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Brandon Truter aims for redemption as Sekhukhune face Orlando Pirates

Sekhukhune United coach Brandon Truter is determined to seek redemption as his team prepares to take on Orlando Pirates. The recent Carling Knockout Cup quarter-finals saw Sekhukhune narrowly ousted by TS Galaxy in a penalty shootout, raising doubts about…

Carling Knockout Cup: AmaZulu cruise past Golden Arrows, TS Galaxy advance

Junior Dion was the standout player as AmaZulu triumphed 3-0 over Golden Arrows in the Carling Knockout Cup at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Dion, the Ivory Coast striker, secured a remarkable first-half hat-trick, with his first goal coming in the…

Cristiano Ronaldo nets 400th goal since 30th birthday

Cristiano Ronaldo reached another milestone as he scored his 400th goal since turning 30, in All Nassr's 2-0 win over Al Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo, 38, picked up the ball on the edge of the penalty…

Orlando Pirates not doing enough to win games, says Jose Riveiro

Orlando Pirates boss Jose Riveiro was forced to admit that his side again under performed, in their Carling Knockout Cup quarter-final defeat to Richards Bay. The two DStv Premiership sides played out a goalless draw at the Moses Mabhida…

South African Football mourns the loss of Bonginkosi Ntuli

In a heartbreaking announcement, AmaZulu FC have confirmed the passing of their beloved centre-forward, Bonginkosi Ntuli, who battled an aggressive form of cancer that ultimately claimed his life. The news reverberated through the football community, as fans and fellow…

Arsenal say Premier League players and fans deserve higher refereeing standards

Arsenal have called for refereeing standards to be addressed and thrown their support behind manager Mikel Arteta's after he branded the VAR decision not to rule out Anthony Gordon's match-winner at Newcastle "an absolute disgrace". The Premier League club…

Carling Knockout Cup Quarter-Final preview wrap

The Carling Knockout Cup continues this weekend with a number of quarter-final ties... Richards Bay v Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates will have one eye on the Carling Knockout Cup as they travel to the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday…

English Premier League Preview

Almost a third of the way there and the League is still as competitive as ever! I read an article the other day suggesting that Sheffield is effectively relegated…my dear people, if this League has shown us anything, it…

Spurs v Chelsea Preview

Spurs vs Chelsea | Monday 6 November | The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 22:00 I know it’s not ideal to have a feature fixture being played on a Monday night, let alone 10pm SA time, but this is…

DStv Premiership preview

The DStv Premiership continues to heat up, this past weekend Lamontville Golden Arrows shocked Kaizer Chiefs to a 2-1 victory and are continuing to close the gap between them and log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns who are currently on 24…

French Ligue 1 Preview

The summit of the table looks changed with Nice occupying top-spot after Monaco’s failure to win at Lille. Here’s what to look forward to in week 11 as the action continues in Ligue 1! Friday, 3 November PSG…

German Bundesliga Preview

The Bundesliga’s biggest fixture takes place this weekend as Borussia Dortmund host Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker. But even with such an enormous fixture on our hands we can’t dismiss league leaders Bayer Leverkusen picking up their eighth win…