Put it this way: those who have a love life are likely to live longer than those who don’t. That’s the conclusion Australian academic Prof Marc Cohen came to after reading through the literature on the link between love and longevity. ”Having love in your life will improve your chances of living a long life,” Cohen said.
South African bonds stayed a touch softer in dull midday trade on Monday with the market looking for direction. At noon, the key South African six-year R153 bond was yielding 8,260% – 7 basis points softer than its previous close of 8,190%. The five-year R194 bond was untraded from its previous close of 7,870%.
Phil Mickelson carded a seven-under 65 to move into contention after a lengthy Sunday at the -million PGA BellSouth Classic, which finally saw the weather take a turn for the better. Mickelson is tied with Billy Mayfair (71) and two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal (69). The trio is stalking American Scott McCarron.
Jomo Cosmos managed to deal best with the wet and cool conditions and beat Black Leopards 3-1 in their Castle Premier Soccer League match played at the Rand Stadium on Sunday. Cosmos scored all of their goals in the first half while Leopards managed their consolation effort just two minutes before the final whistle.
Bush Bucks’ fight to avoid relegation received a boost when they beat Ajax Cape Town 2-0 in a Premier Soccer League match played in East London on Sunday. Bucks led 1-0 at half-time. They opened the score in the ninth minute when Bulelani Matroff got on the end of a cross from Wellington Sambu.
Western Province-Boland (WP-Boland) recovered from their defeat on Friday to entertain a Sunday crowd of about 7 000 in their Standard Bank Pro20 cricket match against the Warriors at Newlands on Sunday. They were kept on tenterhooks for a long time as the local batsmen again struggled against the slow bowlers.
Chiefs dropped two valuable points when they held Lamontville Golden Arrows to a 1-1 draw in an entertaining Castle Premiership encounter played at Kings Park Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The home side led 1-0 at the interval thanks to a goal by Bheka Phakathi in the 38th minute.
Ferrari suffered a weekend to forget in the stifling heat of the Bahrain desert on Sunday when they failed to score a point on the debut of their new F2005 car in the Bahrain Grand Prix. It was the first time they had failed to score a point in 33 races stretching back two years to April 2003.
Swiss superman Roger Federer rallied from two sets to love down to subdue Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal 2-6, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-1 in Miami on Sunday and claim the ATP Masters Series title at Key Biscayne. Federer, the world number one, won his 22nd straight match and extended his 2005 record to an astonishing 32-1.
South Africa laboured to 85 for two in its follow-on second innings on Sunday, battling to save the opening Test against the West Indies as day four at Bourda drew to a close. South Africa, who resumed their first innings at 130 for six, were bowled out just before lunch for 188.