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Frank Lampard’s first game in charge of Chelsea will be against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United. (Matthew Aston/Getty)
AGENCY

Lampard returns to Chelsea as head coach

The club’s record goalscorer will take over as Maurizio Sarri’s successor after signing a three-year deal

  • Agency
2 min read
Pirates fans and assistant coach Rhulani Mokwena are hoping for the Soweto Derby magic they know so well to waft their way this weekend. (Lee Warren/Gallo Images)
DERBY

New blood braces for El kasi’co

History hovers over occasion as sold-out Calabash prepares to welcome debutants in stirring Soweto Derby

  • Luke Feltham
7 min read
Fans holding the posters of President Jacob Zuma and Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe during the Absa Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg
DERBY

Derby ends in a draw

Despite the highly anticipated game ending in a stalemate, the almost 90 000-strong crowd enjoyed a thriller at the Soweto derby.

  • Sapa
4 min read
Sergio Aguero with the Premier League trophy.
DAVID CONN

And now for Europe …

For Manchester City fans, it took 44 years to win a championship but there will be obstacles in their attempts to triumph away, writes David Conn.

  • David Conn
7 min read
CESC FABREGAS

Adebayor nets three as Gunners thrash Derby

Emmanuel Adebayor came off the bench to score a hat-trick as Arsenal thrashed already relegated Premier League basement side Derby County 6-2 at Pride Park on Monday. It was the…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
DERBY

SA’s war veterans confront demons in the bush

Amid the majestic beauty of South Africa’s Magaliesberg mountain range, veterans of the battle against whites-only rule are trying to banish demons that still haunt them.…

  • Florence Panoussian
4 min read