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Safa asks Fifa to investigate graft charges

4 hour(s) ago

South African Football Association asks Fifa to probe damaging claims of financial mismanagement made in anonymous dossier

Other Sport

Semenya in race to qualify for Moscow

Caster Semenya runs in her women's 800m semi-final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. Picture: REUTERS
1 hour(s) ago

Caster Semenya hopes to return to competition at the end of July, in bid to qualify for 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships

Cricket

AB de Villiers confident SA can win without Steyn

MOMENTUM: Dale Steyn bowls in the nets at Sydney Cricket Ground during a practice session on Wednesday. Bowling coach Allan Donald says one of the factors that makes South Africa’s pace attack so dangerous is that they work as a group. Picture: REUTERS
3 hour(s) ago

Captain AB de Villiers says Proteas have won with and without Dale Steyn, but agrees there is a lot of pressure on them in the Champions Trophy match against England

Soccer

Ethiopia pleads guilty to fielding suspended player

3 hour(s) ago

Ethiopian Football Federation president Sahilu Gebremariam agrees ineligible player was included and is resigned to losing three points

Cricket

Proteas have edge over Roses, but they’re still a thorny bunch

IN BLOOM: England’s James Anderson, right, celebrates with team-mate Stuart Broad after dismissing New Zealand’s Martin Guptill. The Proteas face the Roses in a Champions Trophy elimination game on Wednesday. Picture: REUTERS
2 hour(s) ago

In the five matches between South Africa and England, when both teams’ survival has been on the line, South Africa have won three and England the other two

Rugby

Bok veterans need to step up against Samoa

NEW RESPONSIBILITIES: Francois Louw, back from honeymoon, and Heyneke Meyer attend the Springboks’ training session at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
3 hour(s) ago

Springbok captain Jean de Villiers is a doubtful starter due to injury, so other veterans will need to step into the breach to ensure a win against Samoa

Soccer

Tahiti coach proud to take part in major tournament

WE THANK YOU: Tahiti players applaud the crowd after their Confederations Cup Group B match against Nigeria at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte on Monday. Picture: REUTERS
1 hour(s) ago

Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta says his amateur team approached the Confederations Cup match against Nigeria like professionals

Opinion

Safa is unlikely to make Gordon Igesund walk

Bafana coach Gordon Igesund is the reason the country believes in Bafana Bafana again, so he is likely to be granted a stay of execution

Other Sport

Rose’s US Open win will spur on English prodigies

PRESSURE OFF: Justin Rose holds his US Open trophy aloft on Sunday. Picture: REUTERS
1 hour(s) ago

English trophy cupboard has remained empty of Major silver for too long, but Justin Rose’s win at the US Open at the Merion Golf club could be beginning of a new era

Cricket

Clarke still on injury list but vows to be fit for Ashes

Sydney send-off: Australia captain Michael Clarke gives a speech next to team-mates James Pattinson, left, and Mitchell Starc during the official team farewell at Sydney airport  on Wednesday. Clarke and his squad were departing for England . Picture: REUTERS
1 hour(s) ago

Australia captain Michael Clarke remains in London to recover from back problem, but star batsman is optimistic he will be fit in time for the Ashes

Other Sport

NSA to detail 50 foiled terrorist plots, including planned NYSE attack

2 hour(s) ago

National Security Agency to give details of 50 classified cases to Congress on Wednesday, as furore over surveillance threatens to overshadow Obama’s Berlin visit

Rugby

Brumbies put an end to Lions’ winning ways

LION HUNT: British and Irish Lions players Justin Tipuric, left, and Toby Faletau, second left, fight for the ball against ACT Brumbies’ Sam Carter, second right, and Siliva Siliva at Canberra stadium on Tuesday. Picture: REUTERS
2 hour(s) ago

Solid Brumbies squad stand up to the pressure and beat the British and Irish Lions 14-12 — their first defeat of the tour

Rugby

Boks plan to master breakdowns

PREPARING: Tendai Mtawarira attends the Springbok training session at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Tuesday. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
4 hour(s) ago

Forwards coach Johann van Graan says Springboks need to adapt more quickly to referees’ interpretation on the field, rather than moaning about it after the match

Soccer

Safa insists Bafana coach will keep his job

Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
1 day(s) ago

South African Football Association president Kirsten Nematandani reiterates support for Bafana coach Gordon Igesund, despite failure on World Cup mandate

Soccer

Bucs raring to go as they return to training

WARY: Orlando Pirates coach Roger de Sa is paying little heed to the log as a sign of Sundowns' ability. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES
1 day(s) ago

Orlando Pirates return to work to prepare for the African Champions League, but some of the tired Bafana players may be sent on holiday

Rugby

Baby Boks and Kiwis look set for another final

ON THE FRONT FOOT: Robert du Preez trains in France before the start of the IRB Junior World Championship. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
1 day(s) ago

A final between the Baby Boks and New Zealand in the IRB Junior World Championship in France looks likely, making it a repeat of the 2012 decider at Newlands

Other Sport

Rose outlines his difficult journey to first US Open title

England's Justin Rose kisses the U.S. Open Trophy after winning the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

Englishman Justin Rose has gone from boy wonder to failed pro before claiming his first Major title with victory at the US Open at Merion Golf Club

Rugby

De Villiers may miss Test against Samoa

RARING TO GO: Eben Etzebeth takes a line-out ball during the Springboks’ training session at the Loftus Versfeld D Field on Monday afternoon. News from the  Bok camp is that he has a shoulder joint sprain. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
1 day(s) ago

Springbok captain Jean de Villiers, who picked up a rib injury in the match against Scotland, may be replaced by Juan de Jongh

Blood, sweat and tears vowed as South Korea tackle Iran for Brazil

Tension mounts between South Korea, who vow to ‘make life painful’, and Iran in build-up to Tuesday’s final Asian World Cup qualifying group matches

Soccer

Protests in Brazil gather pace

ONE VOICE: Demonstrators in Belem, Para State, march during one of many protests in Brazil’s major cities on Monday. Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

Protester numbers reach 200,000 as Brazilians take to the streets to voice widespread anger over poor public services, police violence and government corruption

Cricket

Cricket South Africa should be careful when picking its bedfellows

1 day(s) ago

A thorough clean-out at Cricket South Africa headquarters is needed to get rid of the ‘old school’ air of superiority, writes Neil Manthorp

Soccer

The veteran and the firebrand seal Italy’s victory

Italy's national soccer team player Andrea Pirlo receives a trophy from Italian soccer federation vice-president Demetrio Albertini to celebrate his 100th game with the national team before a training session ahead of the Confederations Cup tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Picture:  REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

Pain and gain for Italy coach Cesare Prandelli as Andrea Pirlo is man of the match against Mexico at the Confederations Cup, but Mario Balotelli gets booked off

Cricket

Spinners hold their own in the fast lane

SPEED VERSUS SPIN: Australia’s Mitch Johnson prepares to let fly against Sri Lanka during the Champions Trophy. Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

Robin Peterson says he expected the ball to swing much more than it has and the Champions Trophy looks like a spinner’s tournament

Other Sport

Reddy upbeat on Athletics South Africa’s future after talks with IAAF

Sascoc CEO Tubby Reddy. Picture: SOWETAN
1 day(s) ago

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee CE Tubby Reddy says meeting with international athletics body was ‘constructive’

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