Broos defends tactics, says Bafana frustrated Mexico for large parts of the game
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US-Iran talks stall over frozen funds and blockades
Efforts to reach an interim deal to end hostilities between Iran and the US have intensified, Iranian and western sources told Reuters on Thursday, despite strikes launched by both sides.
Tartan Army feels the heat in Boston as World Cup kicks off
Visitors are facing 31C temperatures in the city, with the soaring heat expected to continue into Saturday when Scotland’s men face Haiti.
Further man charged after violence at Nowak protest
A total of 22 people have been charged after violent disorder erupted in Southampton on 2 June.
News24 | The night Sung Kang turned Cape Town into a ‘Drifter’ park off frenzy
Sung Kang is one of the most popular actors in the Fast and Furious movie franchise, and there is hardly a petrolhead who doesn’t know him. Cape Town showed up in numbers to welcome the star with the coolest cars this side of SA, and he loved it, writes Janine van der Post.
CHEEP CHEAP LUXURY: Chicken liver — nutritious and delicious but divisive
Chicken liver is cheap, chic, wholesome and probably prophetic.
MATSHIDISO LENCOASA | We must build the schools the Class of 1976 fought for
Commemorating 1976 must mean investing public funds in building an education system South Africa’s children deserve, writes Matshidiso Lencoasa
News24 | Fuel prices on course to drop in July – even though levy will be back to normal
Despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, South Africans are likely to get worthwhile relief when they buy fuel in July.
News24 | SSSSEE | 45kg python rescued – and biting again – after brutal attack on farm
Desirée, the 45kg, 4.3-metre-long, southern African python, had to be airlifted to the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital last month.
CAPE CLASSICS REVISITED: Nelson’s Eye and Magica Roma, still among the Cape’s best
Some things should never change. Nelson’s Eye, whose title of best steakhouse at the Cape is uncontested by all except those who don’t know any better, is the best example of this. And over in Pinelands, Magica Roma, much younger after opening in the late 1980s, shines as brightly as ever.
The AM Check-in | Your Top 3 Reads Today
Sowetan’s choice of the top three reads you should not miss today
With fighting spirit, South Korea’s beauty triumphs over Czech set-piece beasts
Koreans showing trademark indomitable spirit with a come-from-behind victory to join Mexico atop Group A
UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April
The contraction comes after the economy saw stronger than expected growth in March.
Summer warmth to return for weekend but heatwave chances fade
After a wet start to June it will be drier and warmer for the weekend, as Ben Rich explains.
News24 | Trump eyes Iran’s Kharg Island, but taking it could hurt US troops, warn analysts
US President Donald Trump said he wanted to take over Kharg Island, Iran’s oil infrastructure hub.
Everyone needs to feel loved playing for England – Bellingham
England midfielder Jude Bellingham stresses the importance of needing to ‘feel loved’ as he looks to help the Three Lions enjoy World Cup success this summer.
Our sons are playing for two different countries at the World Cup
Jack and Heather Souttar are heading to the US to support their sons, who play for Scotland and Australia.
Grooming survivors prosecuted as children still being failed, Baroness Casey tells BBC
Victims who were abused and prosecuted as children are still being failed, says grooming report author.
‘They destroyed the future’: Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem
Palestinian homes are being pulled down in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for a park.