FIFA lifts ban on Pakistan after constitutional amendments

FIFA has lifted the suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation, restoring its full membership rights. 2 minutes FIFA has lifted its suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after it approved constitutional amendments validated by world soccer’s ruling body and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The PFF approved the amendments at an extraordinary congress in…

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Former FIFA chief Blatter, Platini return to court

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter. 2 minutes Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France soccer great Michel Platini are due to appear in court in Switzerland on Monday accused of fraud – 2-1/2 years after they were cleared. Both men, once among the most senior figures in global soccer, were acquitted in 2022 at a…

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IFAB changes rule to counter time-wasting goalkeepers

[FILE IMAGE]: Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold in action. 3 minutes Goalkeepers who hold onto the ball for longer than eight seconds will concede a corner under a new rule approved by the International Football Association Board on Saturday. Currently, Law 12.2 states that a goalkeeper has six seconds to release the ball before the opposing team…

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Top golfers compete in SA open championship in Durban

1 minute The Investec South African Open Championship, one of the world’s oldest golf tournaments, begins today at the Durban Country Club. A strong field of golfers will compete for the prestigious title. Defending champion and South Africa’s LIV Golf member, Dean Burmester, will be aiming to retain his title after securing a three-stroke victory…

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Gqeberha-based NGO donates sports facilities to E Cape school

Girls’ netball league in Gqeberha poses on court with Ministry of Education and school officials 2 minutes A Gqeberha-based NGO has handed over state-of-the-art sports facilities worth R300 000 to Loyiso High School in Zwide township, Eastern Cape. The facilities for Netball and a tennis court will be used after school for learners to train…

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Carling Black Label and PSL join hands in the fight against GBV

Guests during the #NOEXCUSE partnership launch at the SABC headquarters in Auckland Park. 2 minutes Carling Black Label and the Premier Soccer League have launched a #NOEXCUSE partnership, which aims to harness the power of football to drive meaningful change in the fight against Gender-based Violence. This took place at the SABC headquarters’s M1 Studio,…

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Banyana complete clean sweep against Lesotho 2-0

3 minutes The South African women’s soccer team, Banyana Banyana have made it a clean sweep in the two-match international friendly series against Lesotho. The young, inexperienced squad recorded a 2-nil victory at the UJ Soweto Campus, in Pimville, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Banyana found their rhythm very early on in the match, showing confidence, persistence…

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