Hungry Chiefs turn the tide against Pirates
Gunners shoot themselves in the foot - twice
World Cup windfall revealed
Ajax hand plucky Chiefs first league defeat
Khune can't dive cos he's had too much cake
BORING PSL administrators are not getting into the spirit of the Rugby World Cup after denying a Bidvest Wits request to wear kit displaying a message of support for the Springboks. Wits wanted to print "Go Bokke" on their jerseys, but tedious PSL general manager Derek "Straightjacket" Blanckensee was having none of it. "The kit manual explains that each team is allowed to have two sponsors, or insignia, printed on their jersey; one on the front of the jersey and one on the sleeves. Each team has to use 200cm² on the front of the jersey and Wits went over the limit," Blanckensee said, almost sending us to Snoozeville.- Manchester double at 18-10 is licence to cash in
- Choose your words carefully, football star
- Hold the hype on Manyisa
- SportFive devil wears dollars
- Top tipplers give event a wide berth
- Strong pulse pounding in SA soccer
- Fear Fergie's fledglings
- Top-flight hitmen out to rack up the score in England
- Banyana's coach is blessed
- Wenger's Gunners can make a point
- 30 seconds with Goztepe's Bradley Grobler
- Eto'o has sold out his greatness
- Mourinho will get madder
- Not even a boost from above will do the trick
- Eye-catching lineup that are doing it for the sisters
I adore you, Bucs - all my love and kisses, Julio
ORLANDO Pirates' weird and wonderful coach Julio Leal was just short of bursting into tears as he expressed his undying love for the Buccaneers this week.Golden-era star press-ganged into playing for Buccaneers
FORMER dribbling wizard Kagiso "Zero My Hero" Mogale will be watching with mixed emotions when Mamelodi Sundowns take on Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 semi-final this afternoon.South African soccer
Sundowns hang on to move to the top standings
Mamelodi Sundowns reached the top of the Premiership standings when they overcame a spirited Bidvest Wits fight back to win 3-2 at the Mbombela Stadium, in Nelspruit.
Iron Duke: I was right
Irvin Khoza feels vindicated for making the "best decision for the club" by replacing treble-winning coach Ruud Krol with Julio Leal before the start of the soccer season.Leal cautions Bucs to work hard
Coach Julio Leal has warned his MTN8-winning Pirates side not to allow their excitement to negatively affect tonight's Absa Premiership match against Santos.
Players jittery for Pirates, Chiefs showdown
These are anxious times for Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs ahead of tomorrow's MTN8 final at Soccer City.International soccer
Norway captain apologises for late night
Norway captain John Arne Riise issued an apology to national team coach Egil “Drillo” Olsen on Friday after some of the team’s players last week stayed out late to celebrate their European Championship qualifying win over Iceland.Lampard desperate to prove critics wrong
Frank Lampard admits he is desperate to prove the critics wrong after Fabio Capello was urged to call time on the Chelsea midfielder’s England career.England players suffer from problem 'impossible' to solve, says Capello
Fabio Capello believes England players are still struggling with a problem in their heads that is proving “impossible” to solve.FIFA to hear Bin Hammam appeal next week
Mohamed bin Hammam’s appeal to FIFA against his life ban from football for bribery will be heard next week, the governing body said on Thursday.Torres under pressure as Spain strikers eye places
The competition for places in Spain’s frontline for Euro 2012 has increased the pressure on misfiring Chelsea striker Fernando Torres.British Soccer
Kean confident despite Rovers fan protest
Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean believes he still retains the support of the club’s Indian owners despite fans writing a formal letter asking them to consider his job.
Ice hockey crash revives Munich memories at United
Manchester United has written to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to sympathise after all but one of the Russian ice hockey team’s players died in a plane crash, a tragedy that has revived memories of the English football club’s air disaster.
Redknapp keen on signing Beckham in January
Former England captain David Beckham would be welcomed back at Tottenham Hotspur with “open arms” and could this time be registered as a player, the Premier League club’s manager Harry Redknapp said on Friday.Spanish Soccer
Barca captain Puyol returns to lineup
Barcelona captain Carles Puyol received medical clearance on Friday to return to play and has been called up to the bench for Saturday’s Spanish league match at Real Sociedad.Barca looking to avoid ‘FIFA virus’
Barcelona have occasionally suffered a dip in form in recent seasons after their players returned from international duty and they are hoping to avoid a similar slip-up when they visit Real Sociedad on Saturday.Recovering Abidal delays Barca contract extension
Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has been offered a contract extension but wants to wait until he is back to full fitness before signing, the France international said on Thursday.Champion's League
Inter the only top gun to misfire
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich began their Champions League campaigns with away victories, while Inter Milan crashed to a home defeat to Turkish outsiders Trabzonspor.Marseille striker Ayew to miss Champions League opener
Olympique Marseille’s Ghana international striker Andre Ayew has been ruled out of the French side’s opening Champions League game at Olympiakos on Tuesday, the Ghana football federation said.UEFA rejects Wenger's appeal against two-match ban
UEFA has rejected Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s appeal against his two-match touchline ban.Europa League
Van der Vaart annoyed at Spurs over Europa omission
Midfielder Rafael van der Vaart is unhappy with Tottenham Hotspur's decision to leave him out of their Europa League squad, having recovered from injury faster than expected.
Sion lose appeal against Europa ban
Sion, kicked out of the Europa League for fielding ineligible players in a playoff tie, lost their appeal against UEFA's decision on Tuesday.
Celtic reinstated into Europa League
Celtic have been reinstated into the Europa League after UEFA upheld the club’s complaint that Swiss side FC Sion fielded ineligible players in their play-off matches.German soccer
Two-goal Sam plays it again to put Leverkusen top
Bayer Leverkusen climbed to the top of the Bundesliga on Friday, a 4-1 demolition of promoted Augsburg boosting their confidence for the Champions League opener at Chelsea in midweek.Bayern's Robben set to be rested for Champions League
Bayern Munich are set to leave Arjen Robben out of Saturday’s German league match with Freiburg to give the Dutch winger more time to recover from injury ahead of their Champions League campaign.
Wolfsburg's Hleb out until October
Belarus midfielder Alexander Hleb will be out of action for Wolfsburg until October as he recovers from knee surgery.Italian Soccer
New-boys shine as Lazio hold Milan
Champions AC Milan were held to a 2-2 draw by Lazio at the San Siro to kick off the new Serie A season on Friday following the player strike that postponed the original start two weeks ago.
Gattuso taken to hospital after collision
Gennaro Gattuso was taken to hospital following a collision with AC Milan team-mate Alessandro Nesta during Friday night’s 2-2 draw with Lazio at the San Siro.Zanetti eyes title and appearance record
Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti has set his sights on overtaking Giuseppe Bergomi’s appearance record for the club and reclaiming the Serie A title.More Soccer
European clubs want to cut international matches
European clubs want the number of dates for international fixtures cut to six a year from 2014 and are hopeful FIFA and UEFA will listen to their request.
Former Arsenal great Ljungberg signs with Japanese club
Former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has signed with Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse.
