Global mining giant Anglo American will show a very small decline of nine United States cents in its basic headline earnings per share for the year to the end of December 2004, to $1,79 from $1,88, as it converts to the use of the new European Union standard International Financial Reporting Standards, the company said on Monday.
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) was stronger across the board at midday on Monday, with Barclays’ confirmed bid for Absa boosting banking shares. A weaker rand gave the broader market a lift. The rand was quoted at R6,10 per dollar from R6,04 when the bourse closed on Friday.
Siyabonga Nkosi’s brace earned Bloemfontein Celtic maximum points away from home when they beat Lamontville Golden Arrows 2-0 in a Castle Premiership encounter on Sunday. Meanwhile, Jomo Cosmos escaped relegation when they beat fellow relegation candidates Dynamos 4-1 at the Rand Stadium.
Premier Soccer League log leaders Orlando Pirates extended their lead to six points over rivals Kaizer Chiefs when the Buccaneers beat Wits University 1-0 at Oppenheimer Stadium in Orkney on Sunday. Pirates registered their 17th win. They now have amassed 59 points from 29 matches.
Santos made certain of remaining in the Premier Soccer League when they drew their match with Silver Stars 1-1 in a game played at the Athlone Stadium on Sunday night. Santos took the lead in the 39th minute when a Marawaan Bantam free kick from 30m out hit the underside of the crossbar and went in.
Dolphin of Nigeria took a giant step toward qualifying for the pool phase of the African Confederation Cup with a 4-1 home victory over Supersport United of South Africa on Sunday. USMA of Algeria snatched a last-minute draw against Al-Marsa of Tunisia in Algiers thanks to a goal from international midfielder Hocine Achiou.
Rafael Nadal won his third straight clay-court title on Sunday by edging French Open runner-up Guillermo Coria 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6) at the Rome Masters in a match that ended in darkness and lasted more than five hours. ”This was the toughest match of my life,” Nadal said.
Justine Henin-Hardenne doesn’t want to hear that she’s the French Open favourite — she just wants rest. The Belgian remains unbeaten on clay this year and ran her winning streak to 17 matches by winning the German Open on Sunday, a key tune-up for the grand-slam event starting in two weeks.
Fiji’s Vijay Singh ran down Sergio Garcia and then outlasted Garcia and Jim Furyk in a three-way play-off, winning the ,6-million Wachovia Championship on the fourth hole of sudden death in North Carolina on Sunday. Singh and Furyk had both erased a six-shot deficit in regulation, posting final-round 66s.
A shortage of forensic psychiatrists, particularly in the public sector, is reaching alarming levels, The Pretoria News website reported on Monday. It quoted members of the profession as saying violent crime suspects sent by the state for mental observation cannot be catered for.