff is at 18h30 - South African time.
Bayern Munich have made an impressive start to the German Bundesliga season.
Robert Lewandowski fired a hat-trick in their 6-0 demolition of Werder Bremen last night.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, will see action in La Liga tonight.
They have a date with Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu.
Bafana Bafana striker, Tokelo Rantie, is no longer with Bournemouth.
Rantie has joined Turkish club Genclerbirligi.
Griquas have beaten the Pumas 41-35 in Currie Cup action in Nelspruit.
Golden Lions also won in the Currie Cup yesterday.
They thumped Boland Cavaliers 60-12.
Cell C Sharks will host the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup this evening.
Kickoff is scheduled for 18h10.
Marius van der Westhuizen will referee the game at Growthpoint Kings Park.
The Sharks remain without injured flyhalf Patrick Lambie.
Sharks head coach, Robert du Preez, said this week that he is hoping Lambie gets to play for the Sharks before returning to the Springbok squad.
Top seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, has comfortably won her semi-final at the Connecticut Open tennis tournament.
Radwanska defeated Petra Kvitova 6-1 6-1 in New Haven.
Radwanska will face tenth seed, Elina Svitolina, in the final.
The second and final cricket Test between the Proteas and New Zealand is set to start in Centurion today.
Mousa Dembele and Hugo Lloris will both miss the English Premiership showdown between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool today.
Liverpool have doubts about the fitness of Emre Can, Divock Origi and Philippe Coutinho for the action at White Hart Lane.
Willian and Mikel John Obi are both in contention for the showdown between Chelsea and Burnley at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal remain without the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Danny Welbeck and Per Mertesacker for their London derby date with Watford this afternoon.
Jesse Lingard has recovered from injury and is in contention for the game between Manchester United and Hull City this evening.
Kickoff is at 18h30 - South African time.
Bayern Munich have made an impressive start to the German Bundesliga season.
Robert Lewandowski fired a hat-trick in their 6-0 demolition of Werder Bremen last night.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, will see action in La Liga tonight.
They have a date with Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu.
Bafana Bafana striker, Tokelo Rantie, is no longer with Bournemouth.
Rantie has joined Turkish club Genclerbirligi.
Griquas have beaten the Pumas 41-35 in Currie Cup action in Nelspruit.
Golden Lions also won in the Currie Cup yesterday.
They thumped Boland Cavaliers 60-12.
Cell C Sharks will host the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup this evening.
Kickoff is scheduled for 18h10.
Marius van der Westhuizen will referee the game at Growthpoint Kings Park.
The Sharks remain without injured flyhalf Patrick Lambie.
Sharks head coach, Robert du Preez, said this week that he is hoping Lambie gets to play for the Sharks before returning to the Springbok squad.
Top seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, has comfortably won her semi-final at the Connecticut Open tennis tournament.
Radwanska defeated Petra Kvitova 6-1 6-1 in New Haven.
Radwanska will face tenth seed, Elina Svitolina, in the final.
The second and final cricket Test between the Proteas and New Zealand is set to start in Centurion today.
Good weather is predicted for all five days at Supersport Park.
(File Photo: Andre Bloem)
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