Supersport United of South Africa set African Confederation Cup records when they humiliated Red Star of Seychelles 9-0 in the second round at the weekend. It was the biggest match-winning margin since the competition, modelled on the European Uefa Cup, was introduced last year. The 13-1 aggregate score was also a record.
After he turned pro in 1998, Roger Federer fretted about his poor track record in finals. But with a remarkable run of 17 consecutive wins in finals, the only thing the world number one worries about these days is setting new records. Now Federer looks forward to the challenge of playing in the French Open, which begins on May 23.
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is threatening the sport’s future in the Caribbean by banning Brian Lara and six other star players over a sponsorship dispute, says Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell. Mitchell said WICB officials should have explored alternative sponsorship arrangements.
A Zimbabwean newspaper aimed at Zimbabweans around the world went online at www.thezimbabwean.co.uk on Monday afternoon. The content of The Zimbabwean newspaper will now be available free on the website. The newspaper was launched on February 11 with weekly editions in Britain and South Africa.
United Kingdom-based resources group Lonmin is considering making an offer to minority shareholders of listed platinum mining operation Messina once its acquisition of the mine is completed, according to CEO Brad Mills. Southern Platinum owns 91,5% of Messina, which operates the Messina platinum mine on the eastern limb of South Africa’s bushveld complex.
KwaZulu-Natal police officers have discovered a large cache of arms hidden in a shallow grave in the Midlands on Monday. Some of the ammunition included 43 M26 hand and rifle grenades and 60mm mortar barrels and magazines of various types, Superintendent Vishnu Naidoo said on Tuesday morning.
The Dolphins and the Eagles will share South Africa’s premier domestic trophy when they drew a nail-biting SuperSport Series final at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein on Monday. At the start of the final day it looked as if the Eagles were going to bat out the day and share the trophy as Morne van Wyk and Jonathan Beukes extended their partnership to 186.
A terrorist suspect alleged to have been involved in the Madrid bombings appeared before a London court on Monday as the Spanish authorities began extradition proceedings. Moutaz Almallah Dabas, a 39-year-old Spaniard, was arrested at his home in Slough, Berkshire, on Saturday morning on a European extradition warrant.
A high-school student went on a shooting rampage on an American Indian reservation on Monday, killing his grandparents at their home and then seven people at his school, grinning and waving as he fired, authorities and witnesses said. The suspect apparently killed himself after exchanging gunfire with police.
Jackson Nzerebende Tembo, the Bishop of South Rwenzori in Uganda, has rejected funding from the United States diocese of Central Pennsylvania, saying its clergy and bishop, Michael Creighton, endorsed the election of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire in 2003.