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PRETORIA - Mamelodi Sundowns will be seeking to complete a domestic treble this season when they take on Marumo Gallants in the Nedbank Cup final at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on May 28.

The Brazilians breezed to the DStv Premiership title with four rounds to spare, and claimed the MTN8 trophy at the start of the campaign with a hard-fought penalty shoot-out victory over Cape Town City. Now they stand tantalisingly on the cusp of another trophy to complete the domestic set with a Nedbank Cup decider against holders Marumo Gallants and their wily Coach Dan Malesela.

and can overtake City in the league standings.

The reshuffle has, however, created uncertainty for a number of teams on the domestic scene where City and third-placed Stellenbosch now face a nervy wait to find out what next season holds in store. As things stand, City and Stellies occupy the two qualifying spots for Africa’s two showpiece competitions, but both could be bumped down in the table if outstanding fixtures for Royal AM and Pirates go against them.

ZURICH - The 2022 Ballon d’Or will be awarded on October 17 in Paris, with the successors to Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas to be named, organisers announced yesterday.

The 66th edition will be held at the Chatelet theatre, where Messi won the men’s award for a record-extending seventh time last year.

The nominees will be announced on August 12. It will be the first year since organisers France Football changed the criteria span to the European football season from the calendar year. This year’s favourite’s include Real Madrid star Karim Benzema, and Liverpool duo of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.