Pienaar marked his return from a hamstring injury by meeting a cross from Kevin Mirallas in the 57th minute and slotting it in with his first touch.

The top four on the South African sports list were golfers. Els was followed by Louis Oosthuizen, Retief Goosen and Charl Schwartzel.

Fulham had lost their previous 19 league visits to Goodison Park and the way Martin Jol's side played for long periods suggested they knew it would be another fruitless exercise.

Nikica Jelavic and Steven Pienaar grabbed late goals to complete a remarkable fightback as Everton beat Tottenham 2-1 at Goodison Park to go fourth in the Premier League on Sunday.

Everton held on for a 1-1 draw at QPR despite Steven Pienaar's second half dismissal at Loftus Road on Sunday.

South Africa are rebounding from captain Steven Pienaar's decision to quit international football, his successor

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert suffered a nightmare home debut as his team went down 3-1 against Everton at Villa Park on Saturday.

South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar has rediscovered his best form since returning to Everton, according to Toffees captain Phil Neville.

Steven Pienaar scored in his first game back at Goodison Park as Everton beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has insisted that South African striker Steven Pienaar still has a future at the club despite making just five league appearances since joining last year.