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Mike Greenaway mike.greenaway@inl.co.za AN injury to loosehead prop Ox Nche has opened the door for “the next Beast”, Ntuthuko Mchunu, to start for the Sharks against the Stormers in Friday night’s Rainbow Cup opener at Cape Town Stadium. The 21-year-old broke into top flight rugby with some stunning displays for the Sharks in the recent SA Rugby reparation Series and it is not surprising that the Maritzburg College Old Boy is being compared to Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira, who, like Mchunu, was a schoolboy loose forward before being converted into a loosehead prop at the Sharks. “Ntuthuko has come through a lot quicker that we anticipated, and I think everyone witnessed that in the Prep Series,” coach Sean Everitt said. “He is a hugely exciting prospect, one that we are going…

Zaahier Adams zaahier.adams@inl.co.za Mamelodi Sundowns 0 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC 0 TTM win 6-5 on penalties Washington Arubi was the hero for Tshakhuma yesterday as the underdogs shocked Sundowns in a penalty shootout in the Nedbank Cup semi-finals at Loftus Versveld. After the match ended in a goalless stalemate after 90 minutes and a further half hour of extra-time, Arubi stepped up and saved Hhlompho Kekana’s sudden death penalty, allowing Thembisani Nevhulamba to drive home the winner that sent TTM into raptures. TTM will face Chippa United in the final on May 8. Arubi was the undoubted Man of the Match, not only for his shoot-out heroics, but also for his brilliant performance in the match itself. The Zimbabwean kept TTM in the contest throughout the 120 minutes with…

Mason Greenwood continued his fine run of form with a second-half brace which helped Manchester United to a 3-1 home win over Burnley in the Premier League yesterday and kept them on course for a top-four finish. The result left United second in the standings on 66 points from 32 games, eight behind leaders Manchester City and 10 ahead of third-placed Leicester City, who have a game in hand. Greenwood fired United ahead in the 48th minute and after James Tarkowski headed Burnley's equaliser two minutes later, he restored the home side's lead with a heavily deflected shot before Edinson Cavani sealed the win. United enjoyed a huge let-off in the first minute as Burnley striker Chris Wood headed the ball into the back of the net after only 13…

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic and crash-halted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola yesterday with Lewis Hamilton second for Mercedes and retaining the lead in the championship by a single point. The win, by a commanding 22 seconds at the chequered flag, was the 11th of the Dutch youngster's career. "It was very challenging out there, especially in the beginning to stay on track to be honest, it was very slippery," he said of a race that started with most drivers on intermediates but some on full wets. "I think we managed everything well." Hamilton, winner of the Bahrain season-opener, took a crucial bonus point for fastest lap on a rollercoaster afternoon for the seven-time world champion, whose race was almost wrecked by a rare mistake. The Briton…

HERMAN GIBBS Orlando Pirates moved up one slot to occupy fourth place on the DStv Premiership standings following their well-taken 2-0 win over Maritzburg United at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto, yesterday evening. With this win, Pirates have 38 points after 22 games and have overtaken Soweto rivals Swallows (36 points) on the latest log. Maritzburg remain in 13th place and have 20 points after 21 games. The opening 20 minutes belonged to Maritzburg, and during this time, they managed five shots on goal and three corners. They enjoyed the lion's share of possession and ran hard at the Pirates defence. Maritzburg's fast-paced attacks on occasion forced Pirates' rear guard to lose their shape, but they managed to absorb the pressure without conceding a goal. Pirates’ goalkeeper Wayne Sandilands pulled…

Stuart Hess stuart.hess@inl.co.za THE South African men’s team’s tour to the West Indies in June and the national women’s team’s trip to England later this year could be in jeopardy if Nathi Mthethwa follows through with his threat to ban Cricket SA as the sport’s governing body in the country. SA cricket was left reeling yesterday after the Minister of Sport said he would be invoking his rights under the National Sports and Recreation Act that include not recognising a federation. Should that happen, CSA will no longer be able to hand out national colours and the Proteas won’t be the national representative team of SA. That could mean the Proteas not touring, and the effects of that on sponsorship deals will be severe for a sport that is already…