MONDAY, 1.00PM:
SOUTH AFRICA’S Des Terblanche won the $200 000 Sabah Masters golf tournament at Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia on Sunday. Terblanche beat third round leader Thammanoon Sriroj of Thailand at the third hole of a sudden-death play-off.
Terblanche closed with 6-under 66 to force the play-off. He birdied the 513m par-5 18th hole four times, once at the end of his round and three times in the play-off.
Sriroj forced the play-off with a birdie four on the last. He hit a chip shot from 50m to half a metre from the hole to card a 1-over 73.
SPORT BRIEFS
HOCKEY SQUAD FOR RUSSIA THE SA men’s hockey selectors have named the squad to tour Russia at the end of the month.
THE SQUAD IS: Brian Myburgh (Tvl), Gregor Maier (KZN), Shaun Cooke (KZN), Craig Jackson (tvl), Craig Fulton (N Tvl), Wayne Denne (WP), Gregg Clark (KZN), Gary Boddington (99), Cgaig O’Hagan (KZN), Mike Cullen (KZN), Kevin Chree (EP), Justin King (KZN), Greg Nicol (KZN), Gareth Murray (Tvl), Steve Evans (KZN), Breton Key RESERVES: Grant Fulton (N Tvl), Brad Machilaro (Tvl), Brad Milne (Tvl), Allistair Fredericks (Tvl), Jamie Brown (Tvl),David Vincy (Midlands).