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On Wednesday, Brian van Rooyen, president of the South African Rugby Football Union, announced a complete restructuring of the professional game while entrenching the power of amateur administrators. Let it never be said that South African rugby does not know how to turn hard times into a crisis.
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/ 6 February 2004
Greg Norman this week described women playing in men’s golf tournaments as a “gimmick” and has called for administrators to halt the practice. Norman said: “I personally don’t think it should happen. It’s becoming too much of a gimmick. Everyone is jumping on it and I think it has got to stop.”
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/ 6 February 2004
A vintage innings from skipper Ricky Ponting helped Australia draw first blood in the tri-series one-day international finals with a comfortable seven-wicket win against India in Melbourne on Friday. India’s final tally was surprisingly flattering after their top-gun batsmen again foundered against Australia’s pace attack.
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/ 6 February 2004
A survey of a newly-discovered population of the endangered riverine rabbit at Touwsrivier in the Western Cape has left conservationists delighted with the results.
The rabbit, endemic to South Africa, is listed as critically endangered on the international Red Data List, which means that less than 250 adults are known to survive worldwide.
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/ 6 February 2004
Lennox Lewis announced his retirement on Friday, becoming the first active world heavyweight champion to quit in nearly 50 years. The 38-year-old Lewis confirmed at a packed London news conference that he was leaving the sport after a 14-year career. ”It’s a special day in my life,” Lewis said.
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/ 6 February 2004
The veteran chief of the powerful Australian Rugby Union (ARU), John O’Neill, was appointed on Friday to rebuild the country’s struggling national soccer organisation. O’Neill said his eight years of experience at the ARU prepared him well to rescue a sport that has languished in the shadow of the more popular football codes.
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/ 6 February 2004
Top South African side Kaizer Chiefs are confident of winning the Show You Care Soccer Challenge in Gaborone, Botswana, on Saturday. Amakhosi will play against Township Rollers — which is one of the Botswana soccer giants — during the inaugural tournament at the National Stadium.
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/ 6 February 2004
The new owners of Hellenic are hoping to start their battle to avoid relegation with a win against Jomo Cosmos at PAM Brink Stadium in Springs on Sunday. Hellenic, one of the oldest South African clubs, relocated to Gauteng from Cape Town after being bought by East Rand business people.
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The Spar South African Women’s hockey team continued their winning ways on Thursday, beating Spain 1-0 in the second match of the Four Nations Tournament in Athens. Striker Jennifer Wilson scored the winning goal. South Africa’s victory put the team at the top of the log.
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/ 6 February 2004
Boxing fans have been warned to keep vigilant during the much-awaited rematch between Isaac Hlatshwayo and Sam Malinga at Carnival City in Brakpan on Saturday night — for they may miss the action. Hlatshwayo’s mentor Manny Fernandez anticipates a thrill-a-minute affair.