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The rise of SA players abroad is good for Banyana

Sport Boipelo Mokgothu -

The growing list of professional women footballers plying their trade at overseas clubs could be the missing piece the side needs to conquer the continent after five failed attempts.

The Hunt is on for ruthlessness

Sport Luke Feltham -

Kaizer Chiefs’ new coach may have all the excuses but he’s likely just buying time for his ethos to take root

Meyiwa murder case postponed amid drama in court

Sport Tshegofatso Mathe -

The murder case of Senzo Meyiwa has been postponed to next month after the appearance of the five suspects in the Boksburg magistrate’s court took an unexpected turn

Five suspects arrested in Senzo Meyiwa case

Sport Tshegofatso Mathe -

Police minister Bheki Cele announced on Monday that his team has arrested five suspects who were allegedly involved in the killing of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa.

Everton stake claim to Merseyside

Sport Luke Feltham -

After a painfully limp decade, the Toffees are once more looking like worthy foes for The Reds

Premier League’s opening madness may well shatter our preconceptions

Sport Luke Feltham -

Thanks to several unique circumstances, this season will likely confound everyone, from pundits to economists

African Blogtable: It all comes down to this

Sport Refiloe Seiboko -

The NBA Finals African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds on the African continent to share their thoughts on the Heat-Lakers matchup at every stage of the best-of-seven series. Here are their predictions ahead of Game 5.

African Blogtable: A bad day at the office for the Lakers, or a sign of things to come?

Sport Refiloe Seiboko -

The African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the continent to share their thoughts on the Heat-Lakers matchup in the NBA finals. After the Heat’s win in the latest game, here are their predictions ahead of game four.

Expect no charity from football’s elite

Sport Luke Feltham -

We should let go of the hope that our favourite clubs are going to act altruistically in English football’s looming financial crisis

Q&A Sessions: ‘Each generation must open doors for the next’ — Desiree Ellis

Sport Luke Feltham -

Desiree Ellis has a deep understanding of the development of women’s football in South Africa. The Banyana Banyana head coach talks to Luke Feltham about how the women’s game has changed over her 40-year career

African Blogtable: How will the Heat respond in game two of the NBA finals?

Sport Refiloe Seiboko -

The African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the continent to share their thoughts on the Heat-Lakers matchup at every stage of the best-of-seven series. Here are their predictions ahead of the second game

African Blogtable: Lakers or Heat, who will win the 2020 NBA finals?

Sport Refiloe Seiboko -

The NBA finals African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the continent who share their thoughts on the Heat-Lakers matchup at every stage of the best-of-seven series. Here are their predictions ahead of game one

African Blogtable: Who makes it out of the NBA conference

Sport Refiloe Seiboko -

Every week the African Blogtable brings together the top basketball minds from across the continent to answer pressing questions about the NBA Playoffs

Slam-dunk apps for basketball in Nigeria

Sport Tolu Olasoji -

Would-be professionals have taken to technology into their own hands to arrange fixtures and tournaments for their favourite sport

African Blogtable: Which team will dominate this year’s NBA Western Conference finals?

Sport Refiloe Seiboko -

This year’s NBA Western Conference finals sees the Lakers face off against the Nuggets, a matchup that last recalled a decade ago. We asked our team of experts for their predictions

The Premier League returns: Strange times, stranger football

Sport Luke Feltham -

English football is set for (another) defiant return, bringing with it several bizarre subplots

Semenya’s long run for justice ends

Sport Luke Feltham -

World Athletics, in its pursuit of Semenya, has destroyed anything resembling fairness. The waters have been polluted, leaving future generations to wade through a set of rules that make sense to very few people.

‘Wrong side of history’: Caster Semenya’s CAS appeal shot down

Sport Luke Feltham -

South Africa’s star Olympic athlete may well have run out of legal options after latest loss in Swiss tribunal

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