The Dolphins took a massive 19,86 points from their Supersport Series cricket match against the Warriors with an innings and 29-run win on the fourth day of the game in East London on Sunday. The Eagles kept their hopes alive of reaching the series final when they beat the Lions by 129 runs in Bloemfontein.
Economists have warned that the economy will suffer because of the Transnet strike and intermittent power outages in major cities, media reports said on Monday. These factors would keep the country’s growth rate for the first quarter below 3%, economists said at the weekend.
Taliban rebels determined to keep southern Afghanistan in chaos have teamed up with drug barons against the government and its opium eradication campaign launched last week. The campaign to destroy opium poppy fields kicked off on March 8 in southern Helmand, the producer of most of Afghanistan’s opium crop — which makes up nearly 90% of the world total.
A 10-man PJ Stars shocked Jomo Cosmos when they beat the Premier Soccer League (PSL) team 3-2 on penalties in their Absa Cup soccer match played at the Orlando Stadium on Sunday. In other matches, Moroka Swallows beat Dynamos 2-1, and Witbank Spurs put out PSL team Bush Bucks 1-0.
Bloemfontein Celtic secured a vital Premier Soccer League (PSL) win on Sunday afternoon, defeating high-flying Ajax Cape Town 2-0 in a rescheduled match in Potchefstroom. The match was due be played last year, but owing to the pitch not meeting Fifa requirements, the game was called off by the referee.
Thierry Henry scored twice and Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday, while two goals from Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United a 2-0 win over Newcastle in the English Premier League. Henry punished a rare blunder from Steven Gerrard to score the winner at Highbury.
CEO Trevor Phillips has described weekend reports that the Premier Soccer League (PSL) is poised to take over control of Bafana Bafana as ”far-fetched” — but confirmed there will probably be a greater involvement by the professional organisation in the running of the national team.
France, with 22-year-old Nicolas Lapierre behind the wheel, wrapped up the championship in the first season of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations by finishing second to Mexico in a 30-minute sprint race on Sunday. Mexico’s 20-year-old Salvador Duran made it a doubleheader sweep for his team in the main race.
France outclassed world champions England in Paris on Sunday to win their Six Nations clash 31-6 on the 100th anniversary of their first meeting in the tournament and inflict the worst defeat on the visitors between the sides in 34 years.
Fernando Alonso warned on Sunday that he is in no mood to give up his world driver’s crown without a fight by beating Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Alonso made use of a perfect strategy from his Renault team to win by 1,2 seconds from pole-sitter Schumacher.