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/ 2 September 2005
A soccer referee who shot and killed a coach last year will effectively spend four years in prison, media reports said on Friday. The Grahamstown High Court sentenced Ncedisile Zakhe (26) on Thursday to six years in prison for culpable homicide. Zakhe shot dead Kenton-on-Sea coach Michael Sizani on July 24 last year.
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/ 2 September 2005
Tiger Woods returns to the event where he was toppled from the world number-one ranking in 2004 as a clear favourite when the ,5-million United States PGA Championship opens on Friday. The reigning Masters and British Open champion seeks his sixth victory of the season.
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/ 2 September 2005
Defending champion Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia opened with five-under 66s, putting them one stroke off the lead on Thursday in the first round of the European Masters. Peter Hedblom of Sweden also had a 66. Garry Houston of Wales and Jarmo Sandelin of Sweden and David Carter of England opened with 65s to lead the tournament.
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/ 2 September 2005
Eight-time grand-slam champion Andre Agassi delivered on a tall order on Thursday, downing rangy Croatian Ivo Karlovic in straight sets to reach the third round of the United States Open tennis championships. Lindsay Davenport, Amelie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne raced into the third round.
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/ 2 September 2005
Like an old joke, Michael Owen is now officially black-and-white and red all over. He wanted to go to Liverpool, he ended up at Newcastle. He wanted to be reunited with his old mates, fresh from their European Cup triumph. On Wednesday, he arrived in the land of the Geordies, to a club currently goalless and propping up the Premiership.
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/ 2 September 2005
Newcastle, having paid a club record fee for Michael Owen, were also involved in the second biggest deal of the final day of the transfer window when Jermaine Jenas joined Tottenham Hotspur for £7-million. In addition, the Tyneside club re-signed the 30-year-old Nolberto Solano from Aston Villa.
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/ 2 September 2005
Annika Sorenstam could finally be on her way to South Africa. That’s the word from the organisers of the Women’s World Cup of Golf, which in January will play itself out on the fairways of the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City, again bringing a collection of the world’s top women’s golfers together on one stage.
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/ 2 September 2005
Even the most ardent believer in Stuart Baxter should know that the coach with a penchant for smart blazers and silk ties is fulfilling his contractual obligations by playing the last matches of what started out as 2006 World Cup qualifiers. Baxter’s days as coach are coming to an end.
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/ 2 September 2005
Corpses are piling up at town hospitals in Zimbabwe because families do not have the fuel available to collect the bodies for burial, a newspaper reported on Friday. The privately-run Daily Mirror said scores of bodies had not been collected from provincial hospitals in Bindura, Marondera and Masvingo.
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/ 2 September 2005
New Zealand go into Saturday’s Tri-Nations rugby decider against Australia as overwhelming favourites despite lingering injury concerns to flyhalf and goalkicker Leon MacDonald. The All Blacks are on a high after putting away defending champions South Africa last weekend.