Latest sports news and fixtures on Sunday, 1 December

There is quite a bit for sport fans to look forward to on the first day of December.

Latest sports news and fixtures

Absa Premiership

AmaZulu vs Maritzburg United at King Zwelithini Stadium, kick off at 15:30

AmaZulu are itching to get off the relegation zone and have a tough task hosting Maritzburg United.

Both teams suffered defeat in their last outing, and will be looking to get back to winning ways.

The visitors slipped down to the bottom half of the table, but three points gets them up as high as seventh place, while a win for the struggling Usuthu hands them some much needed relief from the dreaded red zone.

Chippa United vs Baroka FC at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, kick off at 15:30

The day’s other fixture takes place in Port Elizabeth, where Chippa United host Baroka.

The home side are stuck at the bottom of the table, looking for a win that would see them leapfrog their opponents.

They will be in high spirits, coming off the back of two straight victories, where they bagged five unanswered goals and will look to carry that winning momentum in front of their home crowd.

Golf

A decent number of South Africans are in the pursuit of the title at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.

Branden Grace, Zach Lombard and MN Viljoen are the closest to Spaniard, Pablo Larazzabal, who set the pace at 11 under par.

The championship is in its final day.

Latest sports update

The Principality Stadium in Cardiff witnessed a flurry of tries as Wales downed a valiant Barbarians side in what was Warren Gatland’s last match in charge of the Dragons.

The match ended 43-33 to the hosts, with winger Josh Adams, who finished leading try-scorer at the Rugby World Cup, adding two to his tally, along with Ken Owens.

For the Babaas, Sharks utility player Cuts in Bosch was responsible for 13 of the points scored, dotting down and contributing four conversions, with SA-born Scotland loose forward Josh Strauss also diving over for a five-pointer.

Elsewhere, Mamelodi Sundowns kicked off the group phase of their Caf Champions League campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over Petro de Luanda from Angola.

Mauricio Affonso was on the scoresheet early, followed by Motjeka Madisha, who gave them a 2-0 lead in the first half.

The last goal came after the break, through Sphelele Mkhulise.