Andy Roddick remembers when he was 6 or 7 and home in Florida watching Wimbledon telecasts of matches between Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg on Centre Court.
Those, including their rivals, who had hoped that one or the other would not last the pace and succumb to outside interests have been disappointed at Wimbledon — because the Williams show will be the only one in town for Saturday’s women’s final.
Jacques Kallis was full of praise for Jacques Rudolph’s innings in South Africa’s seven wicket triangular series day/night one-day international win over England at Old Trafford here on Thursday.
The struggle for places at the 2004 African Nations Cup reaches an intriguing climax this weekend. Hosts Tunisia, holders Cameroon, Algeria, Nigeria and Senegal have secured berths at the biennial football showpiece, leaving 24 teams to fight for the other 11 spots.
A report on the prevalence of HIV and syphilis among women attending public antenatal clinics has been finalised and is to be released before the end of July, the Health Department said on Thursday.
A rescue ship is making its way to Liberia to evacuate thousands of Sierra Leonean refugees who have been caught up in the fighting in the country, the United Nations (UN) refugee agency said on Thursday.
Africa is greeting the first trip to the continent by US President George Bush with a dose of scepticism, with analysts wary of American intentions and questioning the benefits of such a visit.
A top militant and al-Qaeda member wanted in connection with the Riyadh suicide bombings killed himself on Thursday, an interior ministry official said.
Sixteen English grammar school teachers have posed nude for a calendar to raise money for a school in South Africa.
Agave Distillers, South Africa’s ”tequila” producing distillery, has invited potential shareholders or equity partners to invest in the business ahead of its product launch into the global market.