Yolande Du Preez

Senior journalist and sub-editor at Africa Community Media.

Rangers to euthanise 90 dolphins stranded on remote Australian beach

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Wildlife rangers will on Wednesday begin shooting 90 dolphins stranded on a remote Australian beach, saying the stressed creatures would be euthanised after attempts ...

Vatican confirms Pope Francis has double pneumonia

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Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, has developed pneumonia in both of his lungs.

Marmoush hat-trick against Magpies moves Man City back into Premier League top four

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Omar Marmoush scored his first Manchester City goals with a first-half hat-trick to beat Newcastle 4-0 and fire Pep Guardiola's men back into the Premier League's ...

Bumrah out, but it’s ‘always good to have world-class’ Shami back for India

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India hammered England by 142 runs on Wednesday to sweep the series 3-0 in a perfect tune-up for the Champions Trophy. But Bumrah’s lower back injury remained the ...

Van Dijk says that referee played a big part in Liverpool’s draw with Everton

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Everton are set to move to a new 53,000-capacity stadium next season, and Goodison was given a fiery goodbye in the last clash between the two sides, whose stadiums ...

Man City claw their way back against Orient, but Saints crash out of FA Cup

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Victory came at a cost for City, though, as new midfielder Nico Gonzalez hobbled off just 22 minutes into his debut after a £50 million move from Porto.

Ruben Amorim reveals reasons behind Marcus Rashford fallout

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The 27-year-old Rashford fell dramatically out of favour with the Portuguese boss and spent seven weeks on the sidelines until he was loaned to Premier League rivals ...

Relief for Blues as they drop the hammer on West Ham

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Chelsea have 43 points from 24 games, two more than champions Manchester City and Newcastle United.

Premier League Transfers: Citizens splurge while giants struggle

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We look at the winners and losers of a relatively quiet transfer deadline day for the Premier League, with plenty still to play for between now and the end of the ...

With IOC vote finishing line in sight, Sebastian Coe is hopeful

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In an interview at AFP’s headquarters in Paris, the president of World Athletics spoke about trying to convey his vision of the Olympic future in a short speech ...

Liverpool stretch lead with controversial Salah penalty, while Forest bang in seven against Brighton

Yolande Du Preez and Reuters|Published

Arne Slot’s side took the lead in the first half when Salah netted with a penalty awarded after Cody Gakpo appeared to trip over his own feet rather than go down ...

Pick of Champions League play-off ties sees Manchester City face Real Madrid

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Reigning champions Real Madrid will face 2023 winners Manchester City in the plum tie of the play-off round of this season's Champions League, following Friday's ...

Two free midweeks in Europa League is Man United’s goal

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Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is desperate to have two free midweeks for extra time on the training field to try and imbed his ideas after a turbulent first ...

Manchester City can escape Euro purgatory in Brugges

Yolande Du Preez|Published

The English champions have endured a torrid season both in their Premier League title defence and on the continent. A run of one win in 13 games, which included ...

Universal Studios and Spotify sign a deal offering subscribers more choices

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Artists, songwriters and consumers will benefit from new and evolving offers, new paid subscription tiers, bundling of music and non-music content.

Cruise ship staff’s ‘snow cone’ costumes spark controversy, company clarifies

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Costume misstep leads to apologies after staff wear cone-shaped hats on cruise ship

Maresca says transfer ‘noise’ is proving to be a ‘disaster’ at Chelsea

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Enzo Maresca’s side have dropped out of the top four in the Premier League after failing to win any of their past five games.

Mozambique inaugurates new president amid deadly unrest over disputed poll

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Mozabique President-elect Daniel Chapo will be sworn into office on Wednesday after weeks of deadly political unrest, but the main opposition leader has vowed to ...

Red Devils showed a different spirit, says Amorim

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Having outperformed expectations with a brilliant display against Liverpool last weekend, United followed that up at Arsenal to keep their FA Cup defence alive. ...

Djokovic relieved after slow start to his Australian Open campaign

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The 37-year-old was flat-footed and out of ideas early on against teenage American wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy, who was making his Grand Slam main draw debut.

Court of Arbitration for Sport sets Sinner doping hearing at sports court for April

Yolande Du Preez|Published

Asked on the eve of the Australian Open if he knew when a verdict was due, the 23-year-old Jannik Sinner said: “I know exactly as much as you guys know. ”

David Moyes says ‘it’s great to be back’ on his return to Everton return

Yolande Du Preez|Published

Moyes is reported to have agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract which will see him lead the club into a new 53,000-capacity stadium next season.

Liverpool and Chelsea cruise into fourth round of FA Cup

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Brentford were the only Premier League side to fall to lower league opposition as Plymouth, who sit bottom of the Championship, stunned the Bees 1-0 thanks to Morgan ...

Arsenal need players who can have immediate impact during transfer window says Arteta

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‘Bringing in bodies doesn't help us all,’ said Arteta ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United.

Amorim keen for Manchester United to hold on to Mainoo, Garnacho

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As academy graduates, any fee received for Kobbie Mainoo or Alejandro Garnacho would appear on the books as 100 percent profit.