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Doctors pleads with government to end strike
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 The Doctors' Forum on Thursday called on the government and public service unions to end the strike.
"We call on government to continue negotiations with immediate effect and work hard for a compromise solution between themselves and the unions," the association's spokesperson Moatshe Sekhu said.
Unions have rejected government's offer of a 7.5% wage increase and an R800 housing allowance. They are demanding an 8.6% hike and a R1 000 housing allowance. |
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Pakistan players charged
The fixing scandal surrounding the Pakistan cricket team escalated on Thursday when three players were charged with corruption and suspended by the sport's governing body in a case that has rocked the team's tour of England and tainted the integrity of the game.
The International Cricket...
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The Boks' missing link - Fourie
The Springboks’ problem in this year’s Tri-Nations is not so much down to fatigue or Irish referees as it is a case of simply missing Fourie du Preez.
Will Genia, who has showed that he is ready to follow in the footsteps of George Gregan for the Wallabies, singled out the injured...
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Bees murder case 'hits Bulls negatively'
The Blue Bulls have admitted that the saga involving prop Bees Roux Roux has had a negative effect on the team's aspirations to defend their Absa Currie Cup title.
Roux allegedly beat to death Tshwane Metro officer Johannes Mohale in the early hours of last Friday.
Speaking...
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Bafana 'believe in Pitso'
As Bafana Bafana embark on another African Nations Cup qualifying campaign this weekend, Macbeth Sibaya yesterday expressed optimism that it would not be as disastrous as the previous one, which ended with the ignominy of South Africa missing the continental finals in Angola this year.
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Who is Imran Khan to talk? He admitted cheating in...
Former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan, later an MP in Islamabad, says the Pakistani cricketers currently embroiled in a cheating scandal should, if found guilty, 'be removed from the team and replaced, and should be punished'. Is Imran, 57, an ideal figure to lecture us on such matters? In a...
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Develiers still have high expectations for Boks
Springbok rugby coach Peter de Villiers says there is room for improvement following last Saturday's 44-31 win over Australia in a Tri-Nations match. The Boks face the Wallabies in the last Tri-Nations match at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Yesterday, a word of warning went...
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Blue Bulls player in court for murder
Blue Bulls rugby player, Bees Roux, is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court today in connection with the death of a Tshwane metro police officer, Sergeant Ntshimane Johannes Mogale.
The 38-year-old metro police officer was allegedly beaten to death as he tried to arrest...
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Boks face tough clash against Wallabies
Saturday's Tri Nations clash against the Wallabies is a chance for the Springbok backline to redeem themselves after a woeful display against New Zealand. It will also be fullback, Frans Steyn's first Bok outing since the Wales Test two months ago.
Steyn is confident that his career path...
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Liverpool sneak through
Berne - Liverpool diced with elimination before scoring two late goals to win 2-1 at Trabzonspor and squeeze into the Europa League on Thursday while Swiss second division side Lausanne came through with a shock win over Lokomotiv Moscow.
Rapid Vienna, who knocked out English Premier...
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Semenya ready for Diamond League
Caster Semenya will make her debut on the Diamond League stage at the series-ending meet in Brussels on Friday which will see American sprinter Tyson Gay going for glory in the 100m.
The 19-year-old Semenya has run and won three races since being cleared to compete last month by the IAAF,...
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Villa scores for Barcelona
Madrid - David Villa scored his first goal for Barcelona in a friendly against AC Milan on Wednesday, while behind the scenes the two clubs prepared to continue their negotiations over Barca striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Barcelona won the Nou Camp friendly 3-1 on penalties after the game...
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Single Tiger faces tough playoff series
Tiger Woods begins a new chapter at the Barclays tournament on Thursday, competing for the first time since his divorce and scrambling to qualify for the remainder of the FedEx Cup playoff series.
The world number one, who announced his split from wife Elin on Monday, will be in the...
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Woods marrige finally over!
