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/ 9 February 2006

Heavy rains batter Gauteng, Free State

The South African Weather Service has warned of more rain for the flood-hit provinces of Gauteng and Free State. This came as traffic chaos and reports of cars and people being swept away in Gauteng dominated news reports on Thursday. In the Free State, reports indicated that homes had been flooded, and bridges were under water.

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/ 9 February 2006

Chelsea keep FA Cup dream alive

Chelsea kept their dreams of a treble-winning season alive by booking their place in the last 16 of the FA Cup with a 4-1 fourth-round replay win at home to Premiership rivals Everton in London on Wednesday. Chelsea were 3-0 up at half-time with Dutch winger Arjen Robben putting the English champions ahead.

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/ 9 February 2006

Cricketers committed to ‘turn things around’

Cricket South Africa (CSA) will meet the captain and the coach of the South African cricket team next week to discuss the disappointing tour of Australia, and to decide what should be done in the future. CSA chief executive Gerald Majola welcomed the team back to South Africa after a two-and-a-half-month tour of Australia.

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/ 9 February 2006

Navratilova ‘not quite done yet’

Even as she approaches her 50th birthday and recovers from knee surgery, Martina Navratilova plans to play a full schedule of doubles tournaments in 2006, including the grand slams, and might take another stab at singles. ”I just feel like I’m not quite done yet,” Navratilova said on Thursday.

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/ 9 February 2006

Belgian Grand Prix off the menu

This year’s Belgian formula-one grand prix has been called off because of track-improvement works, the sport’s governing body, the FIA, announced on Wednesday. One of the favourite races for drivers, the Spa Francorchamps circuit will be back on the formula-one calendar in 2007.