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AS Roma bans players from taking photos with Drake until season ends

A strange trend has emerged where sports stars who have taken selfies with worldstar rapper Drake before a big event or game, get plagued with misfortune and keep getting beat. Serie A club AS Roma are afraid of the rapper's jinx.

Football icon, Ronaldinho, ventures into music 4 years after retiring

Ronaldinho has launched his music career four years after hanging his football boots. The Brazil forward featured in a song with strong political message alongside fellow countryman.

Minnie Dlamini Jones turns up the heat, looking pretty in pink

Minnie Dlamini Jones rocked a short pink dress and fans can just not get enough of it. The entertainment star is looking rather full in the bosom region and this has elevated fans' suspicions of her being pregnant.

Tiger Woods completes greatest comeback in golf at Augusta National

Tiger Woods completed the greatest ever comeback in the history of golf after winning his 15th major title at Augusta National last weekend. He beat 25-year-old Xander Schauffele with just one point to win the prestigious prize.

‘She better not confess’: Mzansi reacts to wife pranking sport-mad bae

A video showing a sport-mad man going completely berserk has surfaced on social media. His wife is believed to be the person switching off his TV at important moments in a match and causes him to lose his cool.

Cristiano Ronaldo leaves young boy emotional after touching his cheek

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Juventus squad for the first time since last month in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg clash against Dutch side Ajax. Cristiano Ronaldo and David Neres scored a goal each for either side.

Al Ahly practice penalties despite 5 goals to overturn versus Sundowns

Football followers were bemused to discover that Al Ahly players were practicing penalty kicks on Thursday. The odds of a penalty shoot-out are extremely slim as they’d need to overturn a 5-0 deficit against Mamelodi Sundowns.

Lucas Radebe turns 50: A look at his inspirational life and career

Bafana Bafana legend, Lucas Radebe, turns 50 today and Briefly.co.za looks at some of the milestones in his life. Radebe earned international acclaim for his exploits for Bafana as well as for Leeds United in England.

Ex-Witbank Spurs coach Shakes Mashaba angry over being fired via SMS

Former Bafana Coach, Shakes Mashaba, has expressed outrage after being fired by Witbank Spurs via text message. "They never had the decency of calling me," Mashaba said. Mashaba was dismissed following a disappointing season.

5 facts about Kofi Kingston, the Ghanaian-born WWE world champion

Kofi Kingston has defied all odds to become the WWE's newest world heavyweight champion. Briefly.co.za brings you some quick facts about the Kumasi-born WWE World Champion that many probably did not know.

Mzansi reacts to Reneilwe Letsholonyane and Siphiwe Tshabalala's bar

Briefly.co.za recently shared a story about Reneilwe Letsholonyane and Siphiwe Tshabalala, two former Bafana midfielders, who have opened a new bar in Dobsonville, Soweto.

PSL prosecutor denies holding grudge against Mamelodi Sundowns

Nande Becker, a PSL prosecutor, says that the PSL does not hold a grudge against Mamelodi Sundowns. This comes as the club faces 5 charges from the PSL. Becker, however, says he previously worked as a loyal director at Sundowns.

Portuguese stadium wants to change its name after Cristiano Ronaldo

Sporting CP is reportedly in talks to rename their stadium after Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo. The club is said to be considering renaming the current Jose Alvalade stadium to either 'CR7 SStadium' or 'Alvalade CR7'.

Billionaire offers to foot medical bill of ailing former soccer coach

A Nigerian tycoon has offered to fund the medical expenses of former Harambee Stars coach, Christian Chukwu. The ailing Nigerian tactician handled the Kenyan National team in 1998.

New world champion: Kofi Kingston beats Daniel Bryan to win WWE title

Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah, popularly known as Kofi Kingston, has defied all odds to become a world champion. Kofi, who is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler, defeated Daniel Bryan to achieve that feat.

Reneilwe Letsholonyane and Siphiwe Tshabalala launch new bar

Reneilwe Letsholonyane and Siphiwe Tshabalala, former midfielders for Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs, have started a new club  -  but not of the football variety. The pair have opened a drinking spot in Dobsonville, Soweto.

Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane likens Themba Zwane to Iniesta

Pitso Mosimane has compared Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder, Themba Zwane, to Andrés Iniesta, the former Barcelona star midfielder. This came after Zwane scored the first goal in Sundowns' 5–0 Al Ahly over the weekend.

Kylian Mbappe: Little boy moved to tears after seeing World Cup winner

Kylian Mbappe leaves a little boy emotional after both met in the dugout before PSG's 3-0 win over Nantes at Par Des Princes. The 20-year-old scored one of the goals from the spot kick to stretch his goal tally to 33 this term.

Lebohang Maboe feels he is a contender for Player of the Season

Mamelodi Sundowns' Lebohang Maboe says he feels he has done enough to be a contender for the PSL Footballer of the Season award. The 28-year-old midfielder scored 8 goals in the last 22 Absa Premiership matches.

World record sprinter Usain Bolt takes on taxi in a race - and wins

Usain Bolt hit the track once against and this time he challenged a motorcycle taxi to a race in Peruvian capital of Lima and won. The Jamaican sprinter stood alongside the colourful taxi and hit the track.

Michael Schumacher's son steps into dad's shoes, drives F1 Ferarri

Mick, son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher, stepped into the cockpit of a Ferrari F1 car and drove his first test laps at the in-season test in Bahrain on April 2. Michael remains the most successful grand prix driver in history.