The scandals of his extra-marital affairs and a love child had to cost Tiger Woods his marriage and family. His life has been extremely difficult since his double life was exposed at the end of last year.
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11 months out... but Caster Semenya cruises to 800...
Caster Semenya made a triumphant return to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on Sunday when she cruised to victory in the women's 800metres.
After winning the title at the World Championships last year, she was forced to miss 11 months of competition while having gender tests.
'It was not...
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Boks vs NZ: all-day special
Can't make it to the big match? The SuperSport.com team is at FNB Stadium on Saturday to bring you a multi-media experience that is second only to being there yourself.
Join us from 10:00 onwards for everything from up-to-the-minute video updates to Q&A interaction with the SuperSport...
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Mphela attracts interest
Katlego Mphela’s agent revealed an English Premier League club that has shown interest in signing the Bafana Bafana striker.
The day after an improved bid of R14-million for the 25-year-old from Russians Terek Grozny was rejected by Mamelodi Sundowns, Steve Kapeluschnik told...
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Smith to cut back leadership role
Graeme Smith on Wednesday announced his desision to stand down as national captain of the Standard Bank Pro20 International squad with immediate effect.
Smith will also relinquish captaincy of the ODI squad at the conclusion of the 2011 ICC World Cup next year, but will remain captain of...
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John Smit’s 100th Bok cap a ‘great achievement’
SPRINGBOK captain John Smit will earn his 100th cap in Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg.
Yesterday coach Peter de Villiers included Blue Bulls scrumhalf Francois Hougaard in the starting team and also made a number of changes from the...
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Boks defends thei captains fitness
“John is as fit and ready as ever. He is in a peak physical condition if you look at the pace he is running at and the GPS data. There have been some questions about his weight, but his weight is exactly the same as it has been for the last three years. The fat percentage is also exactly the...
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Its official: NZ are being favoured by refs
It's official! New Zealand are treated differently by referees to either of their Tri-Nations opponents.
The statistics from the first five games of this year's competition show a staggering difference in the ratio of penalties per yellow card. Suspicions are rife at the highest levels of...
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Andy Murray tops Roger Federer in final
Andy Murray beat Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5 to defend his Rogers Cup title on Sunday.
The 23-year-old from Scotland overcame several rain delays to become the first man to repeat as champion since Andre Agassi in 1995. He beat world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.
"Winning a tournament...
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TIGER WOODS BACK ON TRACK
Tiger Woods was not about to go singing from the rooftops about a round which left him tied for 24th after day one of the final major of the year.
But the world number one still recognised that a one-under-par 71 when the USPGA Championship began at Whistling Straits was far better than...
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Winning start for coach Mosimane
The new South African coach Pitso Mosimane poured sand on his so called ‘baptism of fire’ when his side beat Ghana 1-0 in an international friendly at the FNB stadium on Wednesday night.
Mosimane made some wholesale changes to the side that took part in the 2010 Fifa World Cup and...
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Players must come to the party - Pitso
New Bafana Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane has asked his players to come to the party when they face Ghana in a friendly international at Soccer City on Wednesday night. Kick-off is at 8.35pm.
It will be Mosimane's first match in charge since taking over the reigns from Brazilian Carlos...
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Chiefs star Tshabalala going nowhere
Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana star winger Siphiwe Tshabalala is going nowhere ... just yet.
However, the soft-spoken winger, who scored the first goal in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup final at Soccer City on June 11, admitted he wants to continue his career in Europe.
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Manchester United midfielder Anderson hospitalised...
Manchester United midfielder Anderson was fortunate to survive a serious car crash in Portugal on Saturday morning.
The Brazilian spent several hours in hospital after the accident, which occurred in Braga, in the north of the country. Witnesses claimed he was pulled unconscious from the...
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Maradona dropped as Argentina coach
Diego Maradona’s stormy spell as Argentina coach came to an end Tuesday when the Argentine Football Association (AFA) voted unanimously not to renew his contract.
