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/ 12 December 2004
Kaizer Chiefs’ Zambian striker Collins Mbesuma steered Amahkosi to a 3-0 win over Black Leopards at Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday. There was no score at half-time. Chiefs achieved this win in spite of not playing some of their key players, who were rested for the Coca-Cola Cup final against Supersport United next Saturday.
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/ 12 December 2004
Lee Carsley scored early in the second half to bring Everton a 1-0 victory on Saturday over Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby, the Toffies’ first victory in 10 tries in the fierce, cross-town rivalry. Everton have been the league’s most surprising team all season, and the upset over the Reds only added to it.
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/ 12 December 2004
Orlando Pirates stretched their lead in the Castle Premiership after defeating Supersport United 2-0 at Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday. Pirates led 1-0 at half-time. The result takes Pirates eight points clear on the top of the log with 28 points, followed by Mamelodi Sundowns.
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/ 12 December 2004
An eagle at the par-five 18th has put tournament favourite Ernie Els back in contention for the Dunhill Championship title at the par-72 Leopard Creek golf course on Saturday. After a poor three-over-par round on Friday, Els appeared to have his work cut out.
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/ 12 December 2004
South Africa A had the best of the first day of their three-day match against England at Sedgars Park on Saturday, to finish on 133 for two in their first innings, after dismissing England for 225 about half an hour after tea. This was mainly because of some outstanding bowling by Charl Langeveldt, who took five for 48 in his 15 overs.
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/ 12 December 2004
Vitali Klitschko staked his claim to being the true heavyweight champion on Saturday, knocking Danny Williams down four times and giving him a savage beating before finally stopping him in the eighth round. He then dedicated the win to democracy in his native Ukraine.
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/ 11 December 2004
Giant, inflatable advertising figures of SpongeBob SquarePants have become a coveted item among United States thieves and cost a worker her job in a dispute with a Burger King in Florida. The balloon figures, 3m tall, promote the SpongeBob SquarePants film and can be seen atop Burger King restaurants.
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/ 11 December 2004
No carols about the holly and the ivy will be sung in New Zealand this Christmas if the Conservation Department, the official guardian of the countryside, has its way. Sarah Boyle, a so-called department ”weedbuster” on the east coast of the North Island, said those traditional festive items threaten the environment.
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/ 11 December 2004
A United States soldier is expected to be sentenced on Saturday after being found guilty of murder for shooting to death a severely wounded Iraqi civilian, while the US army pressed its sole supplier of armored Humvees to increase production amid a growing domestic controversy over armour for troops.
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/ 11 December 2004
The first pioneering steps have been taken in France to add one of the most emotive of the five senses — the sense of smell — to the already mind-boggling universe of multimedia. Life and art already jostle for our attention through myriad internet sites, DVDs and video games. Soon we may be able to smell the action, too.