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/ 12 October 2004

Beckham goes out his way to get booking

England captain David Beckham has revealed he deliberately went out of his way to get booked against Wales on Saturday because he knew he would be sidelined by an injury for England’s next World Cup qualifying match. Two reckless clashes with Wales fullback Ben Thatcher earned Beckham his second yellow card of the World Cup qualifying campaign.

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/ 12 October 2004

Six die at World Cup matches

African football was on Monday mourning the deaths of six people after two World Cup qualifiers ended in tragedy and controversy at the weekend. In Lome, four people were killed and eight injured when a crowd stampeded following a power-cut after the Group One qualifying game between Togo and Mali.

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/ 12 October 2004

United fans turn to people power

Manchester United fans are hoping people power can help beat off an Old Trafford takeover bid from American billionaire Malcolm Glazer. The club’s biggest supporters group, Shareholders United, on Monday launched a campaign to attract 100 000 new members to help fight any proposed attempt to seize control.

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/ 12 October 2004

Narrow defeat for SA sailors

If ever Team Shosholoza came close to winning their first America’s Cup match race in the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 2, it was in Monday’s neck-and-neck race against the super-slick American BMW Oracle racing team — but it was not to be. The South Africans took the lead from the Americans just after the first windward mark.

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/ 12 October 2004

Kelly Wilson

Field Research Officer, Wild Cheetah Unit, De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre

Farmers often regard cheetahs on their land as vermin, to be shot or poisoned. Kelly is intent on changing their perceptions and behaviour, and she has succeeded in converting many into becoming allies of the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre.

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/ 11 October 2004

Poor marks for Africa’s governments

Africans gave their governments poor marks in a landmark scorecard on the way officials run 28 of the continent’s nations, a senior United Nations official said on Monday. Corruption, poor tax systems and dilapidated public services were the main complaints of about 50 000 African families and 2 000 experts polled.