Silver Stars hammered struggling Manning Rangers 4-1 in their Premier Soccer League match played at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday. There was no score at half-time. Stars took control from the first whistle but failed to find a way past Rangers goalkeeper Chad Harper in the first stanza.
Supersport United were held to a 1-1 draw by Dynamos in an entertaining Castle Premier League clash played at Loftus on Saturday. United opened the scoring in the 22nd minute from the header of veteran defender Themba Mnguni, who was at the end of a corner kick taken by Tony Tsabedze.
Mamelodi Sundowns humbled the high-flying Orlando Pirates with a 4-1 drubbing in an enthralling Castle Premier Soccer League match played at the Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday. Downs came into the match as clear underdogs in this much-talked-about encounter but they were able to soak up all the first-half pressure exerted by Pirates.
Newcastle United were dragged into the gutter on Saturday when midfield stars Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were sent off for fighting each other in an amazing St James’ Park encounter. Meanwhile, Thierry Henry was banging in a hat-trick to help Arsenal leapfrog Manchester United into second place in the Premiership.
South Africa were 130-6 in their first innings at stumps on the rain-affected third day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Bourda Oval in Guyana on Saturday. South Africa trail by 413 runs with four wickets remaining. Mark Boucher was 32 not out, with Nicky Boje unbeaten on 21.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is convinced Ashley Cole will stay at the club and extend his contract despite the attempts of London rivals Chelsea to prise the England fullback away from Highbury. Chelsea were alleged to have made an illegal approach for the 24-year-old at a meeting in January.
The Canterbury Crusaders restored the Super 12 rugby status quo with an ominous victory to burst the unbeaten five-match bubble of the New South Wales Waratahs this weekend. The Auckland Blues smacked ACT Brumbies 17-0, while the Otago Highlanders ground out a 23-16 win over Queensland Reds.
Insurgents have attacked the Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad, injuring 44 United States service members and 12 prisoners after a period of declining attacks that had raised hopes the insurgency might be weakening. Lawmakers also prepared to name a new speaker on Sunday in a session aimed at ending days of deadlock.
Two intense aftershocks struck north-western Indonesia on Sunday in the latest of a barrage of jolts since a massive quake nearly a week ago killed about 1 300 people, meteorologists said. A 6,2-magnitude aftershock hit at 7.59am local time. The second quake was at 10.11am and measured 6,1 on the Richter scale.
Last week, a poll commissioned by Berlin Free University reported that — 16 years after the wall came down, and 15 years after Germany’s political reunification that cost ,5-trillion and wrecked Europe’s largest economy — a quarter of former West Germans and half as many easterners would like the wall back.