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/ 8 December 2004
Winning the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan last month for his first stroke-play title of the year wasn’t the only thing that made Tiger Woods excited about the 2005 season. He finally had an epiphany with his new swing. Woods has spent nearly nine months retooling his golf swing under the direction of Hank Haney, and it all came together on the practice range in California before leaving for Japan.
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/ 8 December 2004
A suburban American school board found itself in court last month after it tried to placate Christian fundamentalist parents by placing a sticker on its science textbooks saying evolution is “a theory, not a fact”. Atlanta’s Cobb County school board, the second-largest board in Georgia, added the sticker two years ago after a 2300-strong petition attacked the presentation of “Darwinism unchallenged”.
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/ 8 December 2004
Malaysian police have arrested a disgruntled former postman, who had been on the run for the past four months, for failing to deliver 21 255 letters, local media said on Wednesday. The 27-year-old postman told investigators he was upset with his meagre salary and believed he was sending a message to the authorities by hoarding the letters, the New Straits Times reported.
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/ 8 December 2004
The Balco scandal could cost Marion Jones her five medals from the Sydney Olympics. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge set up a disciplinary commission to look into the claims made by Victor Conte, head of the California-based lab accused of illegally distributing steroids.
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/ 8 December 2004
Robert Pires believes Arsenal’s young guns have proved they are ready to face Chelsea in Sunday’s Premiership showdown at Highbury. A combination of injuries and suspension forced Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to start Tuesday’s Champions League crunch against Rosenborg with a trio of youngsters.
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/ 8 December 2004
South Africa all-rounder Andrew Hall will play for Kent in the 2005 season, the English county announced on Tuesday. Hall (29) was released by Kent’s domestic rivals Worcestershire after two seasons with the Midlands county and he lost his place in the South Africa team towards the end of their tour of England last season.
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/ 8 December 2004
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Wednesday announced that the Coca-Cola Cup final between Kaizer Chiefs and Supersport United will take place at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on December 18, starting at 8pm. Chiefs qualified for the final after beating Moroka Swallows in the semifinal in Pretoria on Saturday.
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/ 8 December 2004
South African glamour club Kaizer Chiefs return to the African Champions League next year after a lengthy absence. The only previous appearance by the Johannesburg team was 11 years ago when they lost on the away-goal rule in the second round to eventual winners Zamalek of Egypt.
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/ 7 December 2004
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) stands by its assertion that the tripartite alliance is not functioning properly, despite the African National Congress’s claims to the contrary. Cosatu on Tuesday said ”the alliance has not functioned in the manner envisaged in the Cosatu national congress resolution”.