Manchester United, who are now thought unlikely to buy a new striker despite their injury problems, can bounce back after their opening Premiership defeat at Chelsea on Sunday, their French defender Mikael Silvestre predicted. Silvestre said United deserved a draw rather than the 1-0 loss to pre-season big spenders Chelsea.
Robert Key and Andrew Flintoff hit unbeaten half centuries as England recovered against the West Indies on the fifth and final day on Monday to win by seven wickets. Key anchored the 231-run second-innings chase with an unbeaten 93 as the home team reached their target with 27,2 overs left in the final session.
United States equestrian Robert Dover is among the rarest of all 10 500 athletes in Athens, not only for his six Olympic appearances but because he is one of a tiny handful of competitors who publicly identifies himself as gay. But many believe there are scores of other gay and lesbian athletes at these Summer Games.
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Australian media on Tuesday hailed Ian Thorpe’s 200m freestyle victory in the ”race of the century” at the Athens pool and crowned the swimmer this nation’s best Olympian to date. Petria Thomas’s victory in the 100m butterfly earned just as many plaudits because of the adversity the 28-year-old overcame.
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A summons for R80 000 in respect of outstanding legal fees has added to the woes of former Western Cape Environmental Affairs and Tourism MEC David Mickey Malatsi, who is on trial in the Bellville Regional Court on corruption, theft and fraud charges. He lamented the fact in court on Monday, when his trial resumed before magistrate Andre le Grange.
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Allegations of racism and unfair discrimination may lead to class boycotts and protest rallies at the University of Pretoria, the South African Student Congress (Sasco) warned on Monday. ”We will be calling on students to boycott classes and join marches on campus,” said Sasco branch secretary Joe Heshu.
Prime Minister Paul Berenger of Mauritius opened a summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with an appeal for regional respect for democracy and free elections. Berenger asked the 13 heads of state and government at the summit to sign a charter on democratic and free elections.
Radio Pretoria lost its case over its broadcasting licence on a technical point in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Monday. The station manager said no principal judgement was given on the reasons the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa previously gave for dismissing the station’s licence.
The government must tackle muti killings and ritual murders even though some might want this problem to remain hidden, an expert said on Monday. Professor Thias Kgatla, professor of religious studies at the University of the North, said a repeat of a successful campaign in 1994 against the practice is needed.