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Sundowns are currently second on the PSL log table with 47 points, just three behind log leaders Orlando Pirates. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

End-of-season sanction could cost Sundowns dearly

Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane is hopeful the sanction will be meted out before the end of the season.

Spirited: When he’s not being disciplined by the PSL’s rules committee, Pitso Mosimane, coach and manager of Mamelodi Sundowns, leads his team to great successes on the field. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Pitso’s ‘passion confused with craziness’

Sundowns coach’s players seem to enjoy playing for the former Bafana Bafana striker

I was not made to break: Mbali ‘Don Queen’ Zantsi says a lot of women look up to her as a ‘trailblazer and a pioneer’ and she is determined to revive the glory of boxing in South Africa. (Supplied)

‘Don Queen’ proves that she can go the distance

A two-time winner of the G-Sport Women’s Sport Award and the 2016 WBF Promoter of the Year, Mbali Zantsi is determined to revive the glory of the game

Back with a bang: Joel Masutha, Maccabi FC coach, has finally attained a victory. He says the club is run professionally and that more wins lie ahead. (Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Masutha prays for better times

The hit-and-miss coach believes his bumpy ride may be at an end after his new side bags a win

Empty stands: Bloemfontein Celtic fans, once fiercely loyal to their side, a big factor in their team’s success, are starting to lose hope and drift away. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Celtic’s boardroom troubles chase supporters away

Celtic usually have the upper hand in the derby, thanks in no small part to the chanting of their fans. They lost 3-2

Rodney Ramagalela has been watching from the sidelines while Polokwane City notches up draws and defeats. (Stringer/Gallo Images)

Snubbing the player to spite the face

A cold shoulder often follows the signing of a pre-contract, as Rodney Ramagalela is finding out

Lifesaver: Gugulethu Sirayi is on a mission to reduce the number of deaths and botched circumcisions that often occur during initiation. (Mujahid Safodien/AFP)

Education can cut initiate deaths

Work by a group of volunteers in the Lusikisiki and Flagstaff area of Pondoland has resulted in no deaths at initiation schools there

Cutting to the chase: Boxing South Africa’s chief executive Tsholofelo Lejaka has landed some impressive punches since his 2016 appointment. Can he restore the sport’s glory? (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Lejaka knocks boxing back into shape

The chief executive has won praise from the boxing world for protecting boxers’ interests

Upset: Coach Benson Mhlongo took sabbatical leave after TS Sporting appointed a technical director. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

The technical director curse

In South Africa it seems that shortly after they are hired by a club, the coaches get the boot

Savouring the moment: Banyana Banyana celebrate their victory against Mali during the 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations semifinal in Ghana. (Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix)

Banyana’s bittersweet success

The national team is good enough to get to the Awcon final, but the gender pay gap remains

Tshegofatso Mabaso of Bloemfontein Celtic (left) and Daniel Cardoso of Kaizer Chiefs battle in an Absa Premiership match. Chiefs would do well to acquire Mabaso. (Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)

Go shopping to boost PSL season

The lacklustre top three sides could look at recruiting new talent to kick-start their bids for glory

Chippa United fired Dan Malesela three matches into the 2018-2019 season. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

PSL coaches on the ropes

With football clubs notorious for early firings, these guys could be unemployed by year-end

Several South African boxers have died violently outside of the boxing ring. Mayisela has asked that boxers focus on the sport over partying.

Blood outside of the ring

Several South African boxers have died violently outside of the boxing ring. Mayisela has asked that boxers focus on the sport over partying.

Thandani ‘Bibo’ Ntshumayelo hopes to return to football after a two-year absence. (Duif du Toit/Gallo Images)

New lease of life for Bibo

With determination and a little bit of help from his friends the player could make a comeback