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Nothing better to do, well why don’t you get into the live fantasy football game that has been launched to coincide with the start of the new Premier Season that literally kicks off today.

Barclays Premiership League Fixtures

The Barclays Premiership league fixtures  kicks off today and while many people’s attention may be taken the antics of the Big Four or one of the smallest clubs in Premier history, Blackpool, fans of fantasy football games have a new way to enjoy games.

Premier League official point out that their games are watched in 211 countries and available in half a billion homes (more than any other league). Fans the world over love the competitiveness and unpredictability of the English game.

Fantasy Football

According to Gadgets&Gizmos The PickLive website is a new fantasy football like game that enables players to choose 3 players for televised games.

Picklive Football is an online, real-time football gaming website where gamers participate in picking players during live matches to try and gain points and win chips in 10 minute mini games.

I tried out Picklive on Saturday during the first FA Cup semi final featuring Chelsea and Aston Villa and was surprised with how fast the games move and how exciting, fun and intriguing the mini games can be.ised games and then play in short 7.5 minute matches against 10 other people in a game room, says epl talk.com

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Well something really cool to think about, it that this brand new credit card for women that Standard Bank has just introduced in South Africa, is always giving away some prizes.

And because we don’t know if the prizes are going to be on offer again, you’d better jump in and take a look at what the requirements are for the two My Card competitions.

Grand Prize of R50 000

Standard Bank makes this really easy. Apply for a MyCard credit card and if your application is successful, you stand in line to win the grand prize of R50 000! The grand prize competition runs from 19 July to 19 November 2010. You can even apply online.

With My Card for Women from Standard Bank, you get cash back every time you swipe. Read here to find out how the cash back works:  And now for the second competition - Give some thought to how you’d use your cash-back to create a special moment for yourself – whether it be curling up in bed with a good book or going to spa with your friends,.

My Card Moment

All you need to do is imagine that moment and share it with Standard Bank and you could win one of five weekly gift cards worth R500. Weekly competition runs from 19 July to 12 November 2010.

All you have to do is click on the submit your moment button below and tell them about YOUR moment. But first, you need a My Card Credit card.

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Well it is bye bye Waka Waka and Hello Wafa Wafa as the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa Venues and Times have been announced.

MTN 8 is  a knockout tournament that sees the country’s top eight clubs compete against each other in a revamped version of the exciting season-opener cup competition.

MTN 8 Oldest Competition

The MTN 8 is the oldest cup competition in the country and pits the eight best teams from the previous season against each other in a seeded knockout competition format. The “winner takes all” R8 million pot of gold, while the other seven participating teams receive an R800 000 participation fee.

The 2010/2011 edition of the MTN8 gets underway on the 21st and 22nd of August with the eight teams heading straight into the quarter final stage of the knock out competition.

Homeground Advantage

Ajax Cape Town, Moroka Swallows, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will all have home advantage in the quarter-finals of the MTN8.

The venues and times were confirmed following a draw at the Orlando Stadium on Thursday afternoon.

The fixtures are as follows:

Friday 20 August 2010

Ajax Cape Town v Mamelodi Sundowns, Athlone Stadium, 20:00

Saturday 21 August 2010

Moroka Swallows v SuperSport United, Dobsonville Stadium, 15:00

Kaizer Chiefs v Bloemfontein Celtic, Rand Stadium, 20:15

Sunday 22 August 2010

Orlando Pirates v Santos, Orlando Stadium, 15:00

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Standard Bank, South Africa’s largest credit card provider has launched, what they say is a first of its kind product, a Credit Card tailored just for Women.

My Card, as the new Standard Bank credit card for women is called, has been launched right in the middle of Women’s Month when a clarion call has been sounded for the accelerated economic empowerment of our women.

According to the My Card website, “My Card gives you the freedom to shop online securely and at no additional cost, free basic travel insurance if you are under 76, and up to 55 days of interest free credit provided your account is paid on or before the due date”

Launch of My Card

To celebrate the launch of My Card, Standard bank is also running two great competitions, linked to this unique credit card for women:

• You stand in line to win the grand prize of R 50 000 Ii you successfully apply for your My Card credit card.
• There are weekly gift cards worth R500 to be won when you share your My Card Moment.

Credit Card for South African Women

We know that women make most of the purchasing decisions and have better financial records than men, which is why MyCard, with its host of benefits and ability to make payments worldwide will soon become the preferred credit card for South African women.

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Bafana Bafana players and new coach Pitso Mosimane  are confident that they are going to beat the Black Stars of Ghana on Wednesday night in the international friendly at Soccer City.

Coach Pitso Mosimane is Confident

According to football365 Mosimane insists he is in a confident mood ahead of the showdown, despite stating that the Black Stars would provide a true reflection of how well Bafana have progressed.

“I am looking for continuity. We all know how good Ghana are. They were the best African side at the World Cup, but I believe we can beat them,” he said.

Teko Modise Wants to Pull off a Win

Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana midfielder Teko Modise has told the Siya crew that the team wants to pull off a win for in honour of the host nation, who contributed to the success of the tournament.

“We ended on a high note and we have to start on a high note as well. We have to do it for the nation that has always supported us. We also have to make sure we are continuing with our winning ways. We need to keep on doing well as we prepare for the qualifiers. It is good to always play well and win,”

Black Stars of Ghana have a Strong Team

Ghana have brought 12 of their World Cup stars, including goalkeeper Richard Kingson, captain and defensive hardman John Mensah, the classy young striker Andre Ayew, plus the impressive Kevin Prince Boateng who proved a handful for some of the best defenders in the World Cup, and will give Mokoena and company plenty to think about

Image: Teko Modise socceladuma

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