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Bafana in catastrophic Nations Cup draw

As time slipped away for Bafana Bafana in the closing stages of their catastrophic 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw against 163rd-ranked Sierra Leone at Atteridgeville's Super Stadium on Saturday afternoon, coach Joel Santana involuntarily ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  21 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Aaron Mokoena

Challenging draw for SA Wimbledon hopefuls

It was one of those "could have been worse, could have been better" draws for Kevin Anderson and Izak van der Merwe, the only South Africans to earn places in the singles when the historic Wimbledon tennis championships begin in London on Monday. ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  21 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Izak Van der Merwe,  Kevin Anderson,  Gilles Simon,  Nicolas Almagro,  Roger Federer

Bafana look to walking wounded

Needing all the help they can get on the evidence of their insipid 2-0 defeat against Nigeria on the weekend, Bafana Bafana were on Monday urgently seeking to rehabilitate their walking wounded before the vital second African Nations Cup qualifier ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  3 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Bryce Moon,  Benson Mhlongo,  Lerato Chabangu,  Benni McCarthy

Mabuza too good for Argentinian tornado

South Africa's highest-rated boxer, Silence Mabuza, silenced raging Argentinean tornado Damien Marchiano to retain his IBO world bantamweight title with a rousing fifth-round TKO win on Saturday night. Although relatively slightly built, even for the ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  1 Jun 2008

Mabuza ready to silence little-known Argentinian

Articulate, incisive boxer Silence Mabuza is rated fifth best in his division in the world by the authoritative Ring magazine. And, taking this assessment at face value, the versatile bantamweight champion should have little trouble in accounting for ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  31 May 2008

Raselemane: Death of a football natural

He was what could justifiably be termed a soccer "natural", instinctively going about his business on the field, doing the right thing at the right time. But the tragic death of likeable Wits University and former Bafana Bafana striker Abram Raselemane ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  29 May 2008
Related Topics: Santos, Ltd.,  Manchester United,  Carlos Queiroz

Ajax 'robbed' of PSL top spot

Ajax Cape Town players slumped to the ground -- many of them in tears -- after drawing 2-2 with Golden Arrows at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban on Sunday, failing to score the goal that would have earned them the Premier Soccer League (PSL) ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  18 May 2008
Related Topics: Siboniso Gaxa,  Andre Arendse,  Santos, Ltd.,  Hans Vonk

Chiefs canter past Celtic

Bloemfontein Celtic were beaten 2-0 by Kaizer Chiefs at Loftus on Wednesday night in an Absa Premiership clash, with the Free State side outperformed by a team who playing their best soccer of the season. Amakhosi's late surge has effectively earned ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  15 May 2008
Related Topics: Arthur Zwane

'Golden point' for Thanda Royal Zulu

It was described by their officials as a point "worth its weight in gold" after relegation-embattled Thanda Royal Zulu had drawn 1-1 with Santos in Hammarsdale on Sunday afternoon. And when it comes to splashing out nuggets of gold, the team whose ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  11 May 2008
Related Topics: Gordon Igesund,  Wayne Roberts (footballer),  Santos, Ltd.

Chiefs overcome Pirates in derby clash

Who said seven is a lucky number? Not Orlando Pirates, that's for sure. In a derby encounter of much action and excitement for the near-capacity 40 000 crowd at Mmabatho Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Buccaneers lost 1-0 against Kaizer Chiefs ...

From SY LERMAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  10 May 2008
Related Topics: Shaun Bartlett

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