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The Herald
08-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Dijana wins 2025 Comrades in another superb sparring race with Wiersma
Tete Dijana ran a masterclass tactical race to hold off Dutchman Piet Wiersma and clinch his third Comrade Marathon victory at another thrilling finish in Durban on Sunday. Wiersma made a late charge but could not quite replicate the sprint finish of 2023 as Dijana won in an unconfirmed time of 5hrs 25min 22sec. Wiersma was 11sec behind (5:25:33). Exhausted Russian runner Nikolai Volkov (5:29:22) came from nowhere to end in third place in his second Comrades, holding off 2019 up run victor Edward Mothibi in fourth (5:31:43). The 2025 race was run over 89.98km, about 2km more than the last down run in 2023 won by Dijana because of a finish at the People's Park outside Moses Mabhida Stadium due to renovations to the 2010 Fifa World Cup semifinal venue. In the 2023 down run, Dijana held Wiersma off in a sprint finish by just five seconds as he won breaking David Gatebe's down record. In last year's up run Wiersma, toughened as he has been this year by a Spartan-condition pre-race camp in the Kenyan mountains, won his first Comrades as Dijana walked to the end with cramps in 14th place. Dijan, though, is showing he is the master tactician of the down run. He timed his charge perfectly from just after Pinetown and Cowies Hill and this time Wiersma, keeping in sight, could not keep up in the run into Durban. He added his third win in the race and down run after victories in successive races from Pietermaritzburg to Durban in 2022 and 2023. Onalenna Khonkhobe dominated the opening three-quarters of the race. The 2024 Two Oceans Marathon winner, kept to his pre-race promise of going out fast after the start at Pietermaritzburg City Hall. Normally 'TV spotlight' runners lead the first half of the race, but this year it was Khonkhobe, who proclaimed before the race he is using the 2025 Comrades to learn, but will win it 'back-to-back' in future. Khonkhobe may have a point. Few lead the race from early as far as he managed on Sunday, only overtaken by a high-powered group just past Pinetown. With a tweak to his tactics, surely better-suited to the 56km of Two Oceans, he can challenge better in Comrades. He led through halfway through the Thousand Hills by eight minutes (2hrs 25min 16 sec) from a group of chasers all expected to drop off the pace or pull out. Not long past halfway, though, it seemed the ploy had backfired as Khonkhobe cramped and walked. To his credit he recovered and kept in front but with about two hours to go a chasing pack including former winners Dijana, Wiersma, Mothibi, Bongmusa Mthembu and Gatebe was closing in. Going through Pinetown, Khonkhobe notably slowed and on Cowies Hill he almost ground to a halt, Dijana, Mothibi and Wiersma, tucking in dangerously behind the other two, steaming past him. Dijana pulled away, as Mothibi dropped off to be passed by Wiersma with about 15km to go. The runner from Mahikeng in the North West Province surged, Nedbank Running Club teammate Wiersma lurking within sight about 200m behind. Approaching the final kilometre Wiersma made his challenge, surging and closing the gap to within 100m.
The Herald
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Mandla Ncikazi happy with Orlando Pirates' ‘positive' season
Bucs drew their penultimate game 1-1 against AmaZulu at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday. Pirates, still playing catch-up due to their continental schedule, and Magesi are the only side to have one more game to honour. 'The growth that has been mentioned, the narrowing of the gap [to Downs], the records that have been broken [such as Bucs' most wins in a league season, 19], the youngsters that have been introduced, those are positives,' Ncikazi said after the game in Durban. 'Yes, we fell short on some objectives we wanted and one can only learn from that and improve going into the next season.' Midfielder Simphiwe Selepe, 20, who scored his first Premiership goal against AmaZulu, is Pirates' latest development product to be given a chance in the first team this season, following in the footsteps of players such as Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Mohau Nkota, Yanga Madiba and Siyabonga Ndlozi.
