PAKISTAN captain Wasim Akram has rapped young pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar over the knuckles for his part in their World Cup defeat by South Africa. He told the Sunday Telegraph that Shoaib, the fastest bowler in the tournament, had not bowled “according to the plan”. “At the death the best policy is to bowl full […]

ZIMBABWE admitted on Thursday that the village of Manono in the Democratic Republic of Congo has fallen to rebel forces, but said southern African troops made a “tactical withdrawal”. Army spokesman Chancellor Diye said in a statement that just 94 men had held out at Manono, the birthplace of DRC President Laurent Kabila, against several […]

WEDNESDAY, 12.30PM: SOUTH AFRICAN goalkeeper Andre Arendse’s World Cup may be over as he bacame the latest victim of the injury jinx surrounding Bafana Bafana as he injured his knee during practice on Monday night. Arendse was on crutches before he was taken to hospital in Vichy to undergo tests and observation on the injured […]

THE draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the African Football Confederation (CAF) Cup were made in Cairo on Sunday: Quarter-finals Club Sportif Sfaxien, Tunisia (holders) vs Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia; Kwara United, Nigeria vs Zamalek, Egypt; Etoile Filante, Burkina Faso vs Canon Yaounde, Cameroon; Wydad Casablanca, Morocco vs USMA, Algeria; First leg: Sept 3-5, […]

WATER supplies were early Wednesday cut off across Kinshasa, a city of five million people, because of a lack of treatment products, the national distribution company announced. Stocks of the products, such as chlorine, arrived at the southwestern port of Matadi several days ago and should reach the capital soon, the company said on national […]

WEDNESDAY, 6.30PM: SOUTH AFRICAN all-rounder Shaun Pollock made the most of the chance to hone his batting when he clubbed a depleted Nottinghamshire attack all over Trent Bridge on Wednesday. Pollock hit 87 off just 59 deliveries to take the tourists to a commanding 50-over total of 284/6. The 25-year-old Natalian spent his hour at […]

THE son of a prominent Pagad member has died after being shot while playing soccer in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town, on Sunday. Moegamat Heuwel (17), son of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs member Abdul Heuwel, died in Groote Schuur Hospital early on Wednesday morning. He was shot four times, in the head and body, by […]

DENMARK, long one of Zimbabwe’s closest allies, has suspended more than $26 million worth of aid — until Zimbabwe pulls out of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Denmark had pledged the aid to upgrade Zimbabwe’s eight airports.The Danish Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Erik Fiil, said on Thursday that the move was a protest against Zimbabwe’s continued […]

TUESDAY, 12.30PM: THE SOUTH AFRICAN under-23 team opened their Four Nation International Youth soccer tournament campaign with a 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The South Africans played amateurish football in the first half, but surprisingly scored in the first 45 minutes. The Zimbabweans, on the other hand, played […]