New Zealand fought back to avoid the follow-on after a debut half-century from Brendon McCullum against South Africa at the close on the third day of the first Test on Friday. At stumps, New Zealand were 361-7 in their first innings in reply to South Africa’s 459, with Jacob Oram unbeaten on 49 and Daniel Vettori on 21.
A backlash against employment equity and, to a lesser extent, black economic empowerment is under way. In some cases it is overt, in others subtle. Black talent is fuelling the backlash against employment equity by job-hopping, writes M&G editor Ferial Haffajee.
Equatorial Guinea is one of the smallest countries in Africa, with what could euphemistically be described as one of its more colourful pasts. Its current leader, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, took power in 1979 after deposing his uncle, president-for-life Francisco Macias Nguema. He subsequently executed his luckless relative.
Anibal Altamirano said fellow commuters around him were too stunned to move when the first bomb blew apart a train during rush hour on Thursday morning. When a second blast hit the busy Atocha station a few minutes later, everyone fled in panic.
So now it’s official. Arsenal are better than Manchester United. Certainly the current Premiership table suggests as much. There’s that huge nine-point gap between the Gunners and the chasing hopefuls, United and Chelsea. Arsenal are unbeaten, United and Chelsea have lost five.
Millwall, long vilified for dirty play and racist fans, are trying to rebuild their image. According to cliché, they are the baddest club in town, the Mike Tyson of football. Now in the FA Cup they’re at it again, with their thuggish, racist behaviour. Or so says Alastair Campbell.
Everything was exactly where the fans wanted it to be in the Stadium of Light last Sunday. Alan Shearer, present as a television summariser, was within easy mocking range and, with the win over Sheffield United, Sunderland were in the FA Cup semifinals.
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The green is becoming fair game for women, and in particular for black women. It is a revolution on the course, but also a symbol of a South Africa rapidly caddied into a future that was unimaginable 10 years ago. There are no hard-and-fast figures of black women golfers, but a sortie to the field reveals much.
At least 190 people were killed and more than 1Â 000 injured early on Thursday in near-simultaneous explosions on trains in Madrid at the height of morning commuter traffic — only 72 hours ahead of Spanish general elections. Thirteen bombs were planted around Madrid and 10 exploded, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said.