At least 51 people were killed on Thursday when an overcrowded bus taking them to a wedding skidded off the road and slid into a pond in north-east India, police said. "We have extricated 51 bodies so far. There could be some more people in the pond and divers are at work," a police official told Agence France-Presse.
Tuesday’s match between India and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi marked a significant moment in the career of Emirates Elite Panel umpire Rudi Koertzen as it was his 150th one-day international. By standing in the game, the 57 year-old has become only the second umpire in history to officiate in that number of ODIs, joining the now-retired David Shepherd in that very select club.
The race to reach the Vodacom Cup final has been narrowed down to the top three teams on the log — all of which face tricky encounters this weekend. The Wildebeest, Blue Bulls and Falcons have opened up a significant gap between themselves and the rest of the competition’s sides.
It has been labelled the ”Cup of Dreams” by the sponsors’ enterprising marketing department. And, after a succession of ”dream draws” for earlier rounds of the competition, the Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Wednesday produced a couple of ”dream venues” for the Absa Cup semifinals.
Zimbabwean international Esrom Nyandoro kept Mamelodi Sundowns’ dream of winning the Castle Premiership alive with a late goal to sink city rivals Supersport United 1-0 in their Premier Soccer League (PSL) encounter played at Super Stadium in Atteridgeville on Wednesday evening.
Two minutes of magic shortly after half-time delighted a 22 000-strong crowd at Ellis Park on Wednesday night and kept Orlando Pirates in contention for the Premier Soccer League title with a rousing 2-0 win over Dynamos. It was mesmerising substitute Gift Leremi who paved the way for the Buccaneers’ 2-0 success.
Suzaan van Biljon has come a long way since winning her first national title as a plucky 14-year-old. And on Wednesday night she capped off a great season, which has included Commonwealth Games bronze, by winning the 100m breaststroke title at the Telkom South African National Championships in Durban.
The Competition Commission will hold a public inquiry into bank charges and access to the payment system, it was announced on Thursday. It said this was a consequence of the findings of a research report to the commission on the national payment system and competition in the banking sector and continued public concern on the matter.
Israel’s ruling Kadima party on Thursday threatened to exclude the centre-left Labour from the new government as coalition talks took an increasingly bitter turn after the Passover holiday. Although prime-minister designate Ehud Olmert has reached an agreement in principle with Labour on joining the incoming government, a definite deal has remained elusive.
Malaysian wildlife officials denied capturing a baby "Bigfoot" on Thursday, amid fevered speculation over the existence of the mythical creature in the nation’s southern jungles. The <i>Berita Harian</i> newspaper reported that a young Bigfoot was caught by a group of men thought to be from the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) near the southern town of Kota Tinggi two weeks ago.