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/ 11 February 2007

So close, but no Leopards victory

Leading 1-0 in the 85th minute with their opponents seemingly dead and buried under the strain of a 40-degree-Celsius Premier Soccer League scorcher, Black Leopards still went down 2-1 to Jomo Cosmos at Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It was a familiar story of costly lapses in the Leopards defence.

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/ 11 February 2007

Arrows take revenge on Chiefs

Lamontville Golden Arrows beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 in a fast, entertaining Premier Soccer League game played at the Oppenheimer Stadium in Orkney on Saturday afternoon. There was no score at half-time. It was sweet revenge for Arrows, who lost 2-1 in their own backyard earlier in the season.

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/ 11 February 2007

Wits’ goal blitz ends losing streak

A two-minute blitz in which they scored twice within two minutes shortly after half-time helped Wits University beat AmaZulu 2-1 and end a three-game losing Premier Soccer League sequence at Johannesburg’s Bidvest Stadium on Saturday night. Also, Silver Stars beat Maritzburg United 1-0 in their own backyard.

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/ 11 February 2007

Return of the American bandit

The names may have changed, but the grand tradition of American bank robbers such as Machine Gun Kelly, John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson is alive and well and enjoying a revival. Now meet the Paparazzi Bandit, Panama Jack and the Harry Caray Bandit, who robs banks dressed as a much-loved American sports announcer.

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/ 11 February 2007

On the campaign trail of Barack Obama

”When he started, it was definitely a long shot,” says a friend. ”He’s got this funny name. He’s black. It wasn’t even clear at that stage if he would even get the African-American vote.” And now? On Saturday, Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president of the United States.

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/ 11 February 2007

Anti-TB drug shows toxic side-effects

A second-line drug treating extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is having toxic side-effects on patients in KwaZulu-Natal, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported on Saturday. XDR-TB is a deadly strain of the infectious disease that emerged in the Tugela Ferry region of KwaZulu-Natal in 2005.