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/ 20 January 2004
For the second Test in a row, the West Indies stood firm against overwhelming odds and the South African attack on Monday to ensure the fourth and final Test at Centurion would enter a fifth day. At stumps on a rain shortened fourth day, the Windies had moved to 263 for three and slashed the deficit to just 40 runs.
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/ 20 January 2004
Greg Rusedski blamed a mystery stomach ailment for his first-round loss in the Australian Open on Tuesday and said the bug had hit a handful of other players and even a tournament doctor. Spaniard Albert Costa clobbered Rusedski in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
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/ 20 January 2004
Venus Williams believes the secret of her success can be summed up in three words: accessorise, accessorise, accessorise. The 23-year-old dedicated follower of fashion was happy to talk about one of her passions after sweeping into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Ashley Harkleroad.
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/ 20 January 2004
Manchester United can still retain the title despite their shock defeat to Premiership strugglers Wolves last weekend, Sir Alex Ferguson claimed in Dubai on Monday. The Scot was speaking at a training camp to where they flew after the 1-0 defeat before returning for this weekend’s FA Cup fourth-round clash with Northampton Town.
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/ 20 January 2004
Formula one team bosses are considering boycotting Grand Prix races in Europe over new European Union rules relating to deaths on the track. Team chiefs fear the warrants could be used against them if a driver is killed. Eight EU member states, including Britain, Belgium and Spain, have already implemented the warrants.
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/ 20 January 2004
South Africa won the fourth cricket Test against the West Indies at Centurion on Tuesday by 10 wickets to clinch the four-match series 3-0. Requiring 46 for victory after bowling the Windies out for 348 on a rain-ravaged final day, Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs stormed to victory in just 3,4 overs.
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/ 20 January 2004
He could well be a lawyer, what with his reputation for having more to do with legal affairs than most people in that profession. In fact, many people in town think he is — a label that no doubt enhances his business profile. But Khoza is a debt collector, with clients that include a hospital, a bank, a high school and a major pharmacy.
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/ 19 January 2004
The Foundation for Human Rights said on Monday it will take steps to ensure that Judge Siraj Desai and his alleged rape victim will receive the appropriate support. The foundation partly funded a South African delegation to the World Social Forum in India, where it is alleged Desai raped a North West woman, also a delegation member.
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/ 19 January 2004
Political minnow the Moderate Independent Party kicked off its 2004 election campaign on Monday, aiming to capture five to 10 seats in the Western Cape provincial parliament. Party leader Malcolm Taylor said the decision on whether to contest the elections nationally will be decided within the next two weeks.