Maradona’s future had been in doubt since Argentina’s 4-0 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals in South Africa...
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Smit faces his toughest test
Springbok captain John Smit faces the toughest test of his illustrious career as he has just under a month to restore the passion and pride in the Green and Gold jersey before his team face the All Blacks on August 21.
Smit and his teammates arrived back from a disasterous Tri-Nations...
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Caster Semenya on her way up!
Caster Semenya is dertemined to give it all taht she has after eleven months of genger controversy.
Semenya crowned her comeback week on Sunday with an easy victory in the 800m, clocking 2min 02.42sec in her favoured event at the Lapinlahti meet.
That was almost two seconds faster...
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King Louis reigns at St Andrews
Rank outsider Louis Oosthuizen won the Open Championship on Sunday, capturing golf's biggest prize by a stunning seven strokes with an accomplished display of front-running.
It was the biggest winning margin in the world's oldest and most prestigious tournament since Tiger Woods won here on...
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Former Kiwi coach: Boks will be back to speed in W...
FORMER New Zealand coach John Mitchell yesterday predicted that the Springboks would “come to speed” in tomorrow’s Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks in Wellington despite their 32-12 hammering in last week’s Test in Auckland.
He also urged both teams to erase any links they...
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Caster needs some time
It is not suprising that Caster did not do well in the latest games in Lappeenranta, Finland.
The 800m champion Caster Semenya has not been allowed to run any race since her win in Berlin world championships in August last year.
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Pitso all but named Bafana coach
Pitso Mosimane is just a whisker away from becoming the new Bafana Bafana head coach, Safa president Kirsten Nematandani implied on Wednesday.
It was public knowledge that the perennial number two was set to take the hotseat following the departure of Carlos Alberto Parreira.
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Boks call up big Flip
The Springboks have placed an SOS to big Bulls lock Flip van der Merwe to join them for the remainder of the Tri-Nations' away leg in Australasia.
Van der Merwe confirmed to SuperSport.com that he will fly out on Tuesday night to join his Springbok teammates in Wellington as a...
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Madrid celebrates with massive party
Madrid gave a memorable reception to Spain's World Cup heroes, with more than 2 million fans lining the streets on Monday to catch a glimpse of Andres Iniesta and company.
The mega-party finished close to midnight on the Explanada del Rey on the banks of the Manzanares river, with...
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Dozens die in Uganda terror attack
As many as 50 people have been killed by two bombs that exploded in Kampala while crowds watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands.
At least one of the victims is American and President Barack Obama has described the attack as deplorable and cowardly.
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Dutch and Spaniards seek overdue glory
The world's most impressive passing team, Spain, face an explosive Netherlands attack in a highly anticipated World Cup final on Sunday with the only certainty being a new, first-time, world champion.
Despite their great traditions, generations of top players and leading clubs, neither...
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Germany-Spain Preview
There will be at least one European representative in the Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, after Germany and Spain go head-to-head in the second semi-final on Wednesday evening. The match gives the Germans the opportunity to avenge their defeat to a Fernando Torres goal in the final...
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SA backs Netherlands ahead of Uruguay clash
De oranje gevaar is rolling into Cape Town.<br /><br />The Netherlands are taking on Uruguay at 8:30pm in the first World Cup semi-final.<br /> <br />Many South Africans still smarting over Bafana Bafana’s thumping by Uruguay said they will be supporting the Dutch on...
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Brazil coach axed after poor performance
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil coach Dunga and all of his technical staff have been dismissed after the side's quarterfinal exit from the World Cup, the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) announced on Sunday.
The decision was widely expected after Brazil were beaten 2-1 by the Netherlands in...
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Netherlands-Brazil Preview
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will play host on Friday to a mouth-watering clash between two pre-2010 FIFA World Cup™ favourites in the Netherlands and Brazil, two sides who have so far exhibited a lethal brand of swift, counter-attacking football. The pair are yet to taste defeat at the finals...
