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The South African national anthem for the first time at a
@MotoGP
race.
@BradBinder_41
made us proud! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Visuals:
@SuperSportTV
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Tears! Rassie Erasmus overcome with emotion as South Africa welcome the Springboks back home.
#RWCFinal
#RWC2023
@IOLNews
📽️
@FreemanZAR
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Watching Sundowns is like watching a European team, says Muhsin Ertugral
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After going missing for three days following a heavy drinking session, Diego Maradona claimed he was abducted by aliens in a UFO.
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Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe voted as SA's best rugby player - by the players
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WATCH: The scenes in the stands at St. George’s Park during the final moments of the T20I between
@OfficialCSA
and
@CricketAus
...
The
@StGeorgesBB
leading the way!
#SAvAus
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Tennis GOAT
@rogerfederer
arrives in Cape Town for his
#MatchInAfrica
clash against old foe
@RafaelNadal
.
Video:
@AfriNewsAgency
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Some action shots from
@Masandawana
v
@FCBarcelona
at the FNB Stadium - Pics: Muzi Ntombela and Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
@IOL
#SundownsBar
ça
#BarcaDowns
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WOW!
@EliudKipchoge
has set a new world marathon record! His time of 2:01.40 at the
#BerlinMarathon
today beats the previous mark of 2:02.57 by
@DennisKimetto
at the 2014
@berlinmarathon
@IOL
#EliudKipchoge
📸 Markus Schreiber/AP
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GRAPHIC | Want to know why South Africa should be awarded the 2023
@rugbyworldcup
today? Have a look at these stats
@Springboks
🏉🇿🇦👌 |
@IOL
#SouthAfrica2023
#RWC2023
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JUST IN: Victory in the 800m for
@caster800m
Caster Semenya in the
@Diamond_League
in Eugene, Oregon!
Semenya clocked 1:55.92, her fastest time in 2018, which is also a world lead 🇿🇦👏
#EugeneDL
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Black and white Springbok brothers is Rassie Erasmus’ legacy
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BREAKING NEWS: Former
@Springboks
boss Peter de Villiers has been appointed as Zimbabwe’s national team coach
@zimbabwerugby
|
@IOL
#PeterDeVilliers
#Zimbabwe
#Rugby
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I have never experienced a
@Springboks
team as united as South Africans as this one, with each member of the squad having the utmost respect for the other’s culture and race. These Boks are all about unity and inclusivity.
By:
@mark_keohane
#RWC2019
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THE BIG INTERVIEW | Get to know
@orlandopirates
assistant coach
@coach_rulani
ahead of Saturday’s
#SowetoDerby
against
@KaizerChiefs
! ⚽️ | By
@NJABULON
@IOL
#RhulaniMokwena
#AbsaPrem
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Quinton de Kock let South Africa, Proteas teammates down on biggest stage
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.
@chadleclos
has won a total of four individual medals at the
@GC2018
after claiming gold in the 100m butterfly on Monday | By
@ockertde
@IOL
#GC2018Swimming
#GC2018
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South African cricket doesn’t need Pat Symcox and his ilk involved in running the sport or commentating on it. Freedom of Speech you see, it’s nice, but it requires you to be responsible, and Symcox isn’t | By
@shockerhess
#BlackLivesMatter
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JUST IN:
@Springboks
wing Aphiwe Dyantyi has been nominated for the
@WorldRugby
Breakthrough Player of the Year award!
@IOL
#Springboks
#WorldRugbyAwards
Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
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Dear
@ABdeVilliers17
Why would you do something like that? asks
@IOLSport
's
@ZaahierAdams
#CWC19
#CricketWorldCup
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JUST IN: Siya Kolisi likely to make World Cup for Springboks following knee surgery
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.
@AkaniSimbine
beats Yohan Blake to clinch London Diamond League win |
@IOL
#AkaniSimbine
#LondonDL
#DiamondLeague
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Proteas star Marizanne Kapp also booming in WPL
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WATCH: Ramadaan really helps with my conditioning, says
#Proteas
star Hashim Amla | By
@ashfakmohamed
@IOL
#ENGvSA
#CWC19
#CricketWorldCup2019
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“I mean, a boy from Cape Town that basically started off with nothing and worked myself all the way up. It’s a testimony to each and every South African, to say ‘If he can do it, we can do it’,” says
@WaydeDreamer
| By
@ashfakmohamed
@IOL
#WaydeDocumentary
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.
