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Chiefs add sixth foreigner to squad for coming season
Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed the signing of the Angolan international Ignacio Miguel, who has penned a three-year contract, it was…
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Women’s T20 World Cup moved to UAE from Bangladesh due to unrest
The Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved to the United Arab Emirates from Bangladesh, which has…
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Tennis star Lucas Sithole jets off to represent South Africa at Paralympic Games
South African tennis star Lucas Sithole is set to represent his country at the Paralympic Games, marking another milestone in…
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All Black coach Razor excited about coming to SA
Emirates Lions fans might remember Scott ‘Razor’ Robinson for his breakdancing after his Crusaders team destroyed local hopes in the…
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Hugo Broos names Bafana Bafana squad for AFCON qualifiers
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named a 38-member preliminary squad for next month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)…
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Dricus du Plessis beats Israel Adesanya for middleweight title
South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis won by submission against Israel Adesanya in the fourth round of their title fight on…
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South Africa defeat West Indies by 40 runs in second test
Kagiso Rabada led the way for South Africa as they beat the West Indies by 40 runs in a tense…
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Saudi PIF enters North American football with CONCACAF deal
Saudi Arabia‘s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed a partnership deal unveiled Thursday with North American football governing body CONCACAF…
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India name Morne Morkel as new bowling coach
India have appointed former South Africa test fast bowler Morne Morkel as their bowling coach, the country’s cricket board said…
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Bafana Bafana to face Uganda at Orlando Stadium in Afcon qualifier
South Africa will open their qualifying bid for the next Africa Cup of Nations semifinals with a home match against…
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T20I squad for west indies series announced
White-ball head coach Rob Walter has today named the 15-player squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International (T20I) series against…
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Olympic flag arrival kicks off 2028 pressure for Los Angeles
The Olympic flag arrived under bright skies Monday in Los Angeles, where officials now have four short years to organise…
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Colin Jost gives foot update after exiting Olympics
Colin Jost has shared a hilarious “foot update” after exiting his post as NBC’s Olympic swimming correspondent due to injuries…
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Boks will make changes, but winning will still be the main factor
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus posed a cautionary tone ahead of his side’s return Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia…
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China deliver best Olympics since 2008
China delivered their best performance at a Summer Olympics since the 2008 Games on home soil, winning the joint most…
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USA icon Diana Taurasi bows out of Olympic basketball with sixth gold
Diana Taurasi capped her international career with a sixth Olympic gold medal on Sunday, calling it “truly an honour” to…
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Paris prepares to hand over Olympic baton to Los Angeles
Paris will bring down the curtain on a Summer Games that brought dazzling sport to the heart of the French…
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China completes Olympic table tennis gold clean sweep
China completed a clean sweep of the Olympic gold medals in table tennis Saturday by winning the women’s team title…
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Afghan refugee athlete disqualified for slogan on cape
Afghan B-Girl Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team at the Paris Games, was disqualified after displaying the…
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American Rai Benjamin wins Olympic 400m hurdles title
American Rai Benjamin outstripped Norwegian arch-rival Karsten Warholm to win Olympic 400m hurdles gold in Paris on Friday. Benjamin timed…
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Nafissatou Thiam poised for third Olympic heptathlon gold
Belgium‘s Nafissatou Thiam is on the brink of a third straight Olympic heptathlon crown after a dominant performance in the…
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Marathon swim launches packed Olympic programme
A thrilling open-water swim in the River Seine kicked off Friday’s Olympic action in Paris, which will later see Algerian…
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Men’s 10km marathon swimming to go ahead as scheduled
The Olympic men‘s 10km marathon swimming event will go ahead as scheduled on Friday morning in the Seine River as…
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Harmanpreet Singh double takes India to Olympic men’s hockey bronze
Eight-time champions India came from behind to collect their 13th men’s Olympic hockey medal with a hard-fought 2-1 win over…
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Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva exempts Paris medallists from tax on prizes
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has issued an executive measure exempting Olympic and Paralympic medallists from income tax…