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Uruguay, Ghana chase last four dream
One-time football power Uruguay are on the verge of their first World Cup semifinal appearance in 40 years with African hope Ghana blocking their way at Soccer City on Friday.
Before Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay were the dominant South American team, winning two World Cups in 1930 and...
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Precision and patience pay off for Spain
Spain marched into the quarterfinals in their own unique style yesterday when another display of patient, precise passing let David Villa deliver a 1-0 win over a Portugal side left chasing shadows.
The match was billed as a meeting between the second- and third-ranked teams in the world but...
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World CUp Round 16 Results
Yesterday at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium Netherlands won 2-1 against Slovakia.
Brazil made it a walk over winning 3-0 against Chile.
Today's Fixtures are the last of the Round 16, where we see Portugal against Spain and Paraguay against Japan.
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Weekend Results
Round 16 of the World Cup Soccer has been taking interesting turns. On Saturday, Uruguay took on Korea Republic and won 2-1.
The match between USA and Ghana had Africa sitting on the edge of their seats. at the end of 90 mins, the score was a 1-1 draw, which meant extra time. Ghana...
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World Cup Results And Fixtures
The round-robin is over and we move onto the Round 16 of the Fifa World cup soccer.
The results from yesterday's game of death was a goalless draw. The stadium was filled with yellow and red. There was dancing, singing and celebrating going on at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Portugal and...
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First African Team Goes To The Next Round
Even though Bafana Bafana did not make it through to the next round, Africa still has hope as Ghana has made it through, despite losing 1-0 to Germany last night.
Australia won 2-1 against Serbia,
England won 1-0 against Slovenia,
and sadly Algeria lost 1-0 against USA.
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SA's Out But We're Still Celebrating
Bafana Bafana may not be going through to the next round, but it was a win to celebrate as we won against the 1998 World Cup winners, France.
The rest of the results are as follows:
Uruguay 1 - 0 Mexico
Greece 0 - 2 Argentina
Nigeria 2 - 2 South Korea
"I am...
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Support Bafana Today !!!
Today all South Africans have been urged to support Soccer Tuesday and support Bafana Bafana in their match against France.
Yesterday's results are as follows:
Portugal are in seventh heaven after yesterday's 7-0 win against Korea DPR.
Chile won 1-0 against...
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Weekend Soccer Results
For those of us who were looking forward to watching Ricardo Kaka play against Cristiano Ronaldo in the match where Brasil plays Portugal this Friday, you will be disappointed. Kaka will not play in the next match as he was sent off at last night's game where Brasil played against Ivory Coast. ...
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World Cup Results
Algeria made England scared with their well played tactics in yesterday's game. The match ended with a goalless draw, but Algeria took home the trophy for a well executed game play.
USA fought back Slovenia and the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
Germany took a 1-0 loss against...
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Gonzalo Higuain Scores The First Hat-Trick
South Africa's hopes have been shattered! Yesterday's game between France and Mexico turned out to be something that no one expected. Mexico took a 2-0 win against France. This leaves Mexico and Uruguay with 4 points each.
The match between Greece and Nigeria also saw an African country...
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2010 Results
It was a sad day for South Africa as they lost 3-0 against Uruguay in their second match of the World Cup Finals. Diego Forlan scored two goals for Uruguay in the 24th minute and a penalty goal in the 80th minute. By that time South African fans started to leave the stadium. To add to the injury, a...
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FIFA World Cup Update
Yesterday it may have rained cats and dogs in Cape Town but Italy were determined not to lose their first match against Paraguay. Paraguay’s Antolin Alcaraz scored in the first half. The second half saw Italy’s Daniele de Rossi equalise the score, leaving the final score 1-1.
Cameroon...
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South Africa Showed Them!
