AS Roma earned a 2-1 win over 10-man Manchester United in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, and Valencia held host Chelsea to a 1-1 draw. Roma got goals from Rodrigo Taddei and Mirko Vucinic at Stadio Olimpico, where Man United fans fought briefly with police after the first goal.
Keith Richards may never have met a drug he didn’t like, but on Wednesday the Rolling Stones guitarist denied mixing his father’s ashes with cocaine and snorting the ghoulish concoction. Richards caused an international uproar on Tuesday when he was quoted as saying: ”The strangest thing I’ve tried to snort? My father.”
The Nedbank Championships for the Physically Disabled witnessed another phenomenal performance from Paralympic sprint legend Oscar Pistorius as he broke the world record in the 200m at Germiston Stadium on Thursday. Pistorius clocked a time of 21,58 seconds to break the record of 21,66 he set at the World Championships in The Netherlands last year.
Two Manchester United fans who were stabbed during clashes before a Champions League match with AS Roma remained hospitalised on Thursday but are expected to live. Rome prefect Achille Serra said the two fans were stabbed in the groin or backside during clashes with Roma supporters.
The guardians of all that is good and green at Augusta National couldn’t have been happier when their new leader went before the assembled media and declared that he would rather jump naked into the pond on the 15th hole than do anything to spoil their little tournament.
Iranian newspapers wrote with glee on Thursday about the release of 15 British sailors and marines but some moderate dailies questioned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his handling of the issue. Ahmadinejad announced on Wednesday the release of the Britons held since March 23 for what Tehran insists was a violation of its territory.
Lloyd Gedye speaks to Kobus! about heavy metal, the death sentence and record labels.
Returning home to bury a loved one is never easy, but it can be life-changing in unexpected ways, writes Tumi Makgetla.
The roles played by South Africans in the Great War in East Africa and Europe’s War in Africa. David Smith reports.
<b>MOVIE OF THE WEEK:</b> Robin Williams’s latest film,<i>The Night Listener</i> makes for engrossing viewing, especially as it gets increasingly noir in flavour, writes Shaun de Waal.