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SA's Olympic hopes get Blatter's backing

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Johannesburg - South Africa's looming bid to host the Olympic Games in 2020 got a major boost on Thursday after FIFA President Sepp Blatter publicly said he will fully back the country's endeavor to host the world's second largest sporting event.

Record TV audience for opening World Cup match

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Pretoria - The Opening Game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup between hosts South Africa and Mexico drew a record TV audience in recent history of sports viewing in South Africa, data made available to FIFA on Monday showed.

S Africans urged to donate blood

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Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Foundation has urged South Africans to take a few minutes of their time to donate blood this month in honour of Nelson Mandela's 67 years of service to humanity.

Festive fans paint Centurion orange

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Pretoria - Hundreds of Dutch soccer fans braved the chilly Pretoria weather and gathered at the Centurion Fan Park to watch the Netherlands take on Denmark.

Passengers flock to get on board Gautrain

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Pretoria - Passengers flocked to get on board the Gautrain this weekend to see what the rage has been all about since it began operations last week.

Italy disappoint in group opener

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Cape Town - Despite dominating most of last night's rain-filled game, Italy's popular Azurris missed several attempts at goal to notch up their first victory at the 2010 World Cup, and had to settle for a one-all draw in their group-opening match against Paraguay.

Samba fever hits Durban

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Durban - In honour of five time FIFA World Cup champions, Brazil, Durban will have "Brazil Day" at fan parks across the city.

Soccer giants fight for Golden Boot

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Durban - When you have all of the world's top footballers in one tournament, the quest for the Golden Boot award in the 2010 FIFA World Cup can become a ferocious fight.

Health services not in crisis - Mahlangu

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Pretoria - The resignation of 17 doctors at Leratong Hospital on the West Rand does not represent a crisis at provincial public health facilities, says Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu.

Petrol price to drop by 15 to 18 cents

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Pretoria - South African motorists will be able to breathe a sigh of relief next week - as all grades of petrol will drop by between 15 to 18 cents a litre.

Youth speak out at conference

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Durban - South African youth attending the Ethekwini Municipality's Women Empowerment Conference were eager to voice their thoughts about empowerment and role models.