Guinea will throw everything at Ghana today in an effort to stay alive in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations soccer competition. The Syli Nationale are on three points and need to beat the Black Stars to boost their chances of a place in the last eight on six points.

THE SA Rugby Union (Saru) yesterday refuted reports that South Africa’s five franchises have threatened to boycott the 2013 Super Rugby season if any of the current five teams are excluded from the competition.

Pitso Mosimane has been warned: Get to the final of next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) – or else. The Bafana Bafana coach has been given this ultimatum by Safa .

THE Border Rugby Football Union (BRFU) are set to launch three academies which will source fresh local talent for the Border Rugby Academy (BRA). This comes after the BRFU launched their premier academy earlier this week.

SCOTLAND are so confident of playing Wales at their own game in a Six Nations clash in Cardiff tomorrow , that they have asked for the Millennium Stadium’s roof to be closed in a bid to ensure ideal conditions.

ALTHOUGH Zambia are undoubtedly the popular choice to lift their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations trophy tomorrow against Ivory Coast, they will have their work cut out for them.

A DEPLETED Bafana Bafana outfit held Ghana to a 1-1 draw in their training match at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg yesterday .

DAYS after Sarel Pretorius was cut from the Springboks' World Cup squad, he sat at the airport contemplating the biggest move of his rugby career.

A spirited Southern Kings team went down 33-20 to a Springbok-laden Free State Cheetahs side in their Vodacom Super friendly rugby match at the Buffalo City Stadium in East London on Saturday.

ORLANDO Pirates coach Julio Leal is excited at the prospect of returning to Port Elizabeth and impressed with the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium’s facilities for next weekend’s Caf Champions League match.