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/ 2 February 2004
Defending champion Rossouw Loubscher of the Services Club in North Gauteng has successfully defended his Vodacom KwaZulu Natal 72 holes strokeplay golf championship title at the San Lameer Estate course on Sunday.
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/ 2 February 2004
West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara labelled the practise of playing limited overs cricket at night as ”unfair”, claiming the toss played far too prominent a role in the outcome of matches. One of the main reasons why the Windies won the fourth limited overs encounter at Centurion on Sunday was that the match was played entirely during the day.
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/ 2 February 2004
In a recent contribution to this newspaper (”Change needs self-criticism”) Saki Macozoma spoke of the role of black intellectuals in fostering a deliberative climate in which the performance of our new society could be assessed. White intellectuals must listen to their black counterparts, writes Judge Dennis Davis.
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/ 2 February 2004
The disappointment could be seen in many soccer lovers’ faces after Bafana Bafana’s disastrous 4-0 loss to Nigeria in the African Nations Cup on Saturday, and the comments came in thick and fast. The nation did expect a loss against Nigeria during the build-up to the game — but not by such a wide margin.
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/ 2 February 2004
Paceman Mfuneko Ngam and left arm spinner Nicky Boje were on Monday recalled to the South African cricket side for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. Both lost their places due to severe injuries — Ngam to another stress fracture while Boje broke his ankle while fielding in England last winter.
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/ 2 February 2004
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan plundered an ordinary South African attack at Centurion on Sunday to win the fourth one day cricket international by seven wickets and keep the series alive. Chasing the hosts’ imposing 297 for four, the Windies surged to 300 for three with 30 balls to spare.
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/ 2 February 2004
For the first time, the United States is hearing sustained criticism of its president and, though the Democratic presidential primaries have been going less than two weeks, the effect has been immediate. The remaining Democratic hopefuls are all singing from the same hymn sheet to defeat George W Bush.
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/ 2 February 2004
In the karaoke bars in downtown Tokyo they must be belting out Shirley Bassey’s Hey, Big Spender. The Bank of Japan may lack the dash of the old hit’s hero, but it does know how to splash the cash. But The greenback’s fall from grace means trouble — except in the United States.
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/ 2 February 2004
Bolton’s Nigerian international playmaker Jay-Jay Okocha hinted on Sunday he could consider a move away from the Premiership side when his contract ends in June. ”If I get any other good deal I might consider it,” he told BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday.
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/ 2 February 2004
Veteran striker Titi Camara saved Guinea from having their African Nations Cup fate decided by the drawing of lots on Sunday when he smashed home a late equaliser to give his side a 1-1 draw with Tunisia and a place in the quarter-finals.