IOL News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Ticketing meltdown: Over 50,000 tickets sold for Nedbank Cup Final despite 49,000-seat limit
Moses Mabhida Stadium Image: Supplied Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ During the briefing, it was revealed that Moses Mabhida's capacity for the Nedbank Cup final will be 49,000. However, after hospitality and complimentary tickets were given out to the clubs and other stakeholders, 41,000 were available for general sale to the public. Stadium Management SA's Grobbelaar said Shoprite and Checkers retail outlets sold 4,956 tickets, Open Tickets sold 2,435, while 44,121 tickets were sold by Computicket, bringing the number of tickets sold to 51,512. As a result of tickets being oversold, all platforms ceased sales, and according to Grobbelaar, they then had to issue refunds. '10,510 tickets were paid for, but were over capacity, and those people had to be refunded.' He went on to add: 'There were no tickets issued than the capacity allows for.' PSL acting CEO Mato Madlala said they were immediately aware when the Open Tickets platform crashed, and immediately started looking for solutions. 'We then spoke to Computicket, and asked them to use their server so that people can purchase tickets,' said Madlala. However, due to Computicket and Open Tickets not communicating, they could not update the number of tickets sold, which led to more tickets than seats available being sold. Madlala concluded by saying she was happy that the ticketing issues had since been brought under control. IOL Sport
The Herald
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Wild scenes at Moses Mabhida, countrywide, as Chiefs win a trophy
Soccer 12 May 2025 Sibongiseni Mthethwa does a victory dance after Kaizer Chiefs win the 2024-25 Nedbank Cup final against Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Image: Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix Kaizer Chiefs ended their trophy drought on the cusp of it becoming a decade with their 2-1 Nedbank Cup final victory against arch-foes Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday. Such a huge result for the club, bringing to an end their excruciatingly long barren spell for the once trophy machines and some relief to embattled coach Nasreddine Nabi, prompted wild scenes of celebration on the pitch and in the stands. Gaston Sirino put Chiefs ahead early from a 10th-minute penalty before Makgopa's 17th-minute equaliser. Yusuf Maart scored the 80th-minute winner.
News24
10-05-2025
- Sport
- News24
Amakhosi ajabulile as they roar to first cup triumph in 10 years
Once dubbed the cup kings of local football, this is Kaizer Chiefs first trophy in exactly 10 years. The last time Chiefs won a trophy was on 9 May 2015 when they lifted the premiership title. Captain Yusuf Maart scored the winning goal, becoming the second Chiefs skipper to lift a trophy since Tefo Mashamaite in 2015. Long at last, Kaizer Chiefs are champions again! Following last week's Soweto derby league defeat to Orlando Pirates, Chiefs turned the tables on their township rivals in a derby many would argue mattered the most. Chiefs captain Yusuf Maart scored the winning goal as Amakhosi beat Pirates 2-1 in Durban at a packed Moses Mabhida on Saturday. For a second successive weekend, Chiefs scored early in the Soweto derby. This time they made it count after Pirates levelled matters and threatened to again snatch a come-from-behind win. Last Saturday, Chiefs let an eighth-minute lead slip as they lost 2-1 at FNB Stadium. On Saturday, Gastón Sirino put Chiefs ahead from the penalty spot in the 10th minute to send the packed venue into a frenzy. The penalty appeared to be a soft call from referee Masixole Bambiso, but the replays showed that it was the right decision. This was after Pirates right-back Deano van Rooyen clipped Pule Mmodi's heels inside the box. But the lead lasted just nine minutes as towering Pirates striker Evidence Makgopa put the Buccaneers back in the match with a headed goal at the far post from a Deon Hotto free kick. Makgopa also scored the equalising goal in last weekend's derby before Relebohile Mofokeng, who was largely anonymous in the final, scored the winning goal. Chiefs right-back Dillan Solomons, who had his hands full against Hotto, fouled Mofokeng near the box for the free kick that led to the equalising goal. Chiefs cowered after conceding the goal, inviting pressure from Pirates, but the first half ended 1-1 as clear-cut scoring opportunities were few and far between. HELTER-SKELTER SECOND HALF The best chance of the second half went to Mmodi, who rattled the post in the 77th minute. But Chiefs spectacularly regained their lead through their leader in the 79th minute, when Maart volleyed past Pirates keeper Sipho Chaine with his weaker left foot, following good work from substitutes Ashley du Preez and Mduduzi Shabalala. Mostly vilified for his often-costly mistakes and uninspiring performances, Maart will be remembered as the man who prevented Amakhosi from completing a 10th season without a trophy. Maart is also the second captain after Tefo Mashamaite in 10 years to lead Chiefs to a cup final victory. Chiefs controlled the game after regaining their lead, and it was only in the dying minutes that Pirates threatened to score. For Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi, the cup win will probably buy him some time following a period during which his job came under jeopardy as the club continued to blow hot and cold. The win will remind those who want him gone that his credentials are still intact, having arrived at the start of the current campaign highly rated. While the cup win is a welcome relief, the Chiefs hierarchy will have a tough decision to make as plans for next season start in earnest. The Tunisian will also go down in the history books as the coach who brought smiles back to millions of Chiefs supporters. The last time Chiefs won a trophy was on 9 May 2015 when they lifted the premiership title.