To those who said that South Africa could not pull together this world cup – we hope you were eating your words while watching the amazing turn-outs, support and smooth running of the matches. Following the opening ceremony last Friday (11 June) the first match played was between South Africa and...
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2010 World Cup Round-Up
South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena says his side will have no nerves when they walk out in front of an expectant 85,000-strong home crowd at the Soccer City stadium for their World Cup opener against Mexico on Friday.
"We are looking forward to the game," said Mokoena. "We've been through...
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World Cup Fever: Sandton City Lockdown
Open-top bus parades are normally saved until after you have won a trophy but in an inspired move, the organisers decided to send out Bafana Bafana to meet their public two days before they take to the field. It topped any opening ceremony by a mile.
All players are cloistered away in the...
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Eagles Visit Children's Home
Nigeria's Super Eagles on Tuesday took time out of their World Cup preparations to pay a visit to the Amangwe Children's Home at Richards Bay where they spent time with the children, mostly orphans and vulnerable children, and also donated gift items and cash.
The facility, which has...
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Barra Bravas Deported From South Africa
The Barra Bravas are a group of Argentinean soccer hooligans. It had been stated before that the hooligans would not be allowed to attend any of the soccer matches. However, it seems that 10 of these Barra Bravas have made their way to South Africa. Luckily they will not be allowed into the country...
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Nadal And Schiavone Win At The French Open 2010
The men’s final of the French Open 2010 saw Rafael Nadal play against Robin Soderling. Spaniard Rafa won for the fifth time in his career. He took the championship with 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. The King of Clay is on top of the tennis world with a number one ranking amongst the Men’s Singles competition....
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France Arrived In George
France has arrived in South Africa, post their poor result in the warm up friendly. The French team arrived at the airport in George before sunrise this morning. They were greeted by a brass band and fans blowing their vuvuela’s. the friendly game was against China where China took to win 1-0....
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England Touched Down
A cluster of local workers, police and security guards and a pack of television crews welcomed the England World Cup squad to their Rustenburg base in warm sunshine on Thursday.
After a two-hour coach drive from Johannesburg, where they landed earlier in the morning following an overnight...
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Rafa's Got A Spot In The Semi-Final
Rafael Nadal has once again dominated at the French Open when he won the match against Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-4. Nadal is in the semi-finals of the French Open without losing a set - again. In the semi-final Nadal will play Jurgen Melzer. Melzer played and won against Novak Djokovic to...
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Soderling Kicks Federer Out
Defending champion Roger Federer suffered a stunning quarter-final exit at the French Open yesterday Tuesday when the Swiss lost 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 to Sweden's Robin Soderling in a rain-interrupted match on Chatrier Court.
The world number one crumbled in the face of a ferocious onslaught as...
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Bafana's Final 23
Striker Benni McCarthy was dropped from Bafana Bafana's final World Cup 2010 squad on Tuesday morning by coach Carlos Alberto Parreira.
The other four to miss out from the final 23-man squad were goalkeeper Rowen Fernandez, defenders Bryce Moon and Innocent Mdledle, and midfielder...
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Bafana Gives Gautemela A Fiver
Bafana Bafana has done it again. Yesterday (Monday) they played against Gautemela. This was their biggest win so far with winning 5-0. The match was played at the new Peter Mokaba Stadium. The head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira will name the final 23-man squad in Sandton at 9am this morning...
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Muzhingi Wins 2 In A Row
South Africa awoke at 5am yesterday morning to watch the start of one of the gruelling races, the Comrades Marathon. A race that shows courage, support and stamina, to run this race is a reward on its own. The winner, Stephen Muzhingi made time of 5:29:01, just missing the record made by Leonid...
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Bafana Bafana Wins Again
Bafana Bafana has continued to impress their fans before the world cup starts as they have won all matches played so far. Yesterday Bafana Bafana played Columbia in a friendly and won 2-1. This makes 10 matches that they are unbeaten under head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. The goals in the match...
