Sprinter Sherwin Vries pulled off an amazing sprint double at the South African Senior Track and Field Championships at King’s Park Athletics Stadium in Durban on Saturday, showing he is on track to go to the World Championships in Japan later this year. It was a fifth national title for Vries.
Luke Watson scored a try and Peter Grant kicked three penalties and a conversion as South Africa’s Stormers beat New South Wales 16-10 in a Super 14 rugby match on Saturday. ”It’s going to be a good test of character from here on in,” Waratahs captain Adam Freier said.
Ian Thorpe glanced at the pool and felt a bit of an urge to dive in — but no chance. The swimming community bid farewell to one of its greatest performers on Saturday night, honoring the ”Thorpedo” at the opening ceremony for the world championships in his home country.
Former MP Tony Yengeni’s son Mandla was hijacked in Nyanga, outside Cape Town, on Friday night. A silver Mercedes Benz with four or five occupants stopped in front of Yengeni and his friends and approached the victims, pointing firearms at them. At gunpoint, they stole a black Volkswagen Golf and sped off.
Formula One (F1) supremo Bernie Ecclestone has hinted Australia should consider staging their grands prix at night to boost their chances of extending their current F1 licence, reports said on Saturday. Ecclestone wants to include a number of night races on the F1 schedule as early as next season.
Eustace Lycett, who spent more than 40 years bringing fantasy and magic to Disney films through special effects and won two Academy Awards, died on November 16. He was 91. Lycett died at a Fullerton nursing home, the Walt Disney Company said in an announcement after learning of his death.
George Bush will be remembered as the worst US President ever, real-estate mogul Donald Trump said on Friday, adding that US Senator Hillary Clinton could be Bush’s White House successor. ”Bush is probably the worst president in the history of the United States,” Trump told CNN.
In an amazing finish, the Cape Cobras sneaked into the Pro20 final with a nail-biting, last-ball win against the Warriors. All had seemed lost after the home team faltered, chasing a moderate target, but some power hitting and brave running saw them home. The Cobras had the best of starts after Alan Dawson won the toss.
David Beckham insists he’s going to Major League Soccer to increase the game’s popularity in the United States. ”I know it’s never going to be as big as American football, basketball or baseball, but I believe I can help take it to a higher level,” Beckham was quoted as saying in Friday’s edition of Sport magazine.
For the past four years, Phil Spector, the man behind the ”wall of sound” production technique, has stayed within the walls of his 1926 castle on -million bail. But next week that all changes as the 1960s record producer goes on trial for the February 2003 killing of Lana Clarkson, a 40-year-old actor and waitress.