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/ 11 May 2006

Bafana coach rewards Sundowns players

Bafana Bafana interim coach Pitso Mosimane has named no less than six players from the champions-in-waiting, Mamelodi Sundowns, in the national team for the forthcoming Cosafa Cup in Gaborone, Botswana. Four of the players, defender Benson Mhlongo, and midfielders Josta Dladla, Surprise Moriri and defender Vuyo Mere are new to the squad.

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/ 10 May 2006

Odi pitch ‘promising’ for crunch PSL encounter

The state of the Odi Stadium pitch for the crunch Castle Premier Soccer League (PSL) deciding encounter between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates on Saturday has been called ”promising” by acting stadium manager Jerry Moumakwe, who also revealed that no Premier League official had come to inspect the pitch and the stadium prior to the venue being confirmed.

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/ 10 May 2006

No Boks for Currie Cup

Springboks players likely to be involved in the World Cup will be exempt from playing Currie Cup rugby for the next two years. This was confirmed on Tuesday by Andy Marinos, the South African Rugby manager of national teams at a media briefing in Johannesburg.

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/ 23 April 2006

Bulls keep semifinal hopes alive

The Bulls kept their semifinal dream alive with a thorough 46-17 beating of a clawless and clueless Cats team in their Super 14 encounter played at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Coming into this game desperately needing a win to salvage their season from hell, the Cats did not disappoint their critics.

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/ 20 April 2006

Sundowns keep title hopes alive

Zimbabwean international Esrom Nyandoro kept Mamelodi Sundowns’ dream of winning the Castle Premiership alive with a late goal to sink city rivals Supersport United 1-0 in their Premier Soccer League (PSL) encounter played at Super Stadium in Atteridgeville on Wednesday evening.

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/ 23 February 2006

PSL: Sundowns regain top spot

Mamelodi Sundowns finally broke their four-year winless streak against Kaizer Chiefs when they beat them 3-1 in a pulsating Castle Premier Soccer League match played at Loftus on Wednesday evening. The win catapulted Sundowns back to the top of the premiership, keeping their championship aspirations alive.

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/ 16 February 2006

Chiefs keep title race alive

Kaizer Chiefs’ championship hopes were given a much-needed boost when they delivered a clinical 1-0 victory over Premier Soccer League log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns at the FNB Stadium on Wednesday night. Sundowns became their own worst enemy as they failed to make good use of their opportunities.

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/ 12 February 2006

Super 14: Stormers outwit Cats

The Stormers opened their Super 14 account with a well thought out display of rugby to outwit the Cats 23-12 at Ellis Park on Saturday. Playing on a greasy turf after a day of persistent rain in Johannesburg, the Cape Town-based Stormers cleverly opted to play running rugby rather than to take the cautious approach applied by the Cats.