Tim Spirit
Sports analysis, reviews and previews hosted by City Press Sports editor Timothy Molobi.
Will Arthur Zwane bring the faith back for Chiefs supporters in Nedbank Cup?
The Nedbank Cup is upon us and the match to watch will be on Friday when Marizburg United hosts Kaizer Chiefs. What lies ahead for the Soweto giant’s coach Arthur Zwane if they don’t win this one?
Basomboli’s confident debut a sign of better days ahead for Chiefs
Sports analysis, reviews and previews hosted by City Press Sports editor Timothy Molobi.
Record-breaking Faf at SA20, Sundowns’ winning streak sparks financial fair play
The SA20 has taken the country by storm, with Faf du Plessis hitting the first century of the tournament. City Press cricket guru Tiisetso Malepa weighs in on the competition and says:
Sundowns’ run-away train
All eyes are on defending DStv champions Mamelodi Sundowns who are cruising at the top of the log.
Africans redeemed themselves but…
African champions Senegal led the way by being the first from the continent to advance to the knockout stages of the Qatar World Cup. After a slow start in the tournament, the five African representatives jerked up their acts and redeemed themselves in the second round of matches and are…
World Cup of misfortunes
It was a disappointing start for a team who were said to have been in training for six months, as they now hold the unwanted record as the first host nation to lose their opening game in the history of the World Cup. At the rate that they started, they…
Fifa World Cup is here, who is your money on?
Another four years and another Fifa World Cup in the horizon. The countdown has reached the single digits and all eyes will be on the Middle East as Qatar brings out all that glitters to host the tournament.
Put egos aside for the Soweto marathon and Hugo Broos ticks the right boxes
It was a jam-packed sporting weekend with a side of cheesecake thrown into the menu. The talk of the town was the MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida Stadium which saw Orlando Pirates beating AmaZulu to the R8 million first prize money. The big question is: has Pirates coach José Riveiro…
Can Siyabonga Mpontshane redeem himself in MTN8 final?
All eyes will be on the MTN8 final as AmaZulu take on Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. In episode 11 of the Tim Spirit podcast, Timothy Molobi and Daniel Mothowagae calculate the odds.
Soweto Derby: Does Zwane have what it takes to beat Pirates?
The Soweto derby is upon us this Saturday, and all eyes will be on Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane to see if he has what it takes to inflict a defeat on rivals Orlando Pirates.
Chippa’s jack of all trades, MTN8 fires up and was Mané robbed of Ballon d'Or
Sports analysis, reviews and previews hosted by City Press Sports editor Timothy Molobi.
PSL needs VAR now and Sundowns feast on fishermen
Numbers don’t lie, do they? This week’s Timspirit podcast is all about the numbers as they look at Cristiano Ronaldo’s 700 goals milestone and three penalties awarded to Kaizer Chiefs.
Gomes: Overzealous or applying rules to the latter?
From Andile Mpisane to Andile Jali, social media has been trolling the two Andiles in the past week. But it was also Victor Gomes, once again, who was the centre of attraction on Sunday after he dished four red cards during the MTN8 semifinal clash between Kaizer Chiefs and AmaZulu.
Bafana should have played a PSL team instead of Botswana
In episode 5 of the Tim Spirit podcast, looks at Bafana Bafana's upcoming fixtures against Botswana and Sierra Leon and consider for a moment the buying and selling decisions of Sundowns. They also analyse the comments and the decisions of Bafana coach Hugo Broos.
Was it too early for Zwane to be given Chiefs?
With just eight points out of a possible 21 on offer so far, questions are already being asked about Arthur Zwane’s future as Kaizer Chiefs coach.
What really happened with Banyana?
It was a bad day for Banyana but, hopefully, good lessons were learnt there.
Episode 2: Was Khune what Chiefs needed?
In this week’s episode, City Press’ Timothy Molobi and Daniel Mothowagae look at the MTN8 semi-finals draw, dissect what happened between Stellenbosch FC and Kaizer Chiefs at Danie Craven Stadium and talk about financial fair play as it rears its ugly head.
Cape Town City’s thorny legal woes, focus on striker Thamsanqa Gabuza
In our debut episode, we look back at the weekend, particularly the thorny legal issue involving Cape Town City and the PSL and Wednesday’s DStv Premiership matches with our focus on SuperSport United striker Thamsanqa Gabuza after his glaring miss against Orlando Pirates.