Orlando Pirates beat a determined Benoni United 3-2 in a fast and entertaining PSL fixture played at Ellis Park Stadium on Sunday. Two former Leopards players Mulondo Sikhwivhilu and Rudzani Ramudzuli both scored to give Bucs the early lead in the first half.
The death toll from political violence in Algeria more than doubled to 45 in March from February as the army stepped up attacks on Islamist insurgents, according to a Reuters count based on newspaper reports. Of the 45 dead, 33 were rebels, 11 were soldiers and one was a foreigner, a Russian, the newspapers reported.
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Sanath Jayasuriya clubbed a vintage hundred and Sri Lanka all but ended the West Indies’ World Cup semifinal hopes with a 113-run Super Eights win on Sunday. Jayasuriya’s 115 from 101 balls and his 183-run third-wicket partnership with skipper Mahela Jayawardene (82) set up Sri Lanka’s imposing 303 for five.
Iran stepped up its propaganda offensive against Britain on Sunday night by broadcasting new footage of two of the 15 captured service personnel on al-Alam television, including another ”confession” that they had strayed into Iranian waters. The two are each pictured in front of a map of what appears to be the Persian Gulf.
Bloemfontein Celtic pushed Amazulu deeper into the relegation zone when they beat them 1-0 in a PSL game played at Seisa Ramabodu Stadium on Sunday. Celtic striker Nthokozo Sikhakhane opened the scoring in the 39th minute when he beat Amazulu goalkeeper Tshepo Motshwening in the far right corner.
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Pakistan’s cricket team on Sunday paid tribute to Bob Woolmer at an emotional memorial service as speculation continued over the precise manner of the coach’s death. The team joined 200 mourners at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore, the home of Pakistani cricket, in observing a minute’s silence and offering prayers for the ”shepherd”.
Gerhard Zandberg won the men’s 50m backstroke final on Sunday to provide South Africa with their second gold medal at the world championships. Zandberg stormed to victory in 24,98 seconds, giving South Africa their second win after Roland Schoeman won the men’s 50m butterfly.
Toyota has extended its Quantum range by introducing a new 10-seater people carrier, and dollied up the existing models to fit in with new styling and specifications. Why a 10-seater when there’s already a very popular 14-seater in the line-up? That’s a matter of convenience.
As the plane descended through tropical sky, and Caribbean surf gave way to Kingston’s rooftops, lumps formed in the passengers’ throats. After years or even decades away, they were back in Jamaica, the land of their birth. But if there were tears as the plane landed at Norman Manley airport, they were not of joy.
Zimbabwe’s influential Roman Catholic bishops have abandoned a long-standing reticence to criticise Robert Mugabe, damning his government as "racist, corrupt and lawless" and likening the struggle against it to the country’s liberation war against white rule.