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/ 23 December 2007
Hailed as one of the greatest cat burglars who ever lived, Alan Golder seemed the epitome of the ”gentleman thief”. He robbed the rich and famous, choosing to break into their mansions while they sat down to dinner because he knew no one would be out wearing their best jewels at a ball or party.
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/ 23 December 2007
Fans at Australia’s first Test against India could be banned from the Melbourne Cricket Ground for life if they are found to be involved in racial taunting of players and other fans, Cricket Australia said on Sunday. Anyone caught doing so by undercover surveillance officers would be ejected from the ground and face further action.
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/ 23 December 2007
Jomo Cosmos showed why they are at the bottom of the Absa Premiership table with another insipid performance against Thanda Royal Zulu at the Ackerville Stadium in Witbank on Saturday. The hosts, who lost 2-1, will remain at the bottom of the log until the season kicks off in February.
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/ 23 December 2007
Kaizer Chiefs were held to a 1-1 draw by the Black Leopards in an Absa Premiership match at the Loftus Stadium on Saturday night. This was Chiefs’ ninth draw from 15 league games and the Soweto giants are now 10th on the log while Leopards are in 15th place with 14 points.
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/ 23 December 2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez bolstered his cooperation with Cuba on Saturday by signing energy, farming and finance accords, including a deal to expand of one of his socialist ally’s oil refineries. The Venezuelan leader is Havana’s closest ally and the petroleum deals have helped Cuba’s economy stay afloat.
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/ 22 December 2007
Zimbabwe wrapped up a come-from-behind win against the South African Composite XI shortly before lunch on the third day of the SuperSport Challenge match at Paarl on Saturday. Their bowlers decimated the home team in the second innings as they fell well short of a moderate target of 150.
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/ 22 December 2007
Opener Alastair Cook hit a defiant century before rain washed out the last session to help England draw the final cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday. Left-handed Cook made 118 as England groped to 251-6 in their second innings when a heavy downpour ruined Sri Lanka’s hopes of victory.
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/ 22 December 2007
Durban paddler Darryl Bartho snatched victory in the gruelling 56km Men’s Health Cape Point Challenge surf-ski marathon, ending a title drought during which he has regularly been the runner-up in many major events. A delighted Bartho ran up the beach at Fish Hoek to claim the title.
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/ 22 December 2007
An elderly Vryheid woman who was savaged by a hyena on Thursday has undergone plastic surgery at Johannesburg’s Milpark Hospital. Alie Nel (83) was in a ”very stable condition” in the hospital’s trauma intensive-care unit on Saturday, said its marketing manager, Amelda Swartz.
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/ 22 December 2007
Controversial lawyer Christina Qunta has retained her position as deputy chairperson of the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). President Thabo Mbeki announced the public broadcaster’s new 12-member board on Saturday, just before he embarked on his annual leave.