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American enters 400 metres Hall of fame through dogged determination
Newly crowned Olympic 400 metres men’s champion Quincy Hall may have a set of gold teeth to go along with…
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Van Rouwendaal wins Olympic 10k marathon swimming gold
Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands made a late surge to win gold in the women’s 10k marathon swimming at…
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Thailand’s Panipak Wongpattanakit wins historic flyweight gold
Panipak Wongpattanakit made history at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, becoming the first person from Thailand to win two gold…
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Australia’s Keegan Palmer retains Olympic park skateboard title
Australia‘s Keegan Palmer retained his Olympic men’s park skateboard title on Wednesday, leading from start to finish in Paris. Palmer…
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Dutch beat Argentina to reach sixth straight women’s hockey final
Reigning Olympic champions the Netherlands defeated Argentina 3-0 in the women’s hockey semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday as…
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Spain take Olympic gold in marathon race walk mixed relay
Spain won the inaugural marathon race walk mixed relay Olympic title on Wednesday, their duo of Alvaro Martin and Maria…
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Australia says member of men’s hockey team arrested in Paris
A player on the Australian men’s hockey team was arrested in Paris and is being held in custody, the Australian…
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Gabby Thomas sweeps to Olympic sprint gold, boxer in row moves into final
American sprinter Gabby Thomas said she was in “disbelief” after roaring to the women’s 200 metres title at the Paris…
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Open water training in polluted Seine cancelled
Paris Olympics organisers said Tuesday that training for open water swimming in the River Seine had been cancelled due to…
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Britain’s Charley Hull hopes smoking will be allowed at Olympic golf
Olympic athletes are usually known for their clean living, but British golfer Charley Hull is worried that a possible smoking…
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Australia’s Arisa Trew takes gold medal in women’s park
Australian phenom Arisa Trew produced a near-perfect third-run score to claim the women’s park skateboarding gold medal at Paris 2024.…
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Australian Olympic champion swimmer Ariarne Titmus to take extended break
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus said on Monday she was taking a “very extended break” from swimming with the…
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China’s Li wins gold in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol
China‘s Li Yuehong won gold in the men’s 25 metres rapid fire pistol event at the Paris Olympics on Monday…
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Brazil’s Medina hunts medal to go with Games golden moment
Gabriel Medina goes into the Paris Games finals on Monday as favourite to win gold as the Brazilian looks to…
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Simone Biles seeks to extend Olympic gold rush as Duplantis targets world record
Simone Biles is targeting two more Olympic golds on Monday to crown a historic Games in Paris as pole vault…
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Hungary’s Kristof Milak wins Olympic men’s 100m butterfly
Hungary‘s Kristof Milak powered to victory in the men’s 100m butterfly on Saturday to win his country’s second swimming gold…
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Botswana sprint star Letsile Tebogo honours late mother at Olympics
Letsile Tebogo became the first Botswanan athlete to win athletics world championship medals last year, performing unknowingly with his adored…
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South Korea’s Yang Ji-in wins women’s 25m pistol gold
South Korea’s Yang Ji-in won the gold in the women’s 25 metres pistol event at the Paris Olympics after a…
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Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row reaches quarterfinals
One of the boxers at the centre of a widening gender scandal at the Paris Olympics won her opening bout…
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Chiara Leone keeps women’s rifle 3 positions gold in Swiss hands
Switzerland’s Chiara Leone ensured Olympic gold in the women’s 50-metre rifle three positions remained in her country’s possession after triumphing…
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Hong Kong’s Fencing Olympian Cheung returns home to rapturous cheers
Hong Kong‘s Cheung Ka-long was greeted on Friday at the city’s airport by hundreds of fans and journalists keen to…
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Katie Ledecky takes record but Australia win 4×200 free
Katie Ledecky became the most decorated female Olympic swimmer of all time but the US great had to settle for…
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South Africa’s Olympic breaststroke star Tatjana Smith retires
South Africa’s Tatjana Smith confirmed her retirement Thursday after winning Olympic silver in the 200m breaststroke, saying she may not…
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Israel wins first two medals at Paris Olympics
Judoka Peter Paltchik won Israel’s first medal of the Paris Olympics on Thursday, and the Israeli team is guaranteed a…
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Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif in gender row advances after opponent retires
Controversial Algerian boxer Imane Khelif advanced to the quarterfinals of the women’s Olympic 66kg category after her Italian opponent retired…
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