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/ 5 November 2007
Olympique Lyon’s Czech forward Milan Baros was caught speeding at 268km/h in his Ferrari, a club source confirmed Friday. Local newspaper Le Progres quoted police as saying the former Liverpool player had broken the record for speeding for that French region, set by a motorcyclist who reached 246km/h.
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/ 5 November 2007
China’s maiden lunar probe successfully entered the moon’s orbit on Monday, officials said, a critical step in its year-long mission to photograph and map the surface of the celestial body. Chang’e I blasted off on October 24, signalling China’s rising space ambitions and Beijing’s participation in a renewed race to explore the moon.
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/ 5 November 2007
Two more men have been arrested in connection with the murder of former crime journalist Elaine Anderson, police said on Monday. Police spokesperson Superintendent Henry Budhram said the two men -– aged 24 and 33 — were nabbed by police on Saturday in the Ntoubeni area in Edendale.
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/ 5 November 2007
Big business is to fork out R5-million for a seat on the sidelines of the African National Congress (ANC) national conference next month, with some of that money likely to end up in the party’s coffers. Thirty businesses have applied for a stall in the ANC’s network lounge.
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/ 5 November 2007
Spain’s Dani Pedrosa snatched the runners-up spot in the MotoGP world championship with victory in the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix after rival Valentino Rossi had to retire because of a technical problem. It was the first time that five-times world champion Rossi has finished outside the top two in any category.
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/ 5 November 2007
A slim majority of the population favoured racial quotas in national sports teams, a survey by the Human Sciences Research Council said. The results from the South African Social Attitudes Survey showed there were still strong racial disparities in the level of support for quotas.
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/ 5 November 2007
The JSE remained weak at midday on Monday, in line with overseas markets as the troubled US subprime housing market continues to unsettle investors worldwide. At noon, the JSE’s all-share index was off 0,96%, resources fell 1.70%, the platinum mining index weakened 1,74%, but the gold mining index added 0,98% as the gold price stayed above $800/oz.
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/ 5 November 2007
Andre Petim, the Ajax Cape Town goalkeeper, was his side’s hero as he saved a late penalty to share the spoils with Free State Stars in a goalless Absa PSL match at the Athlone Stadium on Sunday evening. Ajax were out to avenge the 1-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of Stars, who eliminated them from the Telkom Knockout competition.
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/ 5 November 2007
Platinum Stars and Wits shared the spoils in a goalless draw in their Absa Premier match played at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Mmabatho on Sunday. The home team, Stars, controlled both halves but were let down by their strikers who failed to get past Wits goalkeeper Moeneeb Josephs.
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/ 5 November 2007
Koni Media Holdings on Sunday denied government involvement in its bid to take over media and entertainment company Johncom. ”Koni Media strongly denies any involvement of the Presidency or any other government structures in its bid for a 100% stake in Johncom,” said group CEO Groovin Nchabeleng.