Swallows face severe sanction for failure to play games
Tshegofatso Mabasa of Moroka Swallows during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 football match between Royal AM and Moroka Swallows at Harry Gwala Stadium on 23 December 2023 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Swallows face severe sanction for failure to play games

Moroka Swallows are unable to fulfil their fixture on Wednesday against champions Mamelodi Sundowns and their home game at weekend against Polokwane City, the Premier Soccer League announced on Wednesday. (more…)

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‘I don’t need new players at Kaizer Chiefs’ – Johnson
Cavin Johnson, head coach of Kaizer Chiefs reacts during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 match between Polokwane City and Kaizer Chiefs at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on 09 December 2023 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

‘I don’t need new players at Kaizer Chiefs’ – Johnson

Kaizer Chiefs won a third successive game with a 1-0 score line as they edged Richards Bay at Soccer City last weekend in what proved a rather apathetic performance in the DStv Premiership and hardly raised any enthusiasm from interim coach Cavin Johnson. (more…)

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DStv Premiership clubs’ Christmas wish-list
Gape Moral of SuperSport United celebrates during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 match between SuperSport United and Orlando Pirates at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on 23 December 2023 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

DStv Premiership clubs’ Christmas wish-list

What was on the Christmas wish-list of each of the 16 DStv Premiership clubs? We take a guess … (more…)

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Ten Hag delight as Man Utd rally to beat Villa
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Ten Hag delight as Man Utd rally to beat Villa

There was much for beleaguered Manchester United to celebrate on Tuesday as new investment into the club was confirmed, they rallied from two goals down to beat Aston Villa and Rasmus Hojlund scored his first Premier League goal for the club. (more…)

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Moroka Swallows can’t look to recent history against Sundowns
Kagiso Malinga of Moroka Swallows tackled by Neo Maema of Mamelodi Sundowns during MTN8 quarterfinal match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Moroka Swallows at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria on 12 August 2023 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Moroka Swallows can’t look to recent history against Sundowns

Moroka Swallows head into the DStv Premiership fixture with Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday having had a slump in form … and history is not on their side either. (more…)

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Christmas shocker – Richards Bay sack Tembo
Kaitano Tembo, co-coach of Richards Bay during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 match between Kaizer Chiefs and Richards Bay at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 23 December 2023 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Christmas shocker – Richards Bay sack Tembo

Struggling Richards Bay handed coach Kaitano Tembo a Christmas Day sacking as the club reached the halfway mark of the season firmly stuck in the DStv Premiership relegation zone. (more…)

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Top coaches without a PSL job
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Top coaches without a PSL job

Cavin Johnson had been out for almost a year before Kaizer Chiefs made him head of youth and now interim first team coach. (more…)

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Bafana’s Afcon opponents name provisional squads
Peter Shalulile of Namibia celebrates during the 2023 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers match between Namibia and Cameroon at the Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto on the 28 March 2023 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Bafana’s Afcon opponents name provisional squads

All 24 competing teams at the 2023 African Cup of Nations to be staged in Ivory Coast from Jan. 13-Feb. (more…)

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Focus back on the DStv Premiership this weekend
Aubrey Modiba of Mamelodi Sundowns challenged by Thamsanqa Mkhize of Cape Town City during the DStv Premiership 2022/23 match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria on 04 April 2023 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Focus back on the DStv Premiership this weekend

There are seven fixtures to be played in the DStv Premiership this weekend with a focus on both ends of the table as teams jostle for position. (more…)

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Late goal puts Real Madrid back on top in LaLiga
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Late goal puts Real Madrid back on top in LaLiga

Fullback Lucas Vazquez scored a header in injury-time to give 10-man Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over lowly Alaves on Thursday and take them back to the top of LaLiga. (more…)

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