Ralf Schumacher has admitted his contract negotiations with formula-one team BMW-Williams have hit a snag and his manager, Willi Weber, has warned the German team the driver will go elsewhere if his personal demands are not met. ”I am not totally satisfied and that is why the talks are still ongoing,” the driver said.

Orlando Pirates blew a chance of going to the top of the Castle Premiership when they drew 1-1 against fellow title chasers Ajax Cape Town in a bad-tempered league clash played at the Johannesburg Stadium on Sunday. Both teams finished the match with 10 men.

Sundowns drew 1-1 with Black Leopards in a Castle Premiership match at Odi Stadium on Sunday. Leopards scored first in the 11th minute through Christopher Netshishivhe. His thunderous long-range shot outside the penalty box left goalkeeper Andre Arendse perplexed.

Dynamos shared the spoils with Wits University after a one-all draw in a Castle Premiership match characterised by missed opportunities at Giyani Stadium on Sunday. It was the first time Wits conceded a goal in the league match this season while Dynamos added their seventh draw in 11 matches.

South Africa’s top sprinters, Roland Schoeman and Ryk Neethling, ended the inaugural Fina Swimming World Cup with a total of 12 medals between them while Slovakia’s Martina Moravcova left with six gold medals at the Kings Park Aquatic Centre on Sunday.

Lifetime banishment for first-time steroid doping offenders was approved in the United States Sunday by USA Track and Field’s membership at the conclusion of its convention. US athletes supported the Zero Tolerance programme unanimously and only a single negative vote was cast.

In the biggest sting operation of its kind in the history of the internet, a German-led sweep this autumn smashed more than 30 child pornography rings and netted some 26 500 suspects in 61 countries. The secretly coordinated raids marked one of the most impressive victories against internet crime to date.