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Orlando Pirates blew a golden opportunity to boost their chances of CAF football next season when they lost to lowly TS Galaxy on Monday.

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The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has handed down judgment in the matter involving Orlando Pirates and TS Galaxy boss Tim Sukazi.

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Soweto giants Orlando Pirates were on Tuesday afternoon fined R100,000 which is suspended for 12 months, and were asked to send a written apology to the ...

TS Galaxy survived an Orlando Pirates onslaught to defeat Bucs 1-0 in their DStv Premiership clash at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Monday afternoon.

Galaxy had a scoring chance just after the restart when Mbatha passed to Orebotse Mongae, who fired his shot goal-wards but the ball was saved by Bucs keeper Richard Ofori. The closest Pirates came to scoring was when a cross by Deon Hotto, in the 25th minute, was headed towards goal by Innocent Maela but he was denied scoring when the ball hit the crossbar. The only goal of the match was scored by Lefa Hlongwane.

TS Galaxy claimed a 1-0 win over Orlando Pirates at the Mbombela Stadium on Monday afternoon, pushing them three points clear of the DStv Premiership's ...

Orlando Pirates' hopes of securing a second-place finish were dented after suffering a 1-0 loss to TS Galaxy, boosted their survival bid on Monday ...

The Buccaneers pinned the Rockets in their own half after that, with attack after attack and Thembinkosi Lorch came close to levelling matters in the 65th minute with a grass-cutter from the edge of the box that missed narrowly wide of the bottom post from a corner. Peprah had a big chance to snatch the equaliser seven minutes before time after a rebound fell on his path in the box but he dragged his shot wide, the game stretched in the tail end but Galaxy held on and moved up to 13th on the log, three points clear of the relegation zone. Pirates made a double tactical change at half-time, as Fortune Makaringe replaced Jele and Kwame Peprah came on for Mntambo but the visitors were fortunate not be 2-0 down just from the restart after Ofori smothered a point-blank shot from Orebotse Mongae in a one-on-one. The visitors continued to create chances and Jele came close to breaking the deadlock on the half-hour mark with a glancing header at the near post from a corner that missed the far post by a whisker wide. The Soweto giants still had a one way traffic in the closing stages but there were some tired legs, as they threw in Zakhele Lepasa and Wayde Jooste in places of Dzukamanja and Bandile Shandu to refresh the team. The Soweto giants continued to be vulnerable on transitions, as Sphiwe Mahlangu found the back of the net for Galaxy just before the halftime break from a one-on-one with goalkeeper Richard Ofori but the goal was disallowed for offside. Pirates were caught on a counter-attack, as Lifa Hlongwane gave the Rockets the lead three minutes later with a tap-in under pressure at the near post after a cut-back by Lindokuhle Mbatha. The Buccaneers should have been ahead in the ninth minute after Terrence Dzvukamanja latched onto a loose ball at the far post but he poked his shot over the crossbar from close range. Pirates made three changes from the draw against Chippa United, as captain Happy Jele and Goodman Mosele were recalled alongside a rare start for Linda Mntambo. Orlando Pirates' hopes of securing a second-place finish were dented after suffering a 1-0 loss to TS Galaxy, boosted their survival bid on Monday afternoon.

Bandile Shandu of Orlando Pirates takes a tumble in a challenge with Sphiwe Mahlangu of TS Galaxy FC in the DStv Premiership match at Mbombela Stadium in ...

Galaxy will travel to the Mother City to play Cape Town City in their next match on Saturday. Galaxy adopted a cautious approach and looked to hit Pirates on the counter. Baroka have four matches remaining, and 12 points to play for in them, and will look for a win against Lamontville Golden Arrows at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday to lift their desperate situation.

Lifa Hlongwane scored the only goal of the game as TS Galaxy beat Orlando Pirates in their DStv Premiership clash in Mbombela on Monday.

Lorch missed a tap-in after he reacted late to Peprah’s hard and low shot in the face of goal. The tempo of the game decreased midway through the first half, although Pirates had chances to score. Meanwhile, the win for Galaxy meant that they moved out of the relegation zone to 13th spot.

Despite being on the wrong side of 30 as he will be turning 38 in August, the former Inter Milan and AC Milan player has been linked with a move to the ...

“Look, there have been several reports from Ghana about the supposed potential signing of Sulley Muntari with Pirates but as someone who is based here in South Africa and close to Pirates and familiar with how the club operates, I doubt if there is any truth to those reports. However, the reported potential move to Bucs for the defensive midfielder has been refuted, with sources citing age as the main reason that it is unlikely to happen. Despite being on the wrong side of 30 as he will be turning 38 in August, the former Inter Milan and AC Milan player has been linked with a move to the Buccaneers and Egyptian giants Al Ahly respectively, according to reports in Ghanaian media.

Orlando Pirates look set to lose one of their star midfielders and reports suggest he could be on his way to arch rivals Kaizer Chiefs!

So, the way things are going, it’s all up to him.” Interim Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane has spoken ahead of Saturday’s DStv Premiership clash against Cape Town City FC. Photo: Twitter @KaizerChiefs Interim Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane has spoken ahead of Saturday’s DStv Premiership clash against Cape Town City FC. Photo: Twitter @KaizerChiefs

Orlando Pirates returned to DStv Premiership action on Monday afternoon when they traveled to the Mbombela Stadium to face TS Galaxy.

“They are fighting relegation so they are going for the maximum points as well. The Buccaneers currently sit in fourth place on the DStv Premiership log standings, five points behind second placed Royal AM. Orlando Pirates were subsequently found guilty by the PSL during that incident and are currently waiting to receive their punishment.

Orlando Pirates' inability to finish off chances came back to hurt them in a 1-0 defeat by TS Galaxy at the Mbombela Stadium on Monday.

"And it's something which is eluding us in the PSL. Our Caf form in terms of scoring goals is different. "But like I said, in the box we were not good enough today. In the box you have to be calm, you have to be decisive, you have to be clear to really finish off the opportunity.