Former Bafana Bafana striker George Koumantarakis is likely to join big-spending Castle Premiership side Mamelodi Sundowns. Koumantarakis is reported to have been negotiating with the Chloorkop-based side after his contract with English first-division side Preston North End expired at the end of last season.
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, declaring ”I’m a fool but I’m glad to be back,” confirmed on Tuesday that he will fight England’s Danny Williams in a comeback bout on July 30. The bout will be the first of seven Tyson must fight over the next three years to clear -million in debts.
Tottenham are reported to be set to make a double bid for Chelsea midfield pair Geremi and Joe Cole. The new management team at Spurs, headed by coach Jacques Santini and director of football Frank Arnesen, is keen to secure new talent, The Guardian newspaper reports.
French fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo blew hot and cold as she disposed of Argentina’s Paolo Suarez 6-0, 5-7, 6-1 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Wednesday. Mauresmo will play top seed and defending champion Serena Williams for a place in the final.
Stand-in Australian skipper Adam Gilchrist has urged his teammates to be patient batting against young Sri Lankan firebrand Lasith Malinga in Thursday’s opening cricket Test in Darwin. The 20-year-old surged into Test reckoning in the lead-up tour match against the Northern Territory Chief Minister’s XI in Darwin last weekend.
Lindsay Davenport has the experience, but teenage starlet Maria Sharapova believes she has the youthful ambition to make this year’s Wimbledon final. Sharapova, who at just 17 reached her first Grand Slam semifinal with a brave fightback against Japan’s Ai Sugiyama on Tuesday, is ready to take the next step.
Pow! A 167kph ace. Crack! A 182kph ace. Wham! A 203kph ace, the fastest serve to date hit by a woman at Wimbledon. When Serena Williams ends games that way, it’s easy to understand why she’s closing in on becoming just the third woman in 35 years to win three straight titles at the All England Club.
The South African Police Service will launch a crime prevention programme in the 63 areas of South Africa identified as experiencing the most contact crimes, Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula said on Tuesday. Nqakula also touched on the Firearms Control Act that comes into effect on Thursday.
South Africa and China signed seven agreements involving education, business and agriculture after a binational commission meeting in Pretoria, Deputy President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. Despite a handful of protesters picketing outside, the meeting was hailed as a success by both parties.
About 200 people took part in a demonstration outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre where a United Nations meeting on the Palestinian crisis was being held on Tuesday. The peaceful demonstration was held on a traffic island in Adderley Street adjoining the convention centre amid tight security.