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/ 21 December 2005

Buccaneers to defend shaky lead

The Happy People, as Orlando Pirates supporters dubbed themselves in happier times, are putting on a brave front. The ultimate indignity could emerge on Wednesday night if the Buccaneers surrender the log lead they have enjoyed for most of the season on the eve of the Premier Soccer League preparing for a two-month break.

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/ 21 December 2005

Ponting condemns racial slurs in Test against SA

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has condemned spectators who made racist taunts to South African players during the first Test match in Perth. ”There’s no room in sport for racism whatsoever,” Ponting said. ”The players are all very aware of that, the crowd needs to be aware of that and enjoy the game for what it is.”

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/ 21 December 2005

Five-year-old wrecks family car

A five-year-old Australian clambered into the family car, released its handbrake and was at the wheel when it ended up in the front room of a neighbour’s house. Nathan Millar survived to tell the tale of how he’d ”just scratched” it, news reports said on Wednesday. The car was actually a write-off.

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/ 21 December 2005

Religious parties deal blow to US hopes for Iraq

The Bush administration’s hopes for a government of national unity in Iraq, led by its favoured candidate, Ayad Allawi, the secular and pro-Western former prime minister, received a setback on Tuesday night. Preliminary results showed that most voters opted for Sunni and Shi’ite religious parties. Allawi’s camp, which includes liberals, communists and his own secular followers, cried foul on Tuesday.