THURSDAY, 12.30PM:
FORMER two-time world champion Dingaan “The Rose of Soweto” Thobela put his fading boxing career right on track when he beat Garry “The Heat” Murray on a technical knockout in the fourth round at Rodney Berman’s Jumbo Cash and Carry tournament at the Carousel on Wednesday night.
Thobela caught Murray with a right cross and followed with three more good puches and Murray wobbled on rubbery legs. The Rose threw eight punches without any reply from Murray and referee Alfred Buqwana stopped the fight.
SPORT BRIEFS
DAVIS CUP DRAW SOUTH AFRICA has been drawn aginst Germany in the Davis Cup in Germany from April 3-5 next year. South African Tennis Association (Sata) chairman Gordon Forbes described the draw as “an ideal oppotunity for South Africa to realy make a name for ourselves. They would be the ideal team to beat to really re-establish our cup credentials.”
AUSSIES WIN INDOORS THE Australian indoor cricket team beat their South African counterparts 3-0 in their three-test series at the Astro Cricket Arena in Midrand at the Weekend.
FOUR BOKS FOR SHARKS NATAL rugby selectors have included Sprinboks Andre Joubert, Mark Andrews, Henry Honibal and Gary Teichmann in the team face Northern Transvaal in the Currie Cup match in Pretoria on Saturday.
THE TEAM:
Andre Joubert; Shaun Payne, Jeremy Thomson, Joos Joubert, Cabous van der Westhuizen; Henry Honiball, Kevin Putt; Gary Teichmann, Dieter Kriese, Wickus van Heerden, Steve Atherton, Mark Andrews, Adrian Garvey, Danie van der Walt, Rob Kempson. RESERVES: Gavin Lawless, Errol Stewart, Hentie Martens, John Welborn, Ryan Strudwick, Andre-Henri le Roux.
BRONZE FOR GEORGE WESTERN Province’s David George won a bronze medal after finishing third behind Italy’s Fabio Malberti and Hangarian Laszlo Bodrogi at the Under-23 time trial at the World cycling championships in Spain on Wednesday.
FOREIGNERS SENT HOME MAMELODI Sundowns have sent home two Cameroonian strikers after they failed to impress coach Ted Dumitru. Last week Dumitru sent home Namibian striker Reuben van Wyk.
EASTERNS VICTORIOUS EASTERN Province won their Standard Bank League cricket match against Griqualand West by 95 runs at St George’s Park on Wednesday night.
NEVER TOO LUYT THE SA Rugby Football Union executive meets on Thursday as president Louis Luyt tries to rally support for a legal challenge to the Browde commission probing the management of SA rugby.
BUCS FACE PRIMEIRO PREMEIRO De Agosto of Angola will be looking for a double when they tackle Orlando Pirates in the second leg of the African Champions League in Luanda on Sunday. Pirates will be without three regular players, Willem Jackson, Dumisa Ngobe and John Moeti, who will be doing duty for Bafana Bafana against France on Saturday.
NORTHERNS IN KENYA NORTHERN Transvaal finished their tour of Kenya with a 111-run victory over a Kenya Cricket Association development side on Wednesday. Chad Grainger scored 87 as he helped the tourists to 219/9 and then dismissed their opponents for 108 in 37 overs.
AMANDA WINS SOUTH Africa’s Amanda Coetzer beat Brenda Schults-McCarthy of Holland 7-6 6-1 in the WTA tournament in Filderstadt, Germany on Wednesday.
CAREL JOB HUNTING FORMER Springbok coach Carel du Plessis has applied for the coaching job at Northern Transvaal. It is said he is also interested in the Boland job — recently vacated by Nick Mallett, his replacement as Springbok coach.
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