@Springboks
captain Siya Kolisi, wife
@Rachie52
, son Nicholas and daughter Keziah at the official
#Springboks
photo at Montecasino in Johannesburg. Pic:
@Vata_Ngobeni
@IOL
@IOL_Lifestyle
#RSAvENG
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Springboks pull off stunning win over All Blacks in New Zealand! | By
@ashfakmohamed
@IOL
#NZLvRSA
#RugbyChampionship
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Kaizer Chiefs fans 👀 It's happening - Khama Billiat will become part of the Amakhosi fam! | By
@superjourno
@IOL
#KaizerChiefs
#AbsaPrem
#TransferNews
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Orlando Pirates assistant
@coach_rulani
Rulani Mokwena is not getting carried away by murmurings that the likes of SuperSport United and Polokwane City are keen to have him as their coach | By
@Mihlalibaleka
@TheStar_news
@IOL
#OrlandoPirates
#AbsaPrem
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READ ALL ABOUT IT! Get your latest
@KaizerChiefs
news in a special supplement today in the
@DailyNewsSA
and
@IsolezweNews
newspapers ahead of their clash against Ajax Cape Town on Saturday at Moses Mabhida Stadium |
@IOL
#KaizerChiefs
#KCInsert
#KCOneTeam
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.
@jpduminy21
says he is excited to share his foundation's cricket 6's festival with SA's future stars at
@NewlandsCricket
on Saturday.
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“I just went on to the field and made sure I did my best. The freedom has been there for me and I really appreciate that, because you can easily get boxed into a system," says Cheslin Kolbe | By
@AshfakMohamed
@IOL
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Steve Komphela: “In 12 draws at Chiefs, eight were 0-0. Get Billiat to score you 1 goal and you have 16 points, which wins you the league. Sometimes those who build the tree don’t always get to enjoy the shade.” | By
@superjourno
@IOL
#AbsaPrem
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WATCH: Cape Town Tigers make history in the Basketball Africa league
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OPINION |
@OfficialCSA
have taken numerous shots about their transformation policy. But the pipeline continues to produce quality cricketers - both black and white - and
@NgidiLungi
is the proof of the pudding, writes
@ZaahierAdams
🏏 |
@IOL
#LungiNgidi
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What a way for
@JRBrockie
to score his first competitive goal for
@Masandawana
! Via
@SuperSportTV
#AbsaPrem
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KEVIN ANDERSON WINS!!!!
Anderson beats John Isner 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (9-11) 6-4 26-24 to go through to his first
@Wimbledon
final
Photo: AP
@IOL
#Wimbledon
#AndersonIsner
#KevinAnderson
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“I cannot believe someone using a foreign object, admitting premeditated guilt to cheating, gets less of a ban than a brush of a shoulder,” says ex-
#Proteas
captain
@GraemeSmith49
| By
@ZaahierAdams
@CapeTimesSA
@TheCapeArgus
@IOL
#SAvAUS
#BallTampering
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"There's so much great talent in Africa. I just want the world to be able to see the next Floyd Mayweather, and I hope that we can find that in Africa." -
@FloydMayweather
speaking to journalists at Lanseria.
🎥Bhekikhaya Mabaso/African News Agency (ANA)
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Le Clos rakes in six medals to close in on title World Cup title
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OPINION | Even with all the money in the world, the women’s national league will not succeed if the South African Football Association (Safa) doesn’t change their attitude towards women’s football | By
@NJABULON
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WATCH: Out-of-this-world goal by Gareth Bale to put
#RealMadrid
2-1 up against Liverpool in the
#UCLfinal
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Have a look at Lionel Messi's shot on goal for
@FCBarcelona
- he certainly produced an impressive 15-minute cameo!
@IOL
#SundownsBar
ça
#BarcaDowns
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“We have a bursary programme that allows our more talented cricketers to continue at high schools outside the areas, but what about the rest?" says
@jpduminy21
about the
@JP21Project
🏏 | By
@ZaahierAdams
@IOL
#JP21SuperEights
#JP21Project
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Congratulations to
@Neil5Powell
and the
@Blitzboks
- World Sevens Series champions for the first time since 2009!
@IOL
@Springboks
#Paris7s
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It's been a memorable first half for Herschel Jantjies! Have a look at his first Test try for the
@Springboks
#RSAvAUS
#Springboks
#RugbyChampionship
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EXCLUSIVE: John Plumtree set for dramatic return as Sharks head coach
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“It is actually great, even if we didn’t get a high total, to know that you have a bowling attack like that coming in,” says
#ProteasWomen
opener
@zella15j
on the SA bowlers against England | By
@ZaahierAdams
@IOL
#ENGvSA
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Eben 'Elizabeth' Etzebeth reveals how he promised teammate RG Snyman that he would cut his hair in the same style if the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup
#RWCFinal
#RWC2023
📽️
@FreemanZAR
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.
