OWN CORRESPONDENT, Chelmsford | Saturday 7.30pm. NEIL Johnson has stolen the World Cup spotlight from some of the tournament’s more illustrious names after propelling Zimbabwe into the Super Six stage with a telling all-round performance against South Africa. Johnson, who opened the batting and the bowling, made his highest Cup score of 76 and produced […]
FORMER South Africa captain Tiaan Strauss was voted Australia’s second best player in the Super 12 rugby after a strong season with the New South Wales Waratahs. ACT Brumbies fullback Joe Roff was named Australia’s best player on Thursday. Roff, picked on Monday to play on the wing in the first test against Ireland in […]
THE Egyptian parliament has approved a law severely limiting the rights of non-governmental organisations despite fierce opposition from human rights groups. The legislation on associations and private institutions passed late on Wednesday with no amendments to any of its 75 articles, including one that bans NGOs from carrying out ”political, union or military activity that […]
POWER consumption surged to record levels in Sri Lanka last week when millions switched on their televisions to watch the World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and South Africa, state media said on Monday. The Daily News quoted Ceylon Electricity Board officials as saying that demand for power exceeded 1,200 megawatts as cricket-crazy Sri […]
BRITISH army soldiers and Royal Navy sailors were called up to help with security arrangements during the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka in Taunton on Wednesday. Around 20 Royal Marines and sailors from HMS Somerset formed a protective guard as the players left the pitch at the end of India’s innings at […]
MUCH was made of the importance of winning the toss before the cricket World Cup, with commentators predicting many matches could be decided by it. Sides put in by the opposition, the argument ran, would be at a major disadvantage, battling to survive as swing and seam bowlers exploited wickets made lively by early-morning moisture. […]
SUPERSPORT United and Kaizer Chiefs have nixed sales of beer at their BobSave soccer final on Saturday. The Premier Soccer League planned to attract crowds by selling beer at the match. Chiefs caoch Paul Dolezar worried about crowd control problems, and noted that alcohol is not allowed at football matches in Europe. SuperSport’s coach also […]
WHEN Lehlohonolo Ledwaba steps into the ring against Texan John Michael Johnson at the Carousel in Hammanskraal on Saturday night, he will be fighting for more than the vacant IBF junior featherweight crown. Ledwaba will not only be striving to maintain the South African monopoly on the title, he’ll also be aiming to keep it […]
INDIAN opener Saurav Ganguly’s 183 against Sri Lanka on Wednesday was the second highest individual score in World Cup history. Only Gary Kirsten’s 188 not out against the United Arab Emirates in 1996 surpassed it in World Cup play. Ganguly made it to fourth on the all-time one-day total list. Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar’s 194 against […]
FRIDAY, 12.30PM: LANCE KLUSENER has been included at the eleventh hour in the squad to play Gloucester in a four-day match at the weekend, leading to speculation that he might be on the way to replacing the Test spot he vacated to Makhaya Ntini at the end of the South African season. The word from […]