AT least 15 people have been killed in a communal clash in southwest Nigeria as the West African country sinks deeper into crisis. According to Nigerian press reports, the violence on Monday in Owo in southwest Ondo State reflects a long-running struggle between factions laying rival claims to the traditional post of headman of the […]
SOUTH Africa’s Ernie Els is ranked ninth in the world in the latest PGA international golf rankings. Els has had an up-and-down year, with his game just not hitting winning form. Tiger Woods leads the rankings, with David Duval second and Scotsman Colin Montgomerie in third spot. Zimbabwe’s Nick Price is the only other African […]
STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Wednesday 11.25am. TWO months after Hansie Cronje and three teammates were accused of match-fixing in India, public hearings got under way which should shed some light on how deeply corruption has penetrated South African cricket. Cronje did not attend the opening day’s hearing held by the King Commission, and a […]
TOP Durbanite surfer Heather Clark has made waves in the sport this year and is riding the crest of the wave following two third-place finishes in the first three 2000 World Championship Tour events. Clark is considered to be one of the favourites to finish well at the international Mr Price Pro, which replaced the […]
ROB DAVIES, Cape Town | Wednesday 12.30pm. DE Wet Barry, the exciting 21-year-old Stormers centre will make his Springbok debut in this Saturday’s one-off Test against Northern Hemisphere hardmen Canada in East London. Barry, who performed with distinction in the Super 12, will start on inside centre, partnering his Stormers midfield partner Robbie Fleck. The […]
ELAINE HARDCASTLE, London | Wednesday 11.30am. THE UK’s third biggest property group British Land on Tuesday said it is unlikely to take up the offer of a seat on rival Liberty’s board, leaving the door open for a hostile bid. British Land snapped up a 29,9% stake in Liberty International on Monday, calling it a […]
FORMER Zimbabwean President Canaan Banana, jailed for a year on rape charges, is considering asking for a pardon, his lawyer said Tuesday. Banana began serving a one-year prison term on Friday. Banana, now 64, was found guilty in December 1998 of forcible sodomy, mostly committed while he was president from 1980 to 1987 and involving […]
ADRIAN MILEDGE, Nottingham | Tuesday 10.00am. ZIMBABWE, destroyed by England in the first Test, finished the second Test on Monday with a spring in their step as the rain-hit game at Trent Bridge ended in a draw. England won the series 1-0. But after Murray Goodwin had restored some Zimbabwe pride following their heavy defeat […]
FORMER Springbok eightman Rudolph Straeuli is likely to take over the coaching position at the Natal Sharks, taking over the position vacated by Hugh Reece-Edwards, who was sacked as coach after a miserable Super 12. Straeuli is said to be a near-certainty for the job, with Business Day reporting that that the Natal Rugby Union […]
THE Canadian rugby team to take on the Springboks in a one-off Test in East London on Saturday will show five changes from the usual starting line-up, with coach David Clarke beefing up his forwards to meet the Bok challenge. Clarke, a former Queensland coach, has not made significant the changes in the Canadian backline, […]