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Brazil Has Landed !
The Soccer World Cup fever has officially hit South Africa this morning as the Brazil team arrived at OR Tambo International Airport. Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greeted his national football squad yesterday (Wednesday) just before they flew to SA. "The president spoke with the...
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Team Arrival Dates For Soccer World Cup
For the past four years South Africa has been preparing for the Soccer World Cup. While celebrations took place commemorating the stages as we get closer to June 11th, today is probably the day that having the Soccer World Cup will really sink in. Today (Wednesday) marks the first overseas team that...
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Federer Thrilled For SA
Roger Federer may be in Paris playing in the French Open, however he has stated that he is thrilled to see the Soccer World Cup being hosted in South Africa. Federer’s mother is South African and he has a ...
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French Open 2010
The French Open started yesterday (23rd May 2010) which has and is being held at Roland Garros in Paris; France may move in 2016. French tennis federation general director Gilbert Ysern said in a news conference this past Saturday that relocating the event from Roland Garros is being considered as...
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South Africa Wins First Twenty20 International
There were some ridiculous decisions by the umpire, and some comical behaviour to start off the first Twenty20 International between West Indies and South Africa at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. South Africa won by one run in yesterday’s (20 May) match against West Indies. Ryan McLaren was a...
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Tiger Adds British Open
Tiger Woods added the British Open to his planned golf schedule in a posting on Monday on his website even though there was no update on the neck injury which has him sidelined indefinitely. Woods could become the first player in 150 years of British Open golf to win the title three times at St...
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Monaco Grand Prix 2010
Mark Webber (Australia - Red Bull) took pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday (16 May 2010). Sebastian Vettel (Germany – Red Bull) finished second and Robert Kubica (Poland - renault) came in third.
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England Wins First One Day Major Title
Yesterday (16 May 2010) everyone was glued to their TV screens watching the final match of the World T20 Cricket held at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Australia, an unbeaten side, batted first and made a low 147 runs. England chased and conquered with 3 overs to spare. This is the first one day...
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Bafana Bafana Thrash Thailand
To celebrate the official opening of the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, the first of a few friendly matches before the opening match of the Soccer World Cup 2010 was played between Bafana Bafana and Thailand. The stadium had 30 000 fans and they were not disappointed as Bafana Bafana hammered...
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World T20 Cricket Final
The world T20 cricket has taken interesting turns these past weeks and has now come to the final. The past two days we saw Sri Lanka and England fight for a place in the final – England won. And yesterday we saw Australia and Pakistan where the aussies took their place in the final. The final...
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World Number One Still In The Game
If you are one of those people who thought Roger Federer is going to retire at the 2012 Olympics, then think again. "People think I'm going to retire at the 2012 Olympics - which is not true.
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Bafana Bafana vs. Argentina
Matthew Booth, Bafana defender has let slip that the SAFA (South African Football Association) is in negotiations with the Argentinian Football Association for an international friendly match on the 31st May.
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Birmingham City wants Bafana Striker
Katlego Mphela, Bafana striker, has claimed that Birmingham City are possibly looking at signing him for the next season. "I am meant to go to Birmingham," said Mphela after Bafana training at Marks Park, adding:
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The Stormers Mission
The Stormers have only one mission on their minds for this Saturday, and that is to beat the Bulls says Allister Coetzee. They have to win in order to secure their spot in the semi-finals. Stormers skipper, Schalk Burger says, “We're playing for a home semi.”
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Soccer World Cup 2010
According to the Business Day, over 200 000 tickets are still available for the Soccer World Cup matches, however, the local organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan is insisting that the tournament will definitely be sold out by June 11.
“I have no doubt in my mind that all of the...
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ICC World T20
The ICC World T20 cricket has been taking interesting turns in the super 8. Results so far this week are:
West Indies lost against Australia, Sri Lanka won, sending India home, England took New Zealand by storm, and Pakistan won which sent South Africa home.
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