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21/12/2024

Kaizer Chiefs legend Brian Baloyi said the club should have done more to sign former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Bongani Zungu.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/bongani-zungu-is-the-type-of-player-kaizer-chiefs-should-be-signing-says-club-icon-brian-baloyi-87473cae-a752-494f-baec-1833c799f327

21/12/2024

Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland will find his form so long as the rest of his Manchester City team-mates raise their game but has not ruled out January transfer window signings as he looks to revive the Premier League champions' fortunes.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/premier-league/pep-guardiola-confident-of-erling-haaland-revival-if-manchester-city-play-better-7cdb5216-9273-4ccb-89ca-3d2d5592f418

21/12/2024

World Rugby's men's player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit was one of the five nominees for this year's SA Rugby Awards after another stellar year in the green and gold.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/pieter-steph-du-toit-leads-sa-rugby-awards-nominees-after-another-stellar-year-for-springboks-538fb59c-1d3b-43bc-9b68-a2a33d4e1acf

21/12/2024

As a former Kaizer Chiefs player, Shaun Bartlett was encouraged by the strong start the AmaKhosi made to the current Betway Premiership season with two wins in a row under new coach Nasreddine Nabi.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/watch-a-strong-kaizer-chiefs-is-important-for-sa-football-says-shaun-bartlett-e2fd41a2-b2d1-452f-b3a3-2bfda9321e20

20/12/2024

Despite his off-field issues, Siya Kolisi is still playing his best rugby insists former South Africa flyhalf Naas Botha.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/plenty-still-to-come-from-springbok-skipper-siya-kolisi-says-naas-botha-8ecb59d3-434a-4011-ad3d-e26600bfe02d

20/12/2024

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro is happy for the chance to work with Thembinkosi Lorch again, with the two reunited for Saturday's Black Label Cup clash.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/jose-riveiro-delighted-to-be-reunited-with-convicted-abuser-thembinkosi-lorch-for-black-label-cup-match-1fc0caae-c201-44bc-ae7f-56034cab8f30

20/12/2024

Chelsea showed once more that they are a team on the rise with a 5-1 thumping victory over Shamrock Rovers in their Europa Conference League clash, at Stamford Bridge, on Thursday.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/premier-league/chelsea-vs-shamrock-rovers-blues-flex-their-muscles-with-another-europa-league-rout-7243deb4-7da4-4c27-a82b-7d6b1b28bea3

20/12/2024

A late comeback was not enough this time as Manchester United went down 4-3 to Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup, in London, on Thursday.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/premier-league/tottenham-vs-manchester-united-ruben-amorim-says-we-were-the-best-team-despite-efl-loss-65be952c-319e-4e5a-a2ff-1079a5220897

20/12/2024

South African Formula One Grand Prix: Cape Town or Kyalami?


Comment by Obakeng Meletse

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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/south-african-formula-one-grand-prix-cape-town-or-kyalami-60c9243a-2678-4a52-8066-d917ae8697ec

20/12/2024

A superb all-round performance propelled Pakistan to a second successive ODI series victory in South Africa after a comprehensive 81-run victory over the Proteas at Newlands on Thursday night.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/lone-hand-from-heinrich-klaasen-not-enough-to-save-proteas-from-pakistan-series-loss-1d5355a6-c585-4446-b452-e5b7f864e50b

19/12/2024

WATCH: Was Tatjana Smith’s R100 gift the top sporting moment of 2024?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

On the team’s return to South Africa, at OR Tambo International in August, a proud fan who got to be up close and personal with Tatjana Smith was generous enough to hand the retiring swimming star a R100 note for her performance in Paris.

19/12/2024

IQRAAM Rayners put his former team to the sword on Wednesday night as he scored the solitary goal in Mamelodi Sundowns’ 1-0 Premiership victory over Stellenbosch FC at the Cape Town Stadium.


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https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/sport/iqraam-rayners-does-the-business-for-mamelodi-sundowns-against-ex-team-stellenbosch-fc-7230eb50-6884-4dca-b964-17e642f378f7

18/12/2024

The Proteas on Wednesday announced two uncapped quick bowlers in their Test squad to take on Pakistan, in a two-match series starting in Centurion on Boxing Day.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/proteas-call-up-kwena-maphaka-and-corbin-bosch-for-pakistan-test-series-1ded81cc-cb88-469f-8c05-6c982d830b25

18/12/2024

The match to determine the official club world champion sees the best of the continental winners, Pachuca of Mexico, take on European titleholders Real Madrid on Wednesday.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/real-madrid-and-pachuca-clash-for-club-world-champion-title-in-intercontinental-cup-final-85508711-3afb-438d-b5d5-b015f76dc6d6

18/12/2024

Marcus Rashford could be ready for a move away from Manchester United according to his latest interview.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/premier-league/marcus-rashford-ready-for-new-challenge-set-to-leave-manchester-united-40ed90b0-b464-4767-9f17-328c096ee76c

18/12/2024

India's off-spinning great Ravichandran Ashwin announced his immediate retirement from international cricket following the third Test against Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/international/end-of-an-era-indias-ravi-ashwin-retires-from-international-cricket-after-drawn-test-against-australia-f019e034-81b0-4531-bfd5-7c0f3b0c447e

18/12/2024

Despite falling from 70 without loss to 88/4 while Pakistan allrounder Salman Agha spun circles around the Proteas attack, South Africa batsman Heinrich Klaasen insisted their are no major concerns for his team against the tweakers.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/pakistan-vs-proteas-no-problems-against-spin-says-sas-heinrich-klaasen-9003ee30-e21e-43bf-b615-7ebb507c35f9

17/12/2024

Bafana Bafana keeper Ronwen Williams may have had a night to remember at the Caf Awards in Morocco on Monday, but it just doesn’t make sense that the ace goalkeeper was not included in the African team of the year.


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https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/robbed-why-didnt-ronwen-williams-make-caf-team-of-the-year-b8b02165-bfe5-4618-92f5-3be71ad3cfe4