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16.8.2017 09:28 am
Yannick Bahati has SA fighting fans’ blood boiling
Private security has been arranged for the Englishman before EFC62 because of how local fans have been angered by his behaviour.
The bad blood between Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) middleweight champion Yannick Bahati and South Africa will reach boiling point at EFC62 at Carnival City on Saturday night.
Yannick Bahati has SA fighting fans’ blood boiling
Private security has been arranged for the Englishman before EFC62 because of how local fans have been angered by his behaviour.
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Tour de France hero Louis Meintjes returns ‘home’
The 25-year-old from Pretoria has finished eighth in the last two editions and joins SA outfit Dimension Data.
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Serena Williams’ ‘mother of all comebacks’ won’t be easy
Former World No 1 Kim Clijsters, who’s been in the same boat, warns that there will be challenges ahead for her after her pregnancy.
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Two-time Tour winner Contador to retire after Vuelta a Espana
Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador announced on Monday that he will bring his illustrious career to an end next month after racing in the Vuelta a Espana on home soil.
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Resurgent Kevin Anderson falls just short in Washington
South Africa’s leading men’s tennis player couldn’t quite cap off a good week but he certainly seems to be finding form again.
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GALLERY: NBA Africa Game
The annual event pitted international NBA players against one another in teams of Africa versus the World.
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Klitschko retirement ends Joshua heavyweight rematch hopes
Ukraine’s former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko announced his retirement from boxing on Thursday to scupper any hopes of a November rematch against Britain’s Anthony Joshua.
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Rio’s Olympic hotel rooms empty one year later
Hotel managers lament a ‘crisis’ as no-one wants to visit Olympics-built accommodations and violent crime surges in the city.
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South Africa’s swimmers battle in Budapest
Except for Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh, no one could make much of an impact at the World Aquatics Championships.
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Efimova ‘not surprised’ by fifth career world swimming gold
Yuliya Efimova of Russia won the women’s 200m breaststroke title at the world championships on Friday to claim the fifth world gold of her career.
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Rampant Ledecky on course for fifth worlds gold
The 20-year-old is already a swimming legend as she cruises into the final of the 800m.
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Ricciardo quickest in opening practice for Hungarian Grand Prix
Daniel Ricciardo topped the times for Red Bull in Friday morning’s closely-contested opening free practice session for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Five reasons why we should celebrate Cameron van der Burgh
The swimming stalwart might not always attract the star power of some of his compatriots but he’s undoubtedly a South African legend.
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Tears flow after Chad le Clos claims world gold
Not only did South Africa’s swimming kingpin atone for a rare Olympics disappointment, he had his cancer-stricken parents cheering him on.
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Chad le Clos stuns opponents as he storms to world title
South Africa’s swimming hot shot is back to his best as the reliable Cameron van der Burgh claims a historic bronze.
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Novak Djokovic’s 2017 campaign is now a write-off
The Serbian, who had to pull out of Wimbledon during the quarterfinals, will rest his injured shoulder for the remainder of the year.
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Sjostrom wants more in women’s 100m freestyle final
Sarah Sjostrom says there is more in the tank, with the women’s 100m freestyle world-record again under threat after powering her way into Friday’s final at the world championships.
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Cameron van der Burgh shatters own national record
It falls to old guard to ensure South Africa start making an impact at the World Aquatics Champs as Chad le Clos also soars.
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WATCH: Ouch! Catcher needs staples after broken bat cuts him
Wilson Ramos, the Tampa Bay stalwart, provides a timely reminder of how freakishly dangerous Baseball can be.
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Myles Brown finally makes SA’s mark in Budapest
The 25-year-old is the first local swimmer to make it past the heats of this year’s World Aquatics Championship.
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Germans fluff their lines and miss out on Hockey double
While the men were comprehensively outplayed by a rampant Belgium, the women suffer an agonising shootout loss.
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Tough first day in the pool for South Africa
None of the local youth brigade make much of an impact at the World Aquatics Championships but the big guns begin their campaign on Tuesday.
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Versatile Austin Smith helps SA hockey men to vital win
But it’s the gifted 18-year-old Dayaan Cassiem who steals the show as the national side avoids World League relegation.
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We did what we needed to do, says SA women’s mentor
National women’s hockey coach Sheldon Rostron lauds his troops for qualifying for 2018’s World Cup but he yearns for a top-five ranking.
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Louis Meintjes fights but Simon Yates hangs on
South Africa’s promising rider finishes a superb 7th on the 18th stage of the Tour de France but will probably miss out on white jersey.
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