Michael Schumacher believes his formula-one rivals must lay down their championship challenge in the opening three races of the season — starting with Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix. Few in the sport are predicting anything other than another season triumph for Schumi, whose domination has raised criticism of the sport’s predictability.
Bulls captain Anton Leonard returns from injury to lead his side out against the defending Super 12 champions, the ACT Brumbies, at Bruce Stadium in Canberra, Australia, on Friday. Leonard, who missed the first game because of injury, has made a miraculous recovery and will start in his traditional eighth-man position.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his understrength side’s gutsy penalty win over Sheffield United in the FA Cup on Tuesday proves the Gunners can yet salvage something from the season. Arsenal are as good as out of the running for the Premiership, trailing Chelsea by 10 points.
Zimbabwe’s former information minister Jonathan Moyo, who was sacked after falling out of favour with President Robert Mugabe, has taken legal steps to stop his eviction from a government house, a state-run daily newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Former world heavyweight champion and convicted rapist Mike Tyson was unlikely to be granted a visa to fight in Australia, a government minister indicated on Wednesday. Australian boxing great Jeff Fenech said on Tuesday the American had signed on to train with him full-time in a bid to relaunch his career in Australia.
Syria found itself increasingly isolated on Tuesday as the United States and France stepped up their pressure for withdrawal of its forces from neighbouring Lebanon. ”The Syrians are out of step with where the region is going and out of step with the aspirations of the people of the region,” the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
A German eye specialist with a keen amateur interest in mathematics has discovered the world’s largest prime number after a 50-day search using his personal computer. Dr Martin Nowak stumbled upon the number last week, breaking the previous record for a prime number by half a million digits.
Namibia is feeling the pinch of providing treatment to civil servants living with HIV/Aids.
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Despite blaming his auditors for the illegal write-off of R1,2-million from his company’s books, fraud and corruption accused Schabir Shaik still employs them. He told the Durban High Court on Wednesday he will meet with his shareholders after the trial to discuss his auditors’ contract.
Farmer body Grain South Africa (GSA) on Wednesday warned farmers against the illegal use of water in terms of the National Water Act No 36 of 1998. GSA chairperson Bully Botma said the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry has estimated that up to 70% of water use along the mid and lower Vaal river system is illegal.