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Itumeleng Khune mum on Kaizer Chiefs future

Khune, whose contract with Chiefs expired last month, was not part of the Amakhosisquad that travelled to Turkey for pre-season. And raised speculation that Khunes stay at Chiefs had come to an end. I dont want to be quoted on this issue. Rather speak to Chiefs, Khune told SowetanLIVE d
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25 Jul 2024

The Betway Premiership - Gambling and football is a lucrative, controversial partnership

On the face of it, the Premier Soccer Leagues partnership with online gambling company betway, the new sponsors of South Africas top flight, is a game-changer for domestic football. Valued at around R900 million over three years, the biggest single investment in South African sport, it
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25 Jul 2024

Blitzboks coach talks up teams chances of making Olympics quarter-finals

Despite a poor first day at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday, when they lost to Ireland (10-5) and New Zealand (17-5) , Blitzboks coach Philip Snyman is still confident his team can progress to the quarter-finals and then go even further. The Blitzboks though must beat Japan in thei
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25 Jul 2024

Honorary doctorate recipient Mosimane reflects on his journey

The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Al-Ahly coach was honoured by UJ on Wednesday for his exceptional contributions to the sport and his steadfast commitment to excellence and innovation. Growing up with a humble background, I never imagined that football would open the doors it has for me
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25 Jul 2024

OPINION: Orlando Pirates making all the noise

Fresh from a relatively successful pre-season tour of Spain, Orlando Pirates are making all the right noises ahead of the new PSL season. They launched their brand new jersey on Monday which received positive reviews as well. The Ghost will be forgiven for expecting more from their team
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25 Jul 2024

SuperSport coach Hunt happy to be reunited with Pule

Pule joined Matsatsantsa a Pitori as a free agent recently after he was released by Orlando Pirates at the end of the 2023/24 campaign. Hunt is happy to be reunited with Pule and he believes that the 32-year-old will be helpful at SuperSport because he can play in multiple positions. Hu
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25 Jul 2024

Proteas bowler Gerald Coetzee withdrawn from Test series in West Indies

Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has been replaced by Migael Pretorius in the Proteas squad for next months two-match Test series against West Indies due to injury, Cricket South Africa confirmed on Thursday. The 23-year-old speedster, a key member of the squad, had been ruled out after picki
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25 Jul 2024

Chelseas Maresca expects no problems with Fernandez after race row

Fernandez has been embroiled in a racism row after he posted a video on social media of him and his Argentina team-mates singing a derogatory chant about the France national team as they celebrated their Copa America triumph earlier in July. The song targets Frances star striker Kylian
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25 Jul 2024

Chaos, crowd trouble as Morocco beat Argentina

Argentina thought they had escaped from the Group B match in Saint-Etienne with a 2-2 draw when Cristian Medina scored in the 16th minute of added time. But as their players celebrated, projectiles including bottles and plastic cups rained down from the stands and several spectators ent
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25 Jul 2024