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Been there, done that

Africa Fashion Week was experienced with a mixture of frustration and fascination.

Make or break for Chiefs as PSL resumes

Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs have two different goals as the Premiership season resumes on Tuesday and the league heads into the final straight.

Beckham boosts SA bid

South Africa will not walk alone in its campaign to host the 2010 World Cup. Not if David Beckham has anything to do with it.

Rhoo’s last stand

The curtain finally closed on Lucas Radebe’s soccer-playing career on Thursday night when he led Bafana Bafana on to the pitch for the last time. The former Leeds and Bafana…

Bucs can clinch crown

Orlando Pirates look set to be confirmed as Premier Soccer Peague (PSL) champions this weekend. Pirates need just one point from their match against Wits University on Saturday…

Shakes furious at meddling

There were fireworks at this week’s announcement of the Bafana Bafana squad to play England next week.

In the Hunt for the title

The race for the premiership title has become a hotly contested one with five teams there or thereabouts but only three with a realistic chance of winning.

Jordaan dreams again of success

Despite the heartache of 2000, Danny Jordaan is back leading South Africa’s efforts to host the World Cup.

Big soccer teams disappoint

Africa’s traditional powerhouses are on the verge of elimination from next year’s World Cup soccer championships and some are even in danger of missing out on the African Nations…

Cross your fingers for the Soccer World Cup

In their World Cup run, South Africa are playing Russian roulette — with two bullets chambered. Bafana Bafana’s progress to the World Cup is now an ambition rather than a…

It’s tough at the top

Nowhere else in the world do national teams play two games in the space of 24 hours. But that is what is expected of the winning semifinalists in the Confederations of Southern…

Pirates need a cup run

Traditionally, Orlando Pirates have not done well in knockout cup competitions — but how long can their fans go on without any trophies? The last time the Buccaneers won a…

PSL season: A good start is vital

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) season, which gets into full swing this weekend, will be a gruelling one — particularly in the run-up to Christmas. Each of the 16 top division…

Charity going to the dogs

For soccer fans it is a fun day out at the start of the season, but for many others the Telkom Charity Cup means a lot more. Twenty years have passed since the inception of the…

Bafana Bafana: ‘I’m tired of crying’

”Every day and night I battle with my emotions about whether Bafana Bafana should qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany next year. I am a staunch supporter of Bafana Bafana ……

A long way to go to the World Cup

South Africa will host the football World Cup five years from now. But, looking at what Germany has achieved a full year before it hosts the 2006 event, we have to meet a number…

All eyes are on Bafana

The hour has finally come for Bafana Bafana to step up a gear in their final round of World and African Nations Cup qualifiers. South Africa meet Cape Verde, who lie second…

Small but smarter

The curtain has fallen on the Premier Soccer League (PSL), but for the four teams in the promotion-­relegation play-offs, the season has just intensified. Manning Rangers, who…

Wits tripped

A football era has come to an end with the relegation of Wits University from the Premier Soccer League (PSL) — a first in the club’s history. Wits narrowly escaped the drop in…

‘This has been the best PSL season ever’

Kaizer Chiefs is ending the season the way Orlando Pirates started it. On Wednesday night, Supersport United inflicted the most pain on Orlando Pirates after they lost 1-0 to…