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Crowds braved queues at security checks and heavy rain showers as they lined the banks of the Seine river in Paris on Friday to watch an extravagant Olympics opening ceremony that began with an explosion of smoke in the colours of the tricolour flag. Olympics fever has been slow to buil

Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song near Notre-Dame cathedral, athletes were cheered by the crowd along the Seine in the pouring rain and dancers took to the roofs of Paris in the Olympics' opening ceremony on Friday. A fleet of barges took the competitors on a 6km-stretch of the river

Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song near Notre-Dame cathedral, a giant plume of blue, white and red smoke was sent high above a bridge over the Seine and a winged man played accordion as the Olympics' opening ceremony got under way in Paris on Friday. A fleet of barges took athletes on

Celine Dion made a comeback to the live stage on Friday singing Edith Piaf's classic L'Hymne A l'Amour to close the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The 56-year-old singer said in late 2022 that she had been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called stiff-person syndrome that c

Pitso Mosimane battled to control tears on Friday as he reflected on his football journey that saw him receive a honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg this week. Mosimane was speaking in front of family, friends and former and current colleagues at FNB Stadium on Friday

There is much pressure on Kaizer Chiefs to perform well when the team play Tanzanias Young Africans (Yanga) in a friendly match on Sunday as it is the first under the guard of Nasreddine Nabi. Amakhosi appointed Nabi as head coach earlier this month after the team ended the 2023-24 DStv

In his first press conference as Kaizer Chiefs coach, Nasreddine Nabi promised Amakhosi he will fight for every point. The coming season is a big one for Amakhosi as they seek to stop the dominance of rivals the seven-time successive DStv Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns while al

Proteas Test captain Temba Bavuma has given the strongest hint that hard-hitting Tristan Stubbs will play at No 3 during the two-match series against the West Indies next month. Earlier in the year, Proteas Test coach Shukri Conrad said it was unfair to pigeonhole Stubbs as only a limit

The schedule of South Africans in action at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, July 27: Equestrian Alex Peternell eventing individual dressage (9.30am). Rowing Paige Badenhorst single scull heats (10.12am).