LANCE Klusener’s heavyweight bat and cavalier approach have combined to make him the World Cup’s leading six hitter after the first two rounds. Klusener, whose ferocious late order hitting has been a vital ingredient of South Africa’s smooth passage into the semifinals, has cleared the boundary nine times. He leads by one from India’s Saurav […]
FELIX MPONDA, Blanytre | Friday 6.30pm Malawi’s President Bakili Muluzi, who ousted dictator Kamuzu Banda in 1994, has won re-election for a second and final five-year term, the electoral commission announced Friday. But a slender victory margin will send a warning to the man who ousted dictator Kamuzu Banda five years ago that anger over […]
AFRICAN Olympic chief Jean-Claude Ganga will lose his position as chief of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, following a change of rules made by the International Olympic Committee on Thursday. Ganga has been implicated in the recent scandals over bribery of Olympic officials.
THE South African cricket team, dubbed Hansie Cronje’s tragic heroes by one sports writer, will fly into Johannesburg on Sunday morning — about two hours before Pakistan and Australia take to the field for the World Cup final in England. Cricket boss Ali Bacher has appealed for large crowds at the airport to greet the […]
DEON POTGIETER, Johannesburg | day 11.00m. MZUKISI Sikali, South Africa’s World Boxing Union Junior Bantamweight world champion makes the second defence of his title in Italy on Saturday night. The gutsy South African Southpaw will be facing Luigi Castiglione, the man he dethroned for the title last year. Although Sikali who’s record now stands on […]
STEVE Bucknor and David Shepherd will umpire the World Cup final at Lord’s on June 20. Organisers said on Tuesday the third umpire will be Srinivas Venkataraghaven and the match referee will be Ranjan Madugalle. Umpires for the Old Trafford semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand on Wednesday will be Darrell Hair and Peter Willey. […]
FRIDAY, 10.30AM: ERNIE ELS carded a pedestrian five-over-par 75 after the first day’s play at the US Open on Thursday, putting him nine shots behind the leader, Payne Stewart, who closed with three straight birdies to finish on a four-under 66. Qualifier Mark Carnevale, playing in only his second US Open, was one stroke behind […]
GREG Emslie, 22, from East London, will enter the Association of Surfing Professionals Yop Rip Curl Cup, in the Reunion Island from June 22-27, as hot favourite in a bid to successfully defend his title. However, Emslie has forfeited his wildcard entry normally due to defending champions because of a late entry, and will have […]
THE South African Professional Golf Players’ Benevolent Fund was launched on Thursday with a pro-am event at Germiston Golf Club. The fund will help golf pros and their families should they suffer disability or death.
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Friday 11.00am. THE coalition government of the Inkatha Freedom Party and the African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal was committed to co-ordination and co-operation on all issues, the newly appointed provincial premier Lionel Mtshali said on Friday. Speaking shortly after being sworn in as premier, Mtshali said: “Our shared responsibility for the […]