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Tim Spirit: Chiefs’ problems run deeper than middle managers
German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein is widely recognized for saying, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
I could not agree more. Something had to give in Kaizer Chiefs. How ironic it is that Einstein’s words haunted his compatriot Ernst Middendorp, now known as the former Chiefs coach, writes Timothy Molobi.
Hanging Judge: Is cheating endemic in soccer?
Like many people around the world, I watch a lot of football. You’ve surely noticed how the game has evolved over the years. It is no longer the plain and simple game that we once knew.
I am not against change for the better. I am against change for the sake of change, and some of the changes are out of place, particularly in relation to the laws of the game.
I also find that players are becoming more adept at finding ways to mislead the referee and match officials, observes former PSL referee Errol Sweeney.
Side entry: Sascoc vs Cricket SA is a case of the pot and the kettle
On Friday morning, Cricket SA (CSA) Acting Chief Executive Officer Kugandrie Govender called a staff meeting, the first since he assumed the lead role in an interim capacity a few weeks ago, and told CSA employees that there was not only the Sports Confederation and the South African Olympic Committee. I was not in charge, but everything continued as usual.
It is the kind of reassurance one would expect from a leader, particularly the day after the mother entity of the country’s sports codes declares that it is taking over the management of its organization and plans to establish a task force to investigate problems of wide scope in a sport. who seems to deal with nothing but scandals these days, writes Simnikiwe Xabanisa.
Highlands Park shareholder Mnisi threatens to halt club sale
The sale of Highlands Park is in jeopardy. According to minority shareholder Sinky Mnisi, there will be no sale until he says so and until he approves the much-publicized deal with top-tier activists TS Galaxy.
Mnisi, who owns a 20% stake in the Tembisa-based club, feels he has been “undermined, disrespected and intimidated,” and says all he was asking for was access to information, transparency, respect, and “get what by right it is mine “. .
Doc Khumalo could return to Chiefs as Hunt’s assistant
While it seems like a forgotten conclusion that Gavin Hunt will be named as Kaizer Chiefs’ new head coach, little has been said about who will be his right hand man. But a surprise addition to the Chiefs’ bench could be former Bafana Bafana midfielder Doctor Khumalo.
Enraged fans put Chiefs’ ‘family business’ under the microscope
A season that was destined to celebrate its 50th anniversary has turned sour after the Kaizer Chiefs title race imploded, and fans have turned against the hierarchy of the club, which is led by founder Kaizer Motaung.
Affectionate Farewell: A Unique Human – Wits Trainers Say Hello to Rowan
From Lovers Mohlala and Stanton Fredericks to Ben Motswari and Phakamani Mahlambi, the roster of talents coming out of Bidvest Wits Academy is remarkable.
The latest find, Rowan Human, was certainly on his way to becoming the latest jewel in the homegrown youth club’s crown in the first team … but sadly, his appearance came in what would be the last written chapter. by tradition. club soaked, which has become extinct after the sale of its Premiership status to Limpopo Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila’s team.
Minister of Sports ‘invited’ Sascoc to intervene in cricket
The acting president of the Sports Confederation and the Olympic Committee (Sascoc), Aleck Skhosana, has revealed that the seeds of his decision to assume the management of Cricket SA this week were sown by the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Nathi Mthethwa.
While Sascoc’s Friday night press release on the matter, which has plunged cricket into a new crisis in a year defined by one leadership error after another, unequivocally denied Mthethwa’s involvement in the intervention, stating that “The minister has not instructed or directed the Sascoc board at any stage,” Skhosana seemed to suggest otherwise to City Press.
Stormers could lose senior players to investment deal
Western Province’s apparent reluctance to strike a proposed equity deal with New York-based MVM Holdings will threaten its ability to retain its top players after next year’s British and Irish Lions tour.
As recently reported, MVM Holdings, led by KwaZulu-Natal-born attorney Marco Masotti, entered a 45-day exclusive bargaining phase in which it offered the liquidity-challenged provincial union $ 6 million (R100 million) per a 51% stake in the franchise. . However, the province’s president, Zelt Marais, initially expressed concern about giving up full control.
SA’s North vs South show is effectively a test for the Springboks
Those wondering if South African rugby can pull off its own version of New Zealand’s thrilling North vs South match last weekend won’t have to be jealous for much longer, it seems.
SA Rugby director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, confirmed this in a virtual meeting with national rugby coaches this week, with October 3, the week after Super Heroes Day pre-season friendlies between Super Rugby franchises. , like the day of the crash.
While it is unclear whether the selection of players will be made along the home state or simple coastal and inland lines (there is a fear that the inland side could be a bit weaker, given that many of the country’s internationals come from from the coastal sides), the game will also double as a Springbok test.
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