Real & Barca Starting XIs Announced

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Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have announced their starting line-ups for tonight’s El Clasico. The two Spanish giants meet each other in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey, with the first leg taking place at Santiago Bernabeu. It’s also a clash between the top two sides in LaLiga, with Barca sitting seven points ahead of Real. However, the Blaugrana will be out for redemption after losing 1-0 to Almeria on the weekend and being eliminated by Manchester United from the UEFA Europa League last week. Real, meanwhile, dropped points in the Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid, but won their

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Downs Into Nedbank Quarters, Shalulile Breaks Record

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Mamelodi Sundowns beat a resilient Marumo Gallants in front of an euphoric Siwelele crowd in Bloemfontein to progress to the Nedbank Cup quarter-finals, with Peter Shalulile breaking a competition record. Shalulile opened the scoring in the seventh minute already after being picked out by Neo Maema inside the box, stopping the ball with a superb first touch before putting it past Washington Arubi. The goal was his 12th in the competition overall, breaking the record of Hlompho Kekana, who had netted 11 during his playing day. Shalulile made it 2-0 after 25 minutes, converting from close range after being set

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Foster Happy With FA Cup Outing

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Lyle Foster says that patience was key for Burnley as they secured their first FA Cup quarter-final spot since the 2002/03 season. Foster was handed a starting berth by manager, Vincent Kompany on Wednesday night, and completed 83 minutes as he led the line for his team against a stubborn Fleetwood Town side that have proven difficult to beat for many teams recently. The 22-year-old showed elements of what he was capable of with some well-timed runs, and could have had a goal and an assist on a different day with the opportunities that came his way. Ultimately, though, it

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Gallants & Sundowns Starting XIs Announced

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Marumo Gallants and Mamelodi Sundowns have announced their starting line-ups for this evening’s Nedbank Cup last-16 encounter at Toyata Stadium. Two busiest clubs in South Africa will battle this evening in Nedbank Cup round of 16 for a place in the quarter-finals. Gallants, who has made it habit to compete in the CAF Confederations Cup, are yet again finding themselves on a tight schedule. Bahlabane Baa Ntwaa lock to book a spot in the last eight of the tournament when they face Rulani Mokwena’s well-oiled Sundowns machine. However, they will continue to battle without Nedbank Cup specialist, Dylan Kerr, who

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Middendorp – I’m Not In Dreamland

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Swallows coach Ernst Middendorp has taken his calculator out, saying he is not in “dreamland” to think that 30 points will be enough to avoid relegation. The Soweto giants finally won away from home for the first time this season, beating Chippa United 2-1 over the weekend to remain 14th on the DStv Premiership table with 24 points after 21 matches. That win spelt the end of the stay for Morgan Mammila, who was replaced by Kurt Lentjies on Monday.   Normally, as history tells us, 30 points are enough for any team to survive the relegation fight, just like

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Bay To Ignore ‘Noise’ Ahead Of Chiefs Clash

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Powerful forward Somila Ntsundwana has called for his Richards Bay teammates to “ignore the noise” after losing their last three league matches on the bounce. Ntsundwana says inconsistency has been the issue to many clubs this season, bar Mamelodi Sundowns, who have won 15 league matches on the bounce, a record in the league. Bay, who are newbies in the top flight after gaining promotion last term, have stumbled of late and picked up just two wins since the season resumed following the FIFA World Cup break. In the first round, the Natal Rich Boyz won seven, a good return,

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Done Deal: Barca Sign Ronaldinho Son

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FC Barcelona have signed João Mendes, son of club legend Ronaldinho, on a pro-contract. The 18-year-old joined the club’s famed academy La Masia, and will initially run out for the club’s youth teams. Mendes took part in trials at the club in January and was now signed. He was recently a free agent after leaving Brazilian Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte in 2022. He scored 94 goals and assisted 70, and was twice named FIFA’s Player of the Year during his reign at Camp Nou. The former No. 10 lead the Blaugrana to two LaLiga titles, two Spanish Cup and one UEFA

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Motsepe Makes Huge SA Football Announcement

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns and current CAF president, Dr Patrice Motsepe made a massive announcement about a new national schools sport sponsorship. Motsepe alongside Dr Precious Moloi Motsepe and Minister Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, hosted a Press Conference on Thursday to announce a massive national schools sport sponsorship, a first of its kind on our Continent and one of very few in the World. They were joined by Minister Nathi Mthethwa Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gauteng Premier, Premier Panyaza Lesufi, the former MEC for Education in Gauteng, Dr Danny Jordan, SAFA President and the Leadership of Netball

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Lack Of Game-Time Frustrating Andile Jali At Downs

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The uncertainty around Andile Jali’s future with Mamelodi Sundowns looks to have left him bruised and seems to have gotten the better of him recently, according to iDiski Times sources. Jali is believed to be frustrated at Sundowns and that is due to the lack of game time, hence it is why the player has allegedly been misbehaving of late. According to a few sources, this is a ploy to be fired by the club’s internal Disciplinary Committee. This week reports in local media have been awash that Jali and Sipho Mbule allegedly arrived at the club’s training-base camp under

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