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/ 3 December 2003

Cricketers of the year named

South African cricket captain Graeme Smith collected his second successive award as one of the five Mutual & Federal Cricketers of the Year at a banquet in Sandton on Tuesday night. Smith was honoured together with fellow national team players Herschelle Gibbs, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock and Jacques Rudolph.

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/ 3 December 2003

Vieira glad to be back

In his first start after a two-month injury layoff, Patrick Vieira played the whole of Arsenal’s 5-1 League Cup win at Highbury over Wolverhampton and said he felt ready to resume his role in the club’s Premiership challenge. ”I’m fit and it’s up to the boss to see if I can play or not,” he said.

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/ 3 December 2003

Final step in SA cricket revamp

The General Council of the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) on Tuesday took the final step to restructure domestic professional cricket. The council endorsed the criteria for the six franchises that will comprise amalgamated provinces from the season of 2004/05.

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/ 2 December 2003

Sudanese air raids leave 47 dead

Sudanese government warplanes killed 47 civilians and wounded 37 others during bombing raids on villages in western Sudan’s Darfur region, rebel leader Abdel Wahed Mohammed Ahmed al-Nur said on Tuesday. The attacks killed ”mostly women and children”, said Ahmed al-Nur.

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/ 2 December 2003

Sudanese air raids leave 47 dead

Sudanese government warplanes killed 47 civilians and wounded 37 others during bombing raids on villages in western Sudan’s Darfur region, rebel leader Abdel Wahed Mohammed Ahmed al-Nur said on Tuesday. The attacks killed ”mostly women and children”, said Ahmed al-Nur.

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/ 2 December 2003

Ski resorts on a slippery slope

Global warming is threatening the livelihood of many low-altitude ski resorts in central Europe, North America and Australia, according to the results of a United Nations study published on Tuesday. Many low-altitude ski resorts around the world will face economic hardship and even ruin as snow falls become unpredictable.