@AkaniSimbine
cruises to victory in the final of the 200 metres sprint at the Athletics SA Senior Track and Field Championships
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EXCLUSIVE: John Plumtree signs as head coach of Sharks
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Orlando Pirates have agreed a deal to sign Bidvest Wits duo of Thulani Hlatshwayo and Deon Hotto and they are now going after Thabang Monare and Sifiso Hlanti | By
@Minenhlecr7
@IOL
#PSL
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Tau's Club Brugge formally declared Belgian champions
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History made as Luke Davids becomes first
@TeamSA18
100m male champion at the
@youtholympics
in
@BuenosAires2018
! 🥇🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 |
@IOL
#YouthOlympics
#BuenosAires2018
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.
@ComradesRace
is seventy percent mental, says
@Nedbank_RC
's
@GerdaRun
Steyn. By Mbongiseni Buthelezi &
@Tshiliboy
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The Champ Is Here!
@AkaniSimbine
is the fastest man in South Africa 👊 👑🔥 via
@IOL
#SAseniors
#fillupPotch
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Former
@Springboks
coach Peter de Villiers: Sad to hear this stuff from Beast | By
@ashfakmohamed
@IOL
#PeterDeVilliers
#TendaiMtawarira
#Beast
#Springboks
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Independent Media Cricket Writer Zaahier Adams chilling with Proteas
@KagisoRabada25
#nissanza
#kyalami
#speedfreaks
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.
@Springboks
captain
#SiyaKolisi
and coach Rassie Erasmus with Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. Photo:
@Vata_Ngobeni
@IOL
#Springboks
#RSAvENG
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A magical performance by
@Cheslin_Kolbe11
for
@StadeToulousain
this afternoon showed there is nothing the
@Springboks
flyer can't do.
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FEATURE: How SA 100m star
@AkaniSimbine
broke 10 seconds consistently | By
@ockertde
@IOL
#IAAFWorlds
#Athletics
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WATCH: Cape Town mayor
@PatriciaDeLille
addressed the crowd outside City Hall today and congratulated
@CapeTownCityFC
on winning the
#MTN8
during their open-top bus parade. Video:
@PJikelo
@AfriNewsAgency
@IOL
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“I know he is not at his best, but it is
@justingatlin
. He is the world champion and not a lot of people have been able to beat him,” says
@_ambitious_jay
about his stunning win at the
@AthletixGP
in Pretoria🏃♂️| By
@ockertde
@IOL
#AthletixMagicMeets
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OPINION | The Sundowns vs Barcelona game will not make up for the Moses Mabhida mayhem, but it does show there are some very capable people in authority. But we’ve not seen much of that in PSL matches, writes
@superjourno
@IOL
#SundownsBar
ça
#BarcaDowns
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.
@shockerhess
has been given the unenviable task of putting together his best post-isolation Proteas Test team.
In the first article of this series, the veteran cricket correspondent picks his two openers.
Do you agree with Hess' selections?
🔗
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Denmark star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in Saturday's
#Euro2020
game against Finland in Copenhagen, causing the suspension of the match in the first half.
Television pictures showed Danish players in tears as medical stuff tried to revive the Inter Milan player.
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.
@Masandawana
's new
@PUMASouthAfrica
home and away jerseys will feature with the words “50 Years” below the new, redesigned team logo.
The players shirt is a slim fit cut with a Johnny-collar reminiscent of 1970s style playing jerseys.
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Some sporting success for South Africa 🇿🇦 on Saturday as
@chadleclos
claimed gold in the 50m fly 🏊
#Fina
#SWC17
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.
@NBA_Africa
to broadcast live games, showcase African players on YouTube
@amadougallofall
@NBA
|
@IOL
#NBA
#Basketball
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Has Lynsey Sharp finished the race yet, asks Mzansi after Caster Semenya victory | By
@ashfakmohamed
@IOL
#LynseySharp
#caster800m
#CasterSemenya
#DiamondLeague
#DohaDL
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“You can give him any instruction, play on the right, play on the left. I don’t think we should talk about the bigger clubs here. We should think about him moving to Europe,” says
@FDavids10
about
@MaritzburgUtd
’s Siphesihle Ndlovu | By
@Minenhlecr7
@IOL
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Luvo Manyonga
@lvjumper7
produced his winning jump in
#Zagreb
with his opening effort, winning the competition by nearly a metre | By
@ockertde
@IOL
@IWCH_Zagreb
#hanzek2018
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Japan's knowledge of Afrikaans forces
@Springboks
to change calls for Sunday's quarterfinal |
@IOL
#RWC2019
#RugbyWorldCup2019
#JPNvRSA
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#RWC2019
winning
@Springboks
star
@Cheslin_Kolbe11
voted as the best rugby player in
#France
By:
@ashfakmohamed
@